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Charles James Roberts, 1826–1895 (aged 69 years)

Name
Charles James /Roberts/
Citation details: page 12, family record affidavit, about 3 Jul 1889: "Charles Roberts born May 7th, 1826". Transcription: https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/pensions/roberts-elias/elias-roberts-mexican-war-pension-page-012.html
Citation details: Year: 1880; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Harris, Texas; Roll: 1309; Page: 245d; Enumeration District: 081; dwelling and family 70; Chas. C. Roberts, 52. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNJ-7H6
Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 51681221, Charles J. Roberts, Belton Cemetery, Hegar, Waller County, Texas; gravestone photographs. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51681221/charles-j.-roberts
Note: Named Charles Roberts in the family record and the 1849-1860 records, Chas. C. Roberts in the 1880 census and Charles J. Roberts on his gravestone.

Named Charles Roberts in the family record and the 1849-1860 records, Chas. C. Roberts in the 1880 census and Charles J. Roberts on his gravestone.

CONFLICT: middle initial C (1880 census) versus J (gravestone); no record found gives the middle name James. Left as recorded.

Birth
May 7, 1826 46 46
Tennessee, United States
Citation details: page 12, family record affidavit, about 3 Jul 1889. Transcription: https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/pensions/roberts-elias/elias-roberts-mexican-war-pension-page-012.html
Citation details: Home in 1860: Walker, Texas; Roll: M653_1307; Page: 76; FHL film 805307; dwelling 484, family 477; Charles Roberts, 33, born Tennessee. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXF2-5YY
Citation details: Year: 1880; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Harris, Texas; Roll: 1309; Page: 245d; Enumeration District: 081; dwelling and family 70; Chas. C. Roberts, 52. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNJ-7H6
Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 51681221, Charles J. Roberts, Belton Cemetery, Hegar, Waller County, Texas; gravestone photographs. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51681221/charles-j.-roberts
Note: Born 7 May 1826 by the family record of Charles Roberts and Rachel Jamison; born in Tennessee by the 1860 census.

Born 7 May 1826 by the family record of Charles Roberts and Rachel Jamison; born in Tennessee by the 1860 census.

  • Family record copied from The Life and Journal of Job Scott, sworn by J. R. McCasland and J. J. Cherry at Hockley about 3 Jul 1889: "Charles Roberts born May 7th, 1826", eighth of ten children
  • Census ages: 20 in Sep 1850, 33 in Jul 1860, 52 in Jun 1880
  • Gravestone: 1825; Find a Grave memorial: 9 May 1825

CONFLICT: birthplace Tennessee (1860 census) versus Louisiana (1880 census) and Texas (1850 census, written "do" under the household above); birth year 1826 (family record) versus 1825 (gravestone). Left as recorded.
Birth of a brother
Isaiah Roberts
August 12, 1828
Birth of a brother
J Fred Roberts
January 4, 1833
Mississippi
Death of a father
William or Charles Roberts
March 25, 1843
Mexico
Note: Possibly died at the Black Bean lottery
Event-Misc
1846
Walker County, Texas, United States
Death of a brother
John Roberts
between 1846 and 1847
Columbus on the Colorado, Texas
Event-Misc
1847
Walker County, Texas, United States
Event-Misc
1848
Walker County, Texas, United States
Marriage
Emily Wells — View this family
February 23, 1849 (aged 22 years)
Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Citation details: Charles Roberts and Emeline Nells, 22 Feb 1849, Montgomery County; FHL film 1006044, image 123. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZY-XCLD; Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973, 23 Feb 1849, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2M2-VZD
Note: Charles Roberts married Emeline Wells (indexed as Nells) in Montgomery County in February 1849.

Charles Roberts married Emeline Wells (indexed as Nells) in Montgomery County in February 1849.

