BJ Roach
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Benjamin Joseph Roach (1935 - 1969)

Benjamin Joseph (BJ) "Ben" Roach
Born in Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Son of and
Brother of , , [private sister (1940s - unknown)] [half] and [half]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of [private wife (1930s - 1990s)]
Descendants descendants
Father of [private son (1950s - unknown)], [private son (1950s - unknown)] and
Died at age 34 in Highland, San Bernardino, California, United Statesmap
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Biography

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1935 - Kentucky, Daviess County
Benjamin J Roach was born 16 Aug 1935 and his mother is listed as Martha Head. [1]Volume 81, Certificate 40434.

1940 – Kentucky, Daviess County, Owensboro, District 30-20, 22 Apr 1940
Sheet 14B shows Hilery Head (55), wife Cora (51) and children William (31), daughter Martha Head Roach (30), a widow, son Willard (27), also a widow, and grandsons Richard Roach (7) and Berylene J. (4). They are living in a home at 2404 Triplett, which they own and is valued at $2,500. Hilery reports he has a 6th grade education, Cora a 7th grade, William 2 years of high school Martha 8th grade, Willard 2 years of high school. All report they and their parents were born in Kentucky and they were all living in the same house in 1935. Hilery is an advertising man for a soft drink bottling company and earned $560 the previous year. William is a truck driver for a distillery and Willard is a taxi driver for a taxi line. [2]

1956 - Montana, Teton County, Choteau
Benjamin J Roach, born 21 Jan 1925 in Owensboro, KY, at the age of 31, is married. He lists his parents as Homer D Roach and Martha E Roach. They were married on 11 OCt 1956. His wife, who was previously married, was born Betty Ann Ludeman and her parents were Mary A and William A Ludeman. [3]

Military Service
Benjamin Roach, born 16 Aug 1935, enlisted the first time from 19 Sep 1952 until 18 Sep 1956. He re-enlisted from 2 Oct 1956 to 1 Oct 1962. He died 7 Oct 1969. [4]


Burial - California, San Bernardino County, Colton, Montecito Memorial Park
Benjamin J. Roach, 16 Aug 1935 to 7 Oct 1969 is buried here. [1]

Sources

  1. ↑ Kentucky Birth Collection
  2. ↑ 1940 U.S. Federal Census
  3. ↑ Montana Marriage Records
  4. ↑ U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File




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Mary Ellen (Roach) Smith
BJ was born in Owensboro, Kentucky to Martha Ellen Head and Homer D Roach. He attended Catholicism, As a boy he enjoyed playing baseball; he and his friends were in the Owensboro Newspaper. After high school, he joined the Air Force and went to worked in communications. The Military took him to Korea and Iceland and several state in the USA. He was stationed in Montana where he met my Mother who had two daughter from a previous marriage; quickly, and Glenda and Lana became his daughters. He and my mom was transferred to Tacoma Washington where my brother and I were born. William (Mike) was born in 1957 and I Mary Ellen was born in 1958. In 1960 he and the family was transferred to Highland California where he served on Norton AFB in Highland. In 1962 he got out of the Military and went to work for Pacific Bell Telephone. I, as a child had the privilege to go to work with him on many occasions to watch him fix and repair the switchboards and phone lines. I especially enjoyed going with him to work Union festivals.

Unfortunately my father passed away in 1969. He is buried with my mother in Montecito Cemetery , Colton, California.

posted 8 Nov 2019 by Mary Ellen (Roach) Smith   [thank Mary Ellen]
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Corbett-2260 Lisa (Corbett) Murray
Roach-3983 and Roach-1354 appear to represent the same person because: Appear to be exact duplicates, with one profile created in error. Same: names, dates and places of birth & death, parents. Please merge.

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posted by Lisa (Corbett) Murray
Breetz-1 Greg Breetz Jr.
Roach-3906 and Roach-1354 do not represent the same person because: One is the father and one is the daughter.
posted by Greg Breetz Jr.
Roach-3906 Mary Ellen (Roach) Smith
Roach-3906 and Roach-1354 appear to represent the same person because: Roach 3906 is the daughter of the Benjamin Joseph Roach 1935-1969
posted by Mary Ellen (Roach) Smith

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