Person Page - 2622

     Note: Possibly the "Joshua" Roush, age 22, found in the Uriah Farris household in the 1870 census.² Valentine Roush was born in February 1848 at Highland Co., OH.^1,3 He was the son of John Roush and Rebecca Rhoad.¹ Valentine Roush married Sarah Samantha (?) circa 1870, Three children born, all living as of 1900, per census.³ Valentine Roush lived in 1900 at Griggs Twp., Ida Co., IA.³

     Vera B. Roush was born on 5 December 1902 at Hillsboro, Highland Co., OH.¹ She was the daughter of John F. Bilderbach and Mittie Gertrude Roush.¹ Vera B. Roush married Harley E. Shaffer, son of Pleasant H. Shaffer and Nancy Elizabeth Barr, on 14 June 1922 at Highland Co., OH. Vera B. Roush lived on 22 April 1940 at Pricetown, Highland Co., OH.² She died on 2 June 1995 at Toledo, Lucas Co., OH, at age 92. She was buried in June 1995 at Barker Cemetery, Pricetown, Highland Co., OH, Find A Grave Memorial# 43038263.

     Vera Marie Roush was born on 16 January 1904 at Highland Co., OH. She was the daughter of William Roush and Cora B. Jenner. Vera Marie Roush married Harold Lewis Wilkin, son of Augustus Elmore Wilkin and Mary Elizabeth Fawley, on 11 September 1928 at Highland Co., OH.

     Warner Roush was born circa 1877 at Red Rock Twp., Marion Co. (probably), IA.¹ He was the son of Carey Roush and Sarah J. (?)¹

     Warren Roush was born circa 1927 at Pratt Co., KS.¹ He was the son of Oscar Roush and Wilma Royce.¹

     William Roush was born in November 1865 at Highland Co. (probably), OH.¹ He was the son of Lewis Roush and Mary (?)² William Roush married Cora B. Jenner.

     William Roush was born on 19 July 1846 at Highland Co., OH.¹ He was the son of Henry Roush and Rachel Wilkin.¹ William Roush married Margaret Geannetta Waters, daughter of John L. Waters and Ritta Ann Glaze, on 5 November 1868 at Brown Co., OH, Six children born, four living as of 1900 census.² William Roush lived on 19 August 1870 at Warren Twp., Marion Co., MO.³ He lived on 15 June 1880 at Button Twp., Ford Co., IL.⁴ He lived on 1 March 1885 at Haynesville, Pratt Co., KS.⁵ He lived in June 1900 at Haynesville Twp., Pratt Co., KS.²

     William Roush was born on 17 May 1812 at Highland Co., OH.¹ He was the son of Philip Roush Jr. and Mary Pence. William Roush married Elizabeth Wilkin, daughter of George Wilkin and Susannah Windle, on 15 August 1833 at Highland Co., OH, Ceremony by James Hutts, P.G.¹ William Roush died on 7 August 1879 at Highland Co., OH, at age 67. He was buried in August 1879 at Mt. Zion Cemetery, New Market Twp., Highland Co., OH.

     Note: Roush Book Vol. 2 says he migrated to Indiana. William Roush was born on 28 April 1807 at Highland Co., OH. He was the son of John Roush and Magdalena "Molly" Elizabeth Wendel. William Roush was baptized at Danville Lutheran Church, Danville, Highland Co., OH.

     William Roush was born circa 1845 at Highland Co., OH.¹ He was the son of Jonas Roush and Rachel Chaplin.¹ William Roush married Eliza Jane Thomasson, daughter of Richard Thomasson and Leah (?), on 26 December 1872 at Marion Co., IA.

     William Roush was born circa 1862 at Marion or Pottawattamie Co., IA.¹ He was the son of Samuel Roush and Amanda Melvina Hughes.¹

     William Roush was born in July 1878 at Marion Co. (probably), IA.¹ He was the son of Jasper Roush and Catherine R. Thomasson.¹

     William Roush was born circa 1868 at Red Rock Twp., Marion Co. (probably), IA.¹ He was the son of Carey Roush and Sarah J. (?)¹

     William Roush was born on 28 April 1837 at Hamer or New Market Twp., Highland Co., OH.¹ He was the son of George Roush and Rachel Tedrick.¹ William Roush married Alcinda Henry, daughter of William Henry and Nancy (?), on 23 August 1860 at Clinton or Highland Co., OH.