  • Montgomery County marriage register, Volumes 1-3: indexed 22 Feb 1849 in FamilySearch's county marriage records and 23 Feb 1849 in its Texas marriages index
  • In the 1850 census she is Evaline, 23, and later Emily

CONFLICT: 22 Feb 1849 versus 23 Feb 1849 in two indexes of the same register; the image is restricted. Left as recorded.
Event-Misc
1849
Walker County, Texas, United States
Birth of a son
Isaiah Roberts
1849
Texas
Birth of a daughter
Rachel George Anna Roberts
March 5, 1850
Texas
Census
June 1, 1850 (aged 24 years)
Walker County, Texas, United States
Citation details: Home in 1850: Walker, Texas; Roll: 916; stamped page 275; FHL film 444919; dwelling and family 356; Charles Roberts, 20, and Evaline, 23. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLP-GN8
Note: Charles Roberts, 20, farmer, and Evaline, 23, born Arkansas, in Walker County, enumerated 24 Sep 1850 by S. A. Moore.

Charles Roberts, 20, farmer, and Evaline, 23, born Arkansas, in Walker County, enumerated 24 Sep 1850 by S. A. Moore.

  • Dwelling and family 356, page 275 (also numbered 553), lines 27-28
  • His birthplace is written "do" under the Texas-born children of the household above
  • Marked as unable to read and write
  • Next door, dwelling 355: John Wells, 73, farmer, born Maryland; Lydia, 55, born Kentucky; Jefferson, 19, Cicily, 20, Leanorah, 15, and Charlotte, 13, born Arkansas; Marion, 11, John, 10, and Martha, 5, born Texas
Birth of a daughter
Lydia Jane Roberts
February 1853
Texas
Death of a brother
Eli Roberts
between 1855 and 1856
Harris County, Texas, United States
Citation details: Robert O. Lusk, direct interrogatories 2 and 4 and cross interrogatory 9, 20 Dec 1858; Richard Smith, direct interrogatory 4, 17 Nov 1858. Transcriptions: https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/leon-county/Lusk_Depositions_c6996.pdf; https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/leon-county/Smith_Depositions_Full.pdf
Citation details: Application of Philips & Black, agents, Austin, 9 Oct 1857
Note: Died unmarried in Harris County "two or three years" before 20 Dec 1858, by the testimony of Robert O. Lusk.

Died unmarried in Harris County "two or three years" before 20 Dec 1858, by the testimony of Robert O. Lusk.

  • 9 Oct 1857: his brother Charles applied for his land as heir, Eli having died
  • 17 Nov 1858: Richard Smith had heard that he was dead
  • 20 Dec 1858: Lusk swore "Eli died in Harris County two or three years since"
Birth of a daughter
Nancy M. Roberts
January 1855
Texas
Death of a mother
Rachel Jamison
before 1857
Court of Claims application
from October 9, 1857 to December 20, 1858
Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States
Citation details: Application of Philips & Black, agents, Austin, 9 Oct 1857
Citation details: Robert O. Lusk, cross interrogatories 9-10, 20 Dec 1858; Richard Smith, 17 and 21 Nov 1858; Richard Smith in case c/c 6994, 20-21 Nov 1858, transcribed with them. Transcriptions: https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/leon-county/Lusk_Depositions_c6996.pdf; https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/leon-county/Smith_Depositions_Full.pdf
Note: Applied to the Texas Court of Claims for the land due his dead brothers John and Eli Roberts, as their heir, and for land due his dead father Charles Roberts.

Applied to the Texas Court of Claims for the land due his dead brothers John and Eli Roberts, as their heir, and for land due his dead father Charles Roberts.

  • 9 Oct 1857, Austin: application by Philips & Black, agents, for the land to which "Chas Roberts is entitled as the heir and only heir of his brothers James & Eli Roberts"
  • Case c/c 6996, heirs of John and Eli Roberts, applicant Charles Roberts by James Johnston, attorney in fact: depositions of Richard Smith, 17 and 21 Nov 1858, and Robert O. Lusk, 20 Dec 1858, at Centreville, Leon County
  • Lusk, 20 Dec 1858: "Charles lives in Montgomery or Walker County"; he knew the applicant "to be the person he is represented to be"
  • Case c/c 6994, heirs of Charles Roberts, his father: Richard Smith, 20 and 21 Nov 1858, named the living sons Charles, Fred and Elias and said the applicant was "an heir but not the only one"
Death of a sister
Sarah Roberts
before 1858
Limestone County, Texas
Birth of a daughter
Brazilia Roberts
1858
Texas
Census
June 1, 1860 (aged 34 years)
Walker County, Texas, United States
Citation details: Home in 1860: Walker, Texas; Roll: M653_1307; Page: 76; FHL film 805307; dwelling 484, family 477; Charles Roberts, 33, born Tennessee. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXF2-5YY
Note: Charles Roberts, 33, teamster, born Tennessee, with his wife Emily and five children, Walker County, post office Huntsville, enumerated 20 Jul 1860 by S. H. Murray.

