Alfred E ROBERTS1,4,7,2,3,8,9
Life History
1874 |
Born in Mississippi.1,2,3 (most likely) |
1880 |
Resident in Southwest, Jackson, Mississippi.1 |
24th Sep 1896 |
Married Malissa J COPELAND in Faulkner County, Arkansas.9 |
16th Aug 1897 |
Birth of son Manfred Mobil ROBERTS in Arkansas.5,10,11,12 |
30th Dec 1899 |
Birth of son Alfred Zebdee ROBERTS in Arkansas.11,3,13,14,5 |
after Oct 1900 |
Birth of daughter Malissa ROBERTS in Faulkner County, Arkansas.8 |
14th Oct 1900 |
Died in Arkansas.4 |
Other facts
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Born in Arkansas.5 |
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Born in Mississippi.6 |
Notes
- One genealogy gives the birth date of Alfred (Alford) Roberts as 20 Oct 1885. But this is impossible if the seemingly reasonable birth dates of his two sons are correct. The first son Manford Mobil Roberts was born 16 August 1897. The date this genealogy gives for the Alfred's birth would make him 12 years old when his first son was born! And his wife, Malissa (Malissie) Copeland was born in 1877. Some date around this year is more reasonable for the birth year of her husband Alfred Roberts.
Censuses and other sources of that era spell Alfred and Manfred as Alford and Manford in many cases. One genealogy spells the name Alfard and Manfard. Perhaps this is a misreading of the censuses that record the name as Alford and Manford.
In the 1880 census, his name is spelled in the normal fashion Alfred. This census gives us information on Alfred's parents and siblings in Mississippi.
1880 Federal Census, Jackson County, Mississippi, 18 June, Southwest, Beat #4, District 146, p 11, Hse #Not given
Irvin Roberts 42 AL AL SC
Martha Roberts 36 MS NC MS
Alice S. Roberts 16 MS AL MS
Emma C. Roberts 14 MS AL MS
Martha B. Roberts 12 MS AL MS
Mary L. Roberts 10 MS AL MS
Lilian L. Roberts 8 MS AL MS
Alfred E. Roberts 6 MS AL MS
Thomas G. Roberts 4 MS AL MS
Charley M. Roberts 2 MS AL MS
Alfred's full information appears as:
Roberts, Alfred E W M 6 Son MS AL MS
Another genealogy gives us his mother's maiden name: Martha Cates. We are told she was born 13 Aug 1845 in Arena, Mississippi and died 16 Nov 1916 in Jackson County, Mississippi. I cannot find any listing for Arena, Mississippi. Perhaps this was an informal community. The name does not appear in a list of now defunct communities or towns. The source also tells us Martha and Irvin were Methodists.
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This genealogy gives the names of the full family, some of whom were born after the 1880 census:
Children:
Samuel E. ROBERTS b: 14 Feb 1862
Alice ROBERTS b: 6 Sep 1863
Emma Caroline ROBERTS b: 8 Aug 1865 in Jackson County, MS
Martha D. (Drucilla) ROBERTS b: 19 Sep 1869
Mary L. (Louella) ROBERTS b: 6 Jun 1868
Lillian E. ROBERTS b: 1872 in Jackson County, MS (Arena, MS)
Alfred E. ROBERTS b: 7 Mar 1874 in Jackson County, MS
Thomas G. ROBERTS b: 15 Jul 1876 in Jackson County, MS
Charles M. (Marvin) ROBERTS b: 18 Aug 1878
Jerome ROBERTS b: 17 Jun 1881 in Jackson County, MS (Arena, MS)
Joanna ROBERTS b: 17 Jun 1881 in Jackson County, MS
Limon L. (Lymon) ROBERTS b: 7 Mar 1884
Wiley James ROBERTS b: 25 Feb 1887 in Jackson County, MS
Sources cited in the genealogy:
Melba Allen, Melba Allen's Southern Families, Published Dec 5, l999
Headstone, June 1999-Photo-Ona Mae Cook
-- Ancestry Trees, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2159768&id=I103634754
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Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
A Roberts, Age 54 (b abt 1842) [b 1874, thus about 22 yrs old]
Residence Cato, Faulkner, Arkansas
Melissa Copeland, Age 19
Residence Cato, Faulkner, Arkansas
Marriage 24 Sep 1896 Faulkner County
Marriage License Date 22 Sep 1896
Alfred's age here is impossible, given other records. He was born in 1874, so in 1896, he would have been only 22. This appears to be a mistranscription or an original misentry. There is no copy of the actual documetn or marriage book available to compare.
1900 United States Federal Census, 21 June, Wilson, District 32, page 8A, Hse #119, Fam #120
Roberts, Alferd Head W M May 1844 56 Married 3 yrs MI Canada (French) MI Farmer Owns
Roberts, Malissa Wife W F Aug 1877 22 Married 3 yrs 2 children; 2 living AL MS AL
Roberts, Manford Son W M Aug 1897 2 Single AR MI AL
Roberts, Alferd Jr Son W M Dec 1899 5mos Single AR MI AL
Alfred died 14 October 1900. He had been on an invalid military military pension since 1885.
In his military pension records, his name is spelled Alfred, as in the 1880 census.
U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
Alfred Roberts
E22 Michigan Infantry
Pension Filed Arkansas, USA
Spouse/Widow Malissie [sic] McPherson
Minor Malisa [sic] Roberts
1885 April 13 Invalid Application
1901 April 8 Widow Application, Arkansas
1902 April 22 Minor Application, Arkansas
Sources
- 1. 1880 Federal Census, Jackson County, Mississippi
- 18 June, Southwest, Beat #4, District 146, p 11, Hse #Not given
- 2. 1940 Federal Census, Pulaski County, Arkansas
- 10 April, Mineral Township, District 60-120, page 8A, Batesville and Cato Cutoff, Hse #142, Rents Farm
- 3. 1900 Federal Census, Faulkner County, Arkansas
- 21 June, Wilson, District 32, page 8A, Hse #119, Fam #120
- 4. Ancestry Trees
- http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=*v85t0413&id=I124
- 5. Ancestry Trees
- Richard Theilig, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bookboy&id=I05888
- 6. 1910 Federal Census, Faulkner County, Arkansas
- 16-18 April, Wilson Township, District 35, Page 2B, Mayflower and Cato Rd, Hse/Fam #34
- 7. Ancestry Trees
- http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bookboy&id=I05888
- 8. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
- 9. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
- 10. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 11. 1910 Federal Census, Faulkner County, Arkansas
- 16-18 April, Wilson Township, District 35, Page 2B, Mayflower and Cato Rd, Mayflower and Cato Rd, Hse/Fam #34
- 12. 1900 United States Federal Census
- 21 June, Wilson, District 32, page 8A, Hse #119, Fam #120
- 13. 1920 Federal Census, Faulkner County, Arkansas
- 9 January, Wilson Township, District 39, page 3A, Hse #42, Family #46
- 14. Social Security Death Index
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