America Roark

1878 - 1964  (85 years)

• Name	America Roark
  Born	1 Jul 1878	St. Joseph, Buchanan Co, Missouri, USA
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900 1930
  Died	22 Jun 1964	Colorado Springs, El Paso Co, Colorado, USA
  Buried	Lamar, Prowers Co, Colorado, USA (Fairmont Cemetery)
  Person ID	I10803	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	William Stewart Roark,   b. Abt 1840, Virginia, USA
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Caldwell,   b. Kentucky, USA
  Family ID	F8806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles Hoar,   b. 10 Sep 1869, Cuba, Fulton Co, Illinois, USA ,   d. 7 Mar 1948, Bristol, Prowers Co, Colorado, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	19 Aug 1893	Alton, Osborne Co, Kansas, USA
  Children	1. Edith Hoar,   b. 27 Oct 1894, Plainville, Rooks Co, Kansas, USA ,   d. 18 Oct 1969, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co, Colorado, USA  (Age 74 years)   2. Charles Hoar,   b. 17 Jan 1900, Plainville, Rooks Co, Kansas, USA ,   d. 15 Dec 1972, Lamar, Prowers Co, Colorado, USA  (Age 72 years)   3. Clara Hoar,   b. 2 Apr 1903, Plainville, Rooks Co, Kansas, USA ,   d. 19 May 1989, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co, Colorado, USA  (Age 86 years)   4. Hazel Hoar,   b. 13 Dec 1905, Plainville, Rooks Co, Kansas, USA ,   d. 5 May 1982, Grand Prairie, Dallas Co, Texas, USA  (Age 76 years)   5. Edna Hoar,   b. 10 Dec 1907, Portis, Osborne Co, Kansas, USA ,   d. 15 Mar 1978, Rye, Pueblo Co, Colorado, USA  (Age 70 years)   6. Zola Hoar,   b. 8 Jan 1912, Portis, Osborne Co, Kansas, USA ,   d. 3 Oct 2000, Pueblo, Pueblo Co, Colorado, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F4837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Cemetery: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62214786 Date: Feb 2, 2007 The following information was kindly contributed by Judy Churchill: churchj(at)comcast.net Judy writes: Here is some information on America T. Roark. Her father was William. 1880 United States Federal Census, Platte, Andrew, Missouri Name: William Roark Home in 1880: Platte, Andrew, Missouri Age: 40 Estimated birth year: abt 1840 Birthplace: Virginia Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head) Spouse's name: Mary E. Father's birthplace: VA Mother's birthplace: VA Occupation: Farmer Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Wife: Mary E. Roark, age 20, born KY Dau: America L. Roark, age 2, born MO Son: Frank M. Roark, age 6 months, born MO Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Platte, Andrew, Missouri; Roll: T9_671; Family History Film: 1254671; Page: 172.4000; Enumeration District: 32; Image: 0352. 1910 United States Federal Census, Lawrence, Osborne, Kansas Name: Charles Hoar Age in 1910: 40 Estimated birth year: abt 1870 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania Mother's Birth Place: Illinois Spouse's name: America T. Home in 1910: Lawrence, Osborne, Kansas Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male WifeL America T. Hoar, age 31, born MO Dau: Edith M. Hoar, age 15, born KS Son: Raymond Hoar, age 10, born KS Dau: Myrtle Hoar, age 7, born KS Dau: Hazel N. Hoar, age 4, born KS Dau: Edna C. Hoar, age 2, born KS Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Lawrence, Osborne, Kansas; Roll: T624_452; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 119; Image: 6. 1920 United States Federal Census, New Raymer, Weld, Colorado Name: Charles Hoar Home in 1920: New Raymer, Weld, Colorado Age: 50 years Estimated birth year: abt 1870 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: America T Father's Birth Place: Ohio Mother's Birth Place: Illinois Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Rent Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 991 Wife: America T. Hoar, age 41, born MO Son: Raymond Hoar, age 19, born KS Dau: Myrtle Hoa, ager 16, born KS Dau: Hazel Hoa, ager 14, born KS Dau: Creta Hoa, ager 12, born KS Dau: Zola Hoar, age 8, born KS Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: New Raymer, Weld, Colorado; Roll: T625_172; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 255; Image: 991. [[ http://genealogytrails.com/colo/prowers/obits.html Funeral services for America Turner Hoar were held at Duggan-Dolsen Mortuary Chapel June 25 at 2 p.m. with H. E. Havens as minister. Accompanist, Mrs. Dale Ellenberger, played for Bernard Orr, who sang "My God and I" and "Beyond the Sunset." Casket bearers were Roy M. Kintigh, Charles Dodge, Jimmie Jennings, Buck Reed, Butch Dodge and Floyd A. Fossceco. Burial was in Fairmount Cemetery. Born July 1, 1878, at St. Joseph, Mo., to Mary Elizabeth and William S. Roark, Mrs. Hoar died June 22, 1964, at the age of 85 years, 11 months and 22 days at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs. She moved with her parents to Alton, Kan., when seven. She was married to Charlie Hoar Aug. 19, 1893, and they had six children. The family moved to Sheridan Lake in 1912 to homestead. She had lived in the Hartman and Bristol communities until three years ago, when, unable to care for herself, she went to live with her daughters at Rye and Colorado Springs. Survivors are one son, Raymond of Lamar; five daughters, Mrs. Edith Newell, Mrs. Myrtle Casburn of Colorado Springs; Mrs. Hazel Barnes of Fontana, Calif., Mrs. Creta Krieg, Mrs. Zola Dodge of Rye; 20 grandchildren; 68 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild; two sisters, Mrs. Effie Moyer, Canon City, and Mrs. Mollie Granger, Hutchinson, Kan.; three brothers, H. O. Turner of Portis, Kan., Joe Turner of Mobile, Ala., and Leo Turner of Kansas City, Kan. She attended the Hartman Methodist church.