Third Generation

10. James Louis ROE was born on Oct 18, 1896 in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA. He registered for the WW1 draft on Jun 5, 1917 in Leflore Co., MS³⁵ He died on Jun 13, 1947.

James Louis ROE and Laura Lou Cindie (LuLu) AVANTS were married about 1915. They appeared in the census on Feb 14, 1920 in Leflore Co., MS.³⁶ Laura was recorded as Nora in the 1920 census. There were no children in the family except for James' siblings. Could he have been previously married to someone named Nora? They appeared in the census on Apr 25, 1930 in Mississippi Co., AR.³⁷ Laura Lou Cindie (LuLu) AVANTS (daughter of Peter J. AVANTS and Irena __________) was born on Feb 11, 1895 in Cleveland, Bolivar Co., MS. She died on Nov 10, 1944. James Louis ROE and Laura Lou Cindie (LuLu) AVANTS had the following children:

42	i.	Pauline ROE was born on Apr 18, 1923 in Kizer, Lafayette Co., AR. A note on the bottom of a Family Group Sheet provided to my by Betty Jean Roe Ginn states that Pauline Roe has 1 child born 2 July 1954 in Miss. - Ruby Lavania Avants.
+43	ii.	Maybelle ROE.
44	iii.	James Louis ROE Jr. was born on Jul 4, 1928 in Kizer, Lafayette Co., AR. He died on Jul 4, 1928 in Kizer, Lafayette Co., AR.
+45	iv.	Christine ROE.