Charles Roberts, 33, teamster, born Tennessee, with his wife Emily and five children, Walker County, post office Huntsville, enumerated 20 Jul 1860 by S. H. Murray.

  • Post office Huntsville; page 76, dwelling 484, family 477
  • Personal estate $680, no real estate
  • Household: Emily, 32, born Arkansas; Isiah, 12; Rachael G., 10; Lydia J., 7; Nancy M., 4; Brazilia, 2 (children born Texas)
  • On the same page, dwelling 480: Jackson Wells, 45, farmer, born Arkansas
Death of a brother
Isaiah Roberts
October 30, 1862
Birth of a son
Charlie Roberts
1862
Texas
Birth of a daughter
Virginia Roberts
1865
Texas
Birth of a son
Andrew Jackson Roberts
May 25, 1868
Texas
Marriage of a daughter
William McKinney — Rachel George Anna Roberts — View this family
November 7, 1869
Falls County, Texas
Marriage of a daughter
Elbert Roberts — Lydia Jane Roberts — View this family
March 20, 1870
Falls County, Texas
Birth of a son
Robert E. Lee Roberts
1873
Texas
Marriage of a daughter
Thomas B. Roberts — Nancy M. Roberts — View this family
April 26, 1875
Montgomery County, Texas
Census
June 1, 1880 (aged 54 years)
Harris County, Texas, United States
Citation details: Year: 1880; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Harris, Texas; Roll: 1309; Page: 245d; Enumeration District: 081; dwelling and family 70; Chas. C. Roberts, 52. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNJ-7H6
Note: Chas. C. Roberts, 52, farmer, born Louisiana, with his wife Emily and four children in Justice Precinct 6, Harris County, enumerated 5 Jun 1880.

Chas. C. Roberts, 52, farmer, born Louisiana, with his wife Emily and four children in Justice Precinct 6, Harris County, enumerated 5 Jun 1880.

  • Supervisor's district 4, enumeration district 81, page 12, dwelling and family 70, lines 16-21
  • His parents' birthplaces are blank
  • Household: Emily, 52, wife, keeping house, born Arkansas, father born Tennessee, mother born Arkansas; Charlie, 18, works on farm; Virginia, 15, at home; Jackson, 13, works on farm; Robt. E. Lee, 7 (children born Texas, father born Louisiana, mother born Arkansas)
Marriage of a son
Andrew Jackson Roberts — Martha Ferguson — View this family
1891
Death
November 21, 1895 (aged 69 years)
Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 51681221, Charles J. Roberts, Belton Cemetery, Hegar, Waller County, Texas; gravestone photographs. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51681221/charles-j.-roberts
Citation details: page 37, application of Melvina Roberts for accrued pension, 19 Sep 1896. Transcription: https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/pensions/roberts-elias/elias-roberts-mexican-war-pension-page-037.html
Note: Died 21 Nov 1895 by his Find a Grave memorial; his gravestone gives 1825-1895.

Died 21 Nov 1895 by his Find a Grave memorial; his gravestone gives 1825-1895.

  • 19 Sep 1896: his wife, as Mrs. Chas Roberts (signing Emily Roberts), of Hockley, Harris County, witnessed the widow's claim in his brother Elias's pension file
Research log
October 15, 2026
Note: Grade B: birth, marriage, the 1850, 1860 and 1880 censuses and the Court of Claims applications cite record-level sources; death date and burial rest on Find a Grave with a photographed stone.

Grade B: birth, marriage, the 1850, 1860 and 1880 censuses and the Court of Claims applications cite record-level sources; death date and burial rest on Find a Grave with a photographed stone.

