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James Henry Roberts, 1855–1936 (aged 80 years)

Name
James Henry /Roberts/
Citation details: Testimony of James Henry Roberts, Muskogee, 12 Jul 1900; decision of 27 Apr 1903 in the consolidated case of John C. Irons et al.; Mississippi Choctaw file M.C.R. 613; NARA M1301, roll 92. Ancestry, U.S., Native American Applications for Enrollment in Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2397/records/6936
Note: James Henry Roberts in his 1900 testimony; J. H. Roberts at his 1884 marriage and in the 1900 census, James H. in 1880 and 1930 and on his gravestone, and John H. in the 1910 census.
Birth
November 1855 31 25
Walker County, Texas, United States
Citation details: 1900 census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, Township 6 N, Range 3 W; supervisor's district 73, enumeration district 157, sheet 1A, dwelling and family 6; J. H. Roberts, born Nov 1855. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSRY-9HK
Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 24394036, James Henry Roberts, Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma; gravestone photograph. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24394036/james-henry-roberts
Note: Born in November 1855 in Texas by the 1900 census, the only record that gives the month.

Born in November 1855 in Texas by the 1900 census, the only record that gives the month.

  • Ages: 5 in 1860, 25 in 1880, 27 at his marriage in Nov 1884, 44 in Jul 1900, 55 in 1910, 74 in 1930
  • Gravestone: 1853
  • Every census gives Texas; no record found names the county

CONFLICT: birth year 1855 (1900 census and most ages) versus 1853 (gravestone) and about 1857 (marriage licence). Left as recorded.
Death of a paternal grandmother
Rachel Jamison
before 1857
Death of a mother
Stalina Patsy Baker Smith
May 1859
Texas
Marriage of a parent
Elias Roberts — Mulvina (Lavina) Shannon — View this family
April 26, 1860
Blue Ridge, Falls County, Texas, United States
Citation details: Falls County, Marriage Records, Book 1, pp. 41-42: Elias Roberts and Malvina Bowers, 26 Apr 1860; FHL film 985639, images 307-308. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV14-6G75
Citation details: Page 38, marriage licence and certificate, 25-26 Apr 1860; page 37, application for accrued pension, 19 Sep 1896; pages 39-40, letters of W. J. Peil, 1896-1897; page 44, widow's declaration, 6 Mar 1902. Transcription: https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/pensions/roberts-elias/elias-roberts-mexican-war-pension-page-038.html; https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/pensions/roberts-elias/elias-roberts-mexican-war-pension-page-037.html; https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/pensions/roberts-elias/elias-roberts-mexican-war-pension-page-039.html; https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/pensions/roberts-elias/elias-roberts-mexican-war-pension-page-040.html; https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/pensions/roberts-elias/elias-roberts-mexican-war-pension-page-044.html
Citation details: Certificate 17403 Elias Roberts Pension Papers 6 March 1902 Partial Transcript: Affidavit at Purcell...James H Roberts...that he is a step-son of Mulvina Roberts and is the son of Elias Roberts and his first wife Patsy Roberts; that his mother Patsy Roberts died in May 1859 and that her [Mulvina's] first hsband died in September 1859... J. C. Irons...that he has known Mulvina Roberts for a number of years; knows that she was the wife of Elias Roberts and that Elias Roberts died about June 1896; that he was affiant's uncle by marriage...
Note: Married 26 Apr 1860 in Falls County, Texas, by P. W. Jolley, justice of the peace, under a licence issued the day before; she married as Malvina Bowers.

Married 26 Apr 1860 in Falls County, Texas, by P. W. Jolley, justice of the peace, under a licence issued the day before; she married as Malvina Bowers.

  • Marriage licence and certificate: licence issued 25 Apr 1860 by S. T. Barclay, county clerk, by Sam Barnes, deputy; executed 26 Apr 1860 by P. W. Jolley, J.P.; returned 29 Apr 1860 and recorded in Book 1, p. 42
  • Melvina's application for accrued pension, 1896: married 26 Apr 1860 at Marlin, Falls County, as Mulvina Bowers
  • Her widow's declaration, 1902: married in May 1860 at Blue Ridge, Texas, by Justice R. W. Jolley
  • Her maiden name was Shannon; Bowers was the name of her first husband, Johnson Bowers (letters of W. J. Peil, 1896-1897)

CONFLICT: place Blue Ridge (this record, from the 1902 declaration) versus Marlin (1896 application). Left as recorded.

