Thomas Bradley ROTH b. 7 Aug 1810 Berks Co. PA (son of Johann Paul and Catherine REITER_ROTH), m. 6 Apr 1836 Pickaway Co. OH, Esther D. GRIEST b. 1 Apr 1814 Warrington Meeting, York Co. PA (daughter of Johnathan and Mary MORRIS_GRIEST, also of Warrington Meeting).

They had 12 children born in Washington Twp. Pickaway Co. OH:

 

 (1) Johnathan Griest ROTH b. 24 Dec 1836; 
 (2) Isaac M. ROTH b. 1 Apr 1838 - d. 16 Aug 1838; 
 (3) William H. ROTH b. 26 Jun 1839; 
 (4) Peter Paul ROTH b. 5 Mar 1841; 
 (5) Charles H. ROTH b. 14 Jun 1842;
 (6) Mary Ann ROTH b. 6 Nov 1843; 
 (7) Johnathan C. ROTH b. 25 Jul 1845; 
 (8) Thomas Joseph ROTH b. 3 Dec 1846; 
 (9) Henrietta P. ROTH b. 10 Nov 1848; 
(10) Jonas Specht ROTH b. 23 Sep 1850; 
(11) Mathilda ROTH b. 19 Dec 1851; 
(12) Albert Maywood ROTH b. 7 Jul 1853; 
(13) Alice ROTH b. 21 Feb 1855 Brocton, Edgar Co. IL. 

The 1850 Washington Twp. Pickaway Co. OH Census has them living in Dwelling #615 (Esther's parents lived in Dwelling #618).

Thomas was a farmer and also a lawyer:

 

Sept. 7, 1852, a petition was filed by Thomas B. ROTH as administrator of the estate of Andrew GRADY, dec'd. stating that the personal property is insufficient to discharge the debts of the estate and that said deceased xxxxmed (unreadable) land in Crawford Twp., Wyandot Co. OH of abt. 40 acres. His heirs are: Mary KEMP, wife of John KEMP, Amanda E. GRADY, Susan GRADY, John A. GRADY (minor), Rebecca E. GRADY (minor), and William GRADY (minor). On Jan. 3, 1853, the land was sold for $166.67. No mention of widow.

Feb. Term 1853: Four, Pages 134 -136: Thomas B. ROTH Admr. of Andrew Grady Dec'd; Petition to sell land; Paragraph 341; John KEMP, Mary KEMP and Others.

The ROTH family lived in Washington Twp. from 1836 until 1854, when they moved to Edgar Co. IL.

 

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[NB: I'm still searching for land and probate records for Thomas.]

Written and contributed by:

Thomas Bradley Roth m. Esther D. Griest
  Jonas Specht Roth m. Virginia Eubank
    Richard Edgar Roth m. Minerva Ann Durham
      Arthur Melvin Roth m. Helen Belle Kellerman
        Paul Alan Roth