Gazlay Family History
Wilson Roby
Parents
| Father | James Wilson Roby (ca. 1867 - 8 September 1898) |
| Mother | Anna Kathleen ‘Katie’ McNamee (May 1868 - 4 July 1959) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 10 January 2010; Last Edited: 17 March 2022 |
| Person ID | 30 |
| Name | Wilson Roby |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 14 December 1887 in Opelika, Lee County, Alabama1, 2, 3 |
| Married | 28 January 1920 in New Jersey to Ida Jane McGregor4 |
| Died | 2 December 1961 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama5, 6 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Ida Jane McGregor (daughter of David McGregor and Nellie Birrell Patterson) |
| Born | 23 August 1895 in New Jersey |
| Married | 28 January 1920 in New Jersey to Wilson Roby |
| Died | November 1983 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama |
| Children | of Wilson Roby and Ida Jane McGregor: |
| +1. | Wilson Roby, Jr. |
| Born | 4 January 1926 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina |
| Married | ca. 1948 to Billie Jean Lester |
| Died | 24 September 1984 in Cumberland County, North Carolina |
| +2. | David McGregor Roby |
| Born | 17 October 1927 |
| Married | 2 August 1953 in Meridian, Mississippi to Mary Jane Crossland |
| Married | 10 June 1972 in Virginia Beach, Virginia to Virginia ‘Ginny’ Worden |
| Died | 16 April 2005 in Flowery Branch, Georgia |
Sources
- Draft Registration Card, World War I, Wilson Roby, Card No. 25. This source indicates his birth date as 14 December 1888, whereas the 1900 census indicates his birth as December 1887. The census record is considered more accurate as it is the earlier record and the date was probably reported by his mother.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Alabama, Lee County, Opelika City, Enumeration District 34, Sheet No. 16.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New Jersey, Essex County, Orange, Enumeration District 299, Sheet No. 7B, family of John Mailler (28, New Jersey, machinist, Edison); wife Margaret Mailler (26, New Jersey); daughter Helen Mailler (3, New Jersey); son Jack Mailer (1, New Jersey); border Wilson Roby (30, New Jersey, clerk, grocery store). They are living next door to Margaret’s parents.
- New Jersey Marriage Index, by Reclaim the Records (available at: archives.org), Ida McGregor, married WR [i.e., Wilson Roby], 28 January 1920; location: 20.
- Email from Ron Roby to Lee Gazlay 8 March 2007
- Alabama Statewide Deaths 1908-1974. Available at Family Search (website) Record Search.