Married Martha Ivy 31 Dec 1819, and they had at least 5 children: Eaton 1821, Manly 1826, Mary 1828, Marida 1830, Martha 1832
Married Elizabeth (Brewer) O'Daniel 5 Dec 1835 in Orange Co. NC, and they had 4 children: Caroline 1836, Morris 1837, Rebecca 1840, Sidney 1842
Sources
"United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL7-2KH : accessed 2 August 2015), James Roach, Orange, North Carolina, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
Mildred Fowler's notes from her Roach/Roche family, collaborative research with Alfred L. Roach of Tulsa OK
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B6-QBX : accessed 2 August 2015), James Roach, Orange county, Orange, North Carolina, United States; citing family 572, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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