From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (PIONEERS & PATRIOTS: Anderson County Military Servicemen, Revolutionary War - WWI)

Roach, Matthew

(born: c. 1896) Matthew Roach is listed on the 1910 Federal census of Anderson County as a 14-year old living with the Mrs. Elsie Dawson family in the Bond's Mill Road community of the county.

Roach served during World War I as a private in Company D of the 317th Labor Battalion in the U.S. Army. He enlisted April 29, 1918 and was discharged August 13, 1919. The Battalion spent time in France.

A copy of his discharge is on file at the Anderson County Courthouse in Lawrenceburg, and he is included on a list of soldiers from that war compiled by Mr. Wyatt  Shely, Anderson County historian.

Contributor

Entries compiled by Anderson County Historical Society's Luther Allen Davenport.

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Cite This NKAA Entry:

“Roach, Matthew,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed October 11, 2026, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/300005337.

Last modified: 2026-01-21 20:32:45