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Eli Roberts, 1819–1856 (aged 36 years)

Name
Eli /Roberts/
Citation details: Roberts, Eli, Private; Davis, S., Capt.; TR; enlisted Sept. 10, 1839; discharged Nov. 27, 1839; Ranger Pay Roll. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2059/records/4783
Citation details: The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Leon, Leon, Texas; Roll: 912; Page: 331b; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXL2-5J4
Note: Spelled Ely in the 1858 Court of Claims interrogatories and Robert, Eli on the 1847 Walker County tax roll.
Birth
November 23, 1819 39 39
Mississippi, 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: Roll: 912; Page: 331b; Leon, Leon, Texas; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXL2-5J4
Note: Born 23 Nov 1819 by the family record of Charles Roberts and Rachel Jamison; born in Mississippi by the 1850 census.

Born 23 Nov 1819 by the family record of Charles Roberts and Rachel Jamison; born in Mississippi by the 1850 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: "Eli[?] Roberts born Nov. 23th, 1819", fifth of ten children
  • 1850 census: age 31, born Mississippi
  • Robert O. Lusk knew him in Mississippi in 1833
Birth of a sister
Susan Roberts
December 7, 1822
Birth of a brother
Elias Roberts
December 25, 1823
Tennessee, United States
Citation details: Home in 1860: Falls, Texas; Roll: M653_1293; Page: 143 (enumerator's page 39); FHL film 805293; family 9; Elias Roberts, 33 (indexed as Roburts). FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFR-F1M
Citation details: Year: 1880; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Robertson, Texas; Roll: 1324; Page: 485A; Enumeration District: 144; dwelling and family 143; Elias Roberts, 55. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFJH-DCT
Citation details: Home in 1850: Leon, Leon, Texas; Roll: 912; Page: 335a; dwelling and family 221; Elias Roberts, 24, in the household of Robert O. Lusk. Ancestry, 1850 census collection 8054; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLL-CMN
Note: Born 25 Dec 1823 in Tennessee, son of Charles Roberts and Rachel Jamison.

Born 25 Dec 1823 in Tennessee, son of Charles Roberts and Rachel Jamison.

  • Family record of Charles Roberts and Rachel Jamison (married 12 Mar 1809), copied from a copy of The Life and Journal of Job Scott and sworn to by J. R. McCasland and J. J. Cherry of Hockley, 1889: Elias, born 25 Dec 1823, the seventh of ten children
  • His testimony of 22 Jan 1890: born 25 Dec 1823; the 1825 date in his first papers was the mistake of the man who wrote for him, as he could not see well enough to write
  • Pension declaration, 27 Oct 1888: aged 64, born Tennessee
  • 1860 census: 33, born Tennessee; 1880 census: 55, born Tennessee, father born Pennsylvania, mother born South Carolina

CONFLICT: birthplace Tennessee (this record) versus Mississippi (1850 census, age 24). Left as recorded.

CONFLICT: born 1823 (this record) versus age 18 on the April 1847 muster-in roll (born about 1829). Left as recorded.

Family record transcription: https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/pensions/roberts-elias/elias-roberts-mexican-war-pension-page-012.html

https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/pensions/roberts-elias/elias-roberts-mexican-war-pension-page-012.html
Birth of a brother
Charles James Roberts
May 7, 1826
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
Residence
1837
Shelby County, Texas, United States
Citation details: Robert O. Lusk, cross interrogatories 1-4 and 6-7, 20 Dec 1858; Richard Smith, direct interrogatories 1-3, 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
Note: Came to Texas from Mississippi by 1836 and lived in Shelby County in 1837, by the testimony of two men who knew him.

Came to Texas from Mississippi by 1836 and lived in Shelby County in 1837, by the testimony of two men who knew him.