Added

  • Birth date cited to the 1889 family record in the pension file of his brother Elias
  • 1850 census found: Charles Roberts, 20, and Evaline, 23, next to the John Wells household, Walker County (FamilySearch)
  • 1860 and 1880 census entries checked against the images, with households, FamilySearch citations and conflicts
  • Court of Claims applications of 1857-1858 for his brothers John and Eli and his father (S640, S642, with transcriptions on familytree-search.org)
  • Burial cemetery (Belton Cemetery, Hegar) and the gravestone reading

Changed

  • Duplicate death event merged; the 1880 residence merged into the 1880 census
  • Marriage citation on F521: the Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2019 page reference replaced by the Montgomery County marriage record index (X538), with the date conflict noted there
  • Unsourced 1850 and 1860 census events now cited; places standardised; Person-Source wrapper removed
  • Name citations: the Texas marriage index reference removed from his name

Not found

  • 1870 census: FamilySearch searches for Charles, Emily, Virginia and Brazilia Roberts in Texas
  • An image of the 1849 Montgomery County marriage: the FamilySearch image is restricted
  • Which Charles Roberts appears on the Harris County tax rolls of 1873, 1889 and 1895: the 1889 entry is a poll-tax-only list for the county; Grimes County entries of 1874-1879 not examined
  • What the Event-Misc entries of 1846-1849, Walker County, record; left as recorded. The Walker County rolls on hand list Roberts, Charles in 1846 and Roberts, Chs. (poll only) in 1847, but there were several men of the name in the county

Leads

  • Find a Grave memorials 51681221 (Charles J., 1825-1895) and 51681473 (Charles C., born 1828 in Louisiana, Co. B, Terry's Cavalry) appear to be the same man; the second contributor names his wife as Emily, daughter of John and Lydia Collier Wells of Walker County, citing Wells family papers in Walker County. Check the compiled service record of C. C. Roberts, Co. B, Terry's Regiment, Texas Cavalry
  • John Wells, 73, and Lydia, 55, lived next door in 1850; in 1880 Emily gave her father's birthplace as Tennessee, not Maryland
  • Isaiah, 12 in 1860, is not in the 1850 household
  • Rachel Roberts, his mother's given name, is a taxpayer on the 1846 Walker County roll
Burial
Belton Cemetery, Hegar, Waller County, Texas, United States
Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 51681221, Charles J. Roberts, Belton Cemetery, Hegar, Waller County, Texas; gravestone photographs. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51681221/charles-j.-roberts; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51681473/charles-c-roberts
Note: Buried in Belton Cemetery, Hegar, Waller County, under a granite stone inscribed "Charles J. Roberts 1825-1895".

Buried in Belton Cemetery, Hegar, Waller County, under a granite stone inscribed "Charles J. Roberts 1825-1895".

  • A second memorial in the same cemetery (51681473) is for Pvt. Charles C. Roberts, born 1828 in Louisiana, Co. B, Terry's Cavalry Regiment, Texas State Troops, CSA, with a modern marker giving only the birth year
Last change
October 15, 2026 – 23:27:07
Author of last change: daveh
Family with parents
father
Birth: about 1780 — Pennsylvania
Marriage: March 12, 1809
Emigration: between 1835 and 1837 — possibly Monroe County, Mississippi
Event-Misc: about 1837 — Shelby County, Texas
Person-Source:
Death: March 25, 1843 — Mexico
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rachel Jamison William Roberts John Roberts Sarah Roberts James Roberts Eli Roberts Susan Roberts Elias Roberts Charles James Roberts Isaiah Roberts J Fred Roberts
William or Charles Roberts
1780–1843
Birth: about 1780 — Pennsylvania
Death: March 25, 1843 — Mexico
mother
Birth: about 1780 — South Carolina, USA
Marriage: March 12, 1809
Tax Record: Tax List — 1846 — Walker County, Texas, USA
Death: before 1857
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William or Charles Roberts William Roberts John Roberts Sarah Roberts James Roberts Eli Roberts Susan Roberts Elias Roberts Charles James Roberts Isaiah Roberts J Fred Roberts
Rachel Jamison
1780–1857
Birth: about 1780 — South Carolina, USA
Death: before 1857
Marriage — March 12, 1809 —
14 months
elder brother
Birth: May 4, 1810 30 30
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
William Roberts
1810–…
Birth: May 4, 1810 30 30
23 months
elder brother
Birth: March 21, 1812 32 32
Person-Source:
Death: between 1846 and 1847 — Columbus on the Colorado, Texas
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John Roberts
1812–1847
Birth: March 21, 1812 32 32
Death: between 1846 and 1847 — Columbus on the Colorado, Texas
2 years
elder sister
Birth: July 14, 1814 34 34
Death: before 1858 — Limestone County, Texas
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Sarah Roberts
1814–1858
Birth: July 14, 1814 34 34
Death: before 1858 — Limestone County, Texas
2 years
elder brother
Birth: September 9, 1816 36 36
Person-Source:
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James Roberts
1816–…
Birth: September 9, 1816 36 36
3 years
elder brother
Birth: November 23, 1819 39 39 — Mississippi, United States
Military Service: Capt. S. Davis's Company, Texas Rangers — from September 10, 1839 to November 27, 1839
Military Service: Short tour of duty — 1842
Military Service: Capt. James Gillaspie's Company, 1st Regiment Texas Mounted Riflemen — from May 16, 1846 to September 12, 1846 — Huntsville, Walker County, Texas, United States
Census: 1850 — Leon County, Texas, United States
Death: between 1855 and 1856 — Harris County, Texas, United States
Court of Claims application: from October 9, 1857 to December 20, 1858 — Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States
Research log: October 15, 2026
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Eli Roberts
1819–1856
Birth: November 23, 1819 39 39 — Mississippi, United States
Death: between 1855 and 1856 — Harris County, Texas, United States
3 years
elder sister
Birth: December 7, 1822 42 42
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Susan Roberts
1822–…
Birth: December 7, 1822 42 42
13 months
elder brother
Birth: December 25, 1823 43 43 — Tennessee, United States
Military Service: Capt. James Gillaspie's Company, Texas Mounted Volunteers — from April 24, 1847 to June 4, 1847 — San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States
Census: June 1, 1850 — Leon County, Texas, United States
Marriage: June 23, 1852 — Walker County, Texas, United States
Event-Misc: March 12, 1857 — Walker County, Texas, United States
Event-Misc: July 23, 1857 — Walker County, Texas, United States
Marriage: April 26, 1860 — Blue Ridge, Falls County, Texas, United States
Census: June 1, 1860 — Falls County, Texas, United States
Confederate militia service: about 1861 — Falls County, Texas, United States
Lawsuit: June 1871 — Robertson County, Texas, United States
Property: from 1875 to 1879 — Hamilton County, Texas, United States
Census: June 1, 1880 — Justice Precinct 5, Robertson County, Texas, United States
Property: from 1874 to 1882 — Comanche County, Texas, United States
Bounty land claim: February 11, 1882 — Franklin, Robertson County, Texas, United States
Mexican War pension: from October 27, 1888 to June 23, 1896 — Hockley, Harris County, Texas, United States
Death: June 23, 1896 — Hockley, Harris County, Texas, United States
Research log: October 15, 2026
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Stalina Patsy Baker Smith John W Roberts James Henry Roberts Family with spouse Family with spouse Mulvina (Lavina) Shannon
Elias Roberts
1823–1896
Birth: December 25, 1823 43 43 — Tennessee, United States
Death: June 23, 1896 — Hockley, Harris County, Texas, United States
2 years
himself
Birth: May 7, 1826 46 46 — Tennessee, United States
Event-Misc: 1846 — Walker County, Texas, United States
Event-Misc: 1847 — Walker County, Texas, United States
Event-Misc: 1848 — Walker County, Texas, United States
Marriage: February 23, 1849 — Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Event-Misc: 1849 — Walker County, Texas, United States
Census: June 1, 1850 — Walker County, Texas, United States
Court of Claims application: from October 9, 1857 to December 20, 1858 — Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States
Census: June 1, 1860 — Walker County, Texas, United States
Census: June 1, 1880 — Harris County, Texas, United States
Death: November 21, 1895
Research log: October 15, 2026
Burial: Belton Cemetery, Hegar, Waller County, Texas, United States
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Emily Wells Isaiah Roberts Rachel George Anna Roberts Lydia Jane Roberts Nancy M. Roberts Brazilia Roberts Charlie Roberts Virginia Roberts Andrew Jackson Roberts Robert E. Lee Roberts
Charles James Roberts
1826–1895
Birth: May 7, 1826 46 46 — Tennessee, United States
Death: November 21, 1895
2 years
younger brother
Birth: August 12, 1828 48 48
Event-Misc: between 1861 and 1865 — Texas, United States of America
Milit-Beg: March 22, 1862 — Centerville, Leon County, Texas
Event-Misc: June 20, 1862
Person-Source:
Death: October 30, 1862
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Isaiah Roberts
1828–1862
Birth: August 12, 1828 48 48
Death: October 30, 1862
5 years
younger brother
Birth: January 4, 1833 53 53 — Mississippi
Census: 1860 — Leon County, Texas
Event-Misc: between 1861 and 1865 — Texas, United States of America
Milit-Beg: June 8, 1861 — Leon County, Texas
Person-Source:
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J Fred Roberts
1833–…
Birth: January 4, 1833 53 53 — Mississippi
Family with Emily Wells
himself
Birth: May 7, 1826 46 46 — Tennessee, United States
Event-Misc: 1846 — Walker County, Texas, United States
Event-Misc: 1847 — Walker County, Texas, United States
Event-Misc: 1848 — Walker County, Texas, United States
Marriage: February 23, 1849 — Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Event-Misc: 1849 — Walker County, Texas, United States
Census: June 1, 1850 — Walker County, Texas, United States
Court of Claims application: from October 9, 1857 to December 20, 1858 — Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States
Census: June 1, 1860 — Walker County, Texas, United States
Census: June 1, 1880 — Harris County, Texas, United States
Death: November 21, 1895
Research log: October 15, 2026
Burial: Belton Cemetery, Hegar, Waller County, Texas, United States
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Emily Wells Isaiah Roberts Rachel George Anna Roberts Lydia Jane Roberts Nancy M. Roberts Brazilia Roberts Charlie Roberts Virginia Roberts Andrew Jackson Roberts Robert E. Lee Roberts
Charles James Roberts
1826–1895
Birth: May 7, 1826 46 46 — Tennessee, United States
Death: November 21, 1895
wife
Birth: 1828 — Alabama
Marriage: February 23, 1849 — Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Charles James Roberts Isaiah Roberts Rachel George Anna Roberts Lydia Jane Roberts Nancy M. Roberts Brazilia Roberts Charlie Roberts Virginia Roberts Andrew Jackson Roberts Robert E. Lee Roberts
Emily Wells
1828–…
Birth: 1828 — Alabama
Marriage — February 23, 1849 — Montgomery County, Texas, United States
10 months
son
Birth: 1849 22 21 — Texas
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Isaiah Roberts
1849–…
Birth: 1849 22 21 — Texas
14 months
daughter
Birth: March 5, 1850 23 22 — Texas
Marriage: November 7, 1869 — Falls County, Texas
Death: March 14, 1928 — Dallas County, Texas
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William McKinney James McKinney Emma McKinney Minnie McKinney Annie McKinney
Rachel George Anna Roberts
1850–1928
Birth: March 5, 1850 23 22 — Texas
Death: March 14, 1928 — Dallas County, Texas
3 years
daughter
Birth: February 1853 26 25 — Texas
Marriage: March 20, 1870 — Falls County, Texas
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elbert Roberts Frank Roberts Zuly Roberts Nancy Roberts Owen Roberts Austin Roberts Minny Roberts Monty Roberts Bessy Roberts Melton Roberts
Lydia Jane Roberts
1853–…
Birth: February 1853 26 25 — Texas
2 years
daughter
Birth: January 1855 28 27 — Texas
Marriage: April 26, 1875 — Montgomery County, Texas
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas B. Roberts Frances Roberts Albert Roberts Eday R. Roberts Lula Roberts Thomas Roberts Maude Roberts Bethany Roberts Emmitt Roberts Ernest B. Roberts
Nancy M. Roberts
1855–…
Birth: January 1855 28 27 — Texas
4 years
daughter
Birth: 1858 31 30 — Texas
