Sarah Roberts1
F
Children of Sarah Roberts and John Sutton
- Mary Elizabeth Sutton+1 b. 28 Oct 1844, d. 13 Aug 1923
- Charles Sutton+1 b. 28 Jan 1847, d. 12 Feb 1903
- Hester Ellen Sutton2
- John Sutton2
Sarah C. Roberts
F, b. 3 September 1882, d. 22 March 1962
Sarah C. Roberts was born on 3 September 1882 at Virginia. She married Enos E. Gwinn on 25 December 1899 at Lucas Co., IA. Sarah C. Roberts died on 22 March 1962 at San Bernardino Co., CA, at age 79.
Child of Sarah C. Roberts and Enos E. Gwinn
- Bert F. Gwinn+ b. 7 Mar 1908, d. 12 Jan 1997
Sophia C. Roberts1
F, b. circa 1853
Sophia C. Roberts was born circa 1853 at Maryland.1 She was the daughter of William Roberts and Sophia E. Rigney.1
Citations
- [S1887] 1860 Federal Census, Baltimore Independent City, Maryland. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M653, Roll 458; FHL #803458.
Susan M. Roberts
F
Susan M. Roberts married James Dryden Gardner.
Child of Susan M. Roberts and James Dryden Gardner
- Howard Cleveland Gardner b. 8 Aug 1884, d. 4 Nov 1954
William Roberts
M
William Roberts was born at Morristown, PA. He married Mary Gilmore, daughter of David Gilmore and Margaret Smith, on 14 March 1824 at Hardin Co., KY.
Child of William Roberts and Mary Gilmore
- William Roberts+ b. 7 Feb 1837
William Roberts
M, b. 7 February 1837
William Roberts was born on 7 February 1837 at Hardin Co., KY. He was the son of William Roberts and Mary Gilmore. William Roberts married Kitty Ann Allen on 14 February 1861.
Children of William Roberts and Kitty Ann Allen
William Roberts
M, b. 14 February 1812, d. 19 March 1891
William Roberts was born on 14 February 1812 at Frederick Co., MD.1 He was the son of William R. Roberts and Catherine DeWald. William Roberts married Sophia E. Rigney on 4 February 1834 at Frederick Co., MD. William Roberts died on 19 March 1891 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, at age 79
Obituary -- The Cecil Whig, Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, Saturday, March 21, 1891:
Death of a Pioneer Railroad Man.
Mr. John Perkins of this town received a telegram on Friday morning informing him of the death of his father-in-law, Mr. William Roberts which occurred at his home in Philadelphia about ten o'clock on Thursday night. Mr. Roberts who was one of the oldest railroad men in the country, was just entering his 80th year, having been born on the 14th of February 1812. He was a native of Frederick county, Md., of which county his wife who was Miss Rigney was also a native. When quite a young man he entered the U. S. mail service, then carried by stages from Baltimore to Wheeling, and afterwards entered the service of the B. & O. railroad, being the driver of the first car drawn by horses, from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills, as well as conductor of the first car after the application of steam. About the year 1850 he entered the service of the P., W. & B. railroad company, in which he remained until his retirement from active business pursuits some fifteen years ago. He enjoyed a wide circle of personal and business acquaintances, and was universally esteemed for his stern integrity and high character, a fact recognized by his company in retiring him upon full pay. Mr. Roberts was the father of twelve children, eight of whom are living, four daughters and four sons, his eldest daughter Virginia being Mrs. John Perkins, and who was with her father at his death.
He was buried in March 1891 at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD.
Obituary -- The Cecil Whig, Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, Saturday, March 21, 1891:
Death of a Pioneer Railroad Man.
Mr. John Perkins of this town received a telegram on Friday morning informing him of the death of his father-in-law, Mr. William Roberts which occurred at his home in Philadelphia about ten o'clock on Thursday night. Mr. Roberts who was one of the oldest railroad men in the country, was just entering his 80th year, having been born on the 14th of February 1812. He was a native of Frederick county, Md., of which county his wife who was Miss Rigney was also a native. When quite a young man he entered the U. S. mail service, then carried by stages from Baltimore to Wheeling, and afterwards entered the service of the B. & O. railroad, being the driver of the first car drawn by horses, from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills, as well as conductor of the first car after the application of steam. About the year 1850 he entered the service of the P., W. & B. railroad company, in which he remained until his retirement from active business pursuits some fifteen years ago. He enjoyed a wide circle of personal and business acquaintances, and was universally esteemed for his stern integrity and high character, a fact recognized by his company in retiring him upon full pay. Mr. Roberts was the father of twelve children, eight of whom are living, four daughters and four sons, his eldest daughter Virginia being Mrs. John Perkins, and who was with her father at his death.
He was buried in March 1891 at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD.
Children of William Roberts and Sophia E. Rigney
- Georgianna Virginia Roberts+ b. 17 Jul 1835, d. 7 Mar 1917
- Edward F. Roberts1 b. c 1838
- Frederick A. Roberts1 b. c 1841
- Mary Roberts1 b. c 1843
- William Charles Roberts+1 b. 17 Jun 1845, d. 30 Oct 1904
- George A. Roberts1 b. c 1849
- Sophia C. Roberts1 b. c 1853
- Charles C. Roberts1 b. c 1855
Citations
- [S1887] 1860 Federal Census, Baltimore Independent City, Maryland. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M653, Roll 458; FHL #803458.
William Roberts1
M, b. circa 1821
William Roberts was born circa 1821.1 He married Amelia Gibler, daughter of Daniel J. Gibler and Maria Roush, on 3 April 1848 at Highland Co., OH, 6 children born, 4 living as of 1900 census.2
Children of William Roberts and Amelia Gibler
- James Roberts3 b. c 1850
- Aaron Roberts+3 b. Feb 1852
- America Roberts+3 b. Nov 1852
- Columbia Roberts3 b. c 1857, d. b 1880
- Ira L. Roberts+2 b. Oct 1859
Citations
- [S548] 1880 Federal Census, Highland County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T9, Roll 1033; FHL #1255033.
- [S549] 1900 Federal Census, Highland County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 1286; FHL #1241286.
- [S583] 1870 Federal Census, Highland County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M593, Roll 1222; FHL #552721.
William Roberts
M
William Roberts married Ann Mercer.
