The Descendants of John Bernard Roch
By Lajuana Burton
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By Lajuana Burton
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40. DAVID E.4 HOOVER (DORA E.3 ROCH, *ROBERT (ED)
EDWARD2, *JOHN BERNARD
SR.1)
was born February 25, 1901 in Proctor, Comanche, TX,
and died March 27, 1991 in TX. He
married ETHA A. WORTH Abt. 1924 in Comanche Co., TX.
She was born December 26, 1901 in Comanche
Co., TX, and died August 11, 1988 in Midland, MIdland, TX.
Child of DAVID HOOVER
and ETHA WORTH is:
i. CALVIN WORTH5 HOOVER, b. May 10,
1925, Brown Co., TX; m. BETTY LEAL MAPLES, Abt. 1960, TX; b. February 06, 1933, Coleman
Co., TX.
41. VERNA D.4 ROCH (JOHN D.3, *ROBERT (ED)
EDWARD2, *JOHN BERNARD
SR.1)
was born October 05, 1899 in Comanche, Comanche, TX,
and died February 11, 1940 in De Leon, Comanche, TX.
She married ELMER WILLIAM HODGE April 16,
1921 in Proctor, Comanche Co., TX, son of TOM HODGE and
MATTIE LEE. He was born
December 27, 1896 in Proctor, Comanche, TX, and died June 16, 1960 in
Bell Co.,
TX.
Notes for VERNA D. ROCH:
Verna D.
(Roch) Hodge
died from a brain tumor
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ELMER WILLIAM HODGE:
Burial:
June 1960,
Graham's Chapel, Comanche Co., TX
Child of VERNA ROCH and ELMER HODGE is:
i. CHILD5 HODGE, b. Abt.
1922, Proctor, Comanche Co., TX; d. Abt. 1922, Proctor, Comanche, TX.
Notes for CHILD HODGE:
Died at bith or in
early infancy.
More About CHILD HODGE:
Burial: Unknown, Hanson
Cemetery, Comanche Co., TX * There is no marker
42. VELMA4 ROCH (JOHN D.3, *ROBERT (ED)
EDWARD2, *JOHN BERNARD
SR.1)
was born July 08, 1903 in Anson, Jones, TX, and died
July 02, 1993 in De Leon, Comanche, TX.
She married OLLIE C. (JACK) SPARKS September 19, 1922 in Proctor, Comanche, TX. He was born July 15, 1900 in TX, and died
October 31, 1936 in Comanche Co, TX.
Notes for VELMA ROCH:
Velma Roch
was born on
8 Jul 1902 in Anson, Jones County, Texas. She di ed on 2 Jul 1993 in
DeLeon,
Comanche County, Texas. She was buried on 5 J ul 1993 in DeLeon
Cemetery,
Comanche County, Texas. "Velma Roch Sparks - D eLeon - U.S. Army
veteran
Velma Roch Sparks, 90, died Friday in a local nu rsing home. Services
will be
at 3 p.m. Sunday at Nowlin Funeral Home Chape l, with the Rev. Tom
Satterwhite
officiating. Burial will be in DeLeon Cem etery. Born in Anson, she was
a
longtime DeLeon resident. She worked for H igginbotham's for many years
and was
a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army dur ing World War II. She was a
member of the
First Baptist Church, DeLeon Gar den Club, Rebekah Lodge and American
Legion.
She was a past grand offic er and worthy matron in the Order of Eastern
Star.
She was the widow of Ol lie C. Sparks. Survivors include two brothers,
J. D.
ROch of Hewitt and G uy Roch of Belton; and two sisters, Valda (Mrs. L.
W.)
Larson of Stamfo rd and vance (Mrs. Harley) Mitchell of Temple."
(ABILENE
REPORTER NEWS, Ab ilene, Texas, Sunday, July 4, 1993, page 6E)
Velma Roch
served in
the U.S. Army in WWII and is buried at De Leon Cemeta ry.
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VELMA ROCH:
Burial:
July 05, 1993,
De Leon Cemetery @ De Leon, Comanche, TX
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OLLIE C. (JACK) SPARKS:
Burial:
October 1936,
Dublin Cemetery, Dublin, Erath, TX
Child of VELMA ROCH and OLLIE SPARKS is:
i. JACK ROCH5 SPARKS, b. August
12, 1925, Comanche, Comanche, TX; d. February 17, 1970, De Leon,
Comanche, TX;
m. (1) MARY LOUISE HUDDLESTON, Abt. 1945, Comanche Co., TX; b. December 23,
1929,
Comanche Co., TX; m. (2) MILDRED E. COATS, Abt. 1948, Comanche Co., TX; b. Abt. 1925,
TX.
