| Life fact | Information |
|---|---|
| Full name | Colonel Charles S. Roller, Jr. |
| Parents | Professor Charles S. Roller, Sr. and Rosabelle Judith Moorman |
| Spouse | Janet Stephenson |
| Child | Charles S. Roller, III |
| Principal role | Owner and operator of Augusta Military Academy |
| Career center | Fort Defiance, Virginia |
| Military service | United States Army, World War I |
Genealogy of Colonel Charles S. Roller, Jr.
This genealogical account was constructed from the family information contained in the biography below. No relationships or life facts have been added from outside sources.
Charles S. Roller, Jr. was a son of Professor Charles S. Roller, Sr. and Rosabelle Judith Moorman. His paternal grandfather was Jacob C. Roller, and his paternal great-grandfather was John M. Roller. His siblings were Maggie Bell Roller, William C. Roller, and Thomas G. Roller.
On September 8, 1909, Charles S. Roller, Jr. married Janet Stephenson of Monterey, Virginia. Their son, Charles S. Roller, III, married Linda Todd, and they had a daughter, Linda Moorman Roller.
Family outline
Charles S. Roller, Jr.
- Father: Professor Charles S. Roller, Sr.
- Mother: Rosabelle Judith Moorman
- Paternal grandfather: Jacob C. Roller
- Paternal great-grandfather: John M. Roller
- Wife: Janet Stephenson
- Son: Charles S. Roller, III
- Wife: Linda Todd
- Daughter: Linda Moorman Roller
Source
This biography appeared in History of the Shenandoah Valley: Family and Personal Records, Volume III (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1952), pages 29-30.
Verbatim biography
The following is a faithful transcription of the original biography. OCR errors have been corrected against the printed page images, but the original wording, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and factual claims have not been rewritten.
COLONEL CHARLES S. ROLLER, JR.—The story of Colonel Charles S. Roller, Jr., owner and operator of Augusta Military Academy, Fort Defiance, Virginia, would be that of a member of a family identified with education in the State since the War Between the States, and of the fine school that has served many students exceptionally well for nearly a century. The present head is the son of Professor Charles S. Roller, Sr., grandson of Jacob C. Roller, and the great-grandson of John M. Roller, all Virginians who played well their allotted parts in the life and affairs of the South over a long period.
Professor Roller, Sr., was born at Fort Defiance, Virginia, on May 8, 1839. He attended the Jed Hotchkiss School and Augusta Academy, in old Stone Church, Virginia, in preparation for higher education. Matriculating at the University of Virginia, he received the Master of Arts degree with the class of 1861. Immediately he joined Company E, of the First Virginia Cavalry, and before the end of the internecine warfare had served on the military staff of General Fitzhugh Lee of glorious memory. At the end of the conflict with a career to launch, he took over Augusta Academy, changing its name to the Augusta Military Academy. Of it he continued as head and principal educator until his passing, except for four years during which he was a member of the Virginia General Assembly, and for a year as superintendent of the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind. In these years his brother, Dr. H. Sheffy Roller, was in charge of Augusta Military Academy. From 1871 to 1873, Professor Roller, Sr., served on the Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind in Staunton, Virginia, and likewise on the similar board of the University of Virginia.
In 1874, Professor Roller, Sr., married Rosabelle Judith Moorman, and they were the parents of four children: 1. Maggie Bell, graduate of Mary Baldwin College. 2. William C., graduate of the University of Virginia, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. 3. Thomas G., a graduate of the University of Virginia, who was co-owner and co-principal of Augusta Military Academy, from 1907 to his passing in 1947. 4. Charles S., Jr.
Colonel Charles S. Roller, Jr., a graduate from the Augusta Military Academy and the Virginia Military Institute with the degrees of Bachelor of Science and Master of Science, taught and coached football at Virginia Military Institute and Washington and Lee University in Virginia, and Furman University in South Carolina. He followed the military tradition of his family by active service with the United States Armed Forces. Enlisting in the United States Army for World War I service, he served with the 89th Division in Germany, before being separated from the Armed Forces in 1919. On April 15, 1949, he purchased the holdings of all the heirs to the Augusta Military Academy, and has since directed the work of this highly rated school at Fort Defiance, Virginia.
On September 8, 1909, Colonel Roller, Jr., married Janet Stephenson of Monterey, Virginia, and they were the parents of a son: Charles S., III, who was a graduate of Augusta Military Academy, the Virginia Military Institute, and pursued post-graduate courses at Madison College. He married Linda Todd of Staunton, and they were the parents of a daughter: Linda Moorman, who is an undergraduate at Stuart Hall at Staunton, Virginia. Lieutenant Charles S. Roller, III, lost his life in a motor accident on February 19, 1938. He was a member then of the Augusta Military Academy Faculty and of the fifth generation of the Roller family to be in this one school.