Roe family.
Alfred Cox Roe (1823-1901) graduated from New York University in 1843 and served as an educator from 1843-1862 and 1877-1895; chaplain in the Civil War; and Presbyterian minister, 1870-1876.
Emma Wickham Roe (1832-1906) was the second wife of Alfred Cox Roe.
Henry Roe Cloud (1886-1950), a Winnebago Indian and adopted son of Mary and Walter Roe, graduated from Yale University in 1910 and received a B.D. from Auburn Theological Seminary in 1913. He founded and headed the Roe Indian Institute from 1915-1930; was special regional representative for the office of Indian Affairs, 1931-1933; served as superintendent of Haskell Institute, 1933-1936; and was assistant supervisor of Indian education-at-large, 1936-1947.
Joseph Wickham Roe (1871-1960), youngest child of Alfred Cox and Emma Wickham Roe, graduated from Yale's Sheffield Scientific School in 1895 and received an M.E. from Yale in 1907. He was an engineer and educator and wrote several books on engineering and management.
Mary Abigail Roe (1839-1920), youngest sister of Alfred Cox Roe, was an educator, novelist, and author of "Reminiscences of E. P. Roe".
Mary Wickham Roe (1863-1941), daughter of Alfred Cox and Emma Wickham Roe, was an educator and missionary. She married first cousin Walter Clark Roe in 1887, worked with her husband at Colony, Oklahoma, and continued to serve the Reformed Church as advisor and missionary from 1913-1941.
Walter Clark Roe (1859-1913), nephew of Alfred Cox Roe, graduated from William College in 1881. An educator and missionary, he taught at the Hill School in Pennsylvania from 1884-1889. He moved to Texas and was ordained a Presbyterian minister. Roe became head of the Reformed Church in America's Indian mission at Colony, Oklahoma in 1897, and was appointed Superintendent of Indians Missions for the Reformed Church in 1908.
From the description of Roe family papers, 1802-1977 (inclusive), 1860-1930 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702153797
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
---|---|---|---|
creatorOf | Roe family papers 1802-1977 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives |
Role | Title | Holding Repository |
---|
Filters:
Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | |||
New York (State) | |||
Oklahoma | |||
West (U.S.) |
Subject |
---|
Courtship |
Families |
Indians |
Indians of Central America |
Indians of Mexico |
Indians of North America |
Indians of South America |
Marriage |
Missionaries |
Missions |
Women |
Women missionaries |
Occupation |
---|
Authors |
Clergy |
Educators |
Engineers |
Missionaries |
Women teachers |
Activity |
---|
Family
Active 1802
Active 1977