Transcribed from "An Illustrated History of The
Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties,
State of Washington", published by Western Historical Publishing
Co., 1904.
ROBERT T. ROBERTS, who dwells
about four miles west from Almira, was born in North Wales, on March 1,
1849, his parents were John and Grace (Evens) Roberts, natives of North
Wales. The schools of that place furnished the educational training
of our subject and there he remained until 1868, when he came to the United
States, settling in Racine, Wisconsin. For a year he was engaged
in training, then shipped for a cook on the lake boats, where he served
for a period. After that he settled in Beloit, Wisconsin, and there
did farming for three years. Later, we find him at La Crosse, Wisconsin,
and also at other cities in the Badger State. For three years he
was at Fox Lake, farming. After this he went to Colorado and in about
1880 returned to Racine, Wisconsin, where he engaged with the J. I. Case
Threshing Machine Company until June, 1887. At that time Mr. Roberts
came to Douglas county and settled where he now dwells, taking a pre-emption
and then a homestead. He owns three hundred and twenty acres of choice
and fertile land which is very productive of the cereals. He also
owns property in Spokane, besides cattle and horses. Mr. Roberts
has one brother, David, and one sister, Mrs. Ann Thomas. The former
dwells in New York and the latter in Montana.
At Kingston, Wisconsin, on March 8, 1875,
Mr. Roberts married Miss Ann E., daughter of John E. and Elizabeth (Owens)
Williams, natives of north Wales, now dwelling in Wisconsin. Mrs.
Roberts was born in Green Lake county, Wisconsin, on December 12,1849,
and has the following brothenrs and sisters, William E., Caldwalda, Edward,
John E., David, Owen, Mrs. Jane Williams, Elizabeth, Mrs. Maggie Higgensen,
Mrs. Mimie Stiles, and Mary. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts have three
daughters, Mary J. Hughes, Bessie Roberts, Maggie Owens.
In religious persuasions, Mr. and Mrs. Roberts
are members of the Calvinistic Methodist church. Mrs. Roberts had
two brothers in the late war, William and Caldwelda, who served four years
in the Twenty-second and Twenty-third Volunteer Infantry.
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