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Living. Parents: Charles Theodore ROTEN and Living.

Spouse: Living.


Living. Parents: Living and Living.


Sherrill Jean ROTEN was born on Dec 14, 1950 in Ashe County, North Carolina. She lived in Lucas County, Ohio about Oct 1984. She died on Sep 11, 1995. She was buried in Ashe County, North Carolina - Ashe Lawn Memorial Gardens. Parents: Rufus Webb ROTEN and Living.

Spouse: Living. Male GANCIA and Sherrill Jean ROTEN were married.

Spouse: Living. Lee WHITTINGTON and Sherrill Jean ROTEN were married on Jan 6, 1974. Children were: Ganny WHITTINGTON.


Living. Parents: Charles Leonard ROTEN Sr. and Living.

Spouse: Living.


Living. Parents: Living and Living.


Living. Parents: Living and Living.

Spouse: Living. Children were: Living, Male PENNINGTON.


Living. Parents: Rufus Webb ROTEN and Living.

Spouse: Living. Children were: Living, Living, Living.


Sidney ROTEN was born on Oct 7, 1820 in North Carolina. He died on Oct 4, 1885 in Ashe County, North Carolina from injuries sustained from a Falling Tree. He was buried in Ashe County, North Carolina - Benjamin Brown Cemetery. He was a Farmer.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
1830 Ashe County, North Carolina census (microfilm):
- Page 17
- 1 male 40-49 (Josiah)
- 1 female 40-49 (Mary)
- 1 female 20-29 (_____)
- 1 male 10-14 (*Sidney*)
- 2 females 10-14 (Lydia, Comfort)
- 2 males 5-9 (Jacob, James)
- 2 males 0-4 (David "grandson", _____)
- 0 others
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1850 Ashe County, North Carolina census (microfilm):
- HH # 722
- Given name was "Cyania"
- Age 30, married to Polly
- Occupation was farmer
- Value of real estate was $400
- Cannot read and write
- Pheby Roten (relationship unknown), age 30, living in household
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1860 Ashe County, North Carolina census (microfilm):
- HH # 496
- Given name was "Sidney"
- Age 36, married to Sarah
- Occupation was farmer
- Value of real estate was $600
- Value of personal estate was $300
- Born in North Carolina
- Eli Smith (relationship unknown), age 9, living in household
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1870 Ashe County, North Carolina census (microfilm):
- HH # 108, Staggs Creek Twsp
- Age 50, married to Sarah
- Occupation was farmer
- Value of real estate not listed
- Value of personal estate not listed
- Can read, cannot write
- Born in North Carolina
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Excerpt from The Landmark, Statesville, North Carolina, dated October 30, 1885:
"In Ashe County, a few Sundays since, Mr. Sidney Roten was out gathering beans to keep the frost from nipping them. While thus engaged a dead tree near the patch fell upon him and death resulted instantly. He was 60 years old and a member of the Methodist Church." Parents: Josiah "Joseph" ROTEN and Mary CARPENTER.

Spouse: Mary "Polly" BROWN. Sidney ROTEN and Mary "Polly" BROWN were married about 1844. Children were: Benjamin ROTEN, Lucinda ROTEN, Mary Jane ROTEN, Eli Smith ROTEN.

Spouse: Sarah "Sallie" ROTEN. Sidney ROTEN and Sarah "Sallie" ROTEN were married between 1854 and 1858. Children were: Martha ROTEN, Joseph ROTEN, Elizabeth ROTEN, Amanda ROTEN.


Living. Parents: Mary Anna "Annie" ROTEN.


Soloman ROTEN was born about 1809 in Ashe County, North Carolina. He died after 1870.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
1810 Ashe County, North Carolina census (microfilm):
- Page 12
- Surname was "Roughten"
- 1 male 16-25 (David)
- 1 female 16-25 (Easter)
- 3 males 0-9 (William, Jacob, *Soloman*)
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1820 Ashe County, North Carolina census (microfilm):
- Page 34
- Easter was head of household
- 1 male 16-25 (William)
- 1 female 16-25 (Easter)
- 1 male 16-18 (Jacob)
- 2 males 10-15 (*Soloman*, _____)
- 2 males 0-9 (David, _____)
- 1 female 0-9 (_____)
- 0 others
NOTE: Easter is probably in the wrong age category Parents: David ROTEN and Easter WALTERS.

Spouse: Violet SHEARER.


