Malinda Roach

1840 - 1859  (19 years)

• Name	Malinda Roach
  Born	1840	Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	11 Jan 1859  [2, 3]
  Buried	Roach Cemetery, Roane Co, WV
  Notes	John House: Roane County Pioneers Malinda Roach married E.B. Knotts of Palestine. She was born in 1840, and died at the age of nineteen. John House: Burying Grounds Malinda, wife of E.B. Knotts, died January 11, 1859 aged nineteen years. She was a daughter of the Roaches and married a Knotts of Palestine.
  Person ID	I5389	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	William Roach,   b. 1795, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 10 Feb 1861  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Delilah Carney,   b. 17 Apr 1800, Monongahelia Valley ,   d. 10 May 1884, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	2 Dec 1819	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia   [4]
  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
  Family ID	F256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edward C Knotts,   b. Abt 1829, Preston Co, WV ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1857	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Notes	Roane Co MR; Edward C Knotts, 28, Preston, Wirt Malinda Roach, 17, Jackson, Roane Edward & Sarah William & Delila 5 ? 1857
  Family ID	F1833	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1840 - Virginia, USA Buried - - Roach Cemetery, Roane Co, WV  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S70] John House. [S102] John House - Cemeteries. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.