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Zeph Roby family

Zeph Leslie RobyAge: 92 years19011993

Name
Zeph Leslie Roby
Given names
Zeph Leslie
Surname
Roby
Birth September 12, 1901 32 27
MarriageMaynie JonesView this family
unknown

Death of a paternal grandfatherGreenberry Wilson Roby
September 9, 1911 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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 son
#1Leslie Roland Roby
May 21, 1923 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 28 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
Death of a fatherZepheniah Reuben Roby
April 11, 1944 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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 48 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 motherSallie Ann Miller
February 16, 1959 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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 19, 1993 (Age 92 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Erin Oak Hill Cemetery
Last change October 31, 201711:42:17

by: Barry Shemwell
Family with parents - View this family
father
Zepheniah Reuben Roby
Birth: March 10, 1869 41 27Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 11, 1944Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
mother
Sallie Ann Miller
Birth: December 23, 1873Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 16, 1959Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Marriage:
himself
Zeph Roby familyZeph Leslie Roby
Birth: September 12, 1901 32 27Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 19, 1993Houston, Tennessee, United States
Family with Maynie Jones - View this family
himself
Zeph Roby familyZeph Leslie Roby
Birth: September 12, 1901 32 27Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 19, 1993Houston, Tennessee, United States
wife
Maynie Jones
Birth: January 13, 1903Tennessee, United States
Death: August 20, 2000Tennessee, United States
Marriage:
son
Leslie Roland RobyLeslie Roland Roby
Birth: May 21, 1923 21 20Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 28, 2013Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States

Zeph Leslie Roby has 5 first cousins recorded

Father's family (5)

Parents Barton Aquilla Roby + Elizabeth C McMillan
1Eula Pearl Roby18861955
3Hattie Lou Roby18921967
4John Loyd Roby18941977
5Barton Neal Roby18991900

Mother's family (0)