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William or Charles Roberts, 1780–1843 (aged 63 years)

Name
William or Charles /Roberts/
Given names
William
Note: Transcription of family bible: The name "Charles" in the line above is written in noticeably heavier ink than the surrounding text, and faint underwriting is visible within and around the initial letter, suggesting the word may have been traced over an earlier entry. This is worth weighing against the fact that the first child listed immediately below, Wm. Roberts Jr., carries a name that by the naming conventions of the period would typically be shared with the father — raising the possibility that the father was originally recorded as "Wm." (William) rather than "Charles." The reading "Charles" is retained here, consistent with the two other unambiguous instances of the name elsewhere on this page (the heading "the family records of Charles Roberts" above, and the child "Charles Roberts," born 1826, listed below) — but researchers should take the "Jr." naming clue and the apparent overwriting into account when evaluating the identity of Elias Roberts' father.
Birth
about 1780
Pennsylvania
Marriage
Rachel Jamison — View this family
March 12, 1809 (aged 29 years)
Birth of a son
William Roberts
May 4, 1810
Birth of a son
John Roberts
March 21, 1812
Birth of a daughter
Sarah Roberts
July 14, 1814
Birth of a son
James Roberts
September 9, 1816
Birth of a son
Eli Roberts
November 23, 1819
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
Residence
August 7, 1820
St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
Citation details: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: St Tammany, Louisiana; Page: 28; NARA Roll: M33_31; Image: 185
Birth of a daughter
Susan Roberts
December 7, 1822
Birth of a son
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 son
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 son
Isaiah Roberts
August 12, 1828
Birth of a son
J Fred Roberts
January 4, 1833
Mississippi
Emigration
between 1835 and 1837 (aged 57 years)
possibly Monroe County, Mississippi
Event-Misc
about 1837
Shelby County, Texas
Person-Source
Citation details: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: St Tammany, Louisiana; Page: 28; NARA Roll: M33_31; Image: 185
Note: Person Source
Death
March 25, 1843 (aged 63 years)
Mexico
Note: Possibly died at the Black Bean lottery
Last change
September 5, 2026 – 17:55:58
Author of last change: daveh
Family with parents
father
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah … William or Charles Roberts
Charles Roberts
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mother
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Charles Roberts William or Charles Roberts
Sarah …
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himself
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
Family with Rachel Jamison
himself
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
wife
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
son
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
son
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
daughter
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
son
Birth: September 9, 1816 36 36
Person-Source:
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James Roberts
1816–…
Birth: September 9, 1816 36 36
3 years
son
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
daughter
Birth: December 7, 1822 42 42
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Susan Roberts
1822–…
Birth: December 7, 1822 42 42
13 months
son
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
son
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
son
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
son
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
Marriage
Residence
Citation details: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: St Tammany, Louisiana; Page: 28; NARA Roll: M33_31; Image: 185
Event-Misc
Person-Source
Citation details: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: St Tammany, Louisiana; Page: 28; NARA Roll: M33_31; Image: 185