John W Roberts, 1853–1910 (aged 56 years)

Name
John W /Roberts/
Birth
October 1853 29 23
Walker County, Texas
Birth of a brother
November 1855
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
Death of a mother
Marriage of a parent
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: 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
between June 1860 and October 1860 (aged 7 years)
Falls County, Texas, USA
Note: 1860 U.S. Federal Census — Household Notes

1860 U.S. Federal Census — Household Notes

Census Date: Enumerated July 21–23, 1860, by J.C. Bellingslager(?), Ass't Marshal
Place: Falls County, Texas — Post Office: Golinda (historically "Golindo"; post office established 1860, operated through 1902)
Page No.: 39 | Schedule 1 — Free Inhabitants
Image: 4297435_00294.jpg


Dwelling / Family No. 9 — Elias Roberts

LineNameAgeSexOccupationReal EstatePersonal EstateBirthplaceNotes
15Elias Roberts33MFarmer500TennesseeHead of household
16M. Roberts32FArkansasWife
17John Roberts7MTexas
18Jas. Roberts5MTexas

Source: 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Falls County, Texas, page 39 (image: 4297435_00294.jpg). Transcribed from the original manuscript; the enumerator's name and a few surnames elsewhere on the page were difficult to read with confidence. County and post office (Falls County / Golinda) verified against Texas State Historical Association records confirming Golinda's post office operated in Falls County from 1860–1902.

1860 United States - Census transcript - Elias Roberts - Household

NameAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Elias Roberts36MTennesseeY
James Henry Roberts4MTexas
John W Roberts7MTexas
Mulvina (Lavina) Shannon33FUSAY
Census
1880 (aged 26 years)
Comanche County, Texas
Marriage
March 26, 1884 (aged 30 years)
Hamilton, Texas
Birth of a daughter
Birth of a daughter
Death of a father
June 23, 1896
Hockley, Harris County, Texas, United States
Cause: General dropsy
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.

Census
1900 (aged 46 years)
Indian Territory
Marriage of a daughter
June 23, 1901
Dibble, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory
Marriage of a daughter
August 2, 1901
Dibble, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory
Person-Source
Note: Person Source
Death
before 1910 (aged 56 years)
Last change
September 14, 2026 – 18:04:55
Author of last change: daveh
Family with parents
father
1823–1896
Birth: December 25, 1823 43 43 — Tennessee, United States
Death: June 23, 1896 — Hockley, Harris County, Texas, United States
mother
1830–1859
Birth: about 1830 24 — Texas
Death: May 1859 — Texas
Marriage Marriage — June 23, 1852 — Walker County, Texas, United States
17 months
himself
1853–1910
Birth: October 1853 29 23 — Walker County, Texas
Death: before 1910
2 years
younger brother
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
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
1823–1896
Birth: December 25, 1823 43 43 — Tennessee, United States
Death: June 23, 1896 — Hockley, Harris County, Texas, United States
stepmother
1826–1909
Birth: October 15, 1826 51 41 — Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
Death: between March 6, 1902 and February 10, 1909
Marriage Marriage — April 26, 1860 — Blue Ridge, Falls County, Texas, United States
Family with Phoebe A. Mackey
himself
1853–1910
Birth: October 1853 29 23 — Walker County, Texas
Death: before 1910
wife
1853–…
Birth: February 1853 49 38 — Alabama
Marriage Marriage — March 26, 1884 — Hamilton, Texas
20 months
daughter
2 years
daughter
1887–…
Birth: December 1887 34 34 — Texas
James Absalom Mackey + Phoebe A. Mackey
wife’s husband
wife
1853–…
Birth: February 1853 49 38 — Alabama
Marriage Marriage — 1875 — Comanche County, Texas
17 months
stepson
1876–1949
Birth: May 24, 1876 22 23 — Texas
Death: February 13, 1949
Census