     William A. Roush was born in October 1875 at New Market Twp., Highland Co., OH.^1,2 He was the son of Thomas W. Roush and Clara B. Duckwall.¹ William A. Roush married Minnie (?) circa 1897 at Highland Co. (probably), OH.²

     Winfield Roush was born in April 1880 at Red Rock Twp., Marion Co., IA.^2,1 He was the son of Henry Roush and Amanda Stevens Roush.¹

     Wood Roush was born circa 1897 at Pratt or Kingman Co. (probably), KS.¹ He was the son of Jacob Roush and Martha J. Wood.¹

     Zella Jane Roush was born on 30 March 1880 at Highland Co., OH.¹ She was the daughter of Noah J. Roush and Rebecca Hart.¹ Zella Jane Roush died on 8 October 1885 at Highland Co., OH, at age 5. She was buried in October 1885 at Strange Cemetery, New Market Twp., Highland Co., OH, Find A Grave Memorial# 110879253.

     Roush was born circa January 1880 at Hamer Twp., Highland Co., OH.¹ He was the son of George Roush and Rebecca Jane Walker.¹

     David R. Rousseau was born on 14 September 1779 at Traphill, Wilkes Co., NC. He died on 27 August 1855 at Tri-Lakes, Whitley Co., IN, at age 75. He was buried in August 1855 at Round Lake Cemetery, Thorncreek, Whitley Co., IN, Findagrave #58770668.

     Francis M. Rousseau was born on 20 August 1836 at Indiana.¹ He married Martha Jane Corey on 10 December 1857 at Allen Co., IN. Francis M. Rousseau died on 20 June 1908 at Allen Co., IN, at age 71.

     James Horace Rousseau was born on 22 January 1812 at Traphill, Wilkes Co., NC. He was the son of David R. Rousseau. James Horace Rousseau married Eliza Pence, daughter of George C. Pence and Sarah Wendel, in 1837. James Horace Rousseau died on 15 March 1883 at Humansville, Polk Co., MO, at age 71. He was buried in March 1883 at Plum Grove Cemetery, Humansville, Polk Co., MO, Findagrave #116646182.

     Lois Martha Rebecca Rousseau was born on 21 March 1910 at Ft. Wayne, Allen Co., IN.¹ She was the daughter of Wilson Wayne Rousseau and Ora M. Jackson.² Lois Martha Rebecca Rousseau lived on 1 April 1935 at Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN.³ She married Jack Bowman Nickel, son of William Omer Nickel and Pearl Patterson Bowman, on 20 September 1936 at Grant Co., IN. Lois Martha Rebecca Rousseau died on 5 August 2000 at Berks Co., PA, at age 90 Dates per SSDI, last residence Reading.

     Nelson Peter Rousseau was born on 29 June 1922 at Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA. He began military service on 8 April 1943 WW II service, enlisted, U.S. Army. He married Jane Keys Ladds, daughter of John Alfred Ladds and Elizabeth Churchill Keyes. Nelson Peter Rousseau died on 15 June 2001 at West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co., FL, at age 78.

     Wilson Wayne Rousseau was born on 31 August 1869 at Allen Co., IN.¹ He was the son of Francis M. Rousseau and Martha Jane Corey.¹ Wilson Wayne Rousseau married Ora M. Jackson, daughter of Silas Albert Jackson and Rebecca J. Rhodes, on 13 November 1900 at Allen Co., IN. Wilson Wayne Rousseau died in 1949.

     Andrew Gregg Routh was born on 17 March 1886 at Fayetteville, Washington Co., AR.¹ He married Lula Bohannan on 30 May 1907 at Washington Co., AR. Andrew Gregg Routh lived on 9 May 1910 at Prairie Twp., Washington Co., AR, farming.¹ He died on 28 January 1975 at Huntsville, Madison Co., AR, at age 88. He was buried in 1975 at Fairview Cemetery, Fayetteville, Washington Co., AR, Findagrave #67648494.

