Roland married Sallie Dawkins around 1901, and the couple had at least five children: Bennie William, born 1901; Elma Lee, 1903-1904: Fred, born ca. 1908; Harold Bell, born 1914; and Roland William Jr., born in 1920.
Roland is listed in the 1900 and 1920 censuses as a cotton mill boss. He was also a member of the North Carolina School Committee in 1922 and 1923. He died in 193[9] and was buried in Bear Branch Cemetery in Richmond Co., NC. Sallie outlived him by nearly 30 years, and is buried with him in Bear Branch Cemetery.
Information from: The Rainwater Collection, a genealogical archive.
http://www.therainwatercollection.com/gallery/apr2003.shtml
Roland married Sallie Dawkins around 1901, and the couple had at least five children: Bennie William, born 1901; Elma Lee, 1903-1904: Fred, born ca. 1908; Harold Bell, born 1914; and Roland William Jr., born in 1920.
Roland is listed in the 1900 and 1920 censuses as a cotton mill boss. He was also a member of the North Carolina School Committee in 1922 and 1923. He died in 193[9] and was buried in Bear Branch Cemetery in Richmond Co., NC. Sallie outlived him by nearly 30 years, and is buried with him in Bear Branch Cemetery.
Information from: The Rainwater Collection, a genealogical archive.
http://www.therainwatercollection.com/gallery/apr2003.shtml
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