West Virginia Pioneers
Family: William Roach / Delilah Carney (F256)
m. 2 Dec 1819-
Father | Male
William Roach
Born 1795 Fauquier County, Virginia, USA 
Died 10 Feb 1861 Buried Roach Cemetery, Roane Co, WV Married 2 Dec 1819 [1] Mason, Mason County, West Virginia [1] Father John Roach | F9320 Group Sheet Mother Martha Patty McClanahan | F9320 Group Sheet
Mother | Female
Delilah Carney
Born 17 Apr 1800 Monongahelia Valley Died 10 May 1884 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Buried Roach Cemetery, Roane Co, WV Father Thomas CARNEY | F146 Group Sheet Mother Mary PARSONS | F146 Group Sheet
Child 1 | Male
Charles Seth Roach
Born Abt 1823 Virginia, USA Died Yes, date unknown Buried Spouse Elinore Ann Skidmore | F1015 Married 27 Aug 1842 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 4 | Female
Mary Roach
Born Abt 1829 Virginia, USA Died 5 Nov 1868 Roane County, West Virginia, USA Buried Spouse John Corder | F1835 Married 31 Aug 1856 Roane County, West Virginia, USA
Child 5 | Female
Sarah Roach
Born 16 Dec 1833 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Died Yes, date unknown Buried Spouse John G Bishop | F293 Married 19 Jan 1854 on Reedy, Roane Co, WV
Child 6 | Female
Margaret Roach
Born 1 Feb 1836 Roane County, West Virginia, USA Died 2 Feb 1896 Buried Stoney Point aka Roach Cemetery, Roane County, WV Spouse Silas B Leary | F1832 Married 22 Jan 1853 Wirt County, West Virginia, USA
Child 7 | Female
Malinda Roach
Born 1840 Virginia, USA Died 11 Jan 1859 Buried Roach Cemetery, Roane Co, WV Spouse Edward C Knotts | F1833 Married 1857 Roane County, West Virginia, USA
Child 8 | Female
Nancy Anna Roach
Born Jun 1842 Virginia, USA Died Yes, date unknown Buried Spouse William Edgar Combs | F1836 Married 6 Oct 1866 Roane County, West Virginia, USA
Child 9 | Male
William Roach
Born Abt 1838 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Died Yes, date unknown Buried
Child 10 | Male
Jesse Roach
Born Jan 1842 Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Died Yes, date unknown Buried Spouse Anna Watson | F1834 Married 29 Aug 1870 Roane County, West Virginia, USA
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Notes
1820 Mason Co, VA William Roach ???
1m >10
1m 26-45
3f 0-10
2f 10-16
1f 26-45
1840 Jackson Co, VA
1m 10-15 John 15 or Thomas???
1m 15-20 Charles 17
1m 40-50?
2f 0-5 Melinda 3 & Nancy 1
2f 5-10 Sarah 7 & Margaret 6
1f 10-15 Mary 11
1f 40-50
1850 Wirt Co, VA #89-89
William Roach, 55, Va, farmer
Delila, 50, Va
Mary, 21, Va
Sarah, 18 ,Va
Margaret, 16, Va
Malinda, 13, Va
Nancy, 11, V
Jesse, 8, VA
1870 Reedy, Roane, WV #16
Roach, Jesse 26 WV Jan
Ann 21 WV Sept
Delilah 67 WV Feby
Roach, John 41 WV Apr
1880 Reedy, Roane, West Virginia Page 61C
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Delila ROACH Self F W W 79 WV
Occ: Keeping House Fa: WV Mo: WV
"Jackson County in the Wars"
War of 1812
William Roach was born in Fauquier Co, Va, in 1795 and died on Reedy, Roane County in 1861. He enlisted in the army when 17 years of age, and was at the battle of Lundy's Lane, Canada, where he was wounded. Earlier, he had been in the army surrendered by Gen Hull at Detroit and was a prisoner of war at Montreal for a time. He married Delilah, a daughter of Thomas and Mary (Parsons) Carney, in 1819. Their children were : Charles, daughter of Archibald Skidmore; John, never married; Margaret, married Silas B Leary; Malinda, married EB Knotts of Palestine, Wirt Co; Sarah, married John Bishop; Jesse, married Anna Watson; Mary, married John Corder; Thomas; Anna, married Edward Combs.
Pioneers on Middle Fork of Reedy
Bishop's 'History of Roane Co', page 637-639
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