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Cynthia Pauline Webb, was the youngest child of John G. Webb. When she was born on March 4, 1868, her father was 47 and her mother was almost 39. Some of her oldest siblings had been married for a few years, experienced the Civil War, and had children of their own by the time she was born. Her grandmother would see her born, but she would not remember Mary Rebecca Blalock Webb Pashcall herself. She grew up in Itawamba County, in the Clay community, and probably did not even remember very clearly some of her own aunts and uncles who were getting old when she was still a very young child. She did have plenty of cousins and even some siblings her age to enjoy though.
In 1893, at the age of 25, she married Starks Pollen Roberts. Where he came from is unknown, but he probably lived nearby as they began to raise a family in the same area. Starks and Cynthia Pauline had twelve children of their own. It was common to lose a few along the way in those days, but all eleven of their children grew to an adult age. All but one, "Old Man Roberts" (Relder), even had children of their own.
When the 1900 census came through Clay, they recorded the family in this way:
After a few more children, the 1910 census found them like this:1900 Itawamba County, Mississippi Census
Page 239A; House #234
Roberts, Starks P. Head May 1874 26 M 7 MS MS MS
Roberts, Cynthia P. Wife Mar. 1873 27 M 7 4/4 MS MS AL
Roberts, Melvin J. Son Mar. 1894 6 MS MS AL
Roberts, Onnie C. Son Apr. 1896 4 MS MS AL
Roberts, General B. Son Nov. 1897 2 MS MS AL
Roberts, Earl F. Son May 1899 1 MS MS AL
As far as I know, none of their children moved away, but I am not sure where a few of them were living when they died. Instead, this family kept pretty close to home, even after they married. The two oldest boys married sisters actually, and two others married Chamblees, another prominent local family. Cynthia lost her father in 1903. Cynthia's last child was born in 1911, and her mother, Priscilla, died just a few years after that in 1915. She must have enjoyed having all her children and grandchildren, the first of which may have appeared in 1916, living nearby in her old age. But conflict did arise. When the two oldest boys' father-in-law passed away, an argument arose about the distribution of his estate. It is said that one of them killed the other, though I do not know which one died, or even when this argument occurred. Cynthia may have passed away long before.1910 Itawamba County, Mississippi Census
Clay Community; DW#111/111
Starks P. Roberts 38 marr1 17yrs. AL NC NC
Synthia P. 39 mar1 17yrs. 11kids 11liv. AL AL AL
John M. 16 MS AL AL
Orry 14 MS AL AL
Buel 12 MS AL AL
Erlie 10 MS AL AL
Ezelle 9 MS AL AL
Commy 7 MS AL AL
Elgar 6 MS AL AL
Elsie (dau) 5 MS AL AL
Relder 4 MS AL AL
Dellar 2 MS AL AL
Amilla 11/12 MS AL AL
Priscilla Webb mother in law 78 wd 15 kids 9liv. MS MS MS
She did not live into extreme old age like some of her siblings. Although she was the youngest, a number of her older siblings outlived her. She died in March of 1928, and was buried at the Clover-Ridge Cemetery in Clay. Starks Pollen Roberts lived almost three decades longer than her, but many of their children had alread married and moved out of the house. Their youngest child was 17 when Cynthia died, so all of them had the chance to know her quite well before she passed on. When Starks died, he was buried beside her in the same cemetery her mother and father were buried in.
Children of Cynthia Pauline Webb and Starks Pollen Roberts
Johnny
Melvin Roberts (md. Beulah Estelle Moore)
Lived his whole life in Itawamba County, Mississippi and passed away
at the age of 77.
Children of Johnnie Melvin Roberts (6 Mar 1894 - 2 May 1971) &
Beulah Estelle Moore (28 Mar 1901 - 17 Aug 1974):
1.1 James Marshall Roberts (19 Dec 1916 - 12 Dec 1978)
1.2 Ezra Pauline Roberts (6 Aug 1919 - 7 Apr 1934)
1.3 Private
1.4 Opal Roberts (16 May 1924 - 28 Feb 1998) & James F. Humphress
(21 Jan 1925 - 23 Apr 1981)
1.5 Voncelle Roberts (26 Jan 1927 - 25 Dec 1975) & Mr. Smith
& Howard Dubois
1.6 Private
1.7 Private
1.8 Private
1.9 Private
Larry "Ira" Franklin Roberts
(md. Eulah Delva Moore)
Children of Larry "Ira" Franklin Roberts (17 Mar 1896 - 12 May 1951)
& Eulah Delva Moore (17 Jan 1899 - 12 Feb 1986):
1.1 Private
1.2 Private
1.3 Private
General
Buell Roberts (md. Jesca Chamblee)
Lived in Itawamba County, Mississippi and moved to Hardy, Sharp County,
Arkansas, where he died at the age of 85.
