TO REASON ROBERTS PLACE
Family Group of
John Reason (nicknamed "Hump") Roberts, Jr.b ca 1858 Cherokee CO, NC d ca 1895 - 1897 Hunt CO, TX
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
[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)
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
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
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
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
son of Reason Roberts* & Mary M. "Polly" Allen* of Beaverdam Township, Cherokee CO, NC
photo of Reason & Sarah (Sanderson) Roberts' family
dau of Rev. Joseph Sanderson & Mickey Auberry of Ducktown, Polk CO, TN & later Hunt CO, TX
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
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
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
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
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