roark Conner Association
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Changing in the present to
Anticipate the future.
roark Conner Association
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R-CA Obituaries
Never Forgotten
Although we are apart, your spirit lives within me, forever in my heart.
Remember Our Loved Ones
The R-CA remembers our loved ones who have passed here on this website,
in our Newsletter, and with a special ceremony during Family Reunions.
Historical Documents Collection
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Family PowerPoint Presentations
Chuck Gross created several of these family PowerPoint presentations about Roark and Conner descendants. Not having personal knowledge of the families his main source of information was Ancestry.com, with some help from living descendants.
Chuck has done his best to get the correct information. He noted there are many people in our nation with similar names and birth and death dates. If you find any errors, or would like further information on these presentations, please contact Chuck at: chuckgross33@gmail.com.
Elizabeth Roark Pendergrass
1833-1909
James Madison Conner
1842-1924
John Blythe Roark & Nancy Cameron
1829-1909
Joseph Roark & Elizabeth Smith
1843-1916
Madison Conner Roark
1923-1972
Margaret Ann Roark McCallie
1842-1927
Martha Jane Roark Samples
1834-1923
Martha Roark Moon Lovell
1872-1959
Mary Ann Roark Cross
1825-1868
Maximillian C. "Mack" Conner
1833-1918
Phoebe Caroline Conner
1836-1875
Thomas Conner & Violet Witt
1835-1919
Sarah Blythe Roark Webb
1845-1908
Franklin Asberry Roark
1886-1974
Other Resources
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Family Trees
There are many branches of the Roark-Conner family tree descending from James Roark and Maximillian Conner. Click the "Learn more" button to read highlights of some descendants of the branch.
Past Newsletters
The Newsletter keeps members informed about family news across the U.S. through our dedicated reporters. It also contains family histories, reunion plans, post reunion updates with photos, and Presidents messages.
Presentations
Laura Roark Shropshire, the visionary for the first reunion in 1959, requested family histories be presented at family reunions. Since 1995, presentations were recorded and made available for purchase.
Preservation
The R-CA is dedicated to maintaining several Roark-Conner cemeteries and ensuring that historic documents and other materials are sent to libraries, shared, and preserved for future generations.
TNSAR Ceremony
Patriots Thomas Palmer and William Moore were honored by the Tennessee Sons of the American Revolution by installing a memorial marker at their gravesites. Click "Learn more" to see highlights.
Thomas Palmer
Learn about Thomas Palmer - Revolutionary War Soldier in the dedicatory address by Dr. Donald B. Roark. Thomas Palmer is buried at the Conner Cemetery, in Birchwood, Tennessee.
Ancestry
Members have preserved family history in family bibles, through family records, and on ancestry.com, familysearch.org, and other similar sites.
Family Tree
Roark and Conner Ancestors
View photos and click links to learn more.
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About The R-CA
The R-CA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to hosting annual reunions, preserving historical documents, sharing family history, and maintaining cemeteries and markers.
Management
Managed by a Board of Directors, the R-CA maintains cemeteries, publishes Newsletters, updates this website, preserves family history, and coordinates the annual family reunions
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Become a member and receive our Newsletter published three times a year. Family members have been hosting annual family reunions since 1959. Join us for only $10 per year.