Children of General Buell Roberts (17 Nov 1897 - 27 Oct 1983) &
Jesca Chamblee ( - 1938):
1.1 Private
1.2 Private
Earlie
Franklin "E.F." Roberts (md. Belver "Belua" Chamblee and
Clara Lue Prestage)
Earlie lived his whole life in Itawamba County, Mississippi, and died
at the age of 76.
Children of Earlie Franklin "E. F." Roberts (30 May 1899 - Aug 1975)
& Belver "Belua" Chamblee (25 Sep 1904 - 24 Oct 1929):
1.1 Private
1.2 Private
Children of Earlie Franklin "E. F." Roberts (30 May 1899 - Aug 1975)
& Clara Lue Prestage (18 Jun 1909 - Feb 1967):
1.1 Private
Ezell Roberts (md. Ozell
Moore)
Children of Ezell Roberts (28 Sep 1900 - 13 Nov 1972) & Ozell Moore
(7 Sep 1903 - 29 Jul 1985):
1.1 Private
1.2 Private
1.3 Private
1.4 Private
1.5 Dolly Roberts (6 Sep 1927 - 16 Jun 1974)
1.6 Private
1.7 A. D. Roberts
1.8 Private
1.9 Private
1.10 Private
Commie
Dewey Roberts (md. Mildred Winsett)
Commie moved to Haleyville, Winston County, Alabama and lived to the
age of 65 before passing away.
Children of Commie Dewey Roberts (14 Apr 1902 - 27 Nov 1967) &
Mildred Winsett :
1.1 Private
1.2 Private
1.3 Private
1.4 Private
1.5 Private
Elgar Fred Roberts (md.
Verlie Morrison)
Children of Elgar "Fred" Roberts (13 Sep 1903 - 18 Apr 1943) &
Verlie Morrison :
1.1 Private
1.2 Private
1.3 Private
1.4 Private
1.5 Jimmy Roberts (5 May 1938 - 25 Dec 1958)
1.6 Private
Elsie Roberts (md. Mose
Hulsey)
Children of Mose Hulsey & Elsie Roberts (19 Jan 1905 - ):
1.1 Private
1.2 Private
1.3 Private
1.4 Private
1.5 Private
1.6 Private
1.7 Private
1.8 Private
1.9 Private
1.10 Private
1.11 Private
Relder
Roberts (never married)
Relder never married. He fought in World War II and lived in
Itawamba County, Mississippi for almost his entire life. He was known
as "Old Man Roberts" in the community.
Delta
V. Roberts (md. George E. Morrison)
Lived in Itawamba County, Mississippi, for her whole life and died
at the age of 92.
Children of George Eldon Morrison (26 Aug 1897 - 12 Jan 1973) &
Delta V. Roberts (11 Oct 1907 - 9 Apr 2000):
1.1 Private
1.2 Private
1.3 Private
1.4 James Carol Morrison (21 Dec 1942 - 31 Oct 1984)
Arvilla
Roberts (md. Homer Dee Hughes)
Lived in Itawamba County, Mississippi, for most of her life and died
at the age of 60.
Children of Homer Dee Hughes (22 Apr 1909 - ) & Arvilla Roberts
(19 Apr 1909 - 29 Jan 1998):
1.1 Private
1.2 Private
1.3 Private
1.4 Private
1.5 Private
1.6 Private
1.7 Hillman Dee Hughes (14 Oct 1945 - 16 Aug 1980)
Jessie
Mae Roberts (md. Luther Moore and Troy Lee Donald)
Lived in Itawamba County, Mississippi, and died at the age of 71.
Children of Luther Moore (1908 - 1970) & Jessie Mae Roberts (15
Jul 1911 - 11 Jun 1983):
1.1 Private
1.2 Private
1.3 Private
1.4 Private
1.5 Private
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Photos of the Roberts family provided by Denise Gregory. Original photos in the possession of Mrs. Syble Roberts Chamblee of Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi.