Roxie Albertha Roker (1929 - 1995)

Born 28 Aug 1929 in Miami, Florida, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Seymour Kravitz — married about Apr 1962 in Indian River, Florida, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Dec 1995 at age 66 in Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Roxie Roker is Notable.

Roxie Roker is an American actress, best known for her role as Helen Willis on the television show The Jeffersons. She is also the mother of musician Lenny Kravitz.^[1]

Roxie Albertha Roker, daughter of Bessie Mitchell and Bahamanian Albert Roker, was born in 1929. in 1962, she married Sy Kravitz.^[2]

She died in 1995^[3][4] and is buried in Southern Memorial Park in North Miami, Florida.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Roxie Roker," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxie_Roker (accessed June 16, 2022).
2. ↑ "Florida Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJKX-YVZ : accessed 18 April 2016), Albertha Roker, Apr 1962; from "Florida, Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida; and Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research.
3. ↑ "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Ancestry Record 60901 #32035721 (accessed 22 January 2022)
   Name: Roxie Albertha Roker [Roxie Roker Kravitz] [Roxie Kravitz]; Gender: Female; Race: Black; Birth Date: 28 Aug 1927; Birth Place: Miami, Florida [Miami Dade, Florida]; Death Date: Dec 1995; Father: Albert Roker; Mother: Bessie Mitchell; SSN: 116188726; Notes: Jul 1943: Name listed as ROXIE ALBERTHA ROKER; Jun 1966: Name listed as ROXIE ROKER KRAVITZ; Jul 1966: Name listed as ROXIE KRAVITZ; 15 Dec 1995: Name listed as ROXIE R KRAVITZ.
4. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGTX-VKG : accessed 18 April 2016), Roxie Albertharoke Kravitz, 02 Dec 1995; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
5. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV3-4K1P : accessed 18 April 2016), Roxie Albertha Roker, 1995; Burial, North Miami, Dade, Florida, United States of America, Southern Memorial Park; citing record ID 12466, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:S58X-L6Z : accessed 18 April 2016), Albirtha Roker in entry for Albert Roker, 1930.
• "Florida State Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNJG-7ZQ : accessed 18 April 2016), Alberta Roker, Miami, Dade, Florida; citing line 29, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,151.

• "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HMF-7XT : accessed 18 April 2016), Roxie A Roker, 1952; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).