     Anna Nellie Routh was born on 12 February 1909 at Washington Co., AR.¹ She was the daughter of Andrew Gregg Routh and Lula Bohannan.¹ Anna Nellie Routh married Charles Joseph Danford, son of Rev. William Joseph Danford and Nettie Jane Goodson, on 15 August 1929 at Huntsville, Madison Co., AR. Anna Nellie Routh died on 6 July 1989 at Mehama, Marion Co., OR, at age 80. She was buried in July 1989 at Miller Cemetery, Scio, Linn Co., OR, Findagrave #71636220.

     Earl Randolph Routh was born on 22 August 1906 at Polk Co., MO. He married Eva Ravenna Lamle. Earl Randolph Routh died on 17 July 1975 at Canon City, Fremont Co., CO, at age 68. He was buried in July 1975 at Wiley Cemetery, Bent Co., CO, Findagrave #38765846.

     Gary Wayne Routh was born on 9 September 1942 at Lamar, Prowers Co., CO. He was the son of Earl Randolph Routh and Eva Ravenna Lamle. Gary Wayne Routh married Sally Karen Turner, daughter of Aaron W. Turner and Gladys Irene Zimmerman, in 1971 at Las Animas, Bent Co., CO. Gary Wayne Routh died on 14 February 2010 at Centennial, Arapahoe Co., CO, at age 67

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Gary Wayne Routh
9 September 1942 – 14 February 2010

Gary Wayne Routh passed away the evening of February 14 at his home of congestive heart failure.

Gary, the youngest of three boys, was born September 9, 1942, in Lamar, Colorado, to Earl Randolph Routh and Eva Revenna Lamle where he grew up. His brothers are Elmer Leroy Routh and his wife, Joan, of Rutherfordton, North Carolina, and Melvin Eugene Routh and wife, Lois, of Castle Rock, Colorado.

As a youngster, Gary had a bicycle newspaper route and later learned about the care and running of an old-fashioned printing press and typesetting. In high school he was an active member of a car club.

After high school he enlisted in the U.S. Army and spent four years in England working for the NSA. He went back as a civilian for an additional two years and was able to tour most of Europe. He lived outside of Harrogate, England, very near the area his Routh ancestors lived. He said the cemeteries there were populated with numerous Rouths.

He always liked music, but while living in England he broadened his tastes and discovered a real love for classical music, history, architecture, and the English culture. Wanting to fit in with the English, he purchased tweeds to wear and traveled the rural routes visiting historic sites and talking with people, but he said they always knew he was American because of his shoes, even if he didn't speak. He developed a taste for a good cup of English tea, ales and especially a pint of Guinness on draft. While there he purchased his first of a series of BMWs in Germany. His tastes in cars evolved from hotrods in high school to his finely engineered BMWs. He loved driving those cars. He always said that he learned to drive on the narrow, curvy back roads of England and some of his fondest memories were living there.

After returning to Colorado, he attended college at Southern Colorado State College in Pueblo and Otero Junior College in La Junta with a leaning towards art classes in which he excelled. One of his projects in La Junta was creating a model of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre which was on display for many years. The college logo he designed is still in use. Gary's artistic and design capabilities covered a broad range.

College classes were actually too slow and limiting for his tastes-he liked to do his own research, was nearly obsessive until he had discovered enough information to be satisfied, and was an incredibly fast researcher. He was a very knowledgeable person on a wide variety of subjects.

School in La Junta was where he met his future wife, Sally Karen Turner, daughter of Aaron Wesley Turner and Gladys Irene Zimmerman. Gary and Sally married in 1971 in Las Animas, Colorado, and settled in Greeley so Sally could finish college while Gary attended classes at Colorado State University in Fort Collins and worked at CitiBank in Greeley. Their two boys were born in Greeley, Eric Randolph, called Odie, born August 13, 1972, and Jonathan Aaron, born February 24, 1976. Odie married Kristin Grace Fontaine in 2004 in Vermont. They now have three children, Quinn, Elliott, and Delia, and live in Vermont. Jon married Lisa Lynn Miller in 2004 in Colorado. They have two children, Wylie and Cade, and live in Oregon. Gary transferred with CitiBank to Denver in 1979.

