Born in Marshall County, Kentucky, United States of America
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Isaiah King
and Mary (Stephens) King
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 68
in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, United States of America
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Jul 2022
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Biography
Elvira Florence King Roark
BIRTH 15 Jun 1863 Marshall County, Kentucky, USA
DEATH 27 Sep 1931 (aged 68) Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
BURIAL Oakland Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery Sharpe, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA
Parents: James I King 1830–1917, Mary Jane Stephens King 1838–1913
Spouse: Andrew LeRoy Roark 1850–1932 (m. 1894)
Siblings: Susan A. "Sue" King Wyatt 1856–1937, Leona King Lofton 1860–1928, Sol H King 1858–1946
Sources
- Source: S1721708971 U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc 2019 Lehi, UT, USA Record Collection 61843 Note: See newspaper information provided with each entry.
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48327273/elvira_florence-roark
- "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS6F-YZV : Sat Oct 14 02:37:11 UTC 2023), Entry for Alvira Florence Roark and James King, 1931.
- "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9HH-RHQ : Thu Oct 05 00:55:30 UTC 2023), Entry for Andrew L Roark and Elvira F Roark, 1900.
- "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M26W-3J8 : Thu Oct 05 12:46:16 UTC 2023), Entry for Andy J Roark and Florence Roark, 1910.
- "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMF7-4VV : Thu Oct 05 06:15:51 UTC 2023), Entry for R Andy Roark and Florence Roark, 1930.
- "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHGG-XT6 : Thu Dec 07 19:19:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Andrew L Roark and Florence Roark, 1920.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elvira by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elvira:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elvira by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elvira:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Jack Isham 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member yockoe
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~1.56%
Debbie Lampley :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~1.56%
James Skelton :
23andMe, GEDmatch M133044 [compare]
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~0.78%
Steve Sanders :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch YT2249420 [compare], FTDNA kit #879062
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