  • Robert O. Lusk: knew him in Mississippi from 1833 and in eastern Texas from 1836; he aided Texas in the struggle for independence and stayed in the country until his death
  • Richard Smith: knew him in Shelby County in 1837; single and poor
Military Service
Capt. S. Davis's Company, Texas Rangers
from September 10, 1839 to November 27, 1839
Citation details: Roberts, Eli, Private; Davis, S., Capt.; TR; enlisted Sept. 10, 1839; discharged Nov. 27, 1839; Ranger Pay Roll. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2059/records/4783
Citation details: Robert O. Lusk, direct interrogatory 5, 20 Dec 1858; Richard Smith, direct interrogatory 5, 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
Note: Private in Capt. S. Davis's company of Texas Rangers from 10 Sep to 27 Nov 1839, by the ranger pay roll; the tour known as Neill's Campaign.

Private in Capt. S. Davis's company of Texas Rangers from 10 Sep to 27 Nov 1839, by the ranger pay roll; the tour known as Neill's Campaign.

  • Ranger pay roll index card: Roberts, Eli, Private; Davis, S., Capt.; enlisted Sept. 10, 1839; discharged Nov. 27, 1839
  • Robert O. Lusk, 1858: served "in what is generally called Neill's Campaign in 1839 (I think it was) under Capt. Sam Davis"
  • Richard Smith, 1858: went on an Indian campaign in 1839 or 1840 under Colonel Neill, with Samuel Davis, he thought, as captain

Map: https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/col-john-neill-comanche-campaign.png

Col John Neill's Comanche Campaign
Col John Neill's Comanche Campaign
Military Service
Short tour of duty
1842
Citation details: Robert O. Lusk, direct interrogatory 8, 20 Dec 1858. Transcription: https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/leon-county/Lusk_Depositions_c6996.pdf
Note: Served a short tour in 1842, by the testimony of Robert O. Lusk, who said Eli "generally done so when called upon, or there was a necessity for it."
Death of a father
William or Charles Roberts
March 25, 1843
Mexico
Note: Possibly died at the Black Bean lottery
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
Citation details: Eli Roberts, Pvt, Capt. Gillaspie's Co., 1 Reg't Texas Mounted Rifles (J. C. Hays): index card (NARA M616); muster-in roll, Fort Polk, 9 Jun 1846; muster roll, 6 Jun-31 Aug 1846; muster-out roll, Monterey, 2 Oct 1846; jacket card numbers 12007199, 12007275, 12007381. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLXQ-XRYP; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLX7-NLFR; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLXQ-BJD9; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLXQ-B263; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLXQ-BV93
Citation details: Adjutant General's report, 16 Sep 1882, on Eli Roberts (16 May-12 Sep 1846) and Elias Roberts (24 Apr-4 Jun 1847), Capt. James Gillaspie's companies, Col. John C. Hays
Note: Private in Capt. James Gillaspie's company of Col. John C. Hays's 1st Regiment, Texas Mounted Riflemen, in the war with Mexico: enrolled at Huntsville on 16 May 1846 for six months and discharged 12 Sep 1846.

Private in Capt. James Gillaspie's company of Col. John C. Hays's 1st Regiment, Texas Mounted Riflemen, in the war with Mexico: enrolled at Huntsville on 16 May 1846 for six months and discharged 12 Sep 1846.

War Department records

  • Muster-in roll dated Fort Polk, Texas, 9 Jun 1846: mustered in to date 6 Jun 1846; joined for duty and enrolled at Huntsville 16 May 1846, for six months
  • Company muster roll, 6 Jun-31 Aug 1846: present
  • Muster-out roll dated Monterey, Mexico, 2 Oct 1846: "Dischgd by Genl. Henderson at China 12 Sept 1846"
  • Compiled service record jacket: Roberts, Eli, Gillaspie's Co., 1 Texas Mounted Rifles, private; three cards, no personal papers
  • Adjutant General's report, 16 Sep 1882: Eli Roberts enrolled at Huntsville 16 May 1846 and was discharged 12 Sep 1846; "the name Elias Roberts does not appear on the rolls of said Co."

His brother Elias Roberts later claimed service in 1846 in the same company; see his record.
Death of a brother
John Roberts
between 1846 and 1847
Columbus on the Colorado, Texas
Residence
1847
Walker County, Texas, United States
Citation details: Walker County assessment roll, 1847, page 70, Robert, Eli; image held by D. Hurley (1847-walker-roberts-1.jpg)
Note: Taxed in Walker County in 1847 as Robert, Eli, with no land or town lots.

Taxed in Walker County in 1847 as Robert, Eli, with no land or town lots.

  • Page 70 of the roll; other Roberts taxpayers on the page: Chs., Allen, James S. and Wm.
  • The facing page appears to give him two horses ($125) and 35 cattle ($105), total $230, and one poll; the lines are faint
Tax Record
Tax Record
Census
1850 (aged 30 years)
Leon County, Texas, United States
Citation details: Roll: 912; Page: 331b; Leon, Leon, Texas; dwelling 164; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXL2-5J4
Note: Eli Roberts, 31, laborer, born Mississippi, in the household of Mark P. Holliman, Leon Division, Leon County, enumerated 7 Oct 1850 by Charles Bunker.

Eli Roberts, 31, laborer, born Mississippi, in the household of Mark P. Holliman, Leon Division, Leon County, enumerated 7 Oct 1850 by Charles Bunker.

  • Dwelling and family 164, page 24, line 17
  • Household: Mark P. Holliman, 50, farmer, real estate $700; Eliza, 40; Elizabeth, 17; Yancey, 15, student; Alfred, 13 (all born Tennessee); Robert, 11, born Mississippi; William, 8, born Texas
  • His brother Elias Roberts was in the household of Robert O. Lusk in the same county

Image: https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/census/1850-leon-co-roberts-eli.jpg

1850 U.S. Federal Census
1850 U.S. Federal Census
Death
between 1855 and 1856 (aged 36 years)
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"
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
Note: His brother Charles Roberts applied to the Texas Court of Claims, as heir, for the land due Eli and their brother John for residence and service.

His brother Charles Roberts applied to the Texas Court of Claims, as heir, for the land due Eli and their brother John for residence and service.

  • 9 Oct 1857, Austin: application by Philips & Black, agents; Eli and his brother "having emigrated prior to the declaration of independence"
  • 17 and 21 Nov 1858, Centreville: depositions of Richard Smith of Leon County before Henry D. Patrick, county clerk, in case c/c 6996 (applicant Charles Roberts, by James Johnston, attorney in fact)
  • 20 Dec 1858, Centreville: depositions of Robert O. Lusk: neither brother had obtained land for service; parents dead; heirs the brothers Charles (Montgomery or Walker County), Isaiah (Leon County), Elias (Falls County) and James (probably Kentucky), and a sister who died in Limestone County, leaving one or more heirs, he thought

CONFLICT: the 1857 application names the brothers James and Eli; the 1858 depositions name John and Eli, and Lusk places James in Kentucky. Left as recorded.
Research log
October 15, 2026
Note: Grade B: birth, 1839 ranger and 1846 Mexican War service, 1847 tax residence and 1850 census cite record-level sources; death rests on 1857-1858 testimony; burial not found.

Grade B: birth, 1839 ranger and 1846 Mexican War service, 1847 tax residence and 1850 census cite record-level sources; death rests on 1857-1858 testimony; burial not found.

Added

  • Ranger pay roll index card, 1839 (Ancestry, Texas Muster Roll Index Cards, record 4783)
  • Mexican War service, 16 May-12 Sep 1846: index card, muster-in, muster and muster-out roll cards and jacket (FamilySearch), and the Adjutant General's 1882 report in his brother Elias's bounty land file
  • Court of Claims application, 1857, and the 1858 depositions of Robert O. Lusk and Richard Smith (transcriptions on familytree-search.org): Mississippi 1833, Texas by 1836, Shelby County 1837, Neill's campaign, a tour in 1842, and death in Harris County
  • Birth date cited to the 1889 family record in the pension file of his brother Elias
  • 1850 census with FamilySearch citation and image link
  • S640 and S642 retitled and given notes; S643 given a note; X537 note extended to the 1846 service

Changed

  • Military-Beg (10 Sep 1839, Harris County, "Enlisted in Company D Texas Rangers commanded by Captain Samuel Davis"), Military-Event (9 Oct-22 Nov 1839, "Company D was assigned to the 1st Regiment of Mounted Gunmen, commanded by Col. John C. Neill") and Military-End (27 Nov 1839, Cedar Creek), all unsourced, merged into one ranger service fact dated from the index card; the card gives no place, company letter or regiment
  • Tax Record fact (1847, Walker County) is now a residence; the table of the other Roberts taxpayers on the page is reduced to their names
  • 1850 census: "Nancy Holliman, 15, M" corrected to Yancey from the image and the FamilySearch index; the unrelated Briggs household removed from the note
  • Places standardised; birth and death now cited

Not found

  • A roll or index card for the 1842 tour; the other Eli Roberts card in the index (1 Apr 1862) is not him
  • Eli Roberts on other indexed Texas tax rolls (the Fannin County Eli Roberts, born about 1830 in Tennessee, is another man), on the 1846 Walker County roll or on the 1840 and 1846 Montgomery County rolls on hand
  • Burial; a Harris County probate
  • The outcome of the Court of Claims application

Leads

  • Harris County, Company D, the 1st Regiment of Mounted Gunmen and Cedar Creek: check against the 1839 ranger pay roll of Capt. Samuel Davis's company and Neill's regimental papers (Texas State Library and Archives)
  • His company mustered in at Fort Polk, at Point Isabel: this matches John E. Eberly's 1893 account of the 1846 service his brother Elias claimed (I805)
  • Texas General Land Office, Court of Claims file c/c 6996: final action and any certificate issued to Charles Roberts; whether the 1857 application by Philips & Black is part of the same file
  • Brothers Isaiah (Lusk) and Fred (Smith) are not in the 1889 family record, which lists ten children
Last change
October 15, 2026 – 23:12:19
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
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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
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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
himself
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
younger 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
younger 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
younger brother
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
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: Roll: 912; Page: 331b; Leon, Leon, Texas; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXL2-5J4
Residence
Citation details: Robert O. Lusk, cross interrogatories 1-4 and 6-7, 20 Dec 1858; Richard Smith, direct interrogatories 1-3, 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
Military Service
Citation details: Roberts, Eli, Private; Davis, S., Capt.; TR; enlisted Sept. 10, 1839; discharged Nov. 27, 1839; Ranger Pay Roll. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2059/records/4783
Citation details: Robert O. Lusk, direct interrogatory 5, 20 Dec 1858; Richard Smith, direct interrogatory 5, 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
Military Service
Citation details: Robert O. Lusk, direct interrogatory 8, 20 Dec 1858. Transcription: https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/leon-county/Lusk_Depositions_c6996.pdf
Military Service
Citation details: Eli Roberts, Pvt, Capt. Gillaspie's Co., 1 Reg't Texas Mounted Rifles (J. C. Hays): index card (NARA M616); muster-in roll, Fort Polk, 9 Jun 1846; muster roll, 6 Jun-31 Aug 1846; muster-out roll, Monterey, 2 Oct 1846; jacket card numbers 12007199, 12007275, 12007381. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLXQ-XRYP; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLX7-NLFR; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLXQ-BJD9; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLXQ-B263; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLXQ-BV93
Citation details: Adjutant General's report, 16 Sep 1882, on Eli Roberts (16 May-12 Sep 1846) and Elias Roberts (24 Apr-4 Jun 1847), Capt. James Gillaspie's companies, Col. John C. Hays
Residence
Citation details: Walker County assessment roll, 1847, page 70, Robert, Eli; image held by D. Hurley (1847-walker-roberts-1.jpg)
Census
Citation details: Roll: 912; Page: 331b; Leon, Leon, Texas; dwelling 164; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXL2-5J4
Name
Citation details: Roberts, Eli, Private; Davis, S., Capt.; TR; enlisted Sept. 10, 1839; discharged Nov. 27, 1839; Ranger Pay Roll. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2059/records/4783
Citation details: The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Leon, Leon, Texas; Roll: 912; Page: 331b; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXL2-5J4
Death
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
Court of Claims application
Citation details: Application of Philips & Black, agents, Austin, 9 Oct 1857
Military Service
Col John Neill's Comanche Campaign
Col John Neill's Comanche Campaign
Residence
Tax Record
Tax Record
Census
1850 U.S. Federal Census
1850 U.S. Federal Census