Licence transcription: https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/pensions/roberts-elias/elias-roberts-mexican-war-pension-page-038.html
Census
June 1, 1860 (aged 4 years)
Falls County, Texas, United States
Citation details: Home in 1860: Falls, Texas; Roll: M653_1293; Page: 143 (enumerator's page 39); FHL film 805293; family 9; Jas. Roberts, 5. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFR-F1M
Note: Jas. Roberts, 5, born Texas, in the household of his father Elias Roberts, Golinda post office, Falls County, enumerated 21-23 Jul 1860.

Jas. Roberts, 5, born Texas, in the household of his father Elias Roberts, Golinda post office, Falls County, enumerated 21-23 Jul 1860.

  • Family 9, page 39
  • Household: Elias Roberts, 33, farmer, personal estate $500, born Tennessee; M. Roberts, 32, born Arkansas (his stepmother Melvina); John, 7, and Jas., 5, born Texas

Census image: https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/census/1860-falls-co-roberts-elias.jpg

1860 U.S. Federal Census
1860 U.S. Federal Census
Census
June 1, 1880 (aged 24 years)
Falls County, Texas, United States
Citation details: Year: 1880; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Falls, Texas; Page: 250D (enumerator's page 28); Enumeration District: 041; dwelling and family 151; James H. Roberts, 25. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFN4-ZQ2
Note: Robert, James H., 25, single, hired farm labourer, born Texas, in the household of Joseph Coplin, Falls County, enumerated 18 Jun 1880 by W. A. Hailey.

Robert, James H., 25, single, hired farm labourer, born Texas, in the household of Joseph Coplin, Falls County, enumerated 18 Jun 1880 by W. A. Hailey.

  • Supervisor's district 4, enumeration district 41, page 28, dwelling and family 151, line 8
  • Marked as unable to read or write
  • Household: Joseph Coplin, 30, farmer, born Tennessee; L. C., 25, wife; Seth, 6, Keary, 4, and F. P., 8 months; James Bowers, 15, hired farm labourer, born Texas
Marriage
Emely Tillis (Tullous) — View this family
November 20, 1884 (aged 29 years)
Robertson County, Texas, United States
Citation details: Robertson County marriage record, p. 447; FHL film 963258. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1C-6PFH
Citation details: J H Roberts and Eamaly Tillis, 20 Nov 1884, Robertson County, p. 447. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1C-6PFH
Note: J. H. Roberts, 27, married Eamoly (Emily) Tillis, 19, on 20 Nov 1884 in Robertson County, by Eld. W. D. Anderson.

J. H. Roberts, 27, married Eamoly (Emily) Tillis, 19, on 20 Nov 1884 in Robertson County, by Eld. W. D. Anderson.

  • Licence issued at Franklin, 15 Nov 1884, by the county clerk
  • Return of Eld. W. D. Anderson, 20 Nov 1884; recorded 21 Jan 1885 by J. C. Moore, deputy clerk
  • Marriage record page 447; a certified copy was filed in 1900 as exhibit A in his Mississippi Choctaw application
Residence
from 1885 to 1899
Bremond, Robertson County, Texas, United States
Citation details: Testimony of James Henry Roberts, Muskogee, 12 Jul 1900; decision of 27 Apr 1903 in the consolidated case of John C. Irons et al.; Mississippi Choctaw file M.C.R. 613; NARA M1301, roll 92. Ancestry, U.S., Native American Applications for Enrollment in Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2397/records/6936
Note: Lived in Robertson County, near Bremond, from his marriage until he moved to the Chickasaw Nation in 1899; his eight children were born in Texas between 1885 and 1899.

Lived in Robertson County, near Bremond, from his marriage until he moved to the Chickasaw Nation in 1899; his eight children were born in Texas between 1885 and 1899.

  • 12 Jul 1900: he testified that before the Indian Territory he lived in Robertson County, Texas
Birth of a son
Henry James Roberts
September 24, 1885
Bremond, Robertson County, Texas, United States
Birth of a daughter
Julia Roberts
March 13, 1887
Robertson County, Texas
Birth of a son
John Roberts
August 14, 1887
Bremond, Robertson County, Texas
Birth of a daughter
Ida Roberts
December 1890
Robertson County, Texas
Property
50 Acre Thornton-Smith Survey
from 1892 to 1893
Robertson County, Texas, United States
Address: Corner of Thornton Survey
Citation details: Robertson County assessment rolls, 1892 and 1893 (line 33, J. H. Roberts); image held by D. Hurley (1893-tax-roberts-j-h.png)
Note: Taxed in Robertson County on 50 acres near Bremond at the corner of the H. F. Thornton and William J. Smith surveys.

