Biography of John E. Roberts
From HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY
W. H. Beers [Chicago, 1883]
Page 1009
JOHN E. ROBERTS, farmer, P.O. West Jefferson, is a grandson of Thomas and Susan (Prisel) Roberts, the former a native of Virginia, of Irish parentage, and the latter a native of Virginia, of German descent. They were married in the East, and about 1798, they came to Ohio with one child – John. They settled near Martinsburg, now Darbyville, Pickaway County, where they squatted for a short time only, when they pressed on to Franklin County, where he bought a large tract of land, and, in 1812, laid out Georgesvile. He finally bought about 1,500 acres in Madison County, where he subsequently settled, probably about 1843. They had a family of eleven children, viz., John, Margaret, James, Bazel, Elizabeth, Nancy, Sabastian, Elias, George, Mary R. and Edwin E. Nancy and the two youngest are yet living. Thomas Roberts was, when reaching Darbyville, ohio, destitute of everything save $3 in cash, but he was a wonderful worker, of industrious and economical habits, which soon placed him among the well-to-do citizens. He was a large cattle dealer and drover, taking many trips with stock over the mountains to Eastern Markets. In this branch of business, he was eminently successful. In the prime of life, he had a good constitution, but for thirty years previous to his death, he suffered from consumption. In an early day, he operated a still-house at Georgesville, and bought corn for 10 cents per bushel. He and wife both died in Jefferson Township, in the year 1864, aged, respectively, eighty-nine and eighty-five years. Of their children, Sebastian, the seventh, was born in Franklin County, Ohio, September 8, 1814. He was raised in his native county, where, in 1839, he married Tacy A. Holt, who was born and raised near Philadelphia, Penn. Two of their sons are now living, viz., John E. and T. B. Sebastian and wife came to Madison County in 1842; subsequently, he became a large land-owner and solid farmer. He was a man of medium size, possessed rather delicate health, and died May 18, 1869, leaving two sons and a widow, the latter still bearing the name of her departed husband. John e., the youngest of the sons, was born in 1843 in Jefferson Township, where he has always resided, and devoted his summers to farming and his winters attending the district schools, save two years spent in the retail dry goods trade in Jefferson. He now owns a fine farm of 368 acres, one mile west of Jefferson, pleasantly located and under a high state of cultivation. He was married, in 1865, to Clara L. Stutson, a native of Zanesville, Ohio. One son is the fruit of this marriage.
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Fall Genealogy Seminar
For anyone in your area who is interested in genealogy that they are invited to
the Annual Fall Seminar of Ohio Chapter Palatines to America:
Researching German Immigration in the 18th Century
Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, October 16, 2010, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Ramada Hotel and Conference Center
Four presentations by Marianne S. Wokeck, Ph.D., on Indentured Servitude
and Immigration to America in the 18th Century
Renowned author of Trade in Strangers
Registration Fee $45; Ohio Chapter PalAm Members Discounted Fee $39; Students ages 17-21 $20
Includes morning coffee or tea, Lunch and Gratuity.
Deadline October 4, 2010; For Late Registration add $5.
The seminar is the Culmination of German Heritage Week in Columbus
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or write to Ohio Chapter Palatines to America, P.O. Box 302, Worthington, OH 43085
Richard E. Hartle,
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Ohio Chapter Palatines to America
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