Child of William Roberts and Ann Mercer
- William R. Roberts+ b. c 1774, d. 11 Feb 1863
William Calvert Roberts1
M, b. 20 January 1880
William Calvert Roberts was born on 20 January 1880 at Baltimore, MD.1 He was the son of William Charles Roberts and Eliza Jane Phillips.1 William Calvert Roberts married Mabel D. Junkins, daughter of Joseph William Junkins and Alice Virginia Davis, on 4 June 1904 at Baltimore, MD.1
Child of William Calvert Roberts and Mabel D. Junkins
- Alice Calvert Roberts2 b. 12 Aug 1905, d. 24 Nov 1967
William Charles Roberts1
M, b. 17 June 1845, d. 30 October 1904
William Charles Roberts was born on 17 June 1845 at Frederick, Frederick Co., MD.1,2 He was the son of William Roberts and Sophia E. Rigney.1 William Charles Roberts married Eliza Jane Phillips, daughter of Christopher Cosgrove Phillips and Susannah Rebecca Nicoll, on 22 December 1863 at Baltimore, MD, eight children born, three living as of 1900 census. William Charles Roberts died on 30 October 1904 at Baltimore, MD, at age 59.1
Children of William Charles Roberts and Eliza Jane Phillips
- Henry E. Roberts2 b. 14 Apr 1871, d. b 1910
- Roberta Roberts+2 b. Apr 1874
- William Calvert Roberts+2 b. 20 Jan 1880
William Lorman Roberts1
M, b. circa 1851, d. 2 January 1889
William Lorman Roberts was born circa 1851 at Baltimore, MD.1 He was the son of Edward Roberts and Anna M. (?)1 William Lorman Roberts married Cora Smith on 7 May 1875 at Baltimore, MD. William Lorman Roberts lived in June 1880 at Eutaw Street, Baltimore Ward 14, MD.2 He married Rosamond Ridgeway Passano, daughter of Leonard Passano and Parthenia Phelps, on 6 January 1881 at Baltimore, Maryland, Per Tracy Devault's research -- In the 1900 Census, Rosamond Passano is living with her father, Leonard Passano. There are two younger women living with them: Eleanor Roberts who recently married Arthur Stanley Zell (Arthur is also shown in this census record) and Parthenia D. Roberts (Parthenia is believed to be Dorothy Roberts that is shown in subsequent records). In this census record both of these women are listed as grandchildren of Leonard Passano. It seems likely that both Eleanor and Parthenia are daughters of William Lorman Roberts and Rosamond (Passano) Roberts. So far all the evidence leads to this conclusion; however, in this same census record, Rosamond says she has had two children and only one is still living. If one of these two women is not a daughter of Rosamond, it probably must be Eleanor. For the time being I am showing both Eleanor and Parthenia/Dorothy as daughters of Rosamond.
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NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The New York Times (New York, NY), August 20, 1887
BROKER ROBERTS IN CANADA.
CREDITORS SEIZING UPON THE MISSING SPECULATOR'S EFFECTS.
Baltimore, Aug. 19. - There is now no doubt that Stock Broker William Lorman Roberts is in Canada, and has no immediate notion of returning. Business circles continued full of rumors to-day, and gradually the facts in the case are coming out. The attachment of James Little, served yesterday, was followed to-day by a large number which were placed in the hands of Sheriff Fledderman, who, with his deputies, was busy all day trying to find the property of the absentee, so that it could be levied upon. Attachments, it is understood, were laid upon some vessel interests of Mr. Roberts, and also upon other property. The Sheriff would not say much about the attachments, as he said he feared it might interfere with the end in view. Mr. Little is the Superintendent of the Pygmalion Coal Company, of West Virginia, of which Jacob H. Taylor, of this city, is President.
Mr. Little, who resides at Piedmont, West Va., had saved up $1,365, and wanted to invest it so that it would bear good interest. He sent the money to Mr. Roberts to invest for him. Hearing nothing of the investment, and reading about two weeks ago the suspension of Mr. Roberts from the New York Stock Exchange, he came on to Baltimore to investigate matters. He laid the attachment in the hands of the Bank of Baltimore, and through Thomas & Bouldin, attorneys, the case was prosecuted.
As stated in a special to THE TIMES last night Roberts is the sole Trustee of the estate of Alexander Lorman, which is estimated to amount all the way from $200,000 to $400,000. Mr. Edward Roberts, the father of the absent Mr. Roberts, was the former Trustee, and according to the will upon his death the trust devolved upon his son. William Lorman, the father of the testator, made a great fortune in the merchant marine business. He lived in a large mansion on the corner of Charles and Lexington streets, where the Central Savings Bank now stands. The mansion was surrounded by a handsome lawn, and the location at the time was the most select in the city. Mr. Edward Roberts was one of Mr. Lorman's clerks. Mr. Lorman bequeathed to him considerable money when he died.
Mr. Lorman, who had married a Miss Fulford, of Hartford County, left one son, Alexander. He remained single and in his will he appointed Mr. Roberts Trustee, and also made provisions that upon his death the trust would devolve upon William, the son. When William took up the trust, in 1880, he gave a bond for $360,000, and his bondsmen were his mother, Mrs. Roberts, and the Baltimore Safe Deposit and Trust Company. Mr. Otis Hinkley, counsel for Chancellor Bailey, of Spottsylvania, Va., who is one of the heirs of the Lorman estate, filed a petition in the City Curcuit Court asking for a Receiver on the ground that Mr. Roberts, the Trustee, had defaulted. Mr. Hinkley is also the councel of the Baltimore Safe Deposit and Trust Company.
The petition was granted, and John W. Marshall, Secretary of the Safe Deposit and Trust Company, was appointed Receiver. William T. Walters, Vice-President and acting President in the absence of Mr. B. F. Newcomer, and Mr. W.A. Wisong, Treasurer of the Safe Deposit and Trust Company, went on his bond in the sum of $300,000. Mr. Walters stated that, according to the order of the court, the box of Mr. Roberts was opened and the securities of the Lorman estate were found therein. He said there was about $300,000 in the estate.
There was very little left to-day in Roberts's handsomely furnished office in the Chamber of Commerce building. The Deputy Sheriff had all the effects removed to the auctioneer's. The last thing taken out was a small safe, which had nothing of value in it. The books, papers, and a number of other small things were left in the office and Mr. C. Goodwin, a clerk of Mr. Roberts, had these things placed in a box and, by the advice of Mr. Roberts's attorney, had them sent to his home. Mr. Goodwin stated that the office was very elegantly fitted out, and another gentleman present said that while many of the brokers' offices in New-York were larger, none were better or more finely furnished. There were three telegraph wires. The firm at one time had four wires.
Mr. Goodwin did not think that Mr. Roberts was at times accountable for what he did. He would frequently dictate matter to him, and after asking him to read over what he had said claimed that he had said nothing of the kind, but the clerk said he had taken down the statements as made by him. He said it was pretty well known that Mr. Roberts was loosing in his business transactions, but neither he nor others expected the crisis, because they believed Roberts to be a very rich man.
The young man thought that at times the transactions amounted to nearly $2,000,000, and not very long ago, he said, he was carring about a million bushels of wheat. He gave it as his opinion that the fall was caused by heavy transactions, as recently he had plunged into speculation very heavily. Mr. Goodwin said he had no idea what Mr. Roberts's indebtedness in Baltimore was, nor did he know of the creditiors.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), August 20, 1887, page 5
A BOLD SPECULATOR
BROKER WILLIAM LORMAN ROBERTS GOES INTO EXILE.
A Fortune of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars Staked and Lost in One Year - Heavy Debts.
BALTIMORE, August 19, - Dashing William Lorman Roberts, who had a seat in the New York Stock Exchange, but did his principal business here, where his office was at room No. 21 Chamber of Commerce building, had disappeared. The impression prevails that he is in Canada. He has been financially embarrassed for some time and only a few days ago was suspended from the New York Stock Exchange. It was not known generally, however, until today in what a serious plight he was, although a year of two ago he was worth $300,000.
He has lost it all, besides using a large sum of his mother's estate and appropriating to his own use $50,000, it is said, of securities of the Lorman estate, of which he was co-trustee with the Safe Deposit Company of this city. Besides this he owes $27,000 to Baltimore parties and $30,000 more to parties in New York.
Roberts has been an unusually bold speculator. He bought and sold everything that was in the market. He did not confine himself to stocks, but went extensively into wheat, pork, lard, cotton and oil as the fancy struck him. He has been known frequently to carry as high as 160,000 bushels of wheat, and within a few weeks he informed a friend that he was carrying 27,000 shares of stock, representing between two and three millions of dollars.
The more he lost the bolder he became until every penny of his fortune was sunk. Last Tuesday morning, it is thought, just before he disappeared, he said to a friend, "I haven't a dollar in the world, except what I have in my pocket. "How much is that?" inquired the friend, who could hardly realize that Roberts was not joking. "Twenty-seven dollars and a half." he replied.
Roberts had been for eight years, until last January, with the firm of Alexander Shaw & Co., the large coal operators. One reason why he retired from this firm was because the Shaws were not willing to let his name be put in the firm name. He had an unknown amount of self-confidence, and he decided to start out for himself, which he did by buying a seat in the New York Stock exchange for $35,000.
He is only 35 years old, tall and handsome, with dark hair, and looks like a Spaniard. He is a son of the late Edward Roberts, who died six years ago, leaving an estate of $1,000,000, the only heirs being a son and widow.
His father also left him the trusteeship of the Alexander Lorman estate, but he divided the trusteeship with the Safe Deposit Company, as he could get no one to go on the bond for the large sum required.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Springfield Republican, August 20, 1887, page 5
A BALTIMORE BROKER MISSING.
The Mysterious Disappearance of William L. Roberts.
William L. Roberts, the Baltimore broker, suspended last week by the New York stock exchange, has disappeared and left no trace as to his whereabouts. He is trustee of the Alexander Lorman estate, which is rated all the way from $400,000 to $500,000, but this money, it is said, is held by the safe deposit company as co-trustee. The sheriff, on behalf of the bank of Baltimore, which is acting for James Little, a mine owner, levied an attachment Thursday against all of Robert's visible property to satisfy a debt of $1375. Robert's office is one of the most elegantly appointed rooms in the Baltimore chamber of commerce building. With the exception of a few mining shares which have no market value, he left nothing in his office that looked like money. The safe was empty. His check books, which were lying on his desk, showed that no banking business had been done since August 1. The last seen of Roberts by his clerk was on Saturday. His life was insured for $110,000.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - New York Tribune (New York, NY), August 26, 1887
HEIRS PLUNDERED BY A TRUSTEE.
Baltimore. Aug. 25 (Special). - The heirs to the estate of Alexander Lorman, of which Broker William Lorman Roberts, now in Canada, was the trustee, are flocking to the city to look after their interests. It is stated that Roberts's indebtedness amounts to about $150,000, of which about $65,000 is due the trust estate. Alexander Lorman left a fortune of $1,000,000. There were originally two branches of heirs the Fulfords of Maryland, and the Chancellors of Virginia. The Fulfords' share of the estate was distributed about eight or ten years ago. The Chancellors' share was subdivided into nine parts. Four of these parts have been settled. There was about $200,000 in the rest of the estate for the other heirs. Of the heirs with whom a settlement was made one was induced to let his money stay in Mr. Robert's hands. This heir loses $15,000. In January a year ago Mr. Roberts took of his money $9,200 under the plea that he was going to invest this amount in mortgages. A rigid search of the records fails to bring to light the entries of any such mortgages. Of the securities of the unsettled estate there is, it is stated, about $50,000 missing, making with the $15,000 of the settled part $65,000 for which Mr. Roberts is criminally liable. Roberts is in Montreal, living at the Windsor Hotel.
LEGAL NOTICE - Sun (Baltimore, MD), February 27, 1888, page 4
CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY
Towsontown, Feb. 25. - The President and Directors of the Franklin Bank of Baltimore vs. William Lorman Roberts: Motion to strike out judgment and quash attachment argued and held sub curia. Mordecai J. Fowler vs Milton W. Offcter al., garnishees of Wm. Lorman Roberts: motion to quash attachment sustained. Frederick Mertens vs. Wm. Lorman Roberts: motion to quash attachment overruled. Elizabeth Flaherty vs. James H. McNeal: motion to strike out judgment overruled. Assignment for Monday: Nos. 256, 260, 266, 267, 268, 269, 271, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284 and 285.
DEATH NOTICE - Sun (Baltimore, MD); Thursday, January 3, 1889; Volume: CIV, Issue: 41; Page: 2; (GenealogyBank.com):
ROBERTS - On January 2, at 9:30 o'clock P. M., at the residence of L. Passano, No. 261 Roberts street, W. LORMAN ROBERTS, aged 39 years.
Due notice of the funeral will be given.
