Family Related Books

Available in September, a wonderful new historical biography written by John J. Roark is entitled:

Joseph Roark (1813-1876) left Claiborne County, Tennessee, at age 19, to homestead in lands vacated by the Cherokees. Like his father and grandfather, both of whom had settled on the frontier of Virginia and Tennessee, Joseph Roark chose to move early to unsettled areas. Highlights of the biography are:
American Frontier History
Cherokee Removal and Antebellum Growth
Civil War and Reconstruction
Beautiful Hardbound Book, 573 Pages, with attractive Dust Jacket
Contains Maps, Documents, and Photographs not previously published
All Proceeds go to the Roark-Conner Association, a 501(c)(3), non-profit, organization

The author spent five years researching and writing this fascinating, early American account of a pioneer family from its arrival in America in the 1720s through its struggle during the settlement of Tennessee. The resulting work is a biography for anyone who appreciates and enjoys history. Each chapter contains endnotes that extensively document the research. Additionally, the work is well indexed to permit ready reference to family names and historical locations. Over 100 surnames of persons encountered by Joseph Roark are included in the biography. Surnames frequently mentioned are:
Bare Clingan Ellison Hutcheson Patterson Talley
Blackburn Conner Fultz Killian Richardson Webb
Blythe Cookston Gamble Lambert Roler Williams
Brooks Cornwell Gross McCallie Samples Witt
Campbell Cox Haney McGill Scott Wood
Carr Eastridge Hixson Palmer Swafford Yarnell

You will want to purchase copies for your own pleasure and information, as well as copies to give as gifts and as a reference library for your children and grandchildren. Copies for preview and purchase will be available at the Roark-Conner Reunion in October. Should you want to purchase your copies earlier, please send personal checks or money orders using the form below.

Price $25.00 per copy plus $4.00 postage & handling. For additional copies in the same mailing,
postage & handling is $1.00 each. Allow 4 to 5 weeks after August 1 for shipping.

Questions in regard to the book should be addressed to:
Ms. Faye Thompson, Chairperson, Book Distribution and Sales Committee, Roark-Conner Association,
521 Frances Way, Richardson, Texas 75081, 972 235-8450
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Please enclose this lower portion with your order (please print) and mail to:

Mr. Carrol Mathews, Treasurer, Roark-Conner Association
7721 Terry Drive, Fort Worth, Texas, 76180

Name ________________________________ Copies _________

Address ______________________________ Amount Enclosed $_________

City & State __________________________ Zip Code _______ E-mail Address _____________

Please have the author sign my copy(ies) Yes __ No __

Hardtack and Hardships, The Life and Times of Confederate Veteran James A. Roark and His Family

A biography of James A. Roark (1840-1905), eldest son of Joseph and Juda Carr Roark, is available through the Roark Conner Association. The biography, entitled, Hardtack and Hardship, provides the ancestry of James A. Roark back to Virginia in 1780 and follows the migration of the family to Hamilton County, Tennessee. The subject is followed throughout the Civil War, the hardship of Reconstruction, his marriage to America McGill, his later move to Texas, and the dispersion of his family. A brief genealogy is provided on the Carrs, Conners, and McGills.

The biography is sold by the Association with all monies received going to the benefit of the Association. It may be purchased for $25.00 plus $3.50 postage and may be ordered by the use of the form below:

Please send ______ copy(ies) of Hardtack and Hardship, The Life and Times of Confederate Veteran James A. Roark and His Family. I am enclosing my check in the amount of ___________ $25 each plus $3.50 for each copy mailed separately). Mail to:

 

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Make checks payable to the Roark Conner Association and mail with this form to

Roark-Conner Association 
7721 Terry Dr. 
Fort Worth, Texas  76180-6219

Please allow three weeks for delivery. 

Pioneer Days, Stories of the Conner-Roark Ancestry, by Mrs. Laura Roark Shropshire. Order from

Reba Wilson
5613 Clark Rd
Harrison, TN 37341-9501

Audio Tapes of the 1999 reunion