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Brazilia Roberts
1858–…
Birth: 1858 31 30 — Texas
5 years
son
Birth: 1862 35 34 — Texas
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Charlie Roberts
1862–…
Birth: 1862 35 34 — Texas
4 years
daughter
Birth: 1865 38 37 — Texas
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Virginia Roberts
1865–…
Birth: 1865 38 37 — Texas
3 years
son
Birth: May 25, 1868 42 40 — Texas
Marriage: 1891
Census: 1900 — Waller County, Texas
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Martha Ferguson Mary Roberts Charles Marion Roberts Pricilla Roberts Andrew Roberts Hubert Melton Roberts Florence Homer Roberts
Andrew Jackson Roberts
1868–…
Birth: May 25, 1868 42 40 — Texas
6 years
son
Birth: 1873 46 45 — Texas
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Robert E. Lee Roberts
1873–…
Birth: 1873 46 45 — Texas
Birth
Citation details: page 12, family record affidavit, about 3 Jul 1889. Transcription: https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/pensions/roberts-elias/elias-roberts-mexican-war-pension-page-012.html
Citation details: Home in 1860: Walker, Texas; Roll: M653_1307; Page: 76; FHL film 805307; dwelling 484, family 477; Charles Roberts, 33, born Tennessee. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXF2-5YY
Citation details: Year: 1880; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Harris, Texas; Roll: 1309; Page: 245d; Enumeration District: 081; dwelling and family 70; Chas. C. Roberts, 52. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNJ-7H6
Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 51681221, Charles J. Roberts, Belton Cemetery, Hegar, Waller County, Texas; gravestone photographs. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51681221/charles-j.-roberts
Marriage
Citation details: Charles Roberts and Emeline Nells, 22 Feb 1849, Montgomery County; FHL film 1006044, image 123. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZY-XCLD; Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973, 23 Feb 1849, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2M2-VZD
Census
Citation details: Home in 1850: Walker, Texas; Roll: 916; stamped page 275; FHL film 444919; dwelling and family 356; Charles Roberts, 20, and Evaline, 23. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLP-GN8
Court of Claims application
Citation details: Application of Philips & Black, agents, Austin, 9 Oct 1857
Citation details: Robert O. Lusk, cross interrogatories 9-10, 20 Dec 1858; Richard Smith, 17 and 21 Nov 1858; Richard Smith in case c/c 6994, 20-21 Nov 1858, transcribed with them. Transcriptions: https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/leon-county/Lusk_Depositions_c6996.pdf; https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/leon-county/Smith_Depositions_Full.pdf
Census
Citation details: Home in 1860: Walker, Texas; Roll: M653_1307; Page: 76; FHL film 805307; dwelling 484, family 477; Charles Roberts, 33, born Tennessee. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXF2-5YY
Census
Citation details: Year: 1880; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Harris, Texas; Roll: 1309; Page: 245d; Enumeration District: 081; dwelling and family 70; Chas. C. Roberts, 52. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNJ-7H6
Name
Citation details: page 12, family record affidavit, about 3 Jul 1889: "Charles Roberts born May 7th, 1826". Transcription: https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/pensions/roberts-elias/elias-roberts-mexican-war-pension-page-012.html
Citation details: Year: 1880; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Harris, Texas; Roll: 1309; Page: 245d; Enumeration District: 081; dwelling and family 70; Chas. C. Roberts, 52. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNJ-7H6
Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 51681221, Charles J. Roberts, Belton Cemetery, Hegar, Waller County, Texas; gravestone photographs. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51681221/charles-j.-roberts
Death
Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 51681221, Charles J. Roberts, Belton Cemetery, Hegar, Waller County, Texas; gravestone photographs. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51681221/charles-j.-roberts
Citation details: page 37, application of Melvina Roberts for accrued pension, 19 Sep 1896. Transcription: https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/pensions/roberts-elias/elias-roberts-mexican-war-pension-page-037.html
Burial
Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 51681221, Charles J. Roberts, Belton Cemetery, Hegar, Waller County, Texas; gravestone photographs. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51681221/charles-j.-roberts; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51681473/charles-c-roberts