OBITUARY - Cincinnati Commercial Tribune (Cincinnati, OH), January 4, 1889, page 4
WILLIAM LORMAN ROBERTS
Death of a Dashing Broker Recalls Remarkable Career.
Baltimore, MD, January 3 -[Special]- William Lorman Roberts, at one time a well-known stock broker of this city, and a former member of the New York Stock Exchange, died last night at the residence of his father-in-law, Leonard Passano. He was but thirty-nine years of age, and while the immediate cause was pneumonia, his nervous system had been shattered by the trouble he had brought upon himself and family by his unfortunate speculations. He was a son of the late Edward Roberts, a wealthy citizen, and the young man began his business career with Shaw Bros. of Baltimore. About three years ago he went into the stock brokerage and his career in the financial world, though but brief, made him notorious. He was the trustee of the Lorman estate, valued at over one hundred thousand dollars. Not only the ???? portion of his mother's fortune and his own but many thousands of the funds of the Lorman estate he lost in speculation. He plunged in wildly, thousands followed thousands, and in a short time he had not only ruined himself but nearly everybody connected with him. The heirs of the Lorman estate lost in the aggregate about $40,000. Roberts went to Canada where he became engaged in a bucket-shop business in Montreal. He was associated with a New Yorker, and in this venture he lost the remainder of his widowed mother's fortune. His entire losses amounted to upwards of $200,000.
Their magnificent home on Fotaw Place containing one of the handsomest private art collections in the city was sold out at auction. When by a partial settlement of the Lorman estate by his bondsmen, Roberts was permitted to return home, he was broken down in health and opened a laundry establishment but a short distance from where his broking office had been, and working hard to regain a business footing when attacked with his final illness.
OBITUARY - New York Tribune (New York, NY), January 4, 1889, page 3
Baltimore, Jan. 3 -(Special).- William Lorman Roberts, at one time a well-known stock broker of this city, and a former member of the New-York Stock Exchange, died last night at the home of his father-in-law, Leonard Passano, in this city. He was but thirty-nine years of age. The immediate cause was pneumonia, but his nervous system had been shattered by the trouble he had brought upon himself and family by his unfortunate speculations. He was a son of the late Edward Roberts, a wealthy townsman. The young man began his business career with Shaw Brothers, of Baltimore. About three years ago he went into stock brokerage, and his career in the financial world, though brief, made him conspicuous. As a result of his unsuccessful operations, Mr. Roberts went to Montreal, and there he became engaged in a brokerage agency, being associated with a New-Yorker. The result was again unfortunate. His entire losses amounted to upward of $200,000. When Mr. Roberts returned home he was broken down in health. He opened a laundry establishment a short distance from where his banking office had been, and was working hard to regain a business footing when attacked with his fatal illness.
LEGAL NOTICE - Sun (Baltimore, MD), March 26, 1890
Demurrer Sustained by Judge Dennis. Judge Dennis, in the Circuit Court, yesterday sustained the demurrer to the bill of complaint of Xanthus X. Chartters, Lucy P. Guy and Chas. B. Guy, her husband, against Lorman E. Roberts, infant, and the Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company of Baltimore City, as guardian. The bill set forth that Wm. Lorman Roberts was trustee of an estate in which Susan P. Chartters had a life interest, with remainder to two of the plaintiffs, her children; that the amount to which each of the children was entitled was $8,100; that Roberts sold certain stocks and securities of the trust estate, which he pretended to invest, but misappropriated to his own use, except $2,000 paid to Lucy P. Guy; that while so indebted Roberts effected life insurances in three companies for the benefit of his infant son, Lorman E. Roberts; that the premiums were paid out of funds while he was thus indebted, and that a year ago Wm. Lorman Roberts died intestate, and the proceeds of the insurance policies, $4,325.17, have been paid to the defendant guardian of Lorman E. Roberts. The court was asked to order the amount of the policies to be paid by the defendant company to the complainants. To this the defendant demurred, and the court decided that on the facts presented in the bill the court could not pass the order asked for. Leave to amend the bill was granted, if done in a limited time.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Sun (Baltimore, MD), February 18, 1901
Schooner W. L. Roberts Sold.
Captain Thibrdean, of the schooner William Lorman Roberts, which sailed yeasterday for Fall River, has been notified that the vessel has been sold. The names of the new owners were not given. The Roberts belonged to the Staples Coal Company, of Fall River, Mass. The vessel has recently been thoroughly repaired by Booz's shipyard.
William Lorman Roberts died on 2 January 1889. He was buried in January 1889 at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD, Green Mount interment records indicate that William L. Roberts was buried with Passano family members, although no stone is present.
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NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The New York Times (New York, NY), August 20, 1887
BROKER ROBERTS IN CANADA.
CREDITORS SEIZING UPON THE MISSING SPECULATOR'S EFFECTS.
Baltimore, Aug. 19. - There is now no doubt that Stock Broker William Lorman Roberts is in Canada, and has no immediate notion of returning. Business circles continued full of rumors to-day, and gradually the facts in the case are coming out. The attachment of James Little, served yesterday, was followed to-day by a large number which were placed in the hands of Sheriff Fledderman, who, with his deputies, was busy all day trying to find the property of the absentee, so that it could be levied upon. Attachments, it is understood, were laid upon some vessel interests of Mr. Roberts, and also upon other property. The Sheriff would not say much about the attachments, as he said he feared it might interfere with the end in view. Mr. Little is the Superintendent of the Pygmalion Coal Company, of West Virginia, of which Jacob H. Taylor, of this city, is President.
Mr. Little, who resides at Piedmont, West Va., had saved up $1,365, and wanted to invest it so that it would bear good interest. He sent the money to Mr. Roberts to invest for him. Hearing nothing of the investment, and reading about two weeks ago the suspension of Mr. Roberts from the New York Stock Exchange, he came on to Baltimore to investigate matters. He laid the attachment in the hands of the Bank of Baltimore, and through Thomas & Bouldin, attorneys, the case was prosecuted.
As stated in a special to THE TIMES last night Roberts is the sole Trustee of the estate of Alexander Lorman, which is estimated to amount all the way from $200,000 to $400,000. Mr. Edward Roberts, the father of the absent Mr. Roberts, was the former Trustee, and according to the will upon his death the trust devolved upon his son. William Lorman, the father of the testator, made a great fortune in the merchant marine business. He lived in a large mansion on the corner of Charles and Lexington streets, where the Central Savings Bank now stands. The mansion was surrounded by a handsome lawn, and the location at the time was the most select in the city. Mr. Edward Roberts was one of Mr. Lorman's clerks. Mr. Lorman bequeathed to him considerable money when he died.
