The full biographical sketch as printed, transcribed from the public-domain book. Spelling and wording are the original author’s; a few scanning errors may remain.
ALBERT E. ROACH, who fills the im- portant office of paymaster for the B. F. Good- rich Company, of Akron, has been a resident of this city for the past quarter of a cen- tury and is a well-known and highly regarded citizen. He was born at Twinsburg, Summit County, Ohio, and is a son of Moses N. Roach. The Roach family came to Ohio from Vermont in the person of James Roach, grandfather of Albert E., and was one of the earliest settlers at Twinsburg. Moses N. Roach was born in 1829, at Twinsburg, where he died in 1886, having spent almost his whole life at that place.
Albert E. Roach was reared at Twinsburg, attended Bissell Institute, and took a course at the Western Reserve Seminary, at West Farmington, after which he went into the railroad business. For ten years he was con- nected with the Valley Railroad, and for nine years with the C. A. & C. Railroad. In 1900 he entered the office of the B. F. Goodrich
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Company in his present capacity, which is one of great responsibility, entailing the ac- curate handling of large sums of money for the army of employes, incidentally adding greatly to the business of Akron and to the comfort of many of her citizens.
On May 13, 1885, Mr. Roach was married to Agnes M. Meikle, the ceremony taking place at Unadilla, Nebraska. They have three children — Ethel M., Elizabeth M. and Al- berta. Mr. Roach and family are affiliated with the Universalist Church. For the past fifteen years Mr. Roach has been secretary of Akron Lodge, No. 83, F. & A. M., and be- longs also to the Chapter and Council at Ak- ron. Plis social relations are with the Ma- sonic Club and he was one of the promoters of the Portage Path Canoe Club.
Source: Biographical Record of Summit County, Ohio. See the original pages at the Internet Archive.
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