| b 27 May 1894, | James Rolen | > | Joab Rolen | Sally Smith |
| James Rolen | b 07 Feb 1808 | Archibald McMahan | > | |
| | b ABT 1835 1837 | Anna McMahan | Elizabeth Byrd | > | |
| Joab Joe B. Rolen | d 09 Mar 1864 | b 27 Apr 1809 | John Williams | > |
| |b 31 Oct 1857 | | | John 'Johnnie' Williams | Mary Nancy 'Polly' Henry | > |
| |d 11 Jul 1903 | Martha Ann 'Sis' Williams | b 20 Feb 1813 | ||
| | | b 20 Jan 1837 | Elizabeth 'Betsey' Martin | ||
| Bertha M. Rolen | d 19 Jul 1921 | b 11 Oct 1811 | ||
| |San Howard | | | |||
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| Martha Matthews | ||||
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| 1 | Martha Esther Howard | 2 | Hettie Lola Howard | 3 | Ila Viola Howard | 4 | Swall Edith Howard |
Bertha may have had other children (Otha Horace, Rue, Sam, Turner?).
Source: 'Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family', Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 17.