Sister of Mary, Anna, James, Pierce, Nora Mae, Samuel, Jessie, Maggie, William and Willard Roe.
A mother, grandmother, and life resident of Preston county. She belonged to the Daughters of the American Revolution, Lodge No. 36, of Tunnelton, and was a member of the Tunnelton E.U.B. Church. Her mother called her "Belle".
Isabelle married William Thomas McGinnis of Tunnelton in Oakland, Maryland, 7 September, 1925.
She kept chickens, put out a big garden, had lots of relatives, saved salt and pepper shaker sets, loved dogs,grew flowers, made heavy wool comforters, embroidered felt baby booties, and helped support her mother in law. Her kitchen had a large hand pump over the sink - very modern at the time. Unlike many other mothers of that era, she allowed comic books to be read, and bought her sons play uniforms, just for fun. Very proud of them all, she enjoyed visiting them, and having them visit her. She served her grandchildren buckwheat pancakes on pink depression glass plates, and spooned cough syrup into them when they took croup in the chill Preston county air. Her porch swing was everyone's seat of choice. Grape and hops vines scented the air around that porch.
Her daffodils naturalized across the yard, below her garden, down to the creek, along the road through the woods, and still grow in Snyders (Cobun) cemetery.
Her natural red hair faded to a beautiful snow white over the years of her life.
She died in her own bed, on Christmas morning, at 52 years, 3 months, and 7 days; as a result of the tenacity of diabetes, leaving her beloved William a widower.
Photographs, property of the family.
Sister of Mary, Anna, James, Pierce, Nora Mae, Samuel, Jessie, Maggie, William and Willard Roe.
A mother, grandmother, and life resident of Preston county. She belonged to the Daughters of the American Revolution, Lodge No. 36, of Tunnelton, and was a member of the Tunnelton E.U.B. Church. Her mother called her "Belle".
Isabelle married William Thomas McGinnis of Tunnelton in Oakland, Maryland, 7 September, 1925.
She kept chickens, put out a big garden, had lots of relatives, saved salt and pepper shaker sets, loved dogs,grew flowers, made heavy wool comforters, embroidered felt baby booties, and helped support her mother in law. Her kitchen had a large hand pump over the sink - very modern at the time. Unlike many other mothers of that era, she allowed comic books to be read, and bought her sons play uniforms, just for fun. Very proud of them all, she enjoyed visiting them, and having them visit her. She served her grandchildren buckwheat pancakes on pink depression glass plates, and spooned cough syrup into them when they took croup in the chill Preston county air. Her porch swing was everyone's seat of choice. Grape and hops vines scented the air around that porch.
Her daffodils naturalized across the yard, below her garden, down to the creek, along the road through the woods, and still grow in Snyders (Cobun) cemetery.
Her natural red hair faded to a beautiful snow white over the years of her life.
She died in her own bed, on Christmas morning, at 52 years, 3 months, and 7 days; as a result of the tenacity of diabetes, leaving her beloved William a widower.
Photographs, property of the family.
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Isabelle V.
1907-1959
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Family Members
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Mary Elizabeth Roe Mullenax
1894–1949
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Anna Marie Roe Smith
1897–1987
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James Gilbert Roe
1898–1927
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Pierce Edward Roe
1900–1967
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Nora Mae Roe Nicholson
1903–1977
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Samuel Summerville Roe
1905–1957
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Jessie Catherine Roe Hebb
1913–1981
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Maggie Roe
1915–1917
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William Alfred Roe
1916–1961
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Willard Lee Roe
1920–1967
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