Reason Roberts

WELCOME!

TO REASON ROBERTS PLACE



Unaka, Cherokee CO, NC
& later Hunt CO, TX & Fannin CO, TX

Family Group of

John Reason (nicknamed "Hump") Roberts, Jr.b ca 1858 Cherokee CO, NC d ca 1895 - 1897 Hunt CO, TX
son of Reason Roberts* & Mary M. "Polly" Allen* of Beaverdam Township, Cherokee CO, NC
photo of Reason & Sarah (Sanderson) Roberts' family

m 24 Aug 1884 by John B. Evans, JP at Elizabeth Roberts' home at Beaverdam, Cherokee CO, NC, witnessed by John M. Burgess & B. L. Roberts, TO

Sarah "Sallie" Elizabeth Sanderson b 27 Nov 1867 Hayesville, Clay CO, NC d 14 Mar 1952 Leonard, Fannin CO, TX buried Leonard Cemetery, Fannin CO, TX
dau of Rev. Joseph Sanderson & Mickey Auberry of Ducktown, Polk CO, TN & later Hunt CO, TX

[NOTE: After Reason, Jr.'s death, Sarah (Sanderson) Roberts married (2) 23 Sep 1898 Leonard, Fannin CO, TX TO Elbert Monroe McDonald b 1840 d 1925 buried Leonard Cemetery, Fannin CO, TX. She had four children by him. He was a widower with nine children by his former wife, Jo Frances Slater.]

issue: (only four Roberts children)
1(M) Denvil "Deb" Arthur Roberts b 22 July 1885 Cherokee CO, NC d 3 Nov 1939 buried Leonard Cemetery, Fannin CO, TX
Denvil "Deb" Arthur Roberts' WW I draft card

2(F) Gertrude Ann "Gertie" Roberts b 25 May 1888 (per tombstone 29 May 1889) Cherokee CO, NC d 27 May 1971 Leonard, Fannin CO, TX buried Leonard Cemetery, Fannin CO, TX
m 18 Dec 1905 Hunt CO, TX TO
Wallace McDonald b 27 Sep 1879 Pike, Collin CO, TX d 28 Jan 1959 Leonard, Fannin CO, TX buried Leonard Cemetery, Fannin CO, TX
Wallace McDonald's WW I draft card

3(M) Joseph Ernest "Joe" Roberts b 19 Oct 1891 Leonard, Fannin CO, TX d 22 May 1972 Naples, Morris CO, TX buried Spring Hill Cemetery, Naples, Morris CO, TX
Joseph Ernest Roberts' WW I draft card
m TO (possibly his 2nd wife)
Verna Windom b 5 Sep 1907 TX d 8 Jan 1968 buried Spring Hill Cemetery, Naples, Morris CO, TX

4(M) William "Willie" Evert Roberts b 28 Nov 1895 Hunt CO, TX d 27 Oct 1954 Bonham, Fannin CO, TX buried Arledge Ridge Cemetery, Fannin CO, TX
William "Willie" Evert Roberts' WW I draft card
Cpl CO E, 357 Infantry, WW I
m Leonard, Fannin CO, TX TO
Catherine "Kitty" Cronin b 1895 NY d 1970 buried Arledge Ridge Cemetery, Fannin CO, TX

Many thanks to Deborah Seamons for help with this family!

* great-great-great-grandparents of Sandra (Nipper) Ratledge

sources: Sandra (Nipper) Ratledge's research on censuses, death and birth certificates, marriage records, draft cards, social security indexes, burial indexes, obituaries, and tombstone inscriptions

This site is dedicated to the memory of my parents, Tommy and Beulah (Cline) Nipper.

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