Rupert Allan Roberts (1893 - 1965)

Born 23 Mar 1893 in Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Alena Isabelle (Titman) Roberts — married 12 Apr 1915 in Belleville Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States

Died Jul 1965 at age 72 in Loch Arbour, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Rupert was born in 1893. He was the son of Abram Roberts and Matilda French. He passed away in 1965.

Birth: Rupert Allan Roberts was born on 23 Mar 1893 in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. His parents were Abram Roberts and Rose Matilda French.^[1]

1900 U.S.Census: Rupert Roberts, 7, was born in Massachusetts in Mar 1893. In 1900 he lived in Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey. Household members were: Abraham 41, Matilda 41, James 13, Norman 12, Mary L. 9, Rupert 7, Mary J. 6, Lillian M. 5, Abraham K. 4, and Reginald 0.^[2]

1910 U.S.Census: Rupert Roberts, 17, was born in 1893 in Massachusetts. In 1910 he lived in Belleville, Essex, New Jersey, USA. He was a laborer doing odd jobs. Household members were: Abram 51, Matilda 50, James 23, Norman 21, Rupert 17, Mary 16, Mildred 14, Abram Jr. 13, Matilda 7, and Rosalie 0. Matilda age 50, and James were born in the West Indies. Norman, Rupert, Mary, Mildred, and Abram Jr. were born in Massachusetts. Matilda age 7 was born in New York, and Rosalie was born in New Jersey.^[3]

Marriage: Rupert Allen Roberts, 22, was born in 1893. He married Alena Isabelle Titman in Belleville, Essex, New Jersey on 12 Apr 1915.^[4]

1920 U.S.Census: Rupert Roberts, 26, was born about 1894 in Massachusetts. In 1920 he lived at 345 Main Street in Belleville, Essex, New Jersey. He was employed as a cutter in a file factory. Household members were: Rupert 26, Alena 25, Abraham 4, Theodore 2, and Margaret 0.^[5]

1930 U.S.Census: Rupert A. Roberts, 37, was born in Massachusetts in 1893. In 1930 he lived at 2 Belleville Avenue in Belleville, Essex, New Jersey. He had married at the age of 21. His father was born in Canada and his mother in the West Indies. He was a laborer in a hat shop. Household members were: Rupert A. 37, Alena I. 36, Abraham 14, Rupert T. 12, Margaretta J. 10, Donald 9, Harold A. 7, Ina C. 5, and Ethel E. 3.^[6]

1940 U.S.Census: Rupert Roberts, 47, was born in 1893 in Massachusetts. In 1940 he lived at 398 Washington Street in Belleville, Essex, New Jersey. He worked as a mechanic. Household members were: Rupert 47, Alena 46, Abram 24, Rupert T. 22, Margaret 20, Donald 19, Harold 17, Ina Claire 15, Ethel 14, and Allyn 9.^[7]

1950 U.S.Census: Rupert Roberts, 57, was born in 1893 in Massachusetts. In 1950 he lived on Reynolds Avenue in Hanover, Morris, New Jersey. He was a maintenance worker in a paper mill. Household members were: Rupert 57, Alena 56, Rupert T. 33, Donald 29, Harold A. 27, Ina Clare 25, Ethel E. 24, and Allyn C. 20.^[8]

Death: Rupert A. Roberts died in Jul 1965 in Loch Arbour, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9JK-GX1 : accessed 5 September 2020), Abraham Roberts, Precinct 4 Hoboken city Ward 5, Hudson, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 48, sheet 4A, family 75, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,974.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKTB-RG7 : accessed 5 September 2020), Abram Roberts, Belleville, Essex, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 149, sheet 15B, family 323, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 882; FHL microfilm 1,374,895.
4. ↑ Church Records. Greater New Jersey United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History, Madison, New Jersey.
5. ↑ Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1920; Census Place: Belleville Ward 1, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1028; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 2.
6. ↑ 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, 2,667 rolls. Year: 1930; Census Place: Belleville, Essex, New Jersey; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0305; FHL microfilm: 2341062.
7. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. Year: 1940; Census Place: Belleville, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02328; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 7-2B.
8. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Hanover, Morris, New Jersey; Roll: 5556; Sheet Number: 20; Enumeration District: 14-58.
9. ↑ New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1848-1878, 1901-2017. New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; New Jersey, Death Indexes, 1904-2000.