James Henry RobyAge: 57 years1874–1931
- Name
- James Henry Roby
- Given names
- James Henry
- Surname
- Roby
 Birth | January 17, 1874 24 26 |
 Marriage of parents | George Roby — Mary L Maples — View this family April 9, 1874 (Age 2 months) |
| Birth of a brother | William M Roby calculated 1877 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 3 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 12, 1880 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 24 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Marriage | Emma Jane Shemwell — View this family October 4, 1899 (Age 25 years) |
| Census | June 23, 1900 (Age 26 years) Address: Jackson Precinct Note: Birth years for James Henry Roby and Emma Roby are incorrect. Birth months stated are correct. |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Angle Roby July 8, 1900 (Age 26 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 36 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Knight — Angle Roby — View this family December 18, 1915 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 41 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | James Otis Knight July 7, 1917 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 42 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 43 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 26, 1920 (Age 46 years) Address: Jackson Precinct |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Emma Frances “Emmie” Knight December 22, 1920 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Goldie Marie Knight August 31, 1922 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 55 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 8, 1930 (Age 56 years) Note: Married living with housekeeper - no Emma |
 Death | November 15, 1931 (Age 57 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George Roby Birth: December 20, 1849 — Washington, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| mother |
Mary L Maples Birth: calculated 1848 — Illinois, United States Death: |
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Marriage: April 9, 1874 — Pope, Illinois, United States |
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-3 months himself |
James Henry Roby Birth: January 17, 1874 24 26 — Hamletsburg, Pope, Illinois, United States Death: November 15, 1931 — Pope, Illinois, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
William M Roby Birth: calculated 1877 27 29 — Livingston, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Family with Emma Jane Shemwell |
| himself |
James Henry Roby Birth: January 17, 1874 24 26 — Hamletsburg, Pope, Illinois, United States Death: November 15, 1931 — Pope, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Emma Jane Shemwell Birth: April 6, 1864 48 35 — Pope, Illinois, United States Death: April 12, 1944 — Massac, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: October 4, 1899 — Hamletsburg, Pope, Illinois, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Angle Roby Birth: July 8, 1900 26 36 — Pope, Illinois, United States Death: February 26, 1975 — Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States |
James Henry Roby has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - George Roby - Household
Dyers Hill, Livingston, KY
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| Census | Birth years for James Henry Roby and Emma Roby are incorrect. Birth months stated are correct. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Henry Roby - Household
1910 Long Prairie, Mississippi, Mo.
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| Census | Married living with housekeeper - no Emma |