Bacchus Roane

Photograph of

Bacchus Roane

Name(s)

Bacchus Roane

Date of photograph

~1890s

Location of photograph

Jefferson Art Gallery, Richmond, Virginia, United States

Description

Full-length portrait of Bacchus Roane, colorized.

Bacchus Roane (18 August 1869-6 June 1921) the son of Patrick Henry Roane, Sr. and Susan Price, was born on 18 August 1869 in Varina, Henrico County, Virginia, United States.

He married Josephine Harris on 4 September 1895 in Newport News, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of William Edward Roane, Edith Irene Roane, and Collis Roane.

Bacchus Roane was a Special Policeman and a Justice of the Peace in Newport News, Virginia. He died on 6 June 1921 in Newport News, Virginia.

He was the 4x great-grandson of Patrick Henry, Governor of Virginia and Revolutionary War Patriot.

Type

Photograph

Format

JPG

Rights

Public Domain | All records should be cited as coming from the Center Family History at the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.

Donated By

The family of Joseph C. Sheffey, Jr. and Barbara Ann Turner