John Loftin Roberds (1831 - 1900)

Born 9 Oct 1831 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 25 Jul 1900 at age 68 in Polk, Texas, United States

Biography

John was born in 1831 in Marengo, Alabama. He was the son of Rila Roberds and Mary Pope. On 5 Sep 1852 he married Martha Jane Tucker. They had 10 known children.

John served during the civil war in the 8th Regiment of the Alabama Infantry.

By 1880 they moved to Texas, settling in Polk County where he worked as a millright. It was here he passed away in 1900. He is buried at the Bluewater Cemetery.

Children:

1. Aaron Alonzo Roberds b. 1853 AL - d. 1910 TX, m. Matilda Catherine Ritter
2. Barney Baron Roberds b. 1857 AL - d. 1885 TX, m. Elizabeth Jane Hitchcock
3. Caroline Clementine Roberds b. 1859 AL - d. 1863, age 3 1/2
4. Dennis Dale Roberds b. 1863 AL - d. 1937 TX, m. Sarah Ann Taylor
5. Elizabeth Eveline Roberds b/d. 15 Sep 1866
6. Francis Fearland Roberds b. 13 Dec 1867 - d. 16 Jul 1868, age 6 mos
7. Gilbert Garron/Garrison Roberds b. 1869 TX - d. 1933 TX, m1/wid. Lydia Ann Taylor, m2. Lula Bell Benson
8. Haynes Huey Roberds b. 1873 TX - d. 1959 TX, m. Martha Evelyn Baxter (sister of Mary Jane below)
9. Isiah Ila Roberds b. 1876 TX - d. 1967 TX, m. Mary Jane Baxter (sister of Martha above)
10. Mary Martha Roberds b. 21 Jan 1879 TX - d. 29 Jul 1879 TX, age 6 mos.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20014725/john-loftin-roberds: accessed 21 July 2023), memorial page for John Loftin Roberds (9 Oct 1831–25 Jul 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20014725, citing Bluewater Cemetery, Livingston, Polk County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Imagraver (contributor 47349450). Find A Grave: Memorial #20014725

• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH5Q-835 : Thu Oct 05 22:58:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Riley Roberts and John L Roberts, 1850.

• "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQJM-7JW : 13 February 2020), John L. Roberts, 1852.

