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John W. Roberts 1877 – 1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 January 1877

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 25 Nov 1924

Death Location: Sumner County, Tennessee

Father: William Roberts

Mother: Martha Gatlin

Spouse(s): Minnie Hester

Children(s): Grover Roberts, Mariee Roberts, Maybelle Summers, Mabel Roberts, Lora Long, Laura Roberts, Lora Long, Homer Roberts, James Roberts, Edward Roberts, Alma Callis, Alma Roberts, Aubrey Roberts, Joseph Roberts, Mamie Jones

According to available records, John W. Roberts was born in 1877 in Tennessee, United States of America, the child of William Doyle DeLance Roberts and Martha Jane Gatlin. Following those early years, John W. Roberts married Minnie Mae Hester, and their family grew to include Grover Tayler Roberts, Mariee Roberts, Maybelle Summers, Mabel Roberts, Lora L. Long, Laura Lena Roberts, Lora Long, Homer G Roberts, James A Roberts, Edward Roberts, Alma Estelle Callis, Alma Roberts, Aubrey Roberts, Joseph Wardell Roberts and Mamie Lee Jones. In the later years of life, John W. Roberts died in 1924 in Sumner County, Tennessee.

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Parents

William Roberts
1849 –
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States of America
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Martha Gatlin
1848 – 1910
Birth Location: Alabama
MG

Spouses(s)

Minnie Hester
1887 – 1974
Birth Location: Tennessee
MH

Children(s)

Grover Roberts
1903 – 1981
Birth Location: Portland, Tennessee
GR
Mariee Roberts
1905 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
MR
Maybelle Summers
1905 – 1987
Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
MS
Mabel Roberts
1906 – 1987
Birth Location: Tennessee
MR
Lora Long
1907 – 1990
Birth Location: Tennessee
LL
Laura Roberts
1907 – 1990
Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee
LR
Lora Long
1907 – 1990
Birth Location: –
LL
Homer Roberts
1908 – 1992
Birth Location: Tennessee
HR
James Roberts
1911 – 1912
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Edward Roberts
1914 – 1945
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Alma Callis
1915 – 1981
Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
AC
Alma Roberts
1917 – 2001
Birth Location: Tennessee
AR
Aubrey Roberts
1918 – 1993
Birth Location: Tennessee
AR
Joseph Roberts
1919 – 1944
Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee
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Mamie Jones
1921 – 1998
Birth Location: Sumner, Tennessee
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 19 January 1877
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, Family Data Collection - Births, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: 175, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 15, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1767; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 130; Image: 1049, Year: 1920; Census Place: Topeka Ward 5, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: T625_551; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 177; Image: 796, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Sumner; Roll: 1877695, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 15, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: 1282; Family History Film: 1255282; Page: 246A; Enumeration District: 221, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 14, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: 1601; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1241601, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 15, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1523; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0145; FHL microfilm: 1375536

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: District 15, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 15, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: 1282; Family History Film: 1255282; Page: 246A; Enumeration District: 221

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 14, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 14, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: 1601; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1241601

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 15, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 15, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1523; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0145; FHL microfilm: 1375536

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Sumner, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Sumner; Roll: 1877695

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 15, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 15, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1767; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 130; Image: 1049, Year: 1920; Census Place: Topeka Ward 5, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: T625_551; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 177; Image: 796

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Nov 1924
    Event Place: Sumner County, Tennessee
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry Family Tree, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: 175

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hall Town, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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