Mr. Lorman, who had married a Miss Fulford, of Hartford County, left one son, Alexander. He remained single and in his will he appointed Mr. Roberts Trustee, and also made provisions that upon his death the trust would devolve upon William, the son. When William took up the trust, in 1880, he gave a bond for $360,000, and his bondsmen were his mother, Mrs. Roberts, and the Baltimore Safe Deposit and Trust Company. Mr. Otis Hinkley, counsel for Chancellor Bailey, of Spottsylvania, Va., who is one of the heirs of the Lorman estate, filed a petition in the City Curcuit Court asking for a Receiver on the ground that Mr. Roberts, the Trustee, had defaulted. Mr. Hinkley is also the councel of the Baltimore Safe Deposit and Trust Company.
The petition was granted, and John W. Marshall, Secretary of the Safe Deposit and Trust Company, was appointed Receiver. William T. Walters, Vice-President and acting President in the absence of Mr. B. F. Newcomer, and Mr. W.A. Wisong, Treasurer of the Safe Deposit and Trust Company, went on his bond in the sum of $300,000. Mr. Walters stated that, according to the order of the court, the box of Mr. Roberts was opened and the securities of the Lorman estate were found therein. He said there was about $300,000 in the estate.
There was very little left to-day in Roberts's handsomely furnished office in the Chamber of Commerce building. The Deputy Sheriff had all the effects removed to the auctioneer's. The last thing taken out was a small safe, which had nothing of value in it. The books, papers, and a number of other small things were left in the office and Mr. C. Goodwin, a clerk of Mr. Roberts, had these things placed in a box and, by the advice of Mr. Roberts's attorney, had them sent to his home. Mr. Goodwin stated that the office was very elegantly fitted out, and another gentleman present said that while many of the brokers' offices in New-York were larger, none were better or more finely furnished. There were three telegraph wires. The firm at one time had four wires.
Mr. Goodwin did not think that Mr. Roberts was at times accountable for what he did. He would frequently dictate matter to him, and after asking him to read over what he had said claimed that he had said nothing of the kind, but the clerk said he had taken down the statements as made by him. He said it was pretty well known that Mr. Roberts was loosing in his business transactions, but neither he nor others expected the crisis, because they believed Roberts to be a very rich man.
The young man thought that at times the transactions amounted to nearly $2,000,000, and not very long ago, he said, he was carring about a million bushels of wheat. He gave it as his opinion that the fall was caused by heavy transactions, as recently he had plunged into speculation very heavily. Mr. Goodwin said he had no idea what Mr. Roberts's indebtedness in Baltimore was, nor did he know of the creditiors.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), August 20, 1887, page 5
A BOLD SPECULATOR
BROKER WILLIAM LORMAN ROBERTS GOES INTO EXILE.
A Fortune of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars Staked and Lost in One Year - Heavy Debts.
BALTIMORE, August 19, - Dashing William Lorman Roberts, who had a seat in the New York Stock Exchange, but did his principal business here, where his office was at room No. 21 Chamber of Commerce building, had disappeared. The impression prevails that he is in Canada. He has been financially embarrassed for some time and only a few days ago was suspended from the New York Stock Exchange. It was not known generally, however, until today in what a serious plight he was, although a year of two ago he was worth $300,000.
He has lost it all, besides using a large sum of his mother's estate and appropriating to his own use $50,000, it is said, of securities of the Lorman estate, of which he was co-trustee with the Safe Deposit Company of this city. Besides this he owes $27,000 to Baltimore parties and $30,000 more to parties in New York.
Roberts has been an unusually bold speculator. He bought and sold everything that was in the market. He did not confine himself to stocks, but went extensively into wheat, pork, lard, cotton and oil as the fancy struck him. He has been known frequently to carry as high as 160,000 bushels of wheat, and within a few weeks he informed a friend that he was carrying 27,000 shares of stock, representing between two and three millions of dollars.
The more he lost the bolder he became until every penny of his fortune was sunk. Last Tuesday morning, it is thought, just before he disappeared, he said to a friend, "I haven't a dollar in the world, except what I have in my pocket. "How much is that?" inquired the friend, who could hardly realize that Roberts was not joking. "Twenty-seven dollars and a half." he replied.
Roberts had been for eight years, until last January, with the firm of Alexander Shaw & Co., the large coal operators. One reason why he retired from this firm was because the Shaws were not willing to let his name be put in the firm name. He had an unknown amount of self-confidence, and he decided to start out for himself, which he did by buying a seat in the New York Stock exchange for $35,000.
He is only 35 years old, tall and handsome, with dark hair, and looks like a Spaniard. He is a son of the late Edward Roberts, who died six years ago, leaving an estate of $1,000,000, the only heirs being a son and widow.
His father also left him the trusteeship of the Alexander Lorman estate, but he divided the trusteeship with the Safe Deposit Company, as he could get no one to go on the bond for the large sum required.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Springfield Republican, August 20, 1887, page 5
A BALTIMORE BROKER MISSING.
The Mysterious Disappearance of William L. Roberts.
William L. Roberts, the Baltimore broker, suspended last week by the New York stock exchange, has disappeared and left no trace as to his whereabouts. He is trustee of the Alexander Lorman estate, which is rated all the way from $400,000 to $500,000, but this money, it is said, is held by the safe deposit company as co-trustee. The sheriff, on behalf of the bank of Baltimore, which is acting for James Little, a mine owner, levied an attachment Thursday against all of Robert's visible property to satisfy a debt of $1375. Robert's office is one of the most elegantly appointed rooms in the Baltimore chamber of commerce building. With the exception of a few mining shares which have no market value, he left nothing in his office that looked like money. The safe was empty. His check books, which were lying on his desk, showed that no banking business had been done since August 1. The last seen of Roberts by his clerk was on Saturday. His life was insured for $110,000.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - New York Tribune (New York, NY), August 26, 1887
HEIRS PLUNDERED BY A TRUSTEE.
Baltimore. Aug. 25 (Special). - The heirs to the estate of Alexander Lorman, of which Broker William Lorman Roberts, now in Canada, was the trustee, are flocking to the city to look after their interests. It is stated that Roberts's indebtedness amounts to about $150,000, of which about $65,000 is due the trust estate. Alexander Lorman left a fortune of $1,000,000. There were originally two branches of heirs the Fulfords of Maryland, and the Chancellors of Virginia. The Fulfords' share of the estate was distributed about eight or ten years ago. The Chancellors' share was subdivided into nine parts. Four of these parts have been settled. There was about $200,000 in the rest of the estate for the other heirs. Of the heirs with whom a settlement was made one was induced to let his money stay in Mr. Robert's hands. This heir loses $15,000. In January a year ago Mr. Roberts took of his money $9,200 under the plea that he was going to invest this amount in mortgages. A rigid search of the records fails to bring to light the entries of any such mortgages. Of the securities of the unsettled estate there is, it is stated, about $50,000 missing, making with the $15,000 of the settled part $65,000 for which Mr. Roberts is criminally liable. Roberts is in Montreal, living at the Windsor Hotel.
LEGAL NOTICE - Sun (Baltimore, MD), February 27, 1888, page 4
CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY
Towsontown, Feb. 25. - The President and Directors of the Franklin Bank of Baltimore vs. William Lorman Roberts: Motion to strike out judgment and quash attachment argued and held sub curia. Mordecai J. Fowler vs Milton W. Offcter al., garnishees of Wm. Lorman Roberts: motion to quash attachment sustained. Frederick Mertens vs. Wm. Lorman Roberts: motion to quash attachment overruled. Elizabeth Flaherty vs. James H. McNeal: motion to strike out judgment overruled. Assignment for Monday: Nos. 256, 260, 266, 267, 268, 269, 271, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284 and 285.
DEATH NOTICE - Sun (Baltimore, MD); Thursday, January 3, 1889; Volume: CIV, Issue: 41; Page: 2; (GenealogyBank.com):
ROBERTS - On January 2, at 9:30 o'clock P. M., at the residence of L. Passano, No. 261 Roberts street, W. LORMAN ROBERTS, aged 39 years.
Due notice of the funeral will be given.
OBITUARY - Cincinnati Commercial Tribune (Cincinnati, OH), January 4, 1889, page 4
WILLIAM LORMAN ROBERTS
Death of a Dashing Broker Recalls Remarkable Career.
Baltimore, MD, January 3 -[Special]- William Lorman Roberts, at one time a well-known stock broker of this city, and a former member of the New York Stock Exchange, died last night at the residence of his father-in-law, Leonard Passano. He was but thirty-nine years of age, and while the immediate cause was pneumonia, his nervous system had been shattered by the trouble he had brought upon himself and family by his unfortunate speculations. He was a son of the late Edward Roberts, a wealthy citizen, and the young man began his business career with Shaw Bros. of Baltimore. About three years ago he went into the stock brokerage and his career in the financial world, though but brief, made him notorious. He was the trustee of the Lorman estate, valued at over one hundred thousand dollars. Not only the ???? portion of his mother's fortune and his own but many thousands of the funds of the Lorman estate he lost in speculation. He plunged in wildly, thousands followed thousands, and in a short time he had not only ruined himself but nearly everybody connected with him. The heirs of the Lorman estate lost in the aggregate about $40,000. Roberts went to Canada where he became engaged in a bucket-shop business in Montreal. He was associated with a New Yorker, and in this venture he lost the remainder of his widowed mother's fortune. His entire losses amounted to upwards of $200,000.
Their magnificent home on Fotaw Place containing one of the handsomest private art collections in the city was sold out at auction. When by a partial settlement of the Lorman estate by his bondsmen, Roberts was permitted to return home, he was broken down in health and opened a laundry establishment but a short distance from where his broking office had been, and working hard to regain a business footing when attacked with his final illness.
OBITUARY - New York Tribune (New York, NY), January 4, 1889, page 3
Baltimore, Jan. 3 -(Special).- William Lorman Roberts, at one time a well-known stock broker of this city, and a former member of the New-York Stock Exchange, died last night at the home of his father-in-law, Leonard Passano, in this city. He was but thirty-nine years of age. The immediate cause was pneumonia, but his nervous system had been shattered by the trouble he had brought upon himself and family by his unfortunate speculations. He was a son of the late Edward Roberts, a wealthy townsman. The young man began his business career with Shaw Brothers, of Baltimore. About three years ago he went into stock brokerage, and his career in the financial world, though brief, made him conspicuous. As a result of his unsuccessful operations, Mr. Roberts went to Montreal, and there he became engaged in a brokerage agency, being associated with a New-Yorker. The result was again unfortunate. His entire losses amounted to upward of $200,000. When Mr. Roberts returned home he was broken down in health. He opened a laundry establishment a short distance from where his banking office had been, and was working hard to regain a business footing when attacked with his fatal illness.
LEGAL NOTICE - Sun (Baltimore, MD), March 26, 1890
Demurrer Sustained by Judge Dennis. Judge Dennis, in the Circuit Court, yesterday sustained the demurrer to the bill of complaint of Xanthus X. Chartters, Lucy P. Guy and Chas. B. Guy, her husband, against Lorman E. Roberts, infant, and the Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company of Baltimore City, as guardian. The bill set forth that Wm. Lorman Roberts was trustee of an estate in which Susan P. Chartters had a life interest, with remainder to two of the plaintiffs, her children; that the amount to which each of the children was entitled was $8,100; that Roberts sold certain stocks and securities of the trust estate, which he pretended to invest, but misappropriated to his own use, except $2,000 paid to Lucy P. Guy; that while so indebted Roberts effected life insurances in three companies for the benefit of his infant son, Lorman E. Roberts; that the premiums were paid out of funds while he was thus indebted, and that a year ago Wm. Lorman Roberts died intestate, and the proceeds of the insurance policies, $4,325.17, have been paid to the defendant guardian of Lorman E. Roberts. The court was asked to order the amount of the policies to be paid by the defendant company to the complainants. To this the defendant demurred, and the court decided that on the facts presented in the bill the court could not pass the order asked for. Leave to amend the bill was granted, if done in a limited time.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Sun (Baltimore, MD), February 18, 1901
Schooner W. L. Roberts Sold.
Captain Thibrdean, of the schooner William Lorman Roberts, which sailed yeasterday for Fall River, has been notified that the vessel has been sold. The names of the new owners were not given. The Roberts belonged to the Staples Coal Company, of Fall River, Mass. The vessel has recently been thoroughly repaired by Booz's shipyard.
William Lorman Roberts died on 2 January 1889. He was buried in January 1889 at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD, Green Mount interment records indicate that William L. Roberts was buried with Passano family members, although no stone is present.
