Individual Details
John Reason Roof
(16 Jan 1821 - 19 Mar 1902)
DR. J. R. ROOF
, son of N. A. and Ruby Roof, is the eldest in a family of four boys and five girls, and was born January 16, 1822, in Hardin County, Ky. N. A. Roof was born in Virginia, and was of German descent. He came to Hardin County, Ky., when a boy with his parents, and followed farming. He married Ruby Rhodes, a daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Rhodes, and at the time of his death he owned a farm of 192 acres. Dr. Roof lived on a farm with his parents until he was twenty years old. He then commenced farming for himself, and followed that occupation until 1863, when he enlisted in the Union Army and served through the war. He was appointed steward in hospital [sic], and served as such until the close. On his return home from the army he commenced the practice of medicine in Edmonson County, and still follows that profession. He married Sallie Skaggs, daughter of James and Elizabeth Skaggs, and to them were born Elizabeth, in 1842; James A., 1844; Nicholas, 1846; Ruby F., 1849; Fereby A., 1851; Martha J., 1855; Mary W., 1857; Kitty A., 1859, and William F., 1862. Mrs. Roof died in March, 1885, a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. Dr. Roof lives on and owns a farm of 200 acres three miles southwest of Brownsville. In politics he is a Republican.
"Kentucky: A History of the State" by W. H. Perrin, J. H. Battle & G. C. Kniffin. 1887.
(transcribed by Cathy Schultz)
, son of N. A. and Ruby Roof, is the eldest in a family of four boys and five girls, and was born January 16, 1822, in Hardin County, Ky. N. A. Roof was born in Virginia, and was of German descent. He came to Hardin County, Ky., when a boy with his parents, and followed farming. He married Ruby Rhodes, a daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Rhodes, and at the time of his death he owned a farm of 192 acres. Dr. Roof lived on a farm with his parents until he was twenty years old. He then commenced farming for himself, and followed that occupation until 1863, when he enlisted in the Union Army and served through the war. He was appointed steward in hospital [sic], and served as such until the close. On his return home from the army he commenced the practice of medicine in Edmonson County, and still follows that profession. He married Sallie Skaggs, daughter of James and Elizabeth Skaggs, and to them were born Elizabeth, in 1842; James A., 1844; Nicholas, 1846; Ruby F., 1849; Fereby A., 1851; Martha J., 1855; Mary W., 1857; Kitty A., 1859, and William F., 1862. Mrs. Roof died in March, 1885, a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. Dr. Roof lives on and owns a farm of 200 acres three miles southwest of Brownsville. In politics he is a Republican.
"Kentucky: A History of the State" by W. H. Perrin, J. H. Battle & G. C. Kniffin. 1887.
(transcribed by Cathy Schultz)
Events
| Birth | 16 Jan 1821 | Hardin, Kentucky, United States | |||
| Marriage | 7 Apr 1842 | Brownsville, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States - Sarah "Sallie" Skaggs |  | ||
| Death | 19 Mar 1902 | Edmonson, Kentucky, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah "Sallie" Skaggs (1822 - 1885) |
| Father | Nicholas Acon "Nick" Roof (1793 - 1880) |
| Mother | Ruby Alice Rhodes (1795 - 1853) |
| Sibling | Ruby Ellen Roof (1833 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Cynthia E Roof (1839 - ) |
Endnotes
1. "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," index and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org: accessed 24 June 2018), John Roofe and Sally Skaggs, 7 Apr 1842; citing Brownsville, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond.