1. Information from E-mail; 9 Mar 2011; Patsy L. McMillan to Larry Smith.
Patsy was a daughter of Vanam and Carrie Ellen (Roark) Roark.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 19 Jan 1920; Page
118A; Image 21 of 65; Family #162/191.
Listed as Banam Roark; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Zachariah Roark.
3. 1930 Census, Washington Co, VA; Goodson District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 69A; Image 1 of
43; Family #6/6.
Listed as Banman Roark; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Zachariah Roark.
4. "Richlands News Press". Richlands, VA; Tuesday, 11 Nov 2003.
"Vanam Clifton Roark, 87, of Bristol, TN, went to be with the Lord Nov. 5 at the Bristol Regional Medical Center.
"Born in McDowell County, WV, he was a son of the late Zack and Bertha Coleman Roark.
"He lived most of his life in Tazewell, before moving to Bristol five years ago.
"He was preceded in death by two brothers, June Roark and Jack Roark.
"Survivors: wife, Ruby Roark; daughters, Judy Dorton and Patsy McMillon, both of Bristol, VA; sisters, Marie Skeens and Hilda Jean Harrington, both of Bristol, VA, Emema Jean Pippin of Palm Beach, FL; brothers, O’Dell Roark of Baltimore, Andrew Roark and girlfriend, Lilly Bell Elswick, of Tazewell, Norman (Buddy) Roark of Bristol, VA, Howard Roark of Palm Beach; ten grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
"The funeral was conducted Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jackie Cox officiating.
"The committal was conducted Nov. 8 at 3:30 p.m. at the Roark Family Cemetery in Tazewell."
5. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Vanam Roark; age 86; born 22 Apr 1917; died 5 Nov 2003; last residnce, Sullivan Co, TN;
SS #230-18-6889; card issued in VA.
1. Information from E-mail; 9 Mar 2011; Patsy L. McMillan to Larry Smith.
Patsy was a daughter of Vanam and Carrie Ellen (Roark) Roark.
2.1900 Census, Johnson Co, TN; 3rd Civial District; taken on 21 Jun 1900; Page 235A; Image 19 of
23; Family #164/170.
Listed as Zachariah Roark; age 18; born in May 1882 in TN; in household of mother Rebecca
Roark.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol __(1915); Page 72; WV Archives Web Site.
Zack Rox (sic, Roark); age 23; born in Page Co, VA (?); widowed; cook; living at War, WV; son of
S___; married on 5 Mar 1915 at Berwind, WV; Bertha Coleman; age 17; born in McDowell Co, VA
(sic, WV); single; daughter of Sheridan and Nancy; information given by Sheridan Coleman, father,
of War, WV.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #47; 12 Sep__; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Zack Roark; age 39; born on 16 Oct 1881; living at Dau?, McDowell Co, WV; miner for Smith
Poca Coal Co, Colane?, Wyoming Co, WV; nearest relative, Berthy Roark, Colane?, WV; medium
height and build; brown eyes and red hair.
5. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 19 Jan 1920; Page
118A; Image 21 of 65; Family #162/191.
Listed as Zack Roark; age 40; born in NC; married; laborer in coal mine; head of household.
6. 1930 Census, Washington Co, VA; Goodson District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 69A; Image 1 of
43; Family #6/6.
Listed as Zack Roark; age 53; born in TN; married at 21; no occupation; head of household.
7. Tazewell Co, VA; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-1780; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Zachariah Roark; age 63; born on ? ? 1879 in Mountain City, TN; living at RFD Tazewell, Tazewell
Co, VA; self employed; person who will always know address, Mrs. Zachariah Roark, Tazewell, VA;
5'4" tall; 196 lbs; gray eyes; gray hair; light complexion; scar on left leg.
8. E-mail; 9 Jun 2012; Patsy L. McMillan.
"...The last wife of Zachariah James Roark was Irine Hankins from Tazewell, VA. Zachariah & Irine had 5 children, one of which was buried at the Roark Cemetery on the Roark Farm, whose name was Tommy Roark.
"Irine Hankins & her family lived on the farm across the Clinch river, & Zachariah Roark & his family also lived on the farm on the other side of the Clinch River. The farm was bought from Edna S Harman by the Hankins family in 1921 Deed Book No. 90 page 590.