Taxed in Robertson County on 50 acres near Bremond at the corner of the H. F. Thornton and William J. Smith surveys.

  • 1892: J. H. Roberts, 50 acres, original grantee William J. Smith, abstract 336
  • 1893: J. H. Roberts, 50 acres, original grantee H. F. Thornton, certificate 352, valued $300; one horse or mule, $20, ten cattle, $50, two hogs, $10; total $380, tax $4.31
  • 9 Oct 1911: ten of his children quitclaimed their interest in the tract to M. V. Labeaume (Robertson County deed records, vol. 57, p. 477)

Tract timeline: https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/robertson-county/James_Henry_Roberts_50acre_Tract_Timeline.pdf
Tax roll image, 1893: https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/robertson-county/1893-tax-roberts-j-h.png

James Henry Roberts's 50-Acre Tract
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Birth of a daughter
Mandy Roberts
April 3, 1893
Robertson County, Texas
Birth of a son
Elias Roberts
March 13, 1895
Bremond, Robertson County, Texas
Birth of a son
Cashier Lee Roberts
May 26, 1896
Bremond, Robertson County, Texas
Death of a father
Elias Roberts
June 23, 1896
Hockley, Harris County, Texas, United States
Cause: General dropsy
Citation details: page 36, physician's letter, 25 Aug 1896; page 37, widow's application for accrued pension, 19 Sep 1896; page 41, pensioner dropped by death, Jan 1897; pages 44-45, widow's declaration and docket card, 1902. Transcription: https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/pensions/roberts-elias/elias-roberts-mexican-war-pension-page-036.html; https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/pensions/roberts-elias/elias-roberts-mexican-war-pension-page-037.html; https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/pensions/roberts-elias/elias-roberts-mexican-war-pension-page-041.html; https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/pensions/roberts-elias/elias-roberts-mexican-war-pension-page-044.html; https://familytree-search.org/genealogy-resources/texas/pensions/roberts-elias/elias-roberts-mexican-war-pension-page-045.html
Note: Died 23 Jun 1896 near Hockley, of general dropsy, as certified by the physician who attended him.

Died 23 Jun 1896 near Hockley, of general dropsy, as certified by the physician who attended him.

  • Letter of O. E. Robertson, M.D., 25 Aug 1896: attended him in his last illness; he died on 23 Jun 1896 of general dropsy
  • Widow's application for accrued pension, 19 Sep 1896: died 23 Jun 1896
  • Pension agency: last paid to 4 May 1896; dropped because of death

CONFLICT: death 23 Jun 1896 (this record) versus 4 Jun 1896 (widow's declaration and docket card, 1902). Left as recorded.
Birth of a son
O. D. Roberts
May 8, 1899
Robertson County, Texas
Census
June 1, 1900 (aged 44 years)
Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States
Citation details: 1900 census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, Township 6 N, Range 3 W; supervisor's district 73, enumeration district 157, sheet 1A, dwelling and family 6; J. H. Roberts, born Nov 1855. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSRY-9HK
Note: J. H. Roberts, 45, farmer, born November 1855 in Texas, with his wife Emily and eight children, Township 6 North, Range 3 West, Chickasaw Nation, enumerated 9 Jun 1900.

J. H. Roberts, 45, farmer, born November 1855 in Texas, with his wife Emily and eight children, Township 6 North, Range 3 West, Chickasaw Nation, enumerated 9 Jun 1900.

  • Enumeration district 157, sheet 1A, dwelling and family 6
  • Born Texas; father born Tennessee, mother born Texas; married 15 years; can read and write; owns his farm free of mortgage
  • Household: Emily, 36, wife, born Texas, mother of 8 children, all living; Henry, 15 (Sep 1885), farm labourer; Julie, 13 (Mar 1887); John, 10 (Aug 1889); Ida, 9 (Dec 1890); Mandy, 7 (Apr 1893); Elli, 5 (Mar 1895); Cash L. Lee, 4 (May 1896); Odi, 1 (May 1899); all born Texas
  • On the same sheet, dwelling 30: J. C. Irons, 48, farmer, born Texas, with his wife Mollie
Residence
from November 1899 to April 1903
Purcell, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States
Citation details: Testimony of James Henry Roberts, Muskogee, 12 Jul 1900; decision of 27 Apr 1903 in the consolidated case of John C. Irons et al.; Mississippi Choctaw file M.C.R. 613; NARA M1301, roll 92. Ancestry, U.S., Native American Applications for Enrollment in Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2397/records/6936
Note: Lived about ten miles west of Purcell in the Chickasaw Nation from about November 1899, by his own testimony of July 1900.

