William
Granderson
Roberts
Born about in Greenfield, Nelson, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Nathaniel Harden Roberts, John Henry Roberts, John Henry Roberts [half], Mildred Jane (Roberts) Herndon, Amanda (Roberts) Brown, John Henry Roberts, James Mortimer Roberts, Emma Burton (Roberts) Bowyer and Joseph Alexander Roberts
Husband of
Mary Virginia (Knight) Roberts
— married
17 Jan 1858 in Amherst County, Virginia, United States
Father of
Joseph Osson Roberts
Died
at about age 70
in Rocky Fork, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
William Granderson Roberts was born 15 Sept 1820 in Greenfield, Nelson County, Virginia. He was the son of Henry Dawson Roberts and Eliza Brown Landcraft.[1]
He married Mary Virginia Knight 17 Jan 1858, the daughter of William Knight and Susanna Brown Roberts.[2][3]
older than 21 when father's will was written
In 1870 he was living in Forrest Hill township, Monroe County, West Virginia. The family included William G Roberts a farmer age 49, Mary V age 11, Edgar H age 9, and Joseph O age 2. William and Mary were born in Virginia, the children were born in West Virginia.[4] In 1880 the family was living in Union district, Kanawha County, West Virginia and included William G age 52 farmer, Virginia C age 44, and sons William H age 21, Edgar H age 19 and Joseph O age 12.[5]
He died at age 70 and 9 months on 4 Oct 1890 in Rocky Fork, Kanawha, West Virginia.[6] [7] He is buried in Roberts Private Cemetery, Rocky Fork, Kanawha County, West Virginia.[8]
Research Notes
See spouse for list of children.
Sources
- ↑ Smiley: Pages 32-33, 169-170
- ↑ Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. William G. Roberts Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Age: 30 Birth Date: 1828 Birth Place: Amherst Co. Marriage Date: 10 Feb 1858 Marriage Place: Amherst Co., Virginia Spouse: Mildred Virginia Knight FHL Film Number: 30311 Reference ID: Mar Reg 2 p 27
- ↑ Smiley: Pages 32-33, 169-170
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4R-JKY : 12 April 2016), William G Roberts, West Virginia, United States; citing p. 6, family 42, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,194
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RR-X7M : 15 July 2017), William G Roberts, Union Magisterial District, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 57, sheet 386A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1405; FHL microfilm 1,255,405.
- ↑ Smiley: Pages 32-33, 169-170
- ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM23-C8R : 10 March 2018), W.G. Roberts, 11 Oct 1890; citing Rocky Fork, Kanawha, West Virginia, County Records, v 1 p 132, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 460,366.
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 July 2018), memorial page for William Granderson Roberts (15 Sep 1820–4 Oct 1890), Find A Grave: Memorial #19759839, citing Roberts Private Cemetery, Rocky Fork, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Billy Roberts (contributor 46891998) .
- Smiley, Brad, Descendants of Roberts Hill Knight Smiley, Lynchburg, Virginia, 2 Jun 2001 privately published for family reunion. Collection of sources including the Knight Family Bible and family inputs gathered by Barb and Brad Smiley.
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