David Edward Roten

David Edward Roten

• Father: Thomas Roten b. say 1800, d. 1844
• Mother: Lovica Permenter b. circa 1800

• David Edward Roten was born on 1 May 1834 in Edgefield District, South Carolina.
• He was known as Ed.
• Lovica Permenter appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Saluda, Abbeville District, South Carolina. Other members of the household included David Edward Roten, William W. Roten, Ellen C. Roten, Thomas L. Roten and Larkin J. Roten.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
• Henry Clay King appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Montgomery PO, Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included David Edward Roten, T. King, S. King and M. J. King.
• He was a mechanic, according to the 1860 census.
• He married Alice Andereson Whitten, daughter of Alfred Whitten and Nancy Ann Lewis, on 16 March 1866 in Madison County, Texas, and had at least eight known children, including Edward Whitten, Harriet Alice, Ruba Lee, William Marvin, Irvin Tabor, Benny Oran and Annie B.
• His wife Alice Andereson Whitten became a widow at his death.
• David Edward Roten died on 10 September 1917 at age 83.
• He was interred at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Cherokee County, Texas.
• For an account of his CSA service in Company B, 24th Texas Cavalry Regiment, see his profile in Karen McCann Hett's Danville Mounted Riflemen.

• Last Edited: 17 Dec 2008