Lived about ten miles west of Purcell in the Chickasaw Nation from about November 1899, by his own testimony of July 1900.

  • 12 Jul 1900: "Ten miles west of Purcell"; he had lived there about seven or eight months and in and out of the Territory before that
  • 27 Apr 1903: the Commission's decision was addressed to him at Purcell
Mississippi Choctaw application
from July 12, 1900 to April 27, 1903
Muskogee, Indian Territory, United States
Citation details: Testimony of James Henry Roberts, Muskogee, 12 Jul 1900; decision of 27 Apr 1903 in the consolidated case of John C. Irons et al.; Mississippi Choctaw file M.C.R. 613; NARA M1301, roll 92. Ancestry, U.S., Native American Applications for Enrollment in Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2397/records/6936
Note: Applied to the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes for himself and his eight minor children to be identified as Mississippi Choctaws under article 14 of the 1830 treaty; refused on 27 Apr 1903.

Applied to the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes for himself and his eight minor children to be identified as Mississippi Choctaws under article 14 of the 1830 treaty; refused on 27 Apr 1903.

  • 12 Jul 1900, Muskogee: sworn testimony; claimed one-eighth Choctaw blood through his mother, "Patsy Ann Alabama", dead 39 years, and her family Polly Baker, Eliza and Elisha Baker and Eliza Tubbe; father Elias Roberts, dead; never lived in Mississippi
  • Evidence filed: certified copy of his 1884 marriage licence (exhibit A) and an affidavit of Melvina Roberts (exhibit B); his attorney asked leave to file the patent of Jasper H. Harvey
  • 12 Oct 1900: the Commission told J. W. Cherryholmes, attorney at Purcell, that the applications of John C. Irons, Ed Irons, J. H. Roberts and John W. Roberts were not yet decided
  • 10 Nov 1902: the birth of his son Wm. Augusta was filed with the case as evidence only
  • 27 Apr 1903: in the consolidated case of John C. Irons et al. (M.C.R. 612, 491, 611 and 613) the Commission found the evidence insufficient and refused the applications; signed Tams Bixby, Chairman
Birth of a son
William A Roberts
February 12, 1902
Oklahoma
Birth of a son
Richard Roberts
March 30, 1904
Washington, McClain County, Oklahoma
Death of a wife
Emely Tillis (Tullous)
March 30, 1904
McClain County, Oklahoma, United States
Cause: Complications of childbirth
Burial of a wife
Emely Tillis (Tullous)
April 1, 1904
Washington Cemetery, McClain County, Oklahoma, United States
Death of a son
Richard Roberts
July 3, 1904
McClain County, Oklahoma
Burial of a son
Richard Roberts
July 3, 1904
Washington Cemetery, McClain County, Oklahoma
Marriage of a daughter
Robert Lee Allison — Julia Roberts — View this family
about 1907
Marriage of a daughter
James Thomas Allison — Ida Roberts — View this family
about 1909
Death of a brother
John W Roberts
before 1910
Census
April 15, 1910 (aged 54 years)
Wichita Township, Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States
Citation details: 1910 census, Wichita, Comanche, Oklahoma; enumeration district 66, sheet 4A, dwelling 40; John H. Roberts, 55. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML7C-45F
Note: John H. Roberts, 55, widowed, born Texas, renting a farm with five of his children, Wichita Township, Comanche County, enumerated 22 Apr 1910 by Joseph Beasly.

John H. Roberts, 55, widowed, born Texas, renting a farm with five of his children, Wichita Township, Comanche County, enumerated 22 Apr 1910 by Joseph Beasly.

