John Peteet Roan
b. 28 August 1819, d. 5 January 1898
- Father: Willis I. Roan b. circa 1791, d. 29 January 1855
- Mother: Margaret Peteet b. 2 April 1802, d. 4 April 1854
- John Peteet Roan was born on 28 August 1819 in Georgia.
- Willis I. Roan and Margaret Peteet appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included John Peteet Roan. Also in the household were children Martha A. (age 10) and Benjamin F. (age 7), who may have been children of Willis and Margaret, or grandchildren.
- He married Mary Frances Hardy on 20 December 1854 in Grimes County, Texas.
- John Peteet Roan and Mary Frances Hardy appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Anderson PO, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Margaret Virginia Roan, Ida Roan, Lucy Ann Roan, John Roan, Martha Roan and H. Lee Roan. Also in the household were children John (age 7) and Martha (4).
- He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
- John Peteet Roan became a widower at the 4 April 1878 death of his wife Mary Frances Hardy.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
- John Peteet Roan appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Anderson, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Ida Roan and Lucy Ann Roan. Also in the household were children John (16), Mattie (14), Lee (12), Willis (10), Fanie (5) and James (2), not yet recorded.
- John Peteet Roan died on 5 January 1898 at age 78.
- He was interred at Roans Prairie Cemetery, Roans Prairie, Grimes County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 6 Feb 2014
Family: Mary Frances Hardy b. 24 November 1836, d. 4 April 1878
- Margaret Virginia Roan+ b. 23 August 1856, d. 22 June 1929
- Lucy Ann Roan+ b. 20 February 1861, d. 11 December 1936
- Ida Roan+ b. circa 1862
- John Roan b. circa 1863
- Martha Roan b. circa 1866
- H. Lee Roan+ b. 27 February 1868, d. 18 February 1899