Joseph P. Rollyson
1801 - 1878 (69 years)-
Name Joseph P. Rollyson Birth 1801 Monroe Co., VA 
[1] Gender Male Census 1840 Mercer Co., VA [2] - Living in his household were 1 free white male (under 5), 1 free white male (15 & under 20), 1 free white male (30 & under 40), 1 free white female (under 5), 1 free white female (5 & under 10), 2 free white females (10 & under 15), and 1 free white female (30 & under 40).
Rolyson, Joseph - 1840 - Mercer Co., VA.jpg Census 3 Aug 1850 Mercer Co., VA [1] - He was 49 years old, a farmer, and owned real estate valued at $150. Also living in his household were his wife, Elizabeth, age 45; and children: Peter, age 25, laborer; Mary, age 23; Elizabeth, age 21; Susanna, age 19; John, age 14; Isabel, age 12; Priscilla, age 10; Nancy, age 8; and Rachel, age 4. All members of the household were born in Virginia.
Rolison, Joseph - 1850 - Mercer Co., VA (1).jpg Rolison, Joseph - 1850 - Mercer Co., VA (2).jpg Census 10 Sep 1860 Princeton, Mercer Co., VA [3] - He was 59 years old, a farmer, and owned real estate valued at $500 and personal estate valued at $300. Also living in the household were his wife, Elizabeth, age 57; and children: Elizabeth, age 28 (domestic); Susan, age 26 (domestic); Isabella, age 21 (domestic); Diller, age 19 (serving); Nancy, age 17 (serving); and Rachel, age 14. All members of the household were born in Virginia.
Rollyson, Joseph J. - 1860 - Mercer Co., VA.jpg Death Between 1870 and 1878 Summers Co., WV Census 22 Aug 1870 Jumping Branch, Mercer Co., WV [4] - He was 68, a farmer, and owned real estate valued at $800 and personal estate valued at $261. Also living in his household were his wife, Elizabeth, age 66 (keeping house); daughters Priscilla, age 26, and Mary Bennett, age 42; and granddaughter, Emily A. Bennett, age 11. All members of the household were born in Virginia.
Rollison, Joseph - 1870 - Mercer Co., WV.jpg Occupation farmer [1] Find A Grave Link https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157327161 Find A Grave Memorial 157327161 Person ID I14568 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 7 Nov 2025
Father John Harwood Rollyson, Sr., b. 1777, VA d. 6 Nov 1858, Steer Creek, Braxton Co., VA (Age 81 years) Mother Abigail Phillips, b. 1781, VA d. Abt 1851, Braxton Co., VA (Age 70 years) Marriage 7 Apr 1800 Monroe Co., VA [5, 6, 7] 
Philips, Abbey - Permission - 1800.jpg Raleyson, John Harwood - Marriage Bond - 1800.jpg Rolison-Phillips - Minister's Return - 1800.jpg Family ID F6450 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Davis, b. 1805, VA d. May 1878, Summers Co., WV (Age 73 years) Marriage 6 Sep 1822 Monroe Co., VA [8] Rollyson, Joseph P. - Marriage Bond - 1822.jpg Children 1. Peter Rollyson, b. 1825, Monroe Co., VA d. 15 May 1874, Summers Co., WV (Age 49 years)2. Mary Rollyson, b. 10 Jun 1827, Giles Co., VA d. Between 1880 and 1900 (Age 52 years)3. Elizabeth Rollyson, b. 1829, Mercer Co., VA d. 6 Nov 1890, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 61 years)4. Susanna Rollyson, b. 1831, Mercer Co., VA d. 6 Jul 1865, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 34 years)5. John Rollyson, b. 1836, Mercer Co., VA d. Between 1860 and 1870 (Age 24 years)6. Isabella Rollyson, b. Mar 1839, Mercer Co., VA d. Aft 1900 (Age 61 years)7. Priscilla "Diller" Rollyson, b. Feb 1841, Mercer Co., VA d. Between 1900 and 1910 (Age 58 years)8. Nancy Ann Rollyson, b. 14 Dec 1842, Mercer Co., VA d. 19 Jul 1879, Summers Co., WV (Age 36 years)9. Rachel Rollyson, b. 13 May 1847, Mercer Co., VA d. 18 Jun 1936, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., WV (Age 89 years)Family ID F6434 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Jan 2016
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Death - Between 1870 and 1878 - Summers Co., WV 
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- [S1863] Virginia, Mercer County, FCR: Mercer Co., VA 1840, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), 3 Jan 2016, M704, roll 568, p. 257, line 23, Joseph Rolyson, accessed 3 Jan 2016. (Reliability: 3).
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- [S1860] West Virginia. Monroe County., Monroe Co., WV Marriage Bonds, minister's return, Rolison-Phillips, 1800 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1860] West Virginia. Monroe County., Monroe Co., WV Marriage Bonds, marriage bond, Rollyson-Davis, 1822 (Reliability: 3).
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