John Loyd RobyAge: 83 years1894–1977
- Name
- John Loyd Roby
- Given names
- John Loyd
- Surname
- Roby
 Birth | August 11, 1894 33 34 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 brother | Barton Neal Roby September 14, 1899 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth C McMillan October 10, 1899 (Age 5 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Barton Aquilla Roby — Nancy J McMillan — View this family April 22, 1900 (Age 5 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a brother | Barton Neal Roby October 19, 1900 (Age 6 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 15 years) Address: Arlington Rd. |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Greenberry Wilson Roby September 9, 1911 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 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 23 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/ |
 Marriage | Lora Knight — View this family June 7, 1923 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 35 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 2, 1930 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a father | Barton Aquilla Roby December 4, 1941 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a sister | Bessie Elizabeth Roby May 7, 1954 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a sister | Eula Pearl Roby April 12, 1955 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a sister | Hattie Lou Roby February 4, 1967 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | December 31, 1977 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillian Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Barton Aquilla Roby Birth: October 2, 1860 33 19 — Georgia, United States Death: December 4, 1941 — Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
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 elder sister |
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 elder sister |
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 elder sister |
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 himself |
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 younger brother |
Barton Neal Roby Birth: September 14, 1899 38 39 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 19, 1900 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Elizabeth … |
| father |
Barton Aquilla Roby Birth: October 2, 1860 33 19 — Georgia, United States Death: December 4, 1941 — Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Elizabeth … Birth: about 1863 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: — |
| Father’s family with Nancy J McMillan |
| father |
Barton Aquilla Roby Birth: October 2, 1860 33 19 — Georgia, United States Death: December 4, 1941 — Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Nancy J McMillan Birth: January 1860 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: April 22, 1900 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Lora Knight |
| himself |
John Loyd Roby Birth: August 11, 1894 33 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 31, 1977 — Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Lora Knight Birth: March 12, 1897 25 20 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: July 28, 1986 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 7, 1923 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| 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 | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John Loyd Roby - Household
405 Hudson Ave Paris, Henry, Tennessee
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