Child of William Lorman Roberts and Cora Smith
- Lorman E. Roberts2 b. Jun 1878
Children of William Lorman Roberts and Rosamond Ridgeway Passano
- Eleanor R. Roberts+3 b. Sep 1881, d. 5 Jul 1937
- Parthenia Dorothy Roberts+3 b. 14 Jul 1887, d. 25 Jan 1971
Citations
- [S1887] 1860 Federal Census, Baltimore Independent City, Maryland. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M653, Roll 458; FHL #803458.
- [S2571] 1880 Federal Census, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T9, Rolls 497-505; FHL #1254497-505.
- [S1422] 1900 Federal Census, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Rolls 608-618; FHL #1240608-18.
William Owen Roberts
M, b. 1848, d. 2 April 1921
William Owen Roberts was born in 1848 at Lynchburg, VA. He was the son of Ryland Roberts and Mary Poe Tompkins. William Owen Roberts married Maria Yandell, daughter of Dr. David Wendel Yandell M.D. and Frances Jane Crutcher. William Owen Roberts died on 2 April 1921 at Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY. He was buried in April 1921 at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY.
Children of William Owen Roberts and Maria Yandell
- Dr. David Yandell Roberts b. 23 Oct 1878, d. 12 Oct 1936
- Ethel Yandell Roberts+ b. 10 Nov 1880, d. 24 Apr 1969
- John Miller Yandell Roberts b. 14 Jun 1885, d. Oct 1911
William R. Roberts
M, b. circa 1774, d. 11 February 1863
William R. Roberts was born circa 1774 at Baltimore or Frederick Co., Maryland. He was the son of William Roberts and Ann Mercer. William R. Roberts married Catherine DeWald, daughter of Philip DeWald and Catharine Lang, on 24 March 1812 at Baltimore, MD. William R. Roberts lived on 31 July 1850 at Baltimore Co., MD, farming.1 He died on 11 February 1863 at Baltimore, MD. He was buried in February 1863 at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD.
Children of William R. Roberts and Catherine DeWald
- William Roberts+ b. 14 Feb 1812, d. 19 Mar 1891
- Edward Roberts+ b. c 1820, d. 18 Jun 1880
- Ann Elizabeth Roberts+ b. May 1827, d. c 8 Sep 1902
Citations
- [S3436] 1850 Federal Census, Baltimore County, Maryland. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M432, Roll 279.
William R. Roberts1
M, b. November 1880
William R. Roberts was born in November 1880 at White Oak Twp., Highland Co., OH.1 He was the son of Aaron Roberts and Hester A. (?)1
Citations
- [S549] 1900 Federal Census, Highland County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 1286; FHL #1241286.
Roberts
F, b. 30 January 1908, d. 1908
Roberts died in 1908 at Highland Co., OH. She was born on 30 January 1908 at Highland Co., OH. She was the daughter of Ellis Roberts and Mary Jane Wilkin.
Alexander Robertson
M
Alexander Robertson married Nancy Hart.
Children of Alexander Robertson and Nancy Hart
- Eliza Jane Robertson+ b. 22 Apr 1826, d. 19 Mar 1860
- Charlotte H. Robertson b. 21 Dec 1827, d. 11 Mar 1905
- William H. Robertson+1 b. 27 Aug 1832, d. 23 Sep 1912
Citations
- [S2081] 1850 Federal Census, Clark County, Indiana. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M432, Roll 138.
Alexander Farish Robertson1
M, b. January 1853, d. 2 September 1938
Alexander Farish Robertson was born in January 1853 at Culpeper Co., VA.1 He married Margaret Briscoe Stuart on 2 May 1882.1 Occupation: Lawyer in 1900 at Staunton, VA.1 Alexander Farish Robertson died on 2 September 1938 at Staunton, VA, at age 85.
Child of Alexander Farish Robertson and Margaret Briscoe Stuart
- Mary Stuart Robertson+1 b. 7 Nov 1895, d. 23 Jul 1963
Citations
- [S2978] 1900 Federal Census, Staunton (Independent City), Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 1740; FHL #1241740.
Rev. Alton Henry Robertson
M, b. 17 February 1894, d. 19 June 1964
Rev. Alton Henry Robertson was born on 17 February 1894 at Otway, Scioto Co., OH. He was the son of Vincent Sanders Robertson and Martha McCall.1 Rev. Alton Henry Robertson married Nellie Florence Freeman, daughter of Thomas Fletcher Freeman and Julia Ann Windle. Rev. Alton Henry Robertson died on 19 June 1964 at Peebles, Adams Co., OH, at age 70.
Child of Rev. Alton Henry Robertson and Nellie Florence Freeman
- Dollie Dell Robertson+ b. 26 Oct 1913, d. 10 Apr 1959
Citations
- [S5472] 1880 Federal Census, Wayne County, West Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T9, Rolls 1414-5; FHL #1255414-5.
Alvin Robertson
M, b. 1906, d. after April 1940
Alvin Robertson was born in 1906 at Oklahoma.1 He was the son of David Robert Robertson and Catharine Anderson. Alvin Robertson lived on 3 February 1920 at Fentress Co., TN, listed as Alvin Shepherd in the 1920 census.2 He lived on 8 April 1940 at Kermit, Winkler Co., TX, filling station attendant, single, lodger in the household of Jess and Connie Fanning. The age, 32, is a year younger than it should have been, but otherwise this individual appears to be the son of Katherine Anderson and David R. Robertson.3 He died after April 1940.
Citations
- [S4994] 1920 Federal Census, Fentress County, Tennessee. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T625, Roll 1739; FHL #1821739.
- [S4494] 1880 Federal Census, Green County, Wisconsin. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T9, Roll 1428; FHL #1255428.
- [S4996] 1940 Federal Census, Winkler County, Texas. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T627, Roll 4167.
Angeline Amelia Robertson1
F, b. 22 March 1849, d. 22 March 1941
Angeline Amelia Robertson was born on 22 March 1849 at Ohio.1 She married William Americus Thompson on 21 November 1872. Angeline Amelia Robertson died on 22 March 1941 at Knox Co., OH, at age 92.
Child of Angeline Amelia Robertson and William Americus Thompson
- Mary Luella Thompson+1 b. 16 Aug 1874, d. 19 May 1942
Citations
- [S2848] 1880 Federal Census, Morrow County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T9, Roll 1053; FHL #1255053.
Ann Robertson1
F, b. circa 1851
Ann Robertson was born circa 1851 at Roanoke Co., VA.1 She was the daughter of Burd A. Robertson and Catherine (?)1
Citations
- [S1404] 1860 Federal Census, Roanoke County, Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M653, Roll 1375; FHL #805375.
