The purpose of this web site is for the transferring of information about our Roark and Conner ancestors and to encourage the exchange of family information. Our Roarks descended from Timothy Roark, born about 1769 and died in 1831. He was in Tazewell County, VA in 1800 and later settled in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee. The Conner line comes down through Maximilian Haney Conner, born 2 Jan 1806 and died 7 Jul 1893. Maximilian Haney Conner settled in Hamilton County, Tennessee in 1835, he was the son of Maximilian Conner and Phoebe Bishop Conner. Maximilian Conner died in Cocke County, Tennessee in Nov 1834 and is buried in an unmarked grave. His wife Phoebe stayed in Cocke County, Tennessee with the part of her children that remained in the area. Maximilian Haney Conner and his wife, Martha Palmer Conner and two children along with eight other families left Cocke County in Dec 1834 going to the west by boating down the river. They were stopped when the Tennessee River was frozen over below Hiwassee Island (Jolly Island). Maximilian Haney and some other families settled in the area and some families continued on down the river.
This site has been moved to the offical website of the Roark-Conner Association
This web site was provided and maintained by Chuck Gross. The last change was posted on July 25, 2002. Sorry about not keeping the site current.
Information about the Roark-Conner Association and how to join the association.
Roarks at Oak Ridge, Tennessee Compiled by Chuck Gross.
Restore the Conner Cemetery, of the Salem community of Hamilton County, Tennessee.
Charles Palmer's comments about the 1834 Conner Trip down the Tennessee River.
A Report on the project to research and preserve the history of the Birchwood, TN area.
A Report on how the name Roark has been spelled in the Roark-Conner Association Collection.The Roark-Conner Association Collection is housed in the Chattanooga , TN public library and has been microfilmed and is available from the Tennessee State Archives in Nashville.
Roark-Conner Family Records Available on Microfilm.
The James Roark Family massacre March 1780 in Baptist Valley in what is now Tazewell County, Virginia.
The Roark Gap Incident Marker in Tazewell County, VA Historical Marker
From Tennessee To Texas in 1881 They Started from Birchwood, Tennessee on December 6, 1881, and arrived in Weatherford, Texas on December 9, 1881. (posted Sepember 6, 1999)
The family of Timothy Roark, Jr. and a list of his children. Picture and information provided by Becky Campbell of Bowie Maryland.
Family members with e-mail addresses (posted August 9, 2002)
Information from the Julia Roark Robinett diary, provided by Dora Maye Todd.
College Experiences
Autobiography Notes
Grandmother's Family Stories
This article was provided by Sondra Jean Foley Martin. The information is about a grandson of Jeremiah Roark, Douglas Moore.
The Lost Cemetery
Story about the cemetery beside the first Salem Baptist Church,
Hamilton County, Tennessee written by Chuck Gross.
"Huntin Bear" in Springtown, Texas
Story provided by Jenna Mathews at the 1997 Roark-Conner Reunion
Joseph
Roark, His Life and Times by John J. Roark a 572 page, hard bound book. The cost
is only $25 plus a $4.00 postage and handling fee.
Books about
Roark or Conner families (Updaed February 19, 2000)
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