Muhlenberg County Kentucky

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Simeon Roark & Cynthia Ann Martin

Simeon Roark
Born: About 1814, Muhlenberg
Married: 20 April 1842, Muhlenberg
Died: After 1880, Greenville, Kentucky
Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Greenville, Kentucky
Father: Martin Roark
Mother: Rachel

Wife: Cynthia Ann Martin
Born: About 1819, Muhlenberg
Died: Greenville, Kentucky
Buried: 3 February 1894, Evergreen Cemetery, Greenville, Kentucky
Father: William Martin
Mother: Mary McDonald

Children of Simeon Roark & Cynthia Martin:

  1. Newton S. Roark, born March 1843, Kentucky; died before 1910, probably Henderson Co., KY; married Nancy Anne Ellison, 10 November 1867, Muhlenberg. She was born March 20, 1843, Kentucky; died October 12, 1917, Henderson Co., KY. They had five children: Anna E. (born about 1869, married J.W. Neel, 1895 (see Mattie Roark's death certificate)); Arthur (born about 1871); Nellie C. (born about 1874), Lettie V. (born February 1878; married Robert Hickman, 1908) and Simeon R. (born November 1882).
  2. Mary J. Roark, born about 1845.
  3. Lucy E. Roark, born about 1847; never married; died Greenville, Kentucky; buried Evergreen Cemetery, Greenville, Kentucky.
  4. Amanda M. Roark, born May 1850; married John H. Martin, 1874, Muhlenberg, divorced by 1880; died after 1900 Greenville, Kentucky; buried Evergreen Cemetery, Greenville, Kentucky.
  5. William Edward Roark, born December 15, 1851, Muhlenberg; died January 8, 1924, Greenville, Kentucky; buried Evergreen, Greenville, Kentucky: Evergreen Cemetery Records list “Ed Roark, January 1923”. He married Martha B. Walton, 1889. They had two children: Jasper M. (born October 1893) and Homer (born July 1897).
  6. C.M. Roark, born June 27, 1855, Muhlenberg.
  7. Sarah Ellen Roark, born February 23/24, 1858, Muhlenberg; never married; died July 30, 1927, Greenville, Kentucky; buried Evergreen Cemetery, Greenville, Kentucky.
  8. Martha E. “Mattie” Roark, born February 23/24, 1858, Muhlenberg; never married; died December 25, 1941, Muhlenberg; buried Evergreen Cemetery, Greenville, Kentucky.

Source: Federal Census: Muhlenberg: 1850-1930; Henderson: 1880-1910; Muhlenberg Marriages; Kentucky Marriages 1850-1900; Muhlenberg County Kentucky Cemeteries Book 4: Evergreen Cemetery Records; Kentucky Death Certificates (various years) Nos. 27619, 28341, 2071, 16718, & 29846.

Updated August 4, 2017