Barton Aquilla RobyAge: 81 years1860–1941
- Name
- Barton Aquilla Roby
- Given names
- Barton Aquilla
- Surname
- Roby
 Birth | October 2, 1860 33 19 |
 Marriage | Elizabeth … — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 5 months)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 6 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 6 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a brother | Zepheniah Reuben Roby March 10, 1869 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 8 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a mother | Mary Elizabeth Freeman May 27, 1877 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 17 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a half-brother | Ralph E Roby 1883 (Age 22 years) |
| Marriage | Elizabeth C McMillan — View this family March 4, 1885 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Eula Pearl Roby December 30, 1886 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Bessie Elizabeth Roby September 9, 1889 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Hattie Lou Roby May 8, 1892 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | John Loyd Roby August 11, 1894 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 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 |
| Birth of a son #5 | Barton Neal Roby September 14, 1899 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a wife | Elizabeth C McMillan October 10, 1899 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage | Nancy J McMillan — View this family April 22, 1900 (Age 39 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a son | Barton Neal Roby October 19, 1900 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Dossy Thomas Knight Sr. — Bessie Elizabeth Roby — View this family August 19, 1906 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Leeward Guy Knight October 30, 1906 (Age 46 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 49 years) Address: Arlington Rd. |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Charles Garner Knight May 3, 1910 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a father | Greenberry Wilson Roby September 9, 1911 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles C “Charlie” Hicks — Eula Pearl Roby — View this family December 16, 1912 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Elizabeth Rosalie Hicks January 5, 1914 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Vernon Roby Knight December 24, 1914 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Charles Roby Hicks February 25, 1916 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 55 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 granddaughter #6 | Edith May Hicks October 22, 1918 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 56 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 57 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/ |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Dossey Thomas “Boots” Knight Jr. October 15, 1919 (Age 59 years) |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Elbert Barton Hicks July 30, 1921 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Elizabeth Rosina Connell October 27, 1921 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Herman Eric Connell — Hattie Lou Roby — View this family 1921 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Loyd Roby — Lora Knight — View this family June 7, 1923 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Robert Edward “Jack” Hicks June 10, 1923 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Loyd Eugene Knight November 4, 1923 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Floyd Eugenia “Sissy” Knight November 4, 1923 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Loyd Eugene Knight June 26, 1924 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Herman Eric Connell Jr. March 2, 1926 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 68 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 17, 1930 (Age 69 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1940 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 81 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
 Death | December 4, 1941 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Greenberry Wilson Roby Birth: May 10, 1827 27 31 — Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States Death: September 9, 1911 — Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth Freeman Birth: August 19, 1841 — Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, United States Death: May 27, 1877 — Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| himself |
Barton Aquilla Roby Birth: October 2, 1860 33 19 — Georgia, United States Death: December 4, 1941 — Tennessee, United States |
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8 years younger brother |
Zepheniah Reuben Roby Birth: March 10, 1869 41 27 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 11, 1944 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Lenora Eldridge |
| father |
Greenberry Wilson Roby Birth: May 10, 1827 27 31 — Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States Death: September 9, 1911 — Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Lenora Eldridge Birth: February 3, 1847 Death: May 25, 1890 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| half-brother |
Ralph E Roby Birth: 1883 55 35 Death: September 1957 |
| Family with Elizabeth … |
| himself |
Barton Aquilla Roby Birth: October 2, 1860 33 19 — Georgia, United States Death: December 4, 1941 — Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth … Birth: about 1863 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: — |
| Family with Elizabeth C McMillan |
| himself |
Barton Aquilla Roby Birth: October 2, 1860 33 19 — Georgia, United States Death: December 4, 1941 — Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth C McMillan Birth: April 22, 1860 42 34 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 10, 1899 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: March 4, 1885 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Eula Pearl Roby Birth: December 30, 1886 26 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 12, 1955 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Bessie Elizabeth Roby Birth: September 9, 1889 28 29 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 7, 1954 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Hattie Lou Roby Birth: May 8, 1892 31 32 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 4, 1967 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
John Loyd Roby Birth: August 11, 1894 33 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 31, 1977 — Tennessee, United States |
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5 years son |
Barton Neal Roby Birth: September 14, 1899 38 39 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 19, 1900 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Nancy J McMillan |
| himself |
Barton Aquilla Roby Birth: October 2, 1860 33 19 — Georgia, United States Death: December 4, 1941 — Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Nancy J McMillan Birth: January 1860 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: April 22, 1900 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
Barton Aquilla Roby has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Barton Aquilla Roby - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Barton A. Roby - Household
Dist. 4 Houston, Tennessee, USA
Notes: Enum Dist. 56 - Barton is WD - Widowed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Barton A. Roby - Household
Tenn Ridge Rd., Dist. 4 Houston, Tennessee, USA
Notes: Enum Dist. 66, Next door to J. T. Shemwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Herman Eric Connell - Household
301 Wynn St. Paris, Henry, Tennessee
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Herman Eric Connell - Household
312 College Paris, Henry, Tennessee
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