Willis Franklin Roberson (1894 - 1982)

Born 4 Dec 1894 in Tennille, Washington County, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Died 5 May 1982 at age 87 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Willis Franklin Roberson was born on 4 Dec 1894 in Tennille, Washington County, Georgia, United States, son of John A Roberson (1851 - 1901) and Sarah Louise (Brantley) Roberson (1855 - 1928).

His siblings were:

1. Albert Willingston Roberson (1874 - 1945)
2. Caroline (Roberson) McLennan (1877 - 1937)
3. Arthur Lutrelle Roberson (1880 - 1894)
4. Rosa May Roberson (1882 - 1946)
5. Katie Roberson (1884 - )
6. Charlie Roberson (1889 - )
7. John Roberson (1891 - )
8. Joseph Roberson (1899 - )

Willis served in the US Army in World War I.^[1][2]

Willis died on 5 May 1982 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia aged 87.^[2][3][4]

Census/Residence Information

• In the 1900 census Willis (age 5) was living in Tennille Town, Washington, Georgia.^[5]
• In the 1930 census Willis (age 35) was living in Swainsboro, Emanuel, Georgia.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K35D-MLQ : 29 December 2021), Willis Franklin Roberson, 1917-1918.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #69685686
3. ↑ Death: Title: Georgia Deaths, 1919-98 Original data - State of Georgia. Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998. Georgia, USA: Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, 1998. Original data: State of, Page: Certificate number: 016943. Ancestry Record gadeath #2340735 (accessed before 4 October 2011), Birth date: abt 1894; Birth place: Death date: 05 May 1982; Death place: Richmond, Georgia; Residence date: Residence place: Richmond Ancestry Record 5426 #2340735.
4. ↑ Death Registration: Title: Social Security Death Index Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security D, Page: Number: 255-03-9322; Issue State: Georgia; Issue Date: Before 1951. Ancestry Record ssdi #52447772 (accessed before 4 October 2011), Birth date: 4 Dec 1893; Birth place: Death date: May 1982; Death place: Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States of America Ancestry Record 3693 #52447772.
5. ↑ 1900 Census: Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18, Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Tennille, Washington, Georgia; Roll: T623_228; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 100. Ancestry Record 1900usfedcen #9690069 (accessed before 4 October 2011), Birth date: Dec 1893; Birth place: Georgia; Residence date: 1900; Residence place: Tennille Town, Washington, Georgia Ancestry Record 7602 #9690069.
6. ↑ 1930 Census: Title: 1930 United States Federal Census Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Swainsboro, Emanuel, Georgia; Roll: 355; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 98.0. Ancestry Record 1930usfedcen #2737988 (accessed before 4 October 2011), Birth date: abt 1896; Birth place: Georgia; Residence date: 1930; Residence place: Swainsboro, Emanuel, Georgia Ancestry Record 6224 #2737988.

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• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3VK-KRG : accessed 3 February 2023), Willis Roberson in household of John A Roberson, Militia District 1488 Tennille town, Washington, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 100, sheet , family , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm .

Acknowledgments

• Profile Roberson-268 was created through the import of Rankin-Ridgdill Family Tree.ged on Oct 4, 2011 by Elizabeth Rankin.