Notes for JACK ROCH SPARKS:
Jack Roch Sparks son of
Velma Roch Sparks served with TX US Marine Corp du ring WWII and is
buried at
De Leon Cemetary.
More About JACK ROCH SPARKS:
Burial: February 1970,
De Leon Cemetery, De Leon, Comanche, TX
43. FORD4 ROCH (JOHN D.3, *ROBERT (ED)
EDWARD2, *JOHN BERNARD
SR.1)
was born March 18, 1907 in Comanche, Comanche, TX,
and died August 11, 1984 in Temple, Bell Co., TX. He
married (1) MARY LOUISE ? Abt. 1925 in
TX. She was born Abt. 1907 in TX. He married (2) HAZEL ELIZABETH
PARK Abt. 1930 in
TX. She was born Abt. 1910 in TX.
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FORD ROCH:
Burial:
August 12,
1984, De Leon Cemetery, De Leon, Comanche Co., TX
Child of FORD ROCH and HAZEL PARK is:
i. SHIRLEY5 ROACH, b. September
20, 1933, Harris Co., TX; m. (1) MARTIN JR. DOSS, June 07, 1951, Harris Co., TX; b. Abt. 1929,
TX; m.
(2) DARRELL JACKSON SEALE, February 18, 1974, Harris Co., TX; b.
September 19,
1935, Hardin Co., TX.
Notes for SHIRLEY ROACH:
Shirley (Roch) Seale
lived in Kountz, TX in 1984. She had 6 children.
44. J. D..4 ROCH (JOHN D.3, *ROBERT (ED)
EDWARD2, *JOHN BERNARD
SR.1)
was born January 7, 1922 in Comanche, Comanche,
TX and died January 13, 2009 in McLennan County, TX. He was
buried in DeLeon Cemetery in DeLeon, TX. He
married MARY ANNA WATSON
Abt. 1950
in TX. She was born February 20, 1930 in
TX. [Entry amended by Mary Anna Roch]
Children
of J. D. ROCH and MARY WATSON are:
i. KATHRYN ANNE5 ROCH, b. September
18, 1951, Jones Co., TX; m. WILLARD L. JR. KNIGHT, December 20, 1974, Bell Co., TX; b. Abt.
1951, TX.
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ii. PAUL DAVID ROCH, b.
October 13, 1952, Erath Co., TX; m. (1) LYDIA L. CATES, May
25,
1974, Travis Co., TX; b. Abt. 1952, TX; m. (2) PAULETTE ELAINE HIGHSMITH,
June 09,
1983, Travis Co., TX; b. May 13, 1951, Medina Co., TX.
iii. NANCY MARIE ROCH, b.
January 13, 1955, Comanche Co., TX.
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iv. MARK WATSON ROCH, b.
July 16, 1958, Comanche Co., TX; m. BELINDA ROSE VILLAREAL,
July 22,
1989, Travis Co., TX; b. September 22, 1964, Nueces Co., TX.
Divorced.
45. FRANK4 LESLEY (CLARA A.3 ROCH, *ROBERT (ED)
EDWARD2, *JOHN BERNARD
SR.1)
was born 1906 in TX, and died October 21, 1970 in
Lubbock Co., TX. He married LEE ELLA RUSSELL
Abt. 1942
in TX. She was born Abt. 1906 in TX.
Children
of FRANK LESLEY and LEE RUSSELL are:
i. FRANK DAVID5 LESLEY, b. December
20, 1944, El Paso Co., TX.
ii. HARRY WILLIAM LESLEY, b.
October 14, 1947, Bell Co., TX.
46. JOHNNIE EDWARD4 LESLEY (CLARA A.3 ROCH, *ROBERT (ED)
EDWARD2, *JOHN BERNARD
SR.1)
was born 1911 in TX.
She married J. M. FARRAR Abt. 1930 in TX.
He was born Abt. 1911 in TX, and died Abt. 1971 in TX.
Child of JOHNNIE LESLEY
and J. FARRAR is:
i. MARGERY MARIE5 FARRAR, b. July 22,
1932, Haskell Co., TX; d. March 11, 2004, Abilene, Taylor, TX; m. (1) CLARENCE NEIL HITT, June
05,
1949, TX; b. Abt. 1932, TX; d. 1986, TX; m. (2) EDWARD D. SEARL,
December 19,
1993, Haskell Co., TX; b. Abt. 1925, TX.
More About MARGERY MARIE FARRAR:
Burial: March 2004,
Rochester Cemetery @ Rochester, Haskell, TX
47. *CLYDE CARL4 ROCH (*"MIKE" MICHAEL
ALDERSON3, *ROBERT (ED)
EDWARD2, *JOHN BERNARD
SR.1)
was born July 22, 1909 in Proctor, Comanche, TX, and
died June 04, 1962 in De Leon, Comanche, TX.