  • Supervisor's district 5, enumeration district 66, sheet 4A, dwelling and family 40
  • Parents born Texas; occupation "none"
  • Household: Amanda, 16, farm labour; Elias, 14; Cash, 12 (born Texas); Augusta, 8, son, and Oden, 6 (born Oklahoma)
Marriage of a son
Henry James Roberts — Arta Mae Bullard — View this family
May 1, 1910
Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage of a daughter
… Haas — Mandy Roberts — View this family
about 1911
Death of a son
Elias Roberts
September 30, 1918
Camp Cody, New Mexico
Marriage of a son
Cashier Lee Roberts — Maggie L Ward — View this family
April 23, 1921
McClain County, Oklahoma
Marriage of a son
O. D. Roberts — Novaline Allen — View this family
November 30, 1921
McClain County, Oklahoma
Marriage of a son
O. D. Roberts — Wilma … — View this family
after 1921
Marriage of a son
William A Roberts — Florence … — View this family
1923
Marriage of a son
John Roberts — Florence Brown — View this family
October 22, 1927
Census
April 1, 1930 (aged 74 years)
Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States
Citation details: 1930 census, Snyder, Kiowa, Oklahoma; enumeration district 38-31, sheet 12B, dwelling 293, family 303; James H. Roberts, 74. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCW9-L8P
Note: James H. Roberts, 74, widowed, proprietor of a hamburger stand, living alone in Snyder town, Mountain Park Township, Kiowa County, enumerated 15 Apr 1930 by James B. Hendrey.

James H. Roberts, 74, widowed, proprietor of a hamburger stand, living alone in Snyder town, Mountain Park Township, Kiowa County, enumerated 15 Apr 1930 by James B. Hendrey.

  • Enumeration district 38-31, sheet 12B, dwelling 293, family 303, line 72
  • Rents his home at $1 a month; can read and write; born Texas, father born Mississippi, mother born Texas; working on his own account
Death
February 2, 1936 (aged 80 years)
Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States
Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 24394036, James Henry Roberts, Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma; gravestone photograph. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24394036/james-henry-roberts
Note: Died 2 Feb 1936 at Snyder by his Find a Grave memorial; his gravestone gives 1853-1936.
Burial
February 4, 1936 (2 days after death)
Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States
Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 24394036, James Henry Roberts, Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma; gravestone photograph. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24394036/james-henry-roberts
Note: Buried in Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder, under a granite stone inscribed "James H. Roberts 1853-1936".
Research log
October 15, 2026
Note: Grade B: censuses of 1860, 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1930, the 1884 marriage, the 1892-1893 tax rolls and the Mississippi Choctaw file cite record-level sources; death and burial rest on Find a Grave with a photographed stone.

Grade B: censuses of 1860, 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1930, the 1884 marriage, the 1892-1893 tax rolls and the Mississippi Choctaw file cite record-level sources; death and burial rest on Find a Grave with a photographed stone.

Added

  • 1880 census found: James H. Roberts, 25, hired hand in the Joseph Coplin household, Falls County (James Bowers in the same household)
  • 1900, 1910 and 1930 census entries checked against the images, with households and FamilySearch citations
  • Mississippi Choctaw file M.C.R. 613 (NARA M1301, roll 92) on Ancestry: testimony, the 1900 letter about the Irons and Roberts applications, the 1902 filing for his son, and the refusal of 27 Apr 1903
  • Residence near Bremond, 1885-1899, and the Robertson County tax entries of 1892-1893 on the 50-acre tract, with links to the tract timeline and tax image on familytree-search.org
  • Find a Grave memorial 24394036 with gravestone photograph (the 9 Oct 2026 log found none)

Changed

  • Choctaw testimony date 18 Jul 1900 corrected to 12 Jul 1900 from the typed transcript; S191 retitled, given a note and the date corrected in its transcription
  • The two 1860 census events merged; shared note X209 (a malformed table) unlinked
  • 1930 census place Mountain Park corrected to Snyder town, Mountain Park Township; 1880 census now cited and in Falls County as recorded
  • Property dates BET 1884 AND 1899 (unsourced) replaced by the tax-roll years 1892-1893
  • Choctaw decision: Find a Grave biography gives 27 Jul 1903; the letter in the file gives 27 Apr 1903

Not found

  • 1870 and 1920 censuses: FamilySearch searches in Texas and Oklahoma
  • An Oklahoma death record; the Kiowa County Democrat (Snyder) for February 1936 on Newspapers.com could not be searched page by page
  • The 1873 Robertson County tax entry for "Agt Jas H Roberts" (grantee Mary Peterson) is not confirmed as his

