Martha Jennie (Wheeler) Roberts (1880 - 1955)

Born 6 Feb 1880 in Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Sep 1955 at age 75 in Tennessee, United States

Biography

Martha Jennie Wheeler was born in 1880. She was the daughter of Andrew Jackson Wheeler and Amanda Grissom. She passed away in 1955 at age 75.

Martha Wheeler married Mathew Jesse Roberts on April 18, 1897. They had the following children -

Maymie Lee Roberts

Ermon Rachael Roberts

Clyde Andrew Roberts

Daisy Pearl Roberts

Ernest Brady Roberts

James Arnold Roberts (O.V. Arnold?)

Johnnie Clarise Roberts

Martha Jennie Wheeler Roberts is buried at the Walling Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA.

NOTE about middle name

Some records indicate middle name as Jennie. Other records indicate middle name as Jane.

NOTE about sister

Lillie Wheeler, sister of Martha Jennie Wheeler married John Felton Roberts, brother of Mathew Jesse Roberts.

1910 US Census - Tennessee, Van Buren County, District 4

Roberts, Mathew, head, age 33, married 1 time 13 years, farmer general farm

Roberts, Martha, wife, age 29, married 1 time 13 years, 6 children born, 6 living

Roberts, Mamie, daughter, age 12

Roberts, Emma, daughter, age 11

Roberts, Clide, son, age 9

Roberts, Pearl, daughter, age 4

Roberts, Brady, son, age 3

Roberts, James, son, age 4/12

Sources

• Laney James Roberts, “The Generations of Reuben”, College Press 1977, page 40
• 1910 US Census