The Descendants of John Bernard Roch

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

 

More About 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.

 

More About VELMA ROCH:

Burial: July 05, 1993, De Leon Cemetery @ De Leon, Comanche, TX

 

More About 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.

 

More About 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.

59              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.

60             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.

 

More About 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

 

More About 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.

 

More About VELMON DEE ROCH:

Burial: January 1981, Glen Cove, Coleman, Tx

 

More About 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.


Generation No. 5

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]

       

Child of PAUL DAVID ROCH and PAULETTE HIGHSMITH is:

                i.   ANNA MARIE6ROCH, b. January 23, 1984


<>60.  MARK WATSON5 ROCH (J. D.4, JOHN D.3, *ROBERT (ED) EDWARD2, *JOHN BERNARD SR.1) was born July 16, 1958, Comanche Co., TX; He m. BELINDA ROSE VILLAREAL, July 22, 1989, Travis Co., TX; b. September 22, 1964, Nueces
Co., TX.  Divorced.  [Entry added by Mary Anna Roch]


Child of MARK WATSON ROCH and BELINDA ROSE VILLAREAL is:

                      i.  ADAM MITCHELL, b.  December 13, 1994

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