He married LORRAINE KATHRYN BOYNTON July 31, 1937 in Blanket, Brown, TX,
daughter of ETHAN BOYNTON and MAE TILL. She was born
March 11, 1913 in Weed, Otero,
NM, and died January 07, 2005 in Taylor, Williamson, TX.
Notes for *CLYDE CARL ROCH:
Clyde Carl
Roch died
of acute coronary thrombosis at his home, 510 Weather ford St., De
Leon, TX on
June 4, 1962 and is buried at Buffalo Cemeta ry at Comanche Co., TX.
More About
*CLYDE CARL ROCH:
Burial:
June 1962,
Buffalo Springs Cemetery, De Leon, Comanche Co., TX
Cause of
Death: Acute
coronary Thrombosis
Medical
Information:
Died at home, 510 Weatherford St., De Leon, Comanche Co., TX. He4 was
53 yrs.
old
Notes for LORRAINE KATHRYN BOYNTON:
The
family,
Grandfather Boynton, Grandmother Boynton, Lorraine (mother), a nd the
two boys
(R.L. & Owen) moved to a ranch for 18 months before movi ng back to
the old
home place at Logans Gap.
Lorraine
met our
father, Clyde Carl Roch, when he came to visit his Aunt N ell who lived
on the
old Lacy place in 1935 or '36.
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LORRAINE KATHRYN BOYNTON:
Burial:
January 12,
2005, Cedar Hill Cemetery*Abilene, Taylor Co., TX
Cause of
Death:
Atheroscloratic Diseasease & Cerebral Vascular Accident (Stroke)
Marriage
Notes for *CLYDE ROCH and LORRAINE BOYNTON:
They were
married July
37, 1937 at Logan's Gap and moved to Desdemona, Era th County, TX.
Their oldest
child Lajuana Dolores Roch was born at Gorma n, Eastland County, TX.
not far
from Desdemona, TX. Lorraine and Clyde mov ed from Desdemona, TX., to
Ysleta,
El Paso County, TX,. between 11/24/19 39 when Lajuana was born to
3/13/1942
when Glenda was born. Glenda was bo rn in Ysleta, TX at the Love Clinic
as was
Kenneth Dale on 7/13/1943. Th ey moved to North Loop Rd. nearer to El
Paso and
later moved to Signal Pea k. Signal Peak was high in the Guadalupe
Mountains
and Clyde worked as a n atural gas pipline watchman with Burns
Detective Agency
during WWII from 1 944 - 1946. When that job was done we moved to
Artesia,
Chaves County, N M. Dad worked as a farmhand and we lived on the Buck
Farm. I
(Lajuana) sta rted to school here (Artesia) at Cottonwood school. Our
next move
was to O dessa, TX where we joined my father's 2 brothers, Uncle Don
and Uncle
Jewi tt and they worked the oil fields. My great-uncle, Robert Emmitt
Roch, a
nd his family lived there as well. These were oil boom days and housing
co
uldn't keep up with the hugh amount of people streaming in to Odessa, T
X. We
lived in a very large tent in a "tent city" along with several hundr
ed other people who came to that area then.
Not long
after moving
to Odessa, my mother and father separated and then d ivorced due to my
father's
alcoholism and abuse. My uncle Owen Boynton ca me and picked us up and
took us
to lived with my grandmother and grandfath er Boynton on Lafayette Dr.
until
mother found work as a waitress and an a partment. Mother found work
and an
apartment in Ascarate and we kids we nt to school at Cooley School.
Mother soon
had to have help in caring f or us so she placed us in the Southwestern
Childrens Home in El Paso, T X. We went to school at Morehead
Elementary and
spent summers in Ruidos o, NM. Mother began looking for another type of
work so
we could all be to gether and soon met the Slaters who needed a
housekeeper/dietician for t he sick Mrs. Slater and they had a basement
apartment we could live i n. We went to another school which was Vilas
Elementary. Mother met Rex Ev ans in 1950 and married him in 1951. We
moved to
his house on Floyd Rd. n ot far from grandmother and grandfather
Boynton on
Lafayette Dr. We we nt to North Loop Elementary through 8th grade and
to Ysleta
High Schoo l. I (Lajuana) lived there until I met Jackie Lee Burton on
a blind
da te in April of 1956, which almost didn't happen, and we married on
Decemb er
23, 1956.
Children
of *CLYDE ROCH and LORRAINE BOYNTON are:
i. *LAJUANA DOLORES5 ROCH, b. November
24, 1939, Gorman, Eastland, TX; m. JACKIE LEE BURTON, December 23, 1956, El Paso, El Paso Cnty,
TX; b. July
01, 1935, Thomas, Union, New Mexico.