Gary was hired by Martin Marietta as a telecommunications technician in 1981. Shortly thereafter the family went through very difficult times when Sally developed a malignant brain tumor in 1982. She passed away in 1988 in Las Animas.

At Martin Marietta, Gary met Janice Christine LaBorde, daughter of Laurence Charles LaBorde and Mildred Christine Clark. Gary and Jan married in 1993 in the Evans Chapel on the Denver University campus and Centennial is where they made their home.

He worked at Martin Marietta for 13 years, leaving after becoming a communications manager liaison between the Orlando and Denver Divisions, worked downtown for Colorado SuperNet developing websites for a couple of years before going back to work for Lockheed Martin. Jan retired from Lockheed Martin in 2000; Gary retired in 2002.

After retirement Gary and Jan became passionate genealogists, spending most of their time researching information about their ancestors online and making genealogy research trips to Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Nebraska, and the genealogy library in Salt Lake City. Gary compiled a family history of his mother's Lamle family and forwarded it to family, most of whom knew little of their Lamle ancestors. Since then he made a breakthrough on the Adams branch of the Lamles and intended to incorporate that information into the history. He also researched ancestors for other family members. He was very much looking forward to beginning his Routh family history when he died.

A few other of his interests down through the years were old trains, railroad modeling (one of his model layouts was on display at Caboose Hobbies for several years), astronomy (making night trips to the mountains to avoid light pollution), and the LINUX operating system, a more recent interest. He leapt into all his hobbies with full passion.

He loved dogs, particularly border collies and keeshonds; books, especially reference books, biographies and the occasional science fiction novel; and libraries, making good use of the Denver Public Library, Mid-Continent Library in Independence, Missouri, and the genealogy library in Salt Lake to name a few. Besides English tea, Gary really loved his dark-roast coffee in the morning, ground his own beans, and timed his purchases of beans to coincide with a new shipment's arrival.

Gary and the word computer were nearly synonymous. In the 1980s before PCs were common, he was among the first at Martin Marietta to purchase his own early Mac SE and made good use of it for the company. He migrated to PCs some years ago and is now a UNIX enthusiast. He could hardly be excelled by anyone in his talent for research-a great skill for a genealogist.

Gary was a loyal, devoted, loving and supportive husband and father. He was kind, had a fun loving spirit and great sense of humor, and always had wonderful rapport with kids. His large presence was felt as soon as he entered a room and his boundless energy and enthusiasm for any project he took on was impressive. He was generous with his time and skills and volunteered often. He valued knowledge and learning and dedicated his life to that pursuit.

Gary -- husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, friend -- will be sorely missed.


OBITUARY
Passed away the evening of Feb. 14, 2010. He was born Sept. 9, 1942 in Lamar, CO to Earl and Eva (Lamle) Routh. He married Sally Turner in Las Animas in 1971 who passed away in 1988. He married Janice LaBorde on March 21, 1993, in Denver. He is survived by his wife Janice; sons Odie (Kristin) of Vermont and Jon (Lisa) of Oregon; brothers, Roy ( Joan) of NC and Mel (Lois) of CO; grandchildren Wylie and Cade of OR, Quinn, Elliott and Delia of VT, and numerous nieces and nephews. Gary served in the U.S. Army for four years. He valued knowledge and learning and dedicated his life to the pursuit. A memorial service will be on Sat., Feb. 20 at 10:00 a.m. at Olinger Chapel Hill Mortuary, 6601 S. Colorado Blvd., Littleton, CO. To share a memory of Gary please visit www.MEM.com.

He was buried in February 2010 at Wiley Cemetery, Bent Co., CO, Findagrave #74285131.

     Catharine Routzahn was born on 20 February 1786. She married John Doub. Catharine Routzahn died on 11 September 1856 at age 70. She was buried in September 1856 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church Cemetery, Beaver Creek, Washington Co., MD, Findagrave #102531632.