Leads

  • Mother: he named her "Patsy Ann Alabama", dead 39 years in 1900 (about 1861); her record (I806) gives a death in May 1859
  • L. C. Coplin, 25 in 1880, born Arkansas, and James Bowers, 15, in the household where he worked: Melvina's Bowers family
  • The Irons applications (M.C.R. 611 and 612) were decided with his; J. C. Irons lived on the same 1900 census sheet
  • Kiowa County Democrat, 6 and 13 Feb 1936, for an obituary
Last change
October 15, 2026 – 23:58:16
Author of last change: daveh
Family with parents
father
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
mother
Birth: about 1830 24 — Texas
Marriage: June 23, 1852 — Walker County, Texas, United States
Person-Source:
Death: May 1859 — Texas
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elias Roberts John W Roberts James Henry Roberts
Stalina Patsy Baker Smith
1830–1859
Birth: about 1830 24 — Texas
Death: May 1859 — Texas
Marriage — June 23, 1852 — Walker County, Texas, United States
17 months
elder brother
Birth: October 1853 29 23 — Walker County, Texas
Census: between June 1860 and October 1860 — Falls County, Texas, USA
Census: 1880 — Comanche County, Texas
Marriage: March 26, 1884 — Hamilton, Texas
Census: 1900 — Indian Territory
Person-Source:
Death: before 1910
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Phoebe A. Mackey Lelia Belle Roberts Lily Ellis Roberts
John W Roberts
1853–1910
Birth: October 1853 29 23 — Walker County, Texas
Death: before 1910
2 years
himself
Birth: November 1855 31 25 — Walker County, Texas, United States
Census: June 1, 1860 — Falls County, Texas, United States
Census: June 1, 1880 — Falls County, Texas, United States
Marriage: November 20, 1884 — Robertson County, Texas, United States
Property: 50 Acre Thornton-Smith Survey — from 1892 to 1893 — Robertson County, Texas, United States
Census: June 1, 1900 — Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States
Mississippi Choctaw application: from July 12, 1900 to April 27, 1903 — Muskogee, Indian Territory, United States
Census: April 15, 1910 — Wichita Township, Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States
Census: April 1, 1930 — Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States
Death: February 2, 1936 — Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States
Burial: February 4, 1936 — Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States
Research log: October 15, 2026
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Emely Tillis (Tullous) Henry James Roberts Julia Roberts John Roberts Ida Roberts Mandy Roberts Elias Roberts Cashier Lee Roberts O. D. Roberts William A Roberts Richard Roberts
James Henry Roberts
1855–1936
Birth: November 1855 31 25 — Walker County, Texas, United States
Death: February 2, 1936 — Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States
Father’s family with an unknown individual
father
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
Father’s family with Mulvina (Lavina) Shannon
father
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
stepmother
Birth: October 15, 1826 51 41 — Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: August 14, 1842 — Sevier County, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: about 1850
Census: June 1, 1850 — Franklin Township, Sevier County, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: April 26, 1860 — Blue Ridge, Falls County, Texas, United States
Census: June 1, 1860 — Falls County, Texas, United States
Census: June 1, 1880 — Justice Precinct 5, Robertson County, Texas, United States
Property: Samuel Heath Headright Claim — from 1874 to 1882 — Comanche County, Texas, United States
Mexican War widow's pension claims: from September 19, 1896 to May 1, 1902 — Hockley, Harris County, Texas, United States
Death: between March 6, 1902 and February 10, 1909
Research log: October 15, 2026
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John W Robbins Family with spouse Wright Johnson Bowers Family with spouse Elias Roberts
Mulvina (Lavina) Shannon
1826–1909
Birth: October 15, 1826 51 41 — Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
Death: between March 6, 1902 and February 10, 1909
Marriage — April 26, 1860 — Blue Ridge, Falls County, Texas, United States
Family with Emely Tillis (Tullous)
himself
Birth: November 1855 31 25 — Walker County, Texas, United States
Census: June 1, 1860 — Falls County, Texas, United States
Census: June 1, 1880 — Falls County, Texas, United States
Marriage: November 20, 1884 — Robertson County, Texas, United States
Property: 50 Acre Thornton-Smith Survey — from 1892 to 1893 — Robertson County, Texas, United States
Census: June 1, 1900 — Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States
Mississippi Choctaw application: from July 12, 1900 to April 27, 1903 — Muskogee, Indian Territory, United States
Census: April 15, 1910 — Wichita Township, Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States
Census: April 1, 1930 — Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States
Death: February 2, 1936 — Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States