Notes for *LAJUANA DOLORES ROCH:
I, Lajuana Dolores
Burton was born in Gorman, Eastland Cty., TX on Novemb er 24, 1939. I
was about
21/2 years old when we moved to Ysleta, El Paso C ty., Tx where my
sister,
Glenda Joyce was born in the Love Clinic on Mar ch 13, 1942 as was my
brother,
Kenneth Dale, on July 13, 1943. We mov ed to a house on North Loop Dr.
nearer
El Paso and later moved to Signal P eak. Signal Peak was high in the
Guadalupe
Mtns. Our father Clyde was a na tural gas pipeline watchman for Burns
Detective
Agency during WWII from 19 44 - 1946. Our Uncle Tom Gregory who married
to my
Dad's sister, Bonnie, s hared watchman shifts with our Dad.
I (Lajuana) started to
school here (Artesia) at Cottonwood school.
Notes for JACKIE LEE BURTON:
Jackie Lee Burton was
born in the family home at Thomas, Union Co., N M, on July 1, 1935. His
family
moved from Thomas back to the area around S an Jon, Quay Co., NM when
he was
quite young. Jack spent most of his li fe growing up in this area. He
went to
school here and graduated from S an Jon High School in May of 1953. He
was
active in FFA, basketball and b aseball
as a pitcher even though he preferred to play short stop. The bask
etball team
came close to being State Champions if there had been classifi cations
set up
as they are now. Jack is the youngest of five children. H is brothers
and
sister are Edmond Arvene, Buford Earl, Arthur C. and Ve ra Odessa. His
parents
Leo E. Burton and Dorothy Jacquetta Rotramble
we re born in Oklahoma.
In October 1953,
Jackie Lee Burton was
seriously injured in a headon coll ision near Clovis, NM while driving
his
sister's car and almost died. He h ad several serious cuts as well as a
main
artery in the temple area of h is head was cut causing him to lose a
lot of
blood and his right thigh w as crushed. He spent almost 9 months in
casts on
both legs, from the gro in to the ankle with a bar placed between both
knees.
Unfortunately, his l eg didn't heal properly so he had to go to El Paso
to an
Orthopedic surgeo n. The surgeon rebroke his leg and reset it, then
drove a pin
down throu gh the center of the bone. Bone grafts were set with screws
on the
side. A nother long period of healing then surgery again to remove the
screws a
nd the pin. After healing from the second surgery he had to use
crutches a nd
Jack endured several long weeks of intense therapy. Each time he went f
or
therapy his leg was bent as far as
possible,
then it was packed in i ce to keep the swelling down. After all of the
healing,
time, surgery a nd physical therapy Jack ended up with about a 90
degree bend
in his leg a nd his knee cap had been pulled down below the normal
location by
the ther apy pulling on the ligaments to the knee cap. While in the
hospit al
in El Paso Jack met Reuben Baggett (his roommate). Jack later mov ed to
Ysleta,
Tx, to rent from Reuben and his family and he found a job wi th Lee
County Gas
Co. He also met his wife here through Reuben setti ng up a blind date.
Marriage Notes for *LAJUANA ROCH and JACKIE BURTON:
I, Lajuana Dolores Roch
Burton was still in high school when I met Jack ie Lee Burton. He was
working
as a serviceman for Lee County Gas Co. lat er known as Western Gas
Service Co.
and later yet sold to El Paso Natur al Gas Co. A mutual friend of ours
(Reuben
Baggett) was in my biology cla ss and called me one Saturday night in
April
1956 to go on a blind date wi th Jackie. At first I was unable to go as
I had a
babysitting job. Wh en I told my mother about the date she said she
would have
taken my babysi tting job for me if she had known about my date. It
must have
been fate be cause Jackie didn't believe that Reuben had called me so
Reuben
called aga in to prove it to Jackie. I said you sure did call and I'm
glad you
call ed back because I can go out with you all now if you still want
to. So Ja
ck and I double dated with Reuben and his girlfried. We saw the movie
"Thr
ee Coins In A Fountain" at the drive in theatre and went for a coke at
t
he Red Rooster Drive-In Restuarant in Ascarate, El Paso County, El
Paso, T
exas. Jack was my date to the Junior/Senior Prom and we had a great tim
e. I
found out how much he loved to dance and how good he could dance. I w
as a
pretty lousey dancer but I think I got better after time. We beg an to
date on
a regular basis almost every Friday, Saturday and Sunday nig ht when
mother
would let me. A lot of week nights Jack would come over a nd we would
just
watch television such as it was during that time or we wo uld go for a
coke and
spend some time sitting in his car (a1940 Chevrole t) spooning and
listening to
the Louisiana Hay Ride or the Grand Ole Opr y.
