James
Sol
Roland
Born about in Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Francis H (Lambert) Roland
— married
before 1840 in Virginia.
Descendants 
Father of
Myles Buery Roland and Marion Riley Roland
Died about
at about age 91
in Rocky Gap, Bland, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
James was born in 1799. He is a son of George Rowland and Sarah Riley.
Married Frances Honour Lambert. Children include:
- Betsy Bidsey (Roland) Farley (b 1841 ~ d 09 Jan 1917)
- Myles Buery Roland (b 18 Aug 1840 ~ d 26 Sep 1928) [1]
- Mary Roland (b 1844 ~ d unknown)
- General Riley Roland (b 1846 ~ d 1859)
- Marion Riley Roland (b 04 Dec 1847 ~ d 11 May 1914) [2]
- Donna V. Roland (b 1849 ~ d unknown)
He passed away in 1890 and is buried in Lambert Family Cemetery, Niday, Bland County, Virginia. [3]
Census Records
- 1850 census, Giles, Virginia, United States [4]
- James Roland Male 55 Virginia, Farmer
- Frances Roland Female 47 Virginia
- Betsy Roland Female 10 Virginia
- Miles B Roland Male 8 Virginia
- General R Roland Male 4 Virginia
- 1860 census, Giles, Virginia, United States [5]
- James Rowland Male 60 Virginia, Farm Laborer
- Frances Rowland Female 56 [Blank]
- Bidsey Rowland Female 19 [Blank], Domestic
- Miles Rowland Male 17 [Blank], Farm Laborer
- Marion Rowland Male 14 [Blank]
- Donora V Rowland Female 1 [Blank]
- Martha C Hill Female 55 [Blank], Spinner
- 1880 census, Rocky Gap, Bland, Virginia, United States [6]
- James Roland Self Male 88 Tennessee, United States, Stone Mason
- Frances Roland Wife Female 80 Virginia, United States, Keeping House
Sources
- ↑ WV Archives: Certificate of Death 11852 1928 Sep 26, Bluefield, Beaver Pond Dist, Mercer. Myles B Roland, male, widowed. Residence: Ada. Born: 1840 Aug 18, Bland. Parents: Jimmie Roland, TN, & Francis Lambert, VA. Cause: stroke. Burial: 1929 Sep 28, Ada. Undertaker: A L Hawkins, Bluefield. Informant: J R Roland, Ada. Filed: 1928 Sep 28.
- ↑ FamilySearch: VA Marriages 1785-1940. 1904 Feb 15, Bland. Husband: M R Roland, widowed, born 1847 in Floyd, parents Jas Roland & Frances Roland. Wife: Araminta Turner, widowed, born 1847 in Bland, parents M F Hill & Betsey Hill.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #104047477
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D9-GL2 : 23 December 2020), James Roland, Giles, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41W-P44 : 18 February 2021), James Rowland, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPK-N6H : 20 February 2021), James Roland, Rocky Gap, Bland, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 5, sheet 364B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,356.
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