Wife: Rebecca ROOKER 1
Born: 21 Jan 1801 in NC 2 Died: 8 Mar 1892 in Shelby, NC 2 Buried: in St. Peter's Methodist Church Father: John or William ROOKER
Husband: Lemuel Saunders SELF 1 Married: 1828 in Cleveland Co., NC 2
Born: 23 Sep 1801 in Lincoln Co., NC 2 Died: 14 Sep 1878 in Shelby, NC 2 Buried: in St. Peter's Methodist Church Father: John SELF Mother: Sarah SAUNDERS
F Child 1: Malinda SELF Born: 19 Aug 1829 in Died: 22 Feb 1914 in Cleveland Co., NC
M Child 2: John Alexander SELF Born: 7 Feb 1831 in Died: 30 Aug 1855 in
M Child 3: Basil S. SELF Born: 5 May 1832 in Died: 3 Oct 1852 in
F Child 4: Terrisa SELF Born: 24 Jul 1833 in Cleveland Co., NC Died: 21 Jan 1872 in Cleveland Co., NC
M Child 5: William Riley SELF Born: 2 Mar 1835 in Newton, (now Catawba Co.), NC Died: 21 Mar 1920 in Newton, Catawba Co., NC
M Child 6: Berryman H. SELF Born: 20 May 1836 in Died: 23 Dec 1862 in
F Child 7: Sarah A. SELF Born: 8 Jul 1837 in Died: 2 Jul 1929 in Cleveland Co., NC
M Child 8: Lemuel Saunders SELF Born: 29 Nov 1838 in North Carolina Died: 3 Oct 1864 in Point Lookout, MD (Union prison camp)
M Child 9: Jacob Rooker SELF Born: 17 Jul 1840 in Lincoln Co., NC Died: 3 Jun 1897 in Hickory, Catawba Co., NC
M Child 10: Isaac Rooker SELF Born: 9 Feb 1842 in Cleveland Co., NC Died: 8 Dec 1917 in Lincoln Co., NC
F Child 11: Rebecca R. SELF Born: 4 Aug 1843 in Died: 15 Aug 1843 in
M Child 12: Rufus Lee SELF Born: 13 Aug 1844 in Cleveland Co., NC Died: 16 Jun 1911 in Lincoln Co., NC
Sources: (1) Rosemary Moore, et al., Descendants of Lemuel Saunders, Sr. of Lincoln County, North Carolina (Rosemary Moore). (2) Jack Thompson Hoyle, Descendants of William Bell Hoyle. Name Index