Ann Robertson
F, b. 10 November 1776, d. 1862
Ann Robertson was born on 10 November 1776 at Maryland.1 She married William Dawson on 19 March 1795 at First Methodist Episcopal Church, Baltimore Co., MD. Ann Robertson died in 1862 at Baltimore, MD.
Child of Ann Robertson and William Dawson
- Ann Dawson+ b. 23 Apr 1803, d. 5 Dec 1893
Citations
- [S2570] 1850 Federal Census, Baltimore Independent City, Maryland. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M432, Roll 285.
Bertha Robertson1
F, b. December 1891
Bertha Robertson was born in December 1891 at Floyd Co. (probably), IN.1 She was the daughter of Crawford M. Robertson and Nettie (?)1
Citations
- [S2091] 1900 Federal Census, Floyd County, Indiana. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 371; FHL #1240371.
Bertie Mae Robertson
F, b. 14 February 1908, d. 8 July 1973
Bertie Mae Robertson was born on 14 February 1908 at Big Prairie (now in McAlester), Pittsburg Co., OK.1 She was the daughter of David Robert Robertson and Catharine Anderson. Bertie Mae Robertson married Vern Edgar Windle, son of Joshua Murfield Windle and Dora Belle Patton, on 15 March 1930 at McAlester, Pittsburg Co., OK. Bertie Mae Robertson died on 8 July 1973 at McAlester, Pittsburg Co., OK, at age 65. She was buried in July 1973 at Hickory Grove Cemetery, Pittsburg Co., OK, Findagrave #29830731.
Children of Bertie Mae Robertson and Vern Edgar Windle
- David Robert Windle+ b. 20 Jan 1931, d. 12 Nov 2012
- Dorothy Belle Windle+ b. 14 Jan 1933, d. 27 Dec 2014
- John Earl Windle+ b. 16 Jan 1935, d. 20 Jun 2020
- William James Windle b. 8 Oct 1937, d. 7 Aug 1993
- Goldie Laverne Windle b. 9 Mar 1949, d. 25 Dec 1963
Citations
- [S4994] 1920 Federal Census, Fentress County, Tennessee. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T625, Roll 1739; FHL #1821739.
Betty Jo Robertson
F, b. 10 January 1930, d. 1 December 2013
Betty Jo Robertson was born on 10 January 1930 at Pittsburg Co., OK, Findagrave.com shows a birth year of 1936, but she is listed on the 1930 census, Canadian Twp., age 3 months.1 She was the daughter of David Robert Robertson and Lindsy Jo Cann. Betty Jo Robertson died on 1 December 2013 at Ardmore, Carter Co., OK, at age 83. She was buried in December 2013 at Rubottom Cemetery, Rubottom, Love Co., OK, Findagrave #121214746.
Citations
- [S4997] 1940 Federal Census, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T627, Roll 3325.
Burd A. Robertson1
M, b. circa 1853
Burd A. Robertson was born circa 1853 at Roanoke Co. (probably), VA.2,1 He was the son of John P. Robertson and Elizabeth C. (?)1
Burd A. Robertson1
M, b. July 1827
Burd A. Robertson was born in July 1827 at Roanoke Co. (probably), VA.1,2 He was the son of Elijah Robertson and Haley (?)1 Burd A. Robertson married Catherine (?) circa 1849 at Roanoke Co. (probably), VA.1 Burd A. Robertson lived on 30 June 1860 at P.O. Salem, Roanoke Co., VA.3 He lived on 25 August 1870 at Lisbon Twp., Bedford Co., VA.4 He lived on 4 June 1900 at Claiborne Co., TN, living with daughter Mollie J. Baylor's family.2
Children of Burd A. Robertson and Catherine (?)
- Ann Robertson3 b. c 1851
- Sarah B. Robertson3 b. c 1853
- William Robertson3 b. c 1855
- Mollie J. Robertson+3 b. c Sep 1859
- John B. Robertson4 b. c 1865
Citations
- [S774] 1850 Federal Census, Roanoke County, Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M432, Roll 973.
- [S1405] 1900 Federal Census, Claiborne County, Tennessee. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 1561; FHL #1241561.
- [S1404] 1860 Federal Census, Roanoke County, Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M653, Roll 1375; FHL #805375.
- [S1402] 1870 Federal Census, Bedford County, Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M593, Roll 1635; FHL #553134.
Caroline C. Robertson1
F, b. March 1854, d. 20 September 1927
Caroline C. Robertson was born in March 1854 at Clark Co., IN.1 She was the daughter of William H. Robertson and Elizabeth Ann Jackson.1 Caroline C. Robertson married James C. Woodfill on 19 June 1874 at Floyd Co., IN.2 Caroline C. Robertson and James C. Woodfill were divorced before April 1891. Caroline C. Robertson married Charles Lesmister on 27 April 1891 at Floyd Co., IN. Caroline C. Robertson died on 20 September 1927 at New Albany, Floyd Co., IN, at age 73. She was buried in September 1927 at Fairview Cemetery, New Albany, Floyd Co., IN.
Children of Caroline C. Robertson and James C. Woodfill
- William Bertram Woodfill+2 b. 29 Nov 1876, d. 4 Feb 1949
- Lula Woodfill2 b. c 1877
- James Claude Woodfill3 b. 30 Jun 1880, d. 7 Feb 1939
- Omer Edward Woodfill3 b. 25 Aug 1882, d. 19 Sep 1967
- Maude E. Woodfill+3 b. Aug 1884, d. 8 Aug 1952
Children of Caroline C. Robertson and Charles Lesmister
- Viola Lesmister b. Sep 1892, d. 16 Oct 1901
- Pauline Lesmister b. Feb 1895, d. 2 Mar 1926
Citations
- [S2082] 1860 Federal Census, Clark County, Indiana. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M653, Roll 248; FHL #803248.
- [S2092] 1880 Federal Census, Jackson County, Indiana. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T9, Roll 286; FHL #1254286.
- [S2091] 1900 Federal Census, Floyd County, Indiana. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 371; FHL #1240371.
Charles Robertson
M, b. 23 May 1883, d. 25 May 1959
Charles Robertson was born on 23 May 1883 at Washington Co., IN. He married Carrie Winslow on 10 August 1912 at Washington Co., IN. Charles Robertson died on 25 May 1959 at Washington Co., IN, at age 76.