Soloman ROTEN was born about 1829 in North Carolina. He died on Jul 3, 1863 in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was a Farmer.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
1830 Ashe County, North Carolina census (microfilm):
- Page 3
- 1 male 20-29 (William)
- 1 female 20-29 (Barbara)
- 1 female 5-9 (Sarah)
- 2 males 0-4 (Walter, *Soloman*)
- 2 females 0-4 (Martha, _____)
- 0 others
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1840 Ashe County, North Carolina census (microfilm):
- Page 30
- 1 male 30-39 (William)
- 1 female 30-39 (Barbara)
- 2 males 10-14 (Walter, *Soloman*)
- 3 females 10-14 (Sarah, Martha, _____)
- 1 male 5-9 (Jacob)
- 1 female 5-9 (Caroline)
- 1 male 0-4 (Alex)
- 2 females 0-4 (Lucinda, Milly)
- 0 others
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1850 Ashe County, North Carolina census:
- HH # 958
- Surname was "Rector"
- Age 21, living with parents
- Born in North Carolina
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1860 Ashe County, North Carolina census (microfilm):
- HH # 524
- Age 31, married to Betsy
- Occupation was farmer
- Value of real estate was $350
- Value of personal estate was $150
- Born in North Carolina
- Sarah Howell (relationship unknown), age 16, living in household
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- Died in Civil War Parents: William ROTEN and Barbara WALTERS.

Spouse: Elizabeth "Betsy" YOUNCE. Soloman ROTEN and Elizabeth "Betsy" YOUNCE were married about 1849. Children were: Martha ROTEN, Sarah ROTEN.


Soloman ROTEN was born about 1847 in North Carolina.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
1850 Ashe County, North Carolina census (microfilm):
- HH # 1384
- Age 3, living with parents
- Born in North Carolina
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1860 Ashe County, North Carolina census (microfilm):
- HH # 619
- Not listed with family Parents: Walter David ROTEN Sr. and Mary "Polly" YOUNCE.


Spencer ROTEN was born about 1905 in North Carolina. He died between 1920 and 1929. He was buried in Wilkes County, North Carolina - Miller/Roten Family Cemetery.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
1910 Ashe County, North Carolina census (microfilm):
- HH # 361, Union Twsp
- Age 5, single, living with mother in household of grandfather Ashley Roten (father not listed)
- Born in North Carolina, father in North Carolina, mother in North Carolina
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1920 Wilkes County, North Carolina census (microfilm):
- HH # 245, Union Twsp
- Age 15, single, living with mother in household of aunt Elizabeth Roten (father not listed)
- Can read and write
- Born in North Carolina, father in North Carolina, mother in North Carolina
- Speaks English Parents: Mary Anna "Annie" ROTEN.


Living. Parents: George Dewey ROTEN and Flossie Mae ARNOLD.

Spouse: Living. Children were: Living, Living.


Living. Parents: Rev Thomas Sanders ROTEN and Cora Ida CALLOWAY.

Spouse: Living. Children were: Living.

Spouse: Jack Parks MOODY. Jack Parks MOODY and Stella Faye ROTEN were married on Jun 10, 1950.

Spouse: William Herman FRANCIS. William Herman FRANCIS and Stella Faye ROTEN were married on Apr 14, 1974.


Living. Parents: Donald Charles ROTEN and Living.


Living. Parents: Living and Living.


Suma F. ROTEN was born on Nov 7, 1906. She died on Jun 3, 2003. Her Social Security Number was 524-60-9772. Parents: Robert S. ROTEN.

Spouse: Living.


Living. Parents: Living and Living.


Living. Parents: Living and Elizabeth BROWN.

Spouse: Living. Children were: Living.


Sydney ROTEN was born on Jan 9, 1912 in North Carolina. He died on Oct 13, 1944. He was buried in Wilkes County, North Carolina - Miller/Roten Family Cemetery.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
1920 Wilkes County, North Carolina census (microfilm):
- HH # 245, Union Twsp
- Age 8, single, living with mother in household of aunt Elizabeth Roten (father not listed)
- Attended school in census year
- Born in North Carolina, father in North Carolina, mother in North Carolina Parents: Mary Anna "Annie" ROTEN.


T. G. ROTEN was born about Jan 1850. Parents: Benjamin W. ROTEN and Margaret E. PETERS.


Talitha ROTEN was born on Jan 7, 1800 in Scott County, Virginia. She died on Jul 18, 1866 in Scott County, Virginia. She was buried in Scott County, Virginia - Freeman Cemetery. Parents: Jacob ROTEN and Elizabeth UNKNOWN.

