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Bertha Roten

Female Abt 1907 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Bertha Roten was born about 1907 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina (daughter of John Wesley Roten and Zilphia Jones).

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Wesley Roten was born on 20 Oct 1850 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina (son of David Roten and Sarah Osborne); died on 16 Jun 1923 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Brown Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina.

    John married Zilphia Jones about 1884 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Zilphia was born on 15 Jan 1861 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 25 May 1939 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Zilphia Jones was born on 15 Jan 1861 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 25 May 1939 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina.

    Notes:

    Zilphia Jones lived adjacent to John Wesley Roten from 1860 to 1907, when they were married. The Ashe County, NC census records indicate that Zilphia had seven children out of wedlock while living nexr door to John Roten. After their marriage, many of her children assumed the Roten surname. It is very likely that John Wesley Roten and Zilphia were paramours, and that he was the father of Zilphia's children.

    Children:
    1. 1. Bertha Roten was born about 1907 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  David Roten was born about 1828 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina (son of Josiah Joseph Roten and Mary Carpenter); died on 13 Dec 1862 in Fredericksburg, , , Virginia.

    Notes:

    Died in Civil War.

    David married Sarah Osborne about 1847 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Sarah (daughter of Robert John Osborn and Nancy Graybeal) was born about 1828 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 15 Oct 1893 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Sarah Osborne was born about 1828 in North Carolina, , , (daughter of Robert John Osborn and Nancy Graybeal); died on 15 Oct 1893 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. 2. John Wesley Roten was born on 20 Oct 1850 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 16 Jun 1923 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Brown Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina.
    2. Mary Ann Roten was born on 11 Mar 1855 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 9 Jul 1929 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Calhoun Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina.
    3. Nancy E. Roten was born on 23 Nov 1855 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 22 Jun 1945 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Barney Calhoun Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina.
    4. Elizabeth Roten was born about 1858 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 21 Dec 1929 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Lewis Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina.
    5. Frances "Frankey" Roten was born on 1 Jul 1858 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 19 Aug 1928 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Rich Hill Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Josiah Joseph Roten was born about 1784 in Sussex County, , , Delaware (son of James Roten and Mary "Polly" (Roten)); died in Oct 1869 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina.

    Josiah married Mary Carpenter on 5 Dec 1805 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Mary was born about 1788 in Surry County, , , North Carolina; died before 1870 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mary Carpenter was born about 1788 in Surry County, , , North Carolina; died before 1870 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. Margaret "Peggy" Roten was born on 8 Jun 1808 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 5 Jun 1893 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina.
    2. Frances Roten was born on 10 Jul 1809 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 17 May 1896 in North Carolina, , , .
    3. Martha Roten was born about 1810 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina.
    4. Larkin Roten was born about 1811 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 28 May 1881 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Benjamin Brown Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina.
    5. Comfort Roten was born about 1814 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died about 1894 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina.
    6. Lydia Jane Roten was born on 21 Mar 1819 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 15 Aug 1884 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.
    7. Sidney Roten was born on 7 Oct 1820 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 4 Oct 1885 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Benjamin Brown Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina.
    8. Elizabeth Roten was born about 1822 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina.
    9. James Roten was born about 1823 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died about 1857 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina.
    10. Jacob Roten was born on 27 Jan 1824 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 20 Aug 1901 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Brown Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina.
    11. 4. David Roten was born about 1828 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 13 Dec 1862 in Fredericksburg, , , Virginia.

  3. 10.  Robert John Osborn was born about 1796 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina (son of Robert Osborn and Elizabeth Lathan); died in Jan 1880 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina.

    Robert married Nancy Graybeal about 1799 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Nancy (daughter of Henry Graybeal and Celia Henson) was born about 1802 in Wythe County, , , Virginia; died about 1880 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Nancy Graybeal was born about 1802 in Wythe County, , , Virginia (daughter of Henry Graybeal and Celia Henson); died about 1880 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. William Osborn was born about 1819 in North Carolina, , , ; died before 1880 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina.
    2. Ephram Osborn was born about 1820 in North Carolina, , , .
    3. 5. Sarah Osborne was born about 1828 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 15 Oct 1893 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina.