Martin John Roess, Jr

1907 - 2003  (95 years)

• Name	Martin John Roess  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	18 Dec 1907	Florida, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 14]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1920	Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA   [8]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1930	Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1940	Montgomery County, Maryland, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married to Celeste; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Military Draft Registration	1940	Chevy Chase, Montgomery, Maryland, USA   [10]
  	Draft Registration - WWII; Married to Celeste
  Military Service	31 Aug 1943  [3]
  	US Navy - WWII
  Census	1950	Redington Beach, Pinellas, Florida, USA   [14]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Florence
  Elected	23 Aug 1972	Shenandoah, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA   [15]
  	Judge
  		News-ROESS Judge Martin Judge Martin Roess Elected • Evening Herald • Shenandoah, Pennsylvania • Wed, Aug 23, 1972 • Page 2
  Death	7 Aug 2003	St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA   [3, 5]
  Person ID	I23671	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Martin John Roess,   b. 7 Oct 1880, Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA d. 11 Feb 1952, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Pattillo Anderson,   b. 6 Jul 1885, Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA d. 28 Mar 1962, Florida, USA (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	28 Nov 1906	Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
  Family ID	F9651	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Celeste Thornton,   b. 21 Oct 1910, Mobile County, Alabama, USA d. 7 Oct 1974, Gainesville, Alachua, Florida, USA (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	1934	Baker County, Florida, USA   [2, 16]
  Marriage End	1944	Duval County, Florida, USA   [9]
  	Divorce of Celeste and Martin Roess
  Children	1. Living   2. John Roess,   b. Abt 1938, District of Columbia, USA d. 2014, Florida, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Living
  Family ID	F9611	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Florence roess,   b. Abt 1913, Wyoming, USA
  Marriage	22 Dec 1945	Lucedale, George, Mississippi, USA   [17]
  Marriage End	Dec 1961	Pinellas County, Florida, USA   [11, 17]
  	Divorce of Florence and Martin Roess
  Family ID	F9610	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Sherry Ann Stephens
  Marriage	Apr 1962	Pinellas County, Florida, USA   [1, 18]
  Marriage End	7 May 1980	Pinellas County, Florida, USA   [12]
  	Divorce of Sherry and Martin Roess
  Family ID	F9612	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 4	Alice Gabrielle Wood
  Marriage	21 Nov 1981	Manatee County, Florida, USA   [13]
  Family ID	F9613	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Dec 1907 - Florida, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1910 - Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1920 - Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA Marriage - 1934 - Baker County, Florida, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Celeste; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Montgomery County, Maryland, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII; Married to Celeste - 1940 - Chevy Chase, Montgomery, Maryland, USA Marriage End - Divorce of Celeste and Martin Roess - 1944 - Duval County, Florida, USA Marriage - 22 Dec 1945 - Lucedale, George, Mississippi, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Florence - 1950 - Redington Beach, Pinellas, Florida, USA Marriage End - Divorce of Florence and Martin Roess - Dec 1961 - Pinellas County, Florida, USA Marriage - Apr 1962 - Pinellas County, Florida, USA Elected - Judge - 23 Aug 1972 - Shenandoah, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage End - Divorce of Sherry and Martin Roess - 7 May 1980 - Pinellas County, Florida, USA Marriage - 21 Nov 1981 - Manatee County, Florida, USA Death - 7 Aug 2003 - St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News		News-ROESS Florence and Martin (Divorce) Tampa Bay Times St. Petersburg, Florida 30 Dec 1961, Sat • Page 23
  		News-ROESS Judge Martin Judge Martin Roess Elected • Evening Herald • Shenandoah, Pennsylvania • Wed, Aug 23, 1972 • Page 2

  
  

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