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Roger Shelton Roe (1915 - 1985)

Roger Shelton "Pitt" Roe
Born in Clarke County, Alabama, United Statesmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 69 in George County, Mississippi, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 6 Sep 2011
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Biography

Roger was born 21 Jun 1915 in Clarke County, Alabama. He was the son of William Ira Roe and Mattie Eugenia Huggins.

In 1920 he was living in Election Precinct 19 Campbell, Clarke, Alabama.[1] The household included Ira Roc (sic) 34, wife Eugenia Roc 34, daughter Jessie May Roc 9, daughter Cara Bell Roc 7, son Lamar Roc 5, son Pitt Roc 4 and son Ira Roc Jr 2. Ira was a farmer.

In 1930 he was living in Wilmer, Mobile, Alabama[2] with his parents Ira and Eugenia and siblings Cora Belle, Lamar, and George. His father was a farmer and the sons worked on the farm.

In 1940 he was living in Beat 2, Jackson, Mississippi.[3] The household included Mattie Gene Roe 53, daughter Belle Roe 27, son Roger Roe 24, daughter Jessie Love Driskell 28 and grandson Richard Kenneth Driskell 4. Mattie was widowed. Belle and Jessie were doing office work at a woolen mill. Roger was a ship fitter at a shipyard. George Roe lived nearby and was a welder apprentice at a shipyard.

He was single when he enlisted in the US Army on 23 Dec 1942 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.[4]

He died 29 May 1985 in George County, Mississippi[5][6] and is buried in Howell Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Howell, George County, Mississippi.[7]

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXZ3-1GF : 31 January 2021), Pitt Roc in entry for Ira Roc, 1920.
  2. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3J1P-1MM : accessed 5 July 2021), Roger Roe in household of Ira Roe, Wilmer, Mobile, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 1A, line 28, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 40; FHL microfilm 2,339,775.
  3. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYGR-X2G : 4 January 2021), Roger Roe in household of Mattie Gene Roe, Beat 2, Jackson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 30-3, sheet 32A, line 36, family 648, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2032.
  4. "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8YS-MCD : 5 December 2014), Roger S Roe, enlisted 23 Dec 1942, Cp Shelby, Mississippi, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
  5. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRRQ-GNT : 10 January 2021), Roger Roe, May 1985; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  6. "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5MB-QGCZ : 18 July 2020), Roger Shelton Roe, 1985.
  7. Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/18047743/roger-shelton-roe : accessed 05 July 2021), memorial page for Roger Shelton “Pitt” Roe (21 Jun 1915–29 May 1985), Find A Grave: Memorial #18047743, citing Howell Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Howell, George County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Betty Radcliff Marshall (contributor 47475508) .
  • Daughter Judy "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG18-TY3T : 19 February 2021), Mark Stephen McKay and Judy Roe, 18 Feb 1972; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,893,581.
  • Daughter Judy "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1Q-7NJ3 : 19 February 2021), Joe Mack Bagley and Judy Roe, 13 Apr 1974; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,893,621.
  • Daughter Judy "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG18-KV6C : 19 February 2021), Richard Keith Harold and Judy Roe, 18 Feb 1983; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,893,828.
  • Daughter Linda "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1Q-HJM6 : 19 February 2021), Jack Edwin Livingston and Linda Dianne Roe, 8 Apr 1971; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,893,566.
  • Daughter Mattie "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG14-C8D3 : 19 February 2021), James Kenneth Easter and Mattie Jean Roe, 16 Oct 1982; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,893,823.

Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Roe-463 created through the import of family_book_EN.ged on Sep 5, 2011 by Katherine Picardy.




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