Spouse: David FREEMAN. David FREEMAN and Talitha ROTEN were married about Nov 1825 in Scott County, Virginia. Children were: Jacob F. FREEMAN, Lemuel C. FREEMAN, Juliet G. FREEMAN, Hester A. FREEMAN, Edney C. FREEMAN, Isaac FREEMAN, Nancy E. FREEMAN, Mary J. FREEMAN, David T. FREEMAN.


Tam ROTEN was born about 1916. He died on Mar 11, 2001. Parents: John ROTEN and Venie CHURCH.

Spouse: Living. Tam ROTEN and Nancy Sibbie WYATT were married on Oct 2, 1937 in Wilkes County, North Carolina.


Living. Parents: Living and Living.

Spouse: Living.


Living. Parents: Living and Living.


Living. Parents: Living and Living.

Spouse: Robert George MILLER. Robert George MILLER and Thelma Lorraine ROTEN were married on Aug 24, 1946 in York County, South Carolina. Children were: Living, Living, Living, Living, Living.

Spouse: Walter Grant MILLER Sr.. Walter Grant MILLER Sr. and Thelma Lorraine ROTEN were married on Dec 12, 1964 in Ashe County, North Carolina. Children were: Living.

Spouse: Living.


Thomas ROTEN was born about 1877 in Ashe County, North Carolina.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
1880 Ashe County, North Carolina census (abstract):
- HH # 62, Staggs Creek Twsp
- Age 3, single, living with parents
- Born in North Carolina, father in North Carolina, mother in North Carolina Parents: James ROTEN and Nancy B. ELLIOTT.


Thomas B. M. ROTEN was born about 1837 in Tennessee.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
1850 Lincoln County, Tennessee census (microfilm):
- HH # 898
- Surname was "Rhoten"
- Given name was "Thomas B. V."
- Age 13, living with parents
- Born in Tennessee Parents: Isaac J. ROTEN and Tabitha M. ALLEN.


Living. Parents: Elmer Edgar ROTEN and Edna Ira HOLBROOK.

Spouse: Living. Children were: Living, Living.


Thomas H. ROTEN was born after 1807. Parents: James ROTEN and Elendar "Nellie" MESSICK.


Living. Parents: Living and Living.


Thomas Marion ROTEN was born about 1855. Parents: Leonidas S. ROTEN and Mary E. WADE.


Rev Thomas Sanders ROTEN was born on Aug 13, 1880 in Ashe County, North Carolina. He died on Dec 6, 1969 in Haywood County, North Carolina. He was buried on Dec 18, 1969 in Haywood County, North Carolina - Garrett Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery. He was a Methodist Minister, House Carpenter, and Shop Mechanic. His Social Security Number was 238-82-9941.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
1900 Ashe County, North Carolina census (microfilm):
- HH # 210, Olds Field Twsp
- Age 18, married to Cora for 0 years
- Born Aug 1880
- Born in North Carolina, father born in North Carolina, mother born in North Carolina
- Occupation was mechanic
- 4 months unemployed
- Can read, can write, speaks English
- Rents house
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1910 Ashe County, North Carolina census (microfilm):
- HH # 27, Old Fields Twsp
- Age 29, married to Cora for 9 yrs
- Born in North Carolina, mother in North Carolina, father in North Carolina
- Speaks English
- Occupation was shop mechanic
- Self-employed
- Can read and write
- Renting house
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Birth certificate of daughter Stella Faye Roten, dated June 1919:
- Age was 38
- Living in Beaver Creek, Oldfield Twsp, Ashe County, North Carolina
- Occupation was mechanic
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1920 Ashe County, North Carolina census (microfilm):
- HH # 329, Old Fields Twsp, Page 163B
- Age 38, married to Cora
- Owned free of mortgage
- Can read and write
- Born in North Carolina, father in North Carolina, mother in North Carolina
- Speaks English
- Occupation was house carpenter, wage earner
- Farm schedule # 245
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1930 Haywood County, North Carolina census (microfilm):
- HH # 70, Ivy Hill Township
- Rents home valued at $2000
- Age 49, married to Cora I. Age at first marriage was 20
- Able to read and write
- Born in North Carolina, father in North Carolina, mother in North Carolina
- Speaks English
- Occupation was minister, circuit, wage earner
- Not a veteran
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Obituary from a Waynesville Newspaper, Haywood County, North Carolina, dated about Decemeber 1969:

