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Abraham Roberts (1806 - 1882)

Abraham Roberts
Born in Tennessee, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , , , , , , , [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Husband of — married 3 Sep 1829 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 31 Jul 1853 in Caldwell, Texas, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 30 Apr 1867 in Caldwell, Texasmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , and
Died at age 76 in Llano, Texas, United Statesmap
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Biography

Abraham was born in 1806. He passed away in 1882. [1]

He was mentioned in the 1846 will of his father, Daniel Roberts: "To my son Abraham Roberts five dollars and no more." [2]

Abraham married first to Cynthia Bishop Jeffrey on 3 September 1828 in Tuscaloosa County, AL. Their children: James H., Sarah Ann, Perlina M., Martha Jane, William Lloyd, Daniel, Mary C. and Matthew Caldwell Roberts. [3]

Abraham and Cynthia were married by the Rev. Thomas Baines, the ancestor of President Lyndon Baines Johnson.

He settled in Texas about 1838 in Gonzales County. He owned 18 town lots and was a shareholder in the city that later became Seguin. A home there, built around his log cabin, has received a Texas Historical Medallion.

By 1846, Abraham and Cynthia had bought 300 acres on Tinney's Creek in Caldwell County. He wa a signer of the petition forming Caldwell County in 1847.

They are both listed on the 1850 Caldwell County census although Cynthia's tombstone says that she died in 1849.[4]

He married second to Lucinda Powers in Caldwell County, TX.

He married third to Delores Beason on 30 April 1867 in Caldwell County, TX. [5]

Research Notes

1850 Caldwell County, TX census: [6]

Abraham Roberts Male 44 Tennessee
Cintha Roberts Female 41 Tennessee
Perlina Roberts Female 17 Alabama
Martha J Roberts Female 15 Mississippi
Mary C Roberts Female 13 Alabama
James Roberts Male 12 Texas
William Roberts Male 10 Texas
Daniel Roberts Male 8 Texas
Thomas Roberts Male 7 Texas
Caldwell Roberts Male 2 Texas

1860 Gonzales County, TX census: [7]

A Roberts Male 54 Tennessee
Lucinda Roberts Female 49 Alabama
Wm Roberts Male 19 Texas
Caldwell Roberts Male 12 Texas
Thos Roberts Male 15 Mississippi [Lucinda's son]
Augustus Roberts Male 13 Mississippi [Lucinda's son]

Sources

  1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/28336931/abraham-roberts : accessed 10 July 2021), memorial page for Abraham Roberts (2 Jan 1806–24 Dec 1882), Find A Grave: Memorial #28336931, citing Board Branch Cemetery, Lone Grove, Llano County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Debbie Klatt (contributor 47246011) .
  2. ↑ Will OF DANIEL ROBERTS, Will Bk 3, p 374,375,376, Winston County Mississippi; written 26 Nov 1846
  3. ↑ Dodd, Jordan R., et. al. Early American Marriages: Alabama to 1825. Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx.
  4. ↑ "Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Patriot Ancestor Album", p. 234.
  5. ↑ "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6Y5-BXQ : 22 January 2020), Abraham Roberts, 1867.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLV-Z6Y : 23 December 2020), Abraham Roberts, Caldwell, Texas, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFF-7QL : 18 February 2021), A Roberts, 1860.
  • "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFJZ-2SF : 20 February 2021), Ali Roberts, Precinct 1, San Saba, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 112, sheet 403D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,325.




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