Patrick Henry Roane, Sr. c. 1890s. Varina, Henrico County, Virginia

Title: Patrick Henry Roane, Sr. c. 1890s. Varina, Henrico County, Virginia
Name: Patrick Henry Roane, Sr.
Birthday: 1833
Birthplace: Varina, Henrico County, Virginia
Parents: George Henry Roane (1805 Williamsburg, Virginia - 1875 Varina, Henrico County, Virginia)

Elizabeth "Eliza" Henley of Varina, Henrico County, Virginia
Spouse: Susan Price
Death Date & Place: 13 February 1907 in Varina, Henrico County, Virginia
Description: Patrick Henry Roane, Sr., the son of George Henry Roane (1805 Williamsburg, Virginia -1876 Varina, Henrico County, Virginia) and Elizabeth Henley, was born enslaved in 1833 in Varina, Henrico County, Virginia.

He cohabitated in slavery with Susan Price in Varina, Henrico County, Virginia. They were the parents of George A. Roane, Patrick Henry Roane, Jr. (a Newport News, Virginia Councilman), William E. Roane, Wyatt Roane (a judge of Elections in Newport News, Virginia), Bachus Roane (a policeman and Justice of the Peace in Newport News, Virginia), Edmonia Carlotta Roane, and Leonard Wilson Roane (a shipbuilding engineer in Newport News, Virginia).

Patrick Henry Roane was the 3x great-grandson of Patrick Henry, Governor of Virginia and Revolutionary War Patriot).
Donated By: The Joseph C. Sheffey, Jr. and Barbara Ann Turner Family