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 The purpose of this web site is for the transferring of information about our Roark and Conner ancestors and to encourage the exchange of family information. Our Roarks descended from Timothy Roark, born about 1769 and died in 1831. He was in Tazewell County, VA in 1800 and later settled in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee. The Conner line comes down through Maximilian Haney Conner, born 2 Jan 1806 and died 7 Jul 1893. Maximilian Haney Conner settled in Hamilton County, Tennessee in 1835, he was the son of Maximilian Conner and Phoebe Bishop Conner. Maximilian Conner died in Cocke County, Tennessee in Nov 1834 and is buried in an unmarked grave. His wife Phoebe stayed in Cocke County, Tennessee with the part of her children that remained in the area. Maximilian Haney Conner and his wife, Martha Palmer Conner and two children along with eight other families left Cocke County in Dec 1834 going to the west by boating down the river. They were stopped when the Tennessee River was frozen over below Hiwassee Island (Jolly Island). Maximilian Haney and some other families settled in the area and some families continued on down the river.  Helen C. Lee, 88, of Chattanooga, passed away Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008. She was born Jan. 14, 1920 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Doyle DeWitt Conner, and was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, the late John P. Lee Jr. A longtime resident of Chattanooga, Helen was a quality inspector at a bomber factory in WWII. She was an active member of Shallowford United Methodist Church and later at Tyner Memorial United Methodist Church, particularly in childcare ministries. She enjoyed cooking, reading, buying and selling antiques and had been a competitive pistol shooter. She also served as a past director of the Roark-Conner Association. Mrs. Lee is survived by niece, Marcia Miller, of Winston-Salem, N.C.; nephew, John Lee, of Dallas, Ga.; one grandniece, four grandnephews, numerous cousins and close family friends. A memorial service will be held at Tyner Memorial United Methodist Church in Chattanooga, at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2009. The family will receive friends at the church thirty minutes before the service. Private interment of Mrs. Lee's remains will be held at Chattanooga National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to Contact of Chattanooga Inc., or the charity of your choice. CLICK HERE to see pictures from the Roark-Conner 50th Reunion. What's New | Contact Us | Roark-Conner Store | | Return Home | Great Links | Calendar | History Page | |
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