Nora was born in 1936 in West Virginia. She was the daughter of John Teets and Rosa Koontz. In 1940 the family lived in Lincoln, Marion, West Virginia.[1]
She married James Arlington Roy (1928-2002) in December 1952 when he was in the U.S. Army.[2] Their children included:
James Alexander Roy (Oct. 1956-Apr.1959) - died at 2 years old from meningococcemia (rare infectious disease)[3],[4]
3 more sons
She passed away at age 56 in 1992 in Allegan, Michigan. She was buried in East Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia.
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Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7ZS-H3L : 8 January 2021), Nora Teets in household of John Teets, Lincoln Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 25-35, sheet 8B, line 50, family 136, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4425.
↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMKK-QX3 : 27 February 2018), James Alexander Roy, 09 Apr 1959; citing Monongalia County, W. Va., County Records, v P-S p 40, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 840,905.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20073350/ : accessed 17 February 2021), memorial page for Nora Letitia Roy (22 Jul 1936–15 Nov 1992), Find a Grave Memorial no. 20073350, citing East Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Jennifer Selfridge (contributor 46594182); Photo added by cynthia mullens.
↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VMBV-Z65 : 8 January 2021), Nora L Roy, 15 Nov 1992; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
↑ "Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ1-PYVG : 1 April 2020), Nora L Roy, 1992; citing , Obituary, Grand Rapids Public Library, Michigan; FHL microfilm 7,597,936.
See also:
"Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZTC-2ZH : 4 December 2014), Nora L Roy, 15 Nov 1992; from "Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 1998); citing Allegan, Allegan, Michigan, death certificate number 064377, Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Lansing.
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