"Irine Hankins parents were Nancy J Hankins & Thomas Hankins surviving husband of Nancy J Hankins.
"In 1951 Irine Hankins Roark and Zachariah Roark her husband, and Thomas W Hankins sold the 47 acres to Vanam C Roark and Carrie Goodman Roark his wife. That tract of land was located about 5 miles from the town of Tazewell Virginia. This land was close to the Peery Family, Deed book 35 page 338 in 1892. This tract of land was lying on both sides of the Clinch River, and at one time had been the site of the Old Peery Sawmill site The Edna S Deed Book No 35 page 338.
"The 2 surviving children of Vanam Roark & wife Carrie Goodman Roark are:
Judy Ann Roark Dorton
Patsy Lee Roark McMillan
Other later marriage of Vanam Roark was in Bristol, TN to:
Ruby Hawkins Smith
Ruby Hawkins Smith had 3 children grown, and married with children.
Vanam Roark sold the farm in Tazewell VA after he married Ruby, & he bought a house in Bristol TN, so he would be closer to family, Doctors, & Hospital.
".... We lived at times on the farm in Tazewell VA, & I wrote an Essay about the farm for which I won an Award. We also lived some of the time in Bristol, but we all had a love in our heart for this beautiful land located in Pisgah, Tazewell, Virginia, which influenced our lives greatly.
"Sincerely,
"Patsy L McMillan
"PS: We spent a lot of our Holidays with Zachariah & Irine. She cooked our meals & picked up after all of us but never ask us to even wash a dish. She was quite & went to church with us.,
I never gave much thought to Irine until I started working on my Family History, then remembered that she had been very good to all of us. Mother & Dad took care of Zachariah when he got to old to take care of him self, we called him Daddy Roark. He loved to wade the river when we went swimming in the swimming hole we had created in the river.
"Some one related to Irine Hankins was buried in the cemetery on the farm. I believe it might have been her sister. I was a child then, but remember hearing some one saying she was young & had several children. I remember seeing one of the girls at school, & I heard that a teacher had adopted her. She was a beautiful girl with fair complexion & coal Black hair."
1. E-mail; 9 Jun 2012; Patsy L. McMillan.
"...The last wife of Zachariah James Roark was Irine Hankins from Tazewell, VA. Zachariah & Irine had 5 children, one of which was buried at the Roark Cemetery on the Roark Farm, whose name was Tommy Roark.
"Irine Hankins & her family lived on the farm across the Clinch river, & Zachariah Roark & his family also lived on the farm on the other side of the Clinch River. The farm was bought from Edna S Harman by the Hankins family in 1921 Deed Book No. 90 page 590.
"Irine Hankins parents were Nancy J Hankins & Thomas Hankins surviving husband of Nancy J Hankins.
"In 1951 Irine Hankins Roark and Zachariah Roark her husband, and Thomas W Hankins sold the 47 acres to Vanam C Roark and Carrie Goodman Roark his wife. That tract of land was located about 5 miles from the town of Tazewell Virginia. This land was close to the Peery Family, Deed book 35 page 338 in 1892. This tract of land was lying on both sides of the Clinch River, and at one time had been the site of the Old Peery Sawmill site The Edna S Deed Book No 35 page 338.
"The 2 surviving children of Vanam Roark & wife Carrie Goodman Roark are:
Judy Ann Roark Dorton
Patsy Lee Roark McMillan
Other later marriage of Vanam Roark was in Bristol, TN to:
Ruby Hawkins Smith
Ruby Hawkins Smith had 3 children grown, and married with children.
Vanam Roark sold the farm in Tazewell VA after he married Ruby, & he bought a house in Bristol TN, so he would be closer to family, Doctors, & Hospital.
".... We lived at times on the farm in Tazewell VA, & I wrote an Essay about the farm for which I won an Award. We also lived some of the time in Bristol, but we all had a love in our heart for this beautiful land located in Pisgah, Tazewell, Virginia, which influenced our lives greatly.
"Sincerely,
"Patsy L McMillan
"PS: We spent a lot of our Holidays with Zachariah & Irine. She cooked our meals & picked up after all of us but never ask us to even wash a dish. She was quite & went to church with us.,
I never gave much thought to Irine until I started working on my Family History, then remembered that she had been very good to all of us. Mother & Dad took care of Zachariah when he got to old to take care of him self, we called him Daddy Roark. He loved to wade the river when we went swimming in the swimming hole we had created in the river.
