William Roach

1795 - 1861  (66 years)

• Name	William Roach
  Born	1795	Fauquier County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Feb 1861  [2]
  Buried	Roach Cemetery, Roane Co, WV   [2]
  Person ID	I735	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2005

  
  

  Father	John Roach,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Martha Patty McClanahan,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F9320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Delilah Carney,   b. 17 Apr 1800, Monongahelia Valley ,   d. 10 May 1884, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	2 Dec 1819	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia   [3]
  Notes	1820 Mason Co, VA William Roach ??? 1m >10 1m 26-45 3f 0-10 2f 10-16 1f 26-45 1840 Jackson Co, VA 1m 10-15 John 15 or Thomas??? 1m 15-20 Charles 17 1m 40-50? 2f 0-5 Melinda 3 & Nancy 1 2f 5-10 Sarah 7 & Margaret 6 1f 10-15 Mary 11 1f 40-50 1850 Wirt Co, VA #89-89 William Roach, 55, Va, farmer Delila, 50, Va Mary, 21, Va Sarah, 18 ,Va Margaret, 16, Va Malinda, 13, Va Nancy, 11, V Jesse, 8, VA 1870 Reedy, Roane, WV #16 Roach, Jesse 26 WV Jan Ann 21 WV Sept Delilah 67 WV Feby Roach, John 41 WV Apr 1880 Reedy, Roane, West Virginia Page 61C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Delila ROACH Self F W W 79 WV Occ: Keeping House Fa: WV Mo: WV "Jackson County in the Wars" War of 1812 William Roach was born in Fauquier Co, Va, in 1795 and died on Reedy, Roane County in 1861. He enlisted in the army when 17 years of age, and was at the battle of Lundy's Lane, Canada, where he was wounded. Earlier, he had been in the army surrendered by Gen Hull at Detroit and was a prisoner of war at Montreal for a time. He married Delilah, a daughter of Thomas and Mary (Parsons) Carney, in 1819. Their children were : Charles, daughter of Archibald Skidmore; John, never married; Margaret, married Silas B Leary; Malinda, married EB Knotts of Palestine, Wirt Co; Sarah, married John Bishop; Jesse, married Anna Watson; Mary, married John Corder; Thomas; Anna, married Edward Combs. Pioneers on Middle Fork of Reedy Bishop's 'History of Roane Co', page 637-639
  Children	1. Charles Seth Roach,   b. Abt 1823, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Roach,   b. Abt 1824,   d. 17 Jul 1875  (Age ~ 51 years)   3. Thomas Roach,   b. Abt 1830,   d. 1835  (Age ~ 5 years)   4. Mary Roach,   b. Abt 1829, Virginia, USA ,   d. 5 Nov 1868, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 39 years)   5. Sarah Roach,   b. 16 Dec 1833, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Margaret Roach,   b. 1 Feb 1836, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 2 Feb 1896  (Age 60 years)   7. Malinda Roach,   b. 1840, Virginia, USA ,   d. 11 Jan 1859  (Age 19 years)   8. Nancy Anna Roach,   b. Jun 1842, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. William Roach,   b. Abt 1838, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Jesse Roach,   b. Jan 1842, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 2 Dec 1819 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Buried - - Roach Cemetery, Roane Co, WV  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S99] Jackson County in the Wars. [S102] John House - Cemeteries. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV.