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Roark, Jonah[1]

Male 1916 - 1987  (71 years)


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  • Name Roark, Jonah 
    Birth 7 May 1916  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1930  Linefork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1940  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    EnlistMil 26 Mar 1945  Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death Jun 1987  Jennings, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I111689  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2020 

    Father Roark, Joseph Burrell,   b. Apr 1870, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jun 1961, Linefork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 91 years) 
    Mother Fields, Susannah,   b. Apr 1874, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1930, Linefork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1894  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F37680  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cornett, Lona,   b. 18 Feb 1916, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1942, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jun 1939  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Family ID F103451  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 May 1916 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1930 - Linefork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Jun 1939 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEnlistMil - 26 Mar 1945 - Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Jun 1987 - Jennings, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S102617] Jonah Roark in entry for Lona Roark, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965".

    2. [S122891] Jonah Roark in household of Joseph Roark, "United States Census, 1930".

    3. [S102618] Jonah Roark in household of Joe Roark, "United States Census, 1940".

    4. [S122892] Jonah Roark, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946".

    5. [S102616] Lona Cornett, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".