"Some one related to Irine Hankins was buried in the cemetery on the farm. I believe it might have been her sister. I was a child then, but remember hearing some one saying she was young & had several children. I remember seeing one of the girls at school, & I heard that a teacher had adopted her. She was a beautiful girl with fair complexion & coal Black hair."
1, 1850 Census, Ashe Co, NC; taken on 9 Nov 1850; Page 314A; Image 155 of 198; Family #1109/1109.
Listed as Timothy Roark; age 39; born in NC; farmer; head of household.
2. 1860 Census, Ashe Co, NC; North Fork District; North Fork PO; taken on 27 Jun 1860; Page 334A;
Image 9 of 32; Family #374/374.
Listed as Timothy Rorarch; age 49; born in VA; farmer; head of household.
3. 1870 Census, Johnson Co, TN; District 3; Shouns Crossroads PO; taken on 4 Jul 1870; Page 26B:
Image 4 of 14; Family #29/29.
Listed as Timothy Roark; age 60; born in VA; farm laborer; head of household.
1, 1850 Census, Ashe Co, NC; taken on 9 Nov 1850; Page 314A; Image 155 of 198; Family #1109/1109.
Listed as Susannah Roark; age 38; born in VA; in household of husband, Timothy Roark.
2. 1860 Census, Ashe Co, NC; North Fork District; North Fork PO; taken on 27 Jun 1860; Page 334A;
Image 9 of 32; Family #374/374.
Listed as Susannah Rorarch; age 48; born in VA; in household of husband, Timothy Roark.
3. 1870 Census, Johnson Co, TN; District 3; Shouns Crossroads PO; taken on 4 Jul 1870; Page 27A:
Image 5 of 14; Family #29/29.
Listed as Susan Roark; age 57; born in NC; in household of husband, Timothy Roark.
1. 1850 Census, Ashe Co, NC; taken on 9 Nov 1850; Page 314A; Image 155 of 198; Family #1109/1109.
Listed as William Roark; age 13; born in NC; in household of father, Timothy Roark.
1. 1850 Census, Ashe Co, NC; taken on 9 Nov 1850; Page 314A; Image 155 of 198; Family #1109/1109.
Listed as Abigale Roark; age 12; born in NC; in household of father, Timothy Roark.
1. 1850 Census, Ashe Co, NC; taken on 9 Nov 1850; Page 314A; Image 155 of 198; Family #1109/1109.
Listed as Ephraim Roark; age 7; born in NC; in household of father, Timothy Roark.
3. 1860 Census, Ashe Co, NC; North Fork District; North Fork PO; taken on 27 Jun 1860; Page 334A;
Image 9 of 32; Family #374/374.
Listed as Ephraim Rorarch; age 16; born in NC; in household of father, Timothy Roark.
1. 1850 Census, Ashe Co, NC; taken on 9 Nov 1850; Page 314A; Image 155 of 198; Family #1109/1109.
Listed as Margaret Roark; age 4; born in NC; in household of father, Timothy Roark.
2. 1860 Census, Ashe Co, NC; North Fork District; North Fork PO; taken on 27 Jun 1860; Page 334A;
Image 9 of 32; Family #374/374.
Listed as Mary Rorarch; age 14; born in NC; in household of father, Timothy Roark.
3. 1870 Census, Johnson Co, TN; District 3; Shouns Crossroads PO; taken on 4 Jul 1870; Page 27A:
Image 5 of 14; Family #29/29.
Listed as Mary A. Roark; age 21; born in NC; in household of father, Timothy Roark.
1. 1850 Census, Ashe Co, NC; taken on 9 Nov 1850; Page 314A; Image 155 of 198; Family #1109/1109.
Listed as Lydia Roark; age 1; born in NC; in household of father, Timothy Roark.
2. 1860 Census, Ashe Co, NC; North Fork District; North Fork PO; taken on 27 Jun 1860; Page 334A;
Image 9 of 32; Family #374/374.
Listed as Lidia Rorarch; age 9; born in NC; in household of father, Timothy Roark.
3. 1870 Census, Johnson Co, TN; District 3; Shouns Crossroads PO; taken on 4 Jul 1870; Page 27A:
Image 5 of 14; Family #29/29.
