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1. | John Ronda Osborne was born on 22 Jan 1924 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina (son of John Henry Osborne and Rettie Jones); died on 4 Apr 1987 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Ashelawn Memorial Gardens, , Ashe County, North Carolina. John married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
2. | John Henry Osborne was born on 17 Jun 1889 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina (son of Alfred Osborne and Laura Graybeal); died on 24 Feb 1970 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in John Roten Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina. John married Rettie Jones on 9 Oct 1909 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Rettie (daughter of Unknown Gentleman and Zilphia Jones) was born on 2 Nov 1892 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 7 Apr 1964 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in John Roten Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Rettie Jones was born on 2 Nov 1892 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina (daughter of Unknown Gentleman and Zilphia Jones); died on 7 Apr 1964 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in John Roten Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina.
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4. | Alfred Osborne was born on 2 Aug 1862 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 9 Mar 1945. Alfred married Laura Graybeal about 1885 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Laura was born in Nov 1864 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Laura Graybeal was born in Nov 1864 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina.
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6. | Unknown Gentleman was born about 1850 in North Carolina, , , . Unknown married Zilphia Jones about 1879 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] |
7. | 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.
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