Re: Emma (Mitchell) Roquemore obituary
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Emma (Mitchell) Roquemore obituary
Tammy Clark 10/28/03
MY GREAT GRANDFATHER WAS DUCK ROQUEMORE OF BIVINS, TX. I WAS TOLD THAT HE MOVED THERE SOMETIME IN THE 1800'S. HE CAME THER WITH MONEY BUYING 302 ACRES OF LAND. BUT DID NOT PURCHASED THE MINERAL RIGHT. HE WAS WEALTHY DARK BLACK MAN, WHO WAS OVER 6FT TALL WITH STRAIGHT HAIR. HE HAD NEVER BEEN A SLAVE. HE OWED A STORE AND BLACKSMITH SHOP IN THE LEEK CREEK AREA OF CASS COUNTY. SOLD HIS PEACHES TO A CANNING COMPANY IN ATLANTA, TX. MY GRANDFATHER,REV. CLAYTON ROQUEMORE, SR., MARRIED FANNIE BRICE. THEY HAD 11 KIDS. MY FATHER IS WILLIE ROQUEMORE AND MY MOTHER IS EMMA ROQUEMORE.