During the summer Jack
and I went on vacation. He went home to San Jon, N M, to see his family
and
told his mother that he thought he was going to m arry me. I took a
train ride
to Los Angeles and Oakland CA, and Oregon wi th my family. The time
away from
each other didn't seem to dim the flam es as we continued to date. The
fall of
1956 was the beginning of my juni or year of high school and my
rebellion era.
I seemed to always be at od ds with my mother, my step-father and my
sister to
the point I thought I w ould run away. At about this time Jack asked me
to
marry him and I said y es then he asked my mother for my hand. I
thought he was
going to wri ng my hand off while he asked. He was so-o-o nervous. On
the day
befo re my birthday November 23, 1956 he bought and gave me my
engagement rin
g. We had been going together for eight months and we were engaged one
mon th
to the day when we were married on December 23, 1956. We left on our ho
neymoon
that same day to San Jon, NM, so I could meet his family for the f irst
time.
Now I was so-o-o nervous. I broke the ice the very first morni ng when
I was
trying to be helpful. I put what I thought was sugar in t he sugar
bowl, put 2
spoons full in my coffee, took a big swallow and spra yed the coffee
all over
everybody at the table because instead of sugar wh at I had put in the
bowl was
salt! I was so embarrassed but I wasn't nervo us anymore. All of Jack's
family
was always very good to me and his mom a nd dad treated me just like
one of the
family from the start.
Jack, his sister
Odessa, and his best friend, Red Aston and I went to o ne of the local
dance
halls on Christmas eve and really had a blast danci ng and goofing
around. We
spent some of our best vacations with Jack's old est brother Ed. Ed,
Ed's
family, Jack and I went camping and fishing in N ew Mexico and Colorado
almost
every summer after 1958. Then Odessa and fam ily joined us and later
our kids
were there too. We all had some great adv entures and have wonderful
memories
of those camping trips. One summ er we went to Yellowstone going
through New
Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Ida ho and Arizona. Those times are passing
fast now
that Ed, Buford a nd A. C. have passed on. Odessa and Jack are the only
two
left out of fo ur brothers and a sister.
At this writing, June
28, 2000, Jack and I have been married forty-three a nd one half
terrific years
and I wouldn't trade them for anything. We ha ve had bad times and
really good
times and endured them all. We have two g reat
children and four wonderful grandchildren.
ii. GLENDA JOYCE ROCH, b.
March 13, 1942, Ysleta, El Paso, TX; m. (1) RAY SANTOS,
Abt. 1959,
Las Cruces, Dona Ana Co., NM; b. Abt. 1941, Puerto Rico; m. (2) GERALD RAY (RUE) EVANS,
April 06,
1961, El Paso, El Paso, TX; b. March 27, 1936, El Paso, El Paso, TX; m.
(3) PATRICK KINNEY, August 14,
1986, El Paso, El Paso, TX; b. August 27, 1946, Chicago, Cook, IL; d.
March 11,
2003, Ft. Smith, Sebastian, AR.
More About PATRICK KINNEY:
Burial: March 2003,
Salisaw, Seqouyah Co., OK
iii. KENNETH DALE ROCH, b.
July 13, 1942, Ysleta, El Paso, TX; m. LOLA LURLENE ROSS,
October 1964,
Abilene, Taylor, TX; b. March 04, 1944, Clyde, Callahan, TX.
48. DONALD DENVER4 ROCH (*"MIKE" MICHAEL
ALDERSON3, *ROBERT (ED)
EDWARD2, *JOHN BERNARD
SR.1)
was born September 01, 1912 in Proctor, Comanche, TX,
and died March 31, 1977 in Sweetwater, Nolan, TX. He
married ALICE JEWELL BRANUM Abt. 1944
in Comanche Co., TX. She was born
October 01, 1910 in TX, and died November 11, 1975 in Sweetwater,
Nolan, TX.
More About
DONALD DENVER ROCH:
Burial:
March 1977,
Donald D. Roch is buried in Sweetwater City Cemetery @ Sweetwater,
Nolan Co.,
TX
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ALICE JEWELL BRANUM:
Burial:
November 1975,
Alice Jewell Branum-Roch is buried in Sweetwater City Cemetery @
Sweetwater,
Nolan, TX
Children
of DONALD ROCH and ALICE BRANUM are:
i. CAROL DON5 ROCH, b. January
22, 1946, Gorman, Eastland, TX.
ii. MARJORIE SUE ROCH, b.
December 31, 1952, Midland, Midland, TX.
49. EUNICE MAE (CRICKET)4
ROCH (ROBERT EMMET3, *ROBERT (ED)
EDWARD2, *JOHN BERNARD
SR.1)
was born September 17, 1909 in Comanche Co., TX, and
died September 01, 2002 in Sterling City, Sterling,
TX.
