~ IN MEMORY OF ~

Reason Roberts, Pvt.

Reason and Mary M. (Allen) Roberts
~ GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN ~

Thanks to Mary Lee Farmer for photo and to Dockery Family Association for restoration!

VITAL STATS
b ca 1825 Buncombe CO, NC d after 7 Jul 1902 Cherokee CO, NC
son of Israel P. & Jane Roberts of Cherokee CO, NC
m ca 1844 to
Mary M. "Polly" Allen
b ca 1825 Rutherford CO, NC d after 1902 Cherokee CO, NC memorial tombstone placed in Hanging Dog Bapt Church Cemetery, Cherokee CO, NC by the Dockery Family Association
dau of James Allen & Phoebe Johnston of Hanging Dog, Cherokee CO, NC

Pension claim was filed 17 Apr 1891 for Union service in Capt Goldman Bryson's CO of Union Volunteers of 1863. He gave his age as 70 and his residence as Hanging Dog, Cherokee CO, NC. Attesting witnesses were Ben Franklin Payne and William Riley Dockery. Though service was claimed 25 Aug - 3 Nov 1863, it was less than 90 days and therefore pension was denied on 24 Sep 1892. (See also the data for his brother Eli Roberts, 1 SGT, a link on Bryson's CO.)

Reason Roberts' prior military service was with the Confederacy. He enlisted at age 40 with CO A, Walker's Battalion, Thomas' Legion at Beaver Dam, Cherokee CO, NC on 18 Jul 1862 for 3 years or duration of war. He was then counted present through Feb 1863 rolls. No further record was found.

Reason Roberts became a lay preacher in later years and served at Alarka Baptist Church among others. He and Polly were the parents of thirteen children who moved and scattered across this country. His namesake, Reason Roberts, Jr., settled in Hunt CO, TX where he died. Others moved to TN.

Cherokee CO, NC Will Book A records the last will and testament of Reason Roberts on 7 Jul 1902 as follows:
[Mistakes in spelling and punctuation are those of the original document.]

I Reasen Roberts of aforesaid County and State being of sound mind but considering the uncertainty of my Earthly Existence do make and declare this my last Will and Testament first my Executor hearafter named shall give my body a burial pay all the just debts out of first money that comes into his hands belonging to my estate and I give to my son J. R. Roberts 72 acres of land described in a deed. 3. to give to Sally Roberts and Susanna Jane my daughters one hundred acres described in a deed 4 to Mary M. West I give 90 acres described in a deed 5. to Jane Hampton 75 acres described in deed 6. To B. F. Roberts 90 acres described in a deed to Martha Roberts $50 (dollars) worth of stock its value to W. R. Roberts $100 in stock and rents at cash to my wife Polley Roberts one cow and the house furniture and all the rest of my estates 7th I hereby constitute and I aponent my truly friend W. R. B. Bell my lawful executor to all intends and purposes to execute this my last will according to the true interest and meaning of same in Witness whereof I the same Reasen Roberts do here unto set my hand and seal this the 7th day of July 1902.
Reasen Roberts

Signed sealed Published and Declared by said Reasen Roberts to be his last will and Testiment presence of us at his request and in his presence we shall scribe our names his witnesses hear unto.
J. E. Roberts
J. J. Burrell
W. R. B. Bell

by
Sandra Ratledge, great-great-great-granddaughter

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