Listed as Lidia Roark; age 18; born in NC; in household of father, Timothy Roark.
1. 1860 Census, Ashe Co, NC; North Fork District; North Fork PO; taken on 27 Jun 1860; Page 334A;
Image 9 of 32; Family #374/374.
Listed as Zachariah Rorarch; age 6; born in NC; in household of father, Timothy Roark.
2. 1870 Census, Johnson Co, TN; District 3; Shouns Crossroads PO; taken on 4 Jul 1870; Page 27A:
Image 5 of 14; Family #29/29.
Listed as Zachariah Roark; age 15; born in NC; in household of father, Timothy Roark.
1. 1860 Census, Ashe Co, NC; North Fork District; North Fork PO; taken on 27 Jun 1860; Page 334A;
Image 9 of 32; Family #374/374.
Listed as Stephen Rorarch; age 4; born in NC; in household of father, Timothy Roark.
2. 1870 Census, Johnson Co, TN; District 3; Shouns Crossroads PO; taken on 4 Jul 1870; Page 27A:
Image 5 of 14; Family #29/29.
Listed as Stephan Roark; age 12; born in NC; in household of father, Timothy Roark.
1. 1910 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; Scarbro; taken on 30 Apr 1910' Page 217A; Image
41 of 57; Family #359/365.
Listed as Fred Dixon; age 58; born in England; married once for 30 yrs; naturalized citizen; came to
US in 1880; foreman in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1910 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; Scarbro; taken on 30 Apr 1910' Page 217A; Image
41 of 57; Family #359/365.
Listed as Isabel Dixon; age 47; born in England; married once for 30 yrs; naturalized citizen; arrived
in US in 1880; 7 children, 6 living; in household of husband, Fredrick Dixon.
1. 1910 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; Scarbro; taken on 30 Apr 1910' Page 217A; Image
41 of 57; Family #359/365.
Listed as Rebecca Dixon; age 14; born in England; came to US in 1894 (sic?); in household of father,
Fredrick Dixon.
1. 1900 Census, Wythe Co, VA; Fort Chiswell District; taken on 14 Jun 1900; Page 74A; Image 37 of 52;
Family #288/322.
Listed as William H. Anderson; age 29; born in VA in Jan 1879; married 8 yrs; water tender for
railroad; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, Wythe Co, VA; Fort Chiswell District; taken on 14 Jun 1900; Page 74A; Image 37 of 52;
Family #288/322.
Listed as Lola R. Anderson; age 30; born in VA in Jul 1869; married 8 yrs; 4 childre, 3 living; in
household of husband, William H. Anderson.
1. 1900 Census, Wythe Co, VA; Fort Chiswell District; taken on 14 Jun 1900; Page 74A; Image 37 of 52;
Family #288/322.
Listed as Rosa E. Anderson; age 6; born in VA in Jul 1893; in household of father, William H.
Anderson.
1. 1910 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; Scarbro; taken on 30 Apr 1910' Page 217A; Image
41 of 57; Family #359/365.
Listed as Thomas Howe; age 24; born in England; married once for less than 1 yr; alien; came to US
in 1907; in household of father-in-law, Fredrick Dixon, with wife, Ada (Dixon) Howe.
1. 1910 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; Scarbro; taken on 30 Apr 1910' Page 217A; Image
41 of 57; Family #359/365.
Listed as Ada Howe; age 17; born in England; married once for less than 1 yr; no children; came to
US in 1895 (sic?); in household of father, Fredrick Dixon, with husband, Thomas Howe.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 495; WV Archives Web Site.
Arthur Kitchen; age 26; born at Princess, KY; single; living at Welch, WV; married on 12 Jan 1944
at Kimball, WV; Mildred Anderson; age 23; born at Big Four, WV; single; living at Kimball, WV.
1. 1930 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; Scarbro; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 211A; Image
23 of 82; Family #59/61.
Listed as Mildred Anderson; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Jesse J. Anderson.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 495; WV Archives Web Site.
Arthur Kitchen; age 26; born at Princess, KY; single; living at Welch, WV; married on 12 Jan 1944
at Kimball, WV; Mildred Anderson; age 23; born at Big Four, WV; single; living at Kimball, WV.