She married JAMES BURLEY POWERS Abt. 1928 in TX, son of RUBE POWERS
and MARY ?. He was born
June 22, 1908 in TX, and died May
13, 1960 in Ector Co., TX.
Children
of EUNICE ROCH and JAMES POWERS are:
i. JACK ROCH5 POWERS, b.
September 15, 1928, Runnels Co., TX; d. June 01, 2001, Andrews,
Andrews, TX; m.
(1) LAURA JUNE PINSON, Abt. 1951, TX; b. May 07, 1931, Comanche
Co., TX; m.
(2) VERNA MAE ENDSLEY, Abt. 1956, TX; b. February 06, 1928, TX; d.
June 11,
1992, Stephens Co., TX.
Notes for VERNA MAE ENDSLEY:
Graham, Young, TX was
the last known address but records
indicate she di ed in Stephens Co., TX.
ii. JANICE JUANICE POWERS, b.
February 12, 1932, Runnels Co., TX; m. (1) VIRDIE LEE (MERT) FIKES,
Abt. 1947,
TX; b. September 09, 1928, TX; d. August 01, 1999, Tarrant Co., TX; m.
(2) WINSTON LIONEL WESTBROOK, June 11,
1968, Andrews, Andrews, TX; b. May 16, 1928, NM; d. February 05, 2003,
Tom
Green Co., TX.
Notes for VIRDIE LEE (MERT) FIKES:
Virdie Lee Fikes lived
in Merkel, Taylor, TX but died in Tarrant Co., TX
Notes for WINSTON LIONEL WESTBROOK:
Winston L. Westbrook's
last address was in Andrews, Andrews, TX but he di ed somewhere in Tom
Green
Co., TX
50. VELMON DEE4 ROCH (ROBERT EMMET3, *ROBERT (ED)
EDWARD2, *JOHN BERNARD
SR.1)
was born June 16, 1911 in Proctor, Comanche, TX, and
died January 23, 1981 in Glen Cove, Coleman, Tx. She
married FRANK (FRANCIS)
MARVIN WATKINS
September
19, 1931 in Winters, Runnells, TX, son of H. WATKINS
and CORA ?. He was born
September 21, 1904 in Glen Cove, Coleman, TX, and died October 27, 2003
in
Abilene, Taylor, TX.
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VELMON DEE ROCH:
Burial:
January 1981,
Glen Cove, Coleman, Tx
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FRANK (FRANCIS)
MARVIN WATKINS:
Burial:
October 2003,
Glen Cove, Coleman, Tx
Children
of VELMON ROCH and FRANK WATKINS are:
i. CORA (CHLORIS) RUENELL5 WATKINS, b. May 07,
1934, Glen Cove, Coleman, Tx; m. ROY EWING, Abt. 1955, TX; b. March 01, 1934, Coleman
Co., TX.
ii. PHILLIP LAVON WATKINS,
b. February 18, 1944, Dublin, Stephenville, Erath
Co., TX; m. (1) JANICE ELLEN BAILEY, June 05, 1964, Ballinger, Runnels, TX; b.
November
28, 1944, Runnels Co., TX; m. (2) CONNIE SUE TALBOTT, September 24, 1976, Abilene, Taylor, TX; b.
November
28, 1951, Abilene, Taylor, TX.
51. OZA4 ROCH (ROBERT EMMET3, *ROBERT (ED)
EDWARD2, *JOHN BERNARD
SR.1)
was born 1916 in Proctor, Comanche Co., TX, and died
November 21, 1946 in Midland Co., TX.
She married GEORGE W. (G.W.) SCOTT Abt. 1932 in TX.
He was born Abt. 1914 in TX, and died Abt. 1940 in TX.
Children
of OZA ROCH and GEORGE SCOTT are:
i. BETTY SUE5 SCOTT, b. August
16, 1934, Taylor Co., TX.
ii. BARBARA LOU SCOTT, b.
August 16, 1934, Taylor Co., TX.
52. (R.E.) ROBERT EMMETT4 ROCH (ROBERT EMMET3, *ROBERT (ED)
EDWARD2, *JOHN BERNARD
SR.1)
was born April 17, 1926 in Runnels Co., TX, and died
June 19, 1953 in Wagon Mound, Mora, NM.
He married DOROTHY (DOT) PEARL CATES Abt. 1947 in TX, daughter of JAMES CATES and
AUDREY BIVENS. She was born
October 06, 1926 in Wise Co.,
TX, and died February 05, 1986 in Halletsville, Lavaca, TX.
Notes for (R.E.) ROBERT EMMETT ROCH:
R.E.
Robert Emmett
Roch drowned in a river or lake near Wagon Mound, Mor a, NM trying to
save 2
children who fell in.R.E. had survived the Batt le of the Bulge &
other WW
II battles only to die this way. He died 6 mont hs before before his
daughter,
Debbie was born in Dec of 1953.
