Person:John Roy (11)

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John Lewis Roy
b.1827 Tennessee, United States
 
Parents and Siblings
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  1. John Lewis Roy1827 -
  2. James E. RoyAbt 1832 -
  3. Mark W. RoyAbt 1835 -
  4. Sarah R. RoyAbt 1838 -
  5. William M. RoyAbt 1841 -
  6. George W. RoyAbt 1843 -
  7. Martha C. RoyAbt 1845 -
  8. Richard M Roy1848 - 1908
  9. Mary F. RoyAbt 1851 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 1853
  1. Mary E RoyAbt 1854 -
  2. James Thomas J RoyAbt 1856 -
  3. Mark G. RoyAbt 1858 -
  4. Martha I RoyAbt 1860 -
  5. Sarah F. RoyAbt 1863 -
  6. William E. RoyAbt 1865 -
  7. Annetta A RoyAbt 1867 -
  8. Richard Lee Roy1870 - 1944
  9. John Allen Roy1870 - 1960
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Facts and Events
Name[2] John Lewis Roy
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1827 Tennessee, United States
Marriage 1853 to Lucy E. Dallor
Occupation[1] Ran trading boat/Bookkeeper/Clerk

Some facts:

  • Became a bookkeeper at a store in Helena
  • Was in charge of a trading boat on the Mississippi river
  • Was a clerk in New Orleans in a dry goods and grocery house for two years
  • Lived four miles north of Forrest City, Arkansas


Paragraph about him in History of Arkansas book.

Active in agricultural affairs of Utica Township

Owned a farm of 160 acres, with 65 acres under cultivation, and was engaged in raising stock and farming.

Was a member of the Masonic order and of the Knights of Honor and the County Wheel and he and his family belonged to the Baptist Church.

Had many exciting bear hunts. On one hunting trip their dog was in danger of being killed by a bear so John jumped on the bear's back and held him by the ears until his father's friend William Stags could shoot him.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 v15t0604.FTW.

    Date of Import: Jul 20, 2002

  2. ↑ son Richard's death certificate, in Arkansas, United States. Death Certificates, 1914-1969. (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com, 2019).

    father: John Lewis Roy

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