Rev. Thomas Roten
Waynesville -- The Rev. Thomas S. Roten, 89, of Rt. 5, died Saturday morning at the home of a daughter after a long illness.
A retired Methodist minister, he served many churches in Western North Carolina. He was a native of Asheville [should be Ashe County] and lived in Haywood for 38 years.
Surviving are two daughers, Mrs. Jack Moody and Mrs. Leon Henry, both of Waynesville; three sons, Elmer E. of Franklin, Lawrence of Waynesville and Floyd F. Roten of Brighton, Mich.; two sisters, Mrs Thomas Jenkins and Mrs. Ralph Tripplett, both of Warrensville; 15 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Dellwood Methodist Church.
The Rev. Harley Dickson and the Rev. Dan Ward will officiate. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Thomas Henry, Joe Mood, William and Thomas Roten, Austin and Paul Buchanan.
The body will remain at Garrett Funeral Home until the hour of services. The family requests that flowers be omitted.
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Interview of Stella Roten Francis by Chris Schultheis, dated August 1997:
- Took to preaching as follows: Terrible lighting storm and standing under tree with brother Walter. They decided to take shelter in a shed when lighting hit the tree and splintered it.
- Attended Trinity College Parents: Alexander ROTEN and Rausey Corener "Rosa" ROBINSON.

Spouse: Cora Ida CALLOWAY. Rev Thomas Sanders ROTEN and Cora Ida CALLOWAY were married on Feb 4, 1900 in Ashe County, North Carolina. Children were: Ethel Mae ROTEN, Elmer Edgar ROTEN, Ola Rausey ROTEN, Lawrence Alexander ROTEN, Living.


Tillman ROTEN was born about 1872 in Ashe County, North Carolina. He died before 1880 in Ashe County, North Carolina.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
1880 Ashe County, North Carolina census:
- Not in census for parents Josiah and Sarah? Assumed died prior to 1880 Parents: Josiah G. ROTEN and Sarah CALHOUN.


Living. Parents: Living and Living.


Living. Parents: Bunk ROTEN and Living.


Living. Parents: Living and Elizabeth BROWN.


Living. Parents: Robert Carl ROTEN and Living.

Spouse: Living.


Tivis ROTEN was born about 1851. Parents: Leonidas S. ROTEN and Mary E. WADE.


Tivis D. ROTEN was born about May 1824 in North Carolina. He was a Farmer.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
1850 Scott County, Virginia census (microfilm):
- HH # 22, Western District
- Surname was "Rhoton"
- Age 26, married to Mary J.
- Occupation was farmer
- Value of real estate was $200
- Born in North Carolina
- Roda Rhoton (mother), age 58, living in household Parents: Elias P. ROTEN and Rhoda HILL.

Spouse: Mary Jane LANE. Children were: Ellen I. ROTEN, Elias P. ROTEN, Polly ROTEN, Eleanor J. ROTEN, Joseph Enoch ROTEN, Samantha M. ROTEN, Leonidas B. M. ROTEN, Mary J. Martha ROTEN.

Spouse: Nancy P. ADAMS. Tivis D. ROTEN and Nancy P. ADAMS were married on Oct 18, 1865 in Scott County, Virginia.

Spouse: Elizabeth Dykes RASMICK. Tivis D. ROTEN and Elizabeth Dykes RASMICK were married on Oct 3, 1866 in Scott County, Virginia. Children were: Erasmus L. S. ROTEN, Emanuel L. ROTEN, Elittial O. "Lilly" ROTEN, Rhoda E. ROTEN, Rosa "Rutha" ROTEN, Lutisha R. ROTEN, Amanda ROTEN.

Spouse: Minerva C. Agee CLAYMAN. Tivis D. ROTEN and Minerva C. Agee CLAYMAN were married on Nov 8, 1909 in Scott County, Virginia.


Living. Parents: Living and Living.


Living. Parents: Living and Living.


Unknown ROTEN was born after 1861. Unknown ROTEN died before 1900. Parents: James ROTEN and Nancy B. ELLIOTT.


Unknown ROTEN was born after 1861. Unknown ROTEN died before 1900. Parents: James ROTEN and Nancy B. ELLIOTT.


Unknown ROTEN was born after 1861. Unknown ROTEN died before 1900. Parents: James ROTEN and Nancy B. ELLIOTT.


Unknown ROTEN was born after 1861. Unknown ROTEN died before 1900. Parents: James ROTEN and Nancy B. ELLIOTT.


Unknown ROTEN was born between 1867 and 1900. She died between 1867 and 1900. Parents: Josiah G. ROTEN and Sarah CALHOUN.


Unknown ROTEN was born between 1870 and 1900. He died before 1900. Parents: John Wesley ROTEN and Barbara Elizabeth CAMPBELL.


Unknown ROTEN was born after 1879. She died before 1900. Parents: Jackson ROTEN and Francis "Frankie" ROTEN.

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