Children
of (R.E.) ROCH and DOROTHY CATES are:
i. LARRY PAUL5 ROCH, b. January
13, 1948, Midland, Midland, TX; m. CECIL GAIL HAWBAKER, May 21, 1971, Ector Co., TX; b. Abt. 1952,
TX.
ii. DEBORAH ANN ROCH, b.
December 24, 1953, Midland, Midland, TX; m. ALAN RAY KLOSS,
January 20,
1973, Colorado Co., TX; b. July 27, 1950, Colorado Co., TX.
53. ONIS GILBERT (GIB)4 ROCH (ROBERT EMMET3, *ROBERT (ED)
EDWARD2, *JOHN BERNARD
SR.1)
was born January 20, 1927 in Winters, Runnels, TX,
and died December 20, 1992 in Alpine, Brewster, TX.
He married (1) LAWANA LOCKLEAR Abt. 1945
in TX. She was born Abt. 1927 in TX, and
died November 22, 1947 in Midland Co., TX Accidently killed by spouse. He married (2) SARAH JO BRADSHAW
Abt. 1947
in TX, daughter of DUGLOSS BRADSHAW and MILDRED KIRK. She was born
January 20, 1930 in Upshur Co., TX.
More About
ONIS GILBERT
(GIB) ROCH:
Cause of
Death:
Diabetes & Heart trouble
Children
of ONIS ROCH and SARAH BRADSHAW are:
i. SUSAN JANE5 ROCH, b. November
12, 1949, Midland, Midland Co., TX; d. June 09, 1976, Crane Co., TX-By
her own
hand; m. TERRY K. ROBNETT, December 05, 1970, Ector Co., TX; b. August
02, 1946,
Crane Co., TX.
Notes for SUSAN JANE ROCH:
Susan committed suicide
in June of 1976.
ii. EMMETT DOUGLAS ROCH, b.
August 01, 1953, Odessa, Ector, TX; m. (1) LAURA JANE HANSON,
December
22, 1974, TX; b. August 15, 1956, TX; m. (2) RAQUEL H. OCANA,
August 19,
2002, San Marcos, Hays Co., TX; b. Abt. 1972, Catalonia, Barcelona,
Spain.
More About EMMETT DOUGLAS ROCH:
Military service: 1973,
Air Force
54. ROBERT ROGERS4 COWDEN ((MAGGIE) MARGARET
O.3 ROCH, *ROBERT (ED)
EDWARD2, *JOHN BERNARD
SR.1)
was born June 04, 1923 in Wichita Co., TX, and died
February 20, 2001 in Wichita Falls, Wichita, TX. He
married (1) JOYCE BERNICE HOWLE Abt. 1943 in
Wichita Co., TX. She was born March 14,
1923 in Wichita Co., TX, and died September 28, 1975 in Wichita Co., TX. He married (2) MARY L. HOWARD
August 06,
1976 in Wichita Co., TX. She was born
Abt. 1933 in TX.
Children
of ROBERT COWDEN and JOYCE HOWLE are:
i. ROBERT ROGERS JR.5 COWDEN, b.
September 02, 1944, Wichita Co., TX; m. EUGENIA MAE JUSTICE,
January 23, 1971, Dallas Co., TX; b. Abt. 1947, TX.
ii. JERRY DAN COWDEN, b.
September 20, 1948, Wichita Co., TX; m. DEBORAH JANNETTE HEAD, May
04, 1985,
Dallas Co., TX; b. Abt. 1948, TX.
55. LOYD DONAL4 COWDEN ((MAGGIE) MARGARET
O.3 ROCH, *ROBERT (ED)
EDWARD2, *JOHN BERNARD
SR.1)
was born November 19, 1926 in Wichita Co., TX, and
died September 1982 in TX. He married VIRGINIA MAUDE BULLER
Abt. 1950
in TX. She was born October 01, 1932 in
Oldham Co., TX, and died June 1982 in Bridgeport, Wise, TX.
Children
of LOYD COWDEN and VIRGINIA BULLER are:
i. ARLENE5 COWDEN, b. June 19,
1951, Wichita Co., TX; m. (1) JIMMY GUY FARMER, August 22, 1970, Shackelford Co., TX; b.
December 04,
1949, Tarrant Co., TX; m. (2) BOBBY D. FINCHUM, July 03, 1992, Shackelford Co., TX; b.
October 31,
1943, Childress Co., TX.
ii. MICHELLE COWDEN, b.
March 17, 1955, Wichita Co., TX; m. MARK WOODROW MANN, July
05, 1975,
Wise Co., TX; b. December 13, 1954, Tarrant Co., TX.
