FIFTH GENERATION

46. BAXTER ROACH JR ⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾ was born on 23 Dec 1874 in Westminester S C. He died on 25 Mar 1964 in MMARIETTA SC. He was buried on 25 Mar 1964 in READY RIVER BAP CH TRAVELERS REST SC. HE WAS A MOONSHINER IN HIS EARLY DAYS . HE SAID IF HE HAD NOT GOTEN
CAUGHT AND PUT IN JAIL HE WOULD NOT HAVE LEARNED HOW TO READ NOR
WRITE. ALSO WAS A FARMER AND PEDLER SOLD MILK , BUTTER, VEGTABLES
EGGS, CHICKENS. AND TRADED. HE ALSO WORKED AT TRAVELERS MILLING
RUNNING THE HAMER MILL.
IN HIS LATER YEARS HE RAN A LITTLE STORE AT THE CORNER OF TOLAR AND N
MAIN ST IN TRAVELERS REST SC. HE LIVED WITH DAUGHTER ETRULIA FOR SEVERAL
YEARS, THEN MOVED TO RENFREW AND PUT A SMALL TRAILER IN THE BACK YARD OF ANOTHER DAUGHTER JESSIE WHERE HE LIVED OUT HIS VERY FULL
LIFE.



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He was married to RUTHA M BOTTOMS (daughter of PERRY BOTTOMS and SARA A. SNIDER) on 9 Jun 1893 in Westminester S C. RUTHA M BOTTOMS^{(2) (4)} was born on 24 Apr 1878 in GA. She died on 17 May 1951 in TRAVELERS REST SC. She was buried on 19 May 1951.⁽¹⁰⁾ BAXTER ROACH JR and RUTHA M BOTTOMS had the following children:

+102 i. LESTER DEE SR ROACH.
+103 ii. FRED K ROACH.
+104 iii. CLARA ROACH.
+105 iv. VERA MAE ROACH.
+106 v. MAUD ROACH.
+107 vi. EMMA PEARL ROACHE.
+108 vii. EARNEST ROACH.
+109 viii. JESSIE ROACH.
+110 ix. ETRULIA LILIAN ROACH.