THE ROBERTS FAMILY

**Sylvester ROBERTS was born in 1797 in Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA. He was a farmer. He moved to Cortland, New York, then Trumbull County, Ohio, and eventually Putnam and Allen County, Ohio. He was married three times and it is said he had nine children by each of the first two wives and none with the third. He appeared on the census in 

• 1840 in Monroe Township, Putnam County, Ohio 
• 1850 Richland Township, Allen County, Ohio, Household #468
• 1860 Richland Township, Allen County, Ohio, Household #528

Sylvester was married to Charity LEWIS before 1820. Charity LEWIS died in 1832 in Trumbull County, Ohio, USA. Sylvester ROBERTS and Charity LEWIS had the following children:

1. **Warren ROBERTS (see below)
2. Minerva ROBERTS. She was married to Amon DURKEE.
3. Lewis Freeman ROBERTS was born on 3 June 1827. One source lists his birthplace as New York while another lists Vermont. Lewis was a farmer. He was married to Elizabeth Martha RUMBAUGH (daughter of William RUMBAUGH and Anna ALDRIDGE ) on 18 April 1850 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, by Anson M Hadsell, JP. Elizabeth Martha RUMBAUGH was born on 3 October 1826.  Lewis died on 27 February 1910 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA. Lewis Freeman ROBERTS and Elizabeth Martha RUMBAUGH had the following children: Samuel ROBERTS, Electa ROBERTS, Lafayette ROBERTS, Roxanna ROBERTS, Sylvester ROBERTS, Lewis Freeman ROBERTS Jr, Albert F ROBERTS, and Elizabeth ROBERTS.
4. Mary Jane ROBERTS was born on 10 Feb 1831 in New York, USA. She was married to Benjamin R RUMBAUGH (son of William RUMBAUGH and Anna ALDRIDGE ) on 27 Aug 1851 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA by R M Badeau. Benjamin R RUMBAUGH was born on 21 Apr 1825 in Greene County, Ohio, USA. He died on 4 Mar 1904 in Allen County, Ohio, USA. He was buried in Ward Cemetery, Bath Township, Allen County, Ohio, USA. He served in the Civil War 151st Reg, Co C, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Mary Jane died on 20 Jan 1909 in Allen County, Ohio, USA. She was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA. Mary Jane ROBERTS and Benjamin R RUMBAUGH had the following children: Uriah R RUMBAUGH, Martha M RUMBAUGH, Ann Eliza RUMBAUGH, Scott T RUMBAUGH, Lake Erie RUMBAUGH, and Jason RUMBAUGH.
5. Charity ROBERTS was born on 16 Mar 1833 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA. She was married to Freeman YOUNG on 31 Mar 1853 in Allen County, Ohio, USA. Freeman YOUNG was born in 1829 in Ohio, USA. Charity died on 17 Nov 1894. Freeman died on 28 Oct 1907 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA. Both were buried in Beaverdam, Allen County, Ohio, USA. Charity ROBERTS and Freeman YOUNG had the following children: Wilson YOUNG, George Washington YOUNG, Emma YOUNG, and Merritt Eugene YOUNG.
6. George Washington ROBERTS. 
7. Harriet ROBERTS.

He was married to Lydia Marie COLE about 1832/33. Lydia Marie COLE died before 1860. Sylvester ROBERTS and Lydia Marie COLE had the following children:

1. Margaret Ann ROBERTS was born about 1833.  She was married to George SHIPLEY.
2. William D ROBERTS was born about 1840. 
3. Caroline ROBERTS was born about 1844. She was married to James THOMPSON.
4. Hiram ROBERTS was born about 1846.

He was married to Sarah UNKNOWN between 1850 and 1860.

**Warren ROBERTS was born about 1820 in New York, USA the son of Sylvester Roberts and Charity Lewis.  He appeared on the census in 1850 as household #526 in Jackson Township, Allen County, Ohio, USA. 