56. FRANKIE OLA4 COWDEN ((MAGGIE) MARGARET
O.3 ROCH, *ROBERT (ED)
EDWARD2, *JOHN BERNARD
SR.1)
was born March 08, 1928 in Wichita Co., TX. She
married (1) JOSEPH LUTHER GAGE Abt. 1949 in TX. He
was born Abt. 1928 in TX. She married (2) JAMES EUGENE JR. GRAY
March 01,
1967 in Clay Co., TX. He was born July
04, 1929 in Wichita Co., TX.
Notes for JOSEPH LUTHER GAGE:
I did not
find a
marriage record on Frankie Ola Cowden & Joseph Luther Gag e. They
appear to
have been together just long enough for the one chi ld to be born,
Nickie Lou
Gage.
Child of FRANKIE COWDEN
and JOSEPH GAGE is:
i. NICKIE LOU5 GAGE, b. December
17, 1950, Wichita Co., TX; m. (1) LARRY LESTER CHAFIN, December 20, 1968, Archer Co., TX; b. July
08, 1944,
Dawson Co., TX; m. (2) LAWRENCE B. NULTY, December 17, 1977, Nueces Co., TX; b. April
21, 1947,
TX.
57. JAMES EDWARD4 BELYEU (NELLIE G.3 ROCH, *ROBERT (ED)
EDWARD2, *JOHN BERNARD
SR.1)
was born October 15, 1915 in Proctor, Comanche, TX,
and died May 14, 1950 in Pecos Co., TX.
He married MARGARET VIRGINIA MCQUEEN August 05, 1936 in TX, daughter of JOHN MCQUEEN and
MAGGIE BREWSTER. She was born
March 11, 1918 in Blanket,
Brown, TX, and died February 06, 1996 in Brownwood, Brown, TX.
Notes for JAMES EDWARD BELYEU:
James
Edward (Ed)
Belyeu was killed in a car accident when he hit a telep
hone pole near San Angelo, TX.
He is
buried in
Proctor Cemetery at Proctor, Comanche Co., TX in the Ro ch family plot
with
other family members. Edward was S1 in the USNR duri ng WWII.
He was
married to
Margaret Virginia McQueen and they had one son named Jam es Michael
Belyeu.
More About
JAMES EDWARD BELYEU:
Burial:
May 1950,
Proctor Cemetary; Proctor, Comanche Co., TX
Notes for MARGARET VIRGINIA MCQUEEN:
After
James Edwards
Belyeu's death Margaret remarried to a man named Pric e. I don't know
his first
name yet.
Child of JAMES BELYEU
and MARGARET MCQUEEN is:
i. JAMES MICHAEL5 BELYEU, b. March
05, 1948, San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX; d. January 18, 1979, Harris
Co., TX;
m. MARY
ANNA
SABO,
May 07, 1968, Odessa, Ector Co., TX; b. October 23, 1947, TX.
Notes for JAMES MICHAEL BELYEU:
James Michael Belyeu
survived the battle at Que Sahn Viet Nam and then iro nically died in a
car
wreck near Houston the way his father died.
58. JOICE DELBERT4
BELYEU (NELLIE G.3 ROCH, *ROBERT (ED)
EDWARD2, *JOHN BERNARD
SR.1)
was born January 20, 1920 in Proctor, Comanche, TX,
and died October 14, 1977 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX.
He married DOROTHY LEE MATTHEWS Abt. 1940
in TX, daughter of CHARLES MATHEWS and HAYTCHEN PRIEST. She was born
March 09, 1928 in Dalhart, Dallam, TX, and died April 02, 1992 in
Tarrant Co.,
TX.
Notes for JOICE DELBERT BELYEU:
Joice
Belyeu was shot
in a hunting accident and may have disabled as he co llect SS benefits
until
his death in 1977 in Tarrant Co., TX. Unknown whe re he is buried but
probably
in Tarrant Co.
Child of JOICE BELYEU
and DOROTHY MATTHEWS is:
i. LINDA JOICE5 BELYEU, b. December
01, 1942, Tarrant Co., TX; m. ROBERT ALLEN HENDERSON; b. Abt. 1940, TX.
59. PAUL DAVID5
ROCH (J. D.4, JOHN
D.3, *ROBERT (ED)
EDWARD2, *JOHN BERNARD
SR.1)
was born October 13, 1952 in Erath County,
TX. He m. (1) LYDIA L. CATES, May
25,
1974, Travis Co., TX; b. Abt. 1952, TX; m. (2) PAULETTE ELAINE HIGHSMITH,
June 09,
1983, Travis Co., TX; b. May 13, 1951, Medina Co., TX. [Entry added by Mary Anna Roch]
i. ANNA MARIE6ROCH, b. January 23, 1984
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