Burial: February 4, 1936 — Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States
Research log: October 15, 2026
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Emely Tillis (Tullous) Henry James Roberts Julia Roberts John Roberts Ida Roberts Mandy Roberts Elias Roberts Cashier Lee Roberts O. D. Roberts William A Roberts Richard Roberts
James Henry Roberts
1855–1936
Birth: November 1855 31 25 — Walker County, Texas, United States
Death: February 2, 1936 — Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States
wife
Birth: July 12, 1865 26 22
Marriage: November 20, 1884 — Robertson County, Texas, United States
Death: March 30, 1904 — McClain County, Oklahoma, United States
Burial: April 1, 1904 — Washington Cemetery, McClain County, Oklahoma, United States
Research log: October 9, 2026
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Henry Roberts Henry James Roberts Julia Roberts John Roberts Ida Roberts Mandy Roberts Elias Roberts Cashier Lee Roberts O. D. Roberts William A Roberts Richard Roberts
Emely Tillis (Tullous)
1865–1904
Birth: July 12, 1865 26 22
Death: March 30, 1904 — McClain County, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage — November 20, 1884 — Robertson County, Texas, United States
10 months
son
Birth: September 24, 1885 29 20 — Bremond, Robertson County, Texas, United States
Census: 1900 — Purcell, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States
Marriage: May 1, 1910 — Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States
Draft registration: 1918 — Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States
Census: 1920 — Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 17, 1959 — Cutler, Tulare County, California, United States
Burial: September 19, 1959 — Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Research log: October 9, 2026
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Arta Mae Bullard John H Roberts Evelyn Birtie Roberts Irene Roberts
Henry James Roberts
1885–1959
Birth: September 24, 1885 29 20 — Bremond, Robertson County, Texas, United States
Death: September 17, 1959 — Cutler, Tulare County, California, United States
18 months
daughter
Birth: March 13, 1887 31 21 — Robertson County, Texas
Marriage: about 1907
Person-Source:
Death: April 15, 1969 — Indio, Riverside County, California
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Lee Allison John L Allison Winnie May Allison Linnie Allison Emily Allison
Julia Roberts
1887–1969
Birth: March 13, 1887 31 21 — Robertson County, Texas
Death: April 15, 1969 — Indio, Riverside County, California
5 months
son
Birth: August 14, 1887 31 22 — Bremond, Robertson County, Texas
Occupation: a farmer — June 5, 1917 — near Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma
Marriage: October 22, 1927
Census: 1930 — Mountain Park, Kiowa County, Oklahoma
Person-Source:
Death: February 13, 1962 — Snyder, Oklahoma
Burial: February 14, 1962 — Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder, Oklahoma
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Florence Brown
John Roberts
1887–1962
Birth: August 14, 1887 31 22 — Bremond, Robertson County, Texas
Death: February 13, 1962 — Snyder, Oklahoma
3 years
daughter
Birth: December 1890 35 25 — Robertson County, Texas
Marriage: about 1909
Person-Source:
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Thomas Allison Franklin Allison Clara Mae Allison Albert Allison Hazel Lee Allison
Ida Roberts
1890–…
Birth: December 1890 35 25 — Robertson County, Texas
2 years
daughter
Birth: April 3, 1893 37 27 — Robertson County, Texas
Marriage: about 1911
Person-Source:
Death: March 28, 1965 — Sacramento County, California
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Cecil Clay Beard Emmett A Beard Family with spouse … Haas Fred Haas
Mandy Roberts
1893–1965
Birth: April 3, 1893 37 27 — Robertson County, Texas
Death: March 28, 1965 — Sacramento County, California
2 years
son
Birth: March 13, 1895 39 29 — Bremond, Robertson County, Texas
Occupation: a farmer — June 5, 1917 — near Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma
Person-Source:
Death: September 30, 1918 — Camp Cody, New Mexico
Event-Misc: October 3, 1918 — Mountain Park, Oklahoma
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Elias Roberts
1895–1918
Birth: March 13, 1895 39 29 — Bremond, Robertson County, Texas
Death: September 30, 1918 — Camp Cody, New Mexico
15 months
son
Birth: May 26, 1896 40 30 — Bremond, Robertson County, Texas
Marriage: April 23, 1921 — McClain County, Oklahoma
Person-Source:
Death: May 28, 1978 — Blanchard, McClain County, Oklahoma
Burial: May 28, 1978 — Dibble Cemetery, McClain County, Oklahoma
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Maggie L Ward Lonnie L Roberts Herbert J Roberts
Cashier Lee Roberts
1896–1978
Birth: May 26, 1896 40 30 — Bremond, Robertson County, Texas
Death: May 28, 1978 — Blanchard, McClain County, Oklahoma
3 years
son
Birth: May 8, 1899 43 33 — Robertson County, Texas
Marriage: November 30, 1921 — McClain County, Oklahoma
Marriage: after 1921
Census: 1930 — McClain County, Oklahoma
Person-Source:
Death: December 5, 1984 — Butte County, California
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Novaline Allen Connel Roberts Family with spouse Wilma …
O. D. Roberts
1899–1984
Birth: May 8, 1899 43 33 — Robertson County, Texas
Death: December 5, 1984 — Butte County, California
3 years
son
Birth: February 12, 1902 46 36 — Oklahoma
Marriage: 1923
Census: 1930 — Colbert, McClain County, Oklahoma
Death: July 16, 1961 — Fresno County, California
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Florence … Ola A Roberts
William A Roberts
1902–1961
Birth: February 12, 1902 46 36 — Oklahoma
Death: July 16, 1961 — Fresno County, California
2 years
son
Birth: March 30, 1904 48 38 — Washington, McClain County, Oklahoma
Person-Source:
Death: July 3, 1904 — McClain County, Oklahoma
Burial: July 3, 1904 — Washington Cemetery, McClain County, Oklahoma
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Richard Roberts
1904–1904
Birth: March 30, 1904 48 38 — Washington, McClain County, Oklahoma
Death: July 3, 1904 — McClain County, Oklahoma
Birth
Citation details: 1900 census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, Township 6 N, Range 3 W; supervisor's district 73, enumeration district 157, sheet 1A, dwelling and family 6; J. H. Roberts, born Nov 1855. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSRY-9HK
Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 24394036, James Henry Roberts, Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma; gravestone photograph. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24394036/james-henry-roberts
Census
Citation details: Home in 1860: Falls, Texas; Roll: M653_1293; Page: 143 (enumerator's page 39); FHL film 805293; family 9; Jas. Roberts, 5. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFR-F1M
Census
Citation details: Year: 1880; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Falls, Texas; Page: 250D (enumerator's page 28); Enumeration District: 041; dwelling and family 151; James H. Roberts, 25. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFN4-ZQ2
Marriage
Citation details: Robertson County marriage record, p. 447; FHL film 963258. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1C-6PFH
Citation details: J H Roberts and Eamaly Tillis, 20 Nov 1884, Robertson County, p. 447. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1C-6PFH
Residence
Citation details: Testimony of James Henry Roberts, Muskogee, 12 Jul 1900; decision of 27 Apr 1903 in the consolidated case of John C. Irons et al.; Mississippi Choctaw file M.C.R. 613; NARA M1301, roll 92. Ancestry, U.S., Native American Applications for Enrollment in Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2397/records/6936
Property
Citation details: Robertson County assessment rolls, 1892 and 1893 (line 33, J. H. Roberts); image held by D. Hurley (1893-tax-roberts-j-h.png)
Census
Citation details: 1900 census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, Township 6 N, Range 3 W; supervisor's district 73, enumeration district 157, sheet 1A, dwelling and family 6; J. H. Roberts, born Nov 1855. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSRY-9HK
Residence
Citation details: Testimony of James Henry Roberts, Muskogee, 12 Jul 1900; decision of 27 Apr 1903 in the consolidated case of John C. Irons et al.; Mississippi Choctaw file M.C.R. 613; NARA M1301, roll 92. Ancestry, U.S., Native American Applications for Enrollment in Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2397/records/6936
Mississippi Choctaw application
Citation details: Testimony of James Henry Roberts, Muskogee, 12 Jul 1900; decision of 27 Apr 1903 in the consolidated case of John C. Irons et al.; Mississippi Choctaw file M.C.R. 613; NARA M1301, roll 92. Ancestry, U.S., Native American Applications for Enrollment in Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2397/records/6936
Census
Citation details: 1910 census, Wichita, Comanche, Oklahoma; enumeration district 66, sheet 4A, dwelling 40; John H. Roberts, 55. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML7C-45F
Census
Citation details: 1930 census, Snyder, Kiowa, Oklahoma; enumeration district 38-31, sheet 12B, dwelling 293, family 303; James H. Roberts, 74. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCW9-L8P
Name
Citation details: Testimony of James Henry Roberts, Muskogee, 12 Jul 1900; decision of 27 Apr 1903 in the consolidated case of John C. Irons et al.; Mississippi Choctaw file M.C.R. 613; NARA M1301, roll 92. Ancestry, U.S., Native American Applications for Enrollment in Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2397/records/6936
Death
Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 24394036, James Henry Roberts, Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma; gravestone photograph. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24394036/james-henry-roberts
Burial
Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 24394036, James Henry Roberts, Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma; gravestone photograph. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24394036/james-henry-roberts