He was married to Lydia EDGECOMB (daughter of Uriah EDGECOMB and Elizabeth (Betsy) DOUD ) on November 15, 1840 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, by Anson M Hadsell, JP. Lydia EDGECOMB was born about 1824 in Ohio, USA. She died before 1843.  Warren ROBERTS and Lydia EDGECOMB had the following children:

1. Lydia ROBERTS was born about 1841.  Nothing more is currently known about her.

He was married to Mary A RUMBAUGH (daughter of William RUMBAUGH and Anna ALDRIDGE ) on November 9, 1843 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, by John Alexander, JP. Mary A RUMBAUGH was born on August 2, 1823 in Greene County, Ohio, USA.

Warren ROBERTS and Mary A RUMBAUGH had the following children:

1. William S ROBERTS was born about 1845. He died in Indiana after serving almost five years in the Civil War.
2. George W ROBERTS was born in 1846. He died in Nashville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA, in the Army.
3. Milo Warren ROBERTS was born in 1847 in Bath Township, Allen County, Ohio, USA. He was married to Emma R HADSELL (daughter of Anson M HADSELL and Adeline THAYER). Emma R HADSELL was born in 1845.  Milo was a mechanic.  Emma died on October 28, 1913 in Allen County, Ohio, USA. Milo died on December 8, 1936 in Allen County, Ohio, USA. Both were buried in Bluelick Cemetery, Allen County, Ohio, USA.  They had one son - L. W. ROBERTS and one daughter - Dora A. ROBERTS.
4. Hannah (Anna) Jane ROBERTS was born about 1849. She died before 1906.
5. **Francis M ROBERTS (see below). 

Warren died in 1853 in Allen County, Ohio.  After his death, Mary married Daniel France and moved to Kansas where she was living when she died on December 28, 1898 in Jefferson County, Kansas. She was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Douglas County, Kansas.

**Francis M ROBERTS was born on October 8, 1851 in Allen County, Ohio, USA.   He was a farmer and occasional carpenter.  He was married to Emma ROUSH (daughter of Henry ROUSH and Susannah WINEGARDNER ) on February 25, 1872 in Allen County, Ohio, USA. Emma ROUSH was born on May 7, 1850 in Miffintown, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, USA. Francis' family moved to Kansas about 1877 and farmed there about two and a half years before moving back to remain in Ohio. He appeared on the census in

• 1880 Bath Township, Allen County, Ohio, Household #54 
• 1910 Bath Township, Allen County, Ohio, Household #6 
• 1920 Lima, Allen County, Ohio, Household #17

Francis died on August 29, 1927. Emma appeared on the census in 1930 in Ottawa Township, Allen County, Ohio, Household #374 - living with son Oliver and family. She died on January 28, 1940 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio. Francis and Emma were buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima, Allen County, Ohio. Section 8, lot 33. Francis M ROBERTS and Emma ROUSH had the following children:

1. Charles M ROBERTS was born on 6 Dec 1872 in Allen County, Ohio. He served in Spanish American War. Charles was married to Lenna L JAGGER on 11 Nov 1903. Lenna L JAGGER was born on 8 Oct 1875. She died on 7 Nov 1924. She was buried in Rockport Methodist Church Cemetery, Allen County, Ohio, USA. Charles died on 6 Feb 1963 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio. He was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA. Charles M ROBERTS and Lenna L JAGGER had one known child - Emma Lucille ROBERTS.
2. Alminta ROBERTS was born on 8 August 1874 in Bath Township, Allen County, Ohio. She was married to Emmett FISHER on 8 September 1894. Emmett FISHER was born on 27 August 1866. He died on 19 September 1942 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio. She died on 25 July 1965 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio. Both were buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima, Allen County, Ohio. Alminta ROBERTS and Emmett FISHER had the following children: Harold Winton FISHER, Margaret Helen FISHER, and Grace Alminta FISHER.
3. Margaret Jane "Maggie" ROBERTS was born on 26 Jan 1876 in Allen County, Ohio, USA. She was married to Frank BEERY on 24 Oct 1901. Frank BEERY was born about 1877. Maggie died on 1 Feb 1903 in Allen County, Ohio, USA. Frank re-married after Margaret's death to a woman named Jennie Mae and had four sons with her. He died on 10 Sep 1945 in New Carlisle, Clark County, Ohio, and was buried in New Carlisle, Clark County, Ohio, USA. Margaret Jane "Maggie" ROBERTS and Frank BEERY had one known child - Eugene F BEERY.
4. Francis "Ephraim" ROBERTS was born on 16 Jan 1878. He was married to Jennie ANDERSON in 1913 in Oregon, USA. Jennie ANDERSON was born on 30 Jan 1892 in Washington, USA. Francis "Ephraim" ROBERTS and Jennie ANDERSON had the following children:  Elva Lorene ROBERTS, Esther May ROBERTS, and Raymond Francis ROBERTS.
5. **Susanna Jane ROBERTS (see the Zuber Family page for more)
6. Bertha Mae ROBERTS was born on 21 November 1882 in Allen County, Ohio, USA. She was married to Edward Homer ZUBER (son of John W ZUBER and Sarah Ann LUTZ) on 23 December 1908. Edward Homer ZUBER was born on 20 December 1884 in Allen County, Ohio. He died on 15 September 1965 in Fostoria, Hancock County, Ohio, USA. He was buried in St Matthews Cemetery, Hume Road, Cridersville, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA. Bertha died on 10 May 1977 in Fostoria, Hancock County, Ohio She was buried in Hueston Cemetery, Forest, Hardin County, Ohio. Bertha Mae ROBERTS and Edward Homer ZUBER had the following children: Eugene Roberts ZUBER, Emma Ann ZUBER, and Donald Edward ZUBER.
7. Cora Pearl ROBERTS was born on 1 August 1885 in Allen County, Ohio, USA. She was married to Edward J RADER on 6 November 1912. She was divorced from Edward J RADER on 19 September 1921. She was married to Charles CORNELIUS on 4 December 1924. Charles CORNELIUS was born on 4 December 1881 in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA. She died on 25 July 1959 in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA. She was buried in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA. No children from either marriage.
8. William Theodore ROBERTS was born on 19 March 1888. He was married to Effie MILLER in 1909. Effie MILLER was born in Mar 1890. She died on 2 Apr 1937 in LaVerne, Los Angeles County, California. William Theodore ROBERTS and Effie MILLER had the following children: Edith ROBERTS and Maynard ROBERTS. He was married to Fern KOOGLER in 1938. Fern KOOGLER died on 1 Jun 1973. No children. He died on 1 Jun 1973 in LaVerne, Los Angeles County, California, USA.
9. Oliver Ray ROBERTS was born on 22 October 1890 in Allen County, Ohio. He was married to Hazel ENGLE (daughter of George W ENGLE and Arvilla WELKER) on 16 June 1915. Hazel ENGLE was born on 18 December 1889 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA. She died on 11 February 1993 in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, USA He died on 18 May 1981 in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio. Oliver Ray ROBERTS and Hazel ENGLE had the following children: Erdine ROBERTS and Janet Ruth ROBERTS.
10. Ruth Lorene ROBERTS was born on 14 Jul 1893 in Allen County, Ohio, USA. She was married to Virgil PUGH in 1917. Virgil PUGH was born about 1895. Ruth died on 14 May 1932 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 15 Dec 1940 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA. Ruth Lorene ROBERTS and Virgil PUGH had the following children: Mary Elizabeth PUGH, Gladys Marie PUGH, and Charles Virgil PUGH.
11. Gertrude M ROBERTS was born on 19 Jul 1895 in Allen County, Ohio, USA. She was married to Ernest G GARDNER in 1923/24. Ernest G GARDNER was born about 1889 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio. They were living in Adrian, Michigan in 1940, in Riverdale, Maryland in 1961, and in Oregon in 1975. He died on 18 Apr 1961 in Pomona, Los Angeles County, California. Gertrude died on 19 Jun 1983. Gertrude M ROBERTS and Ernest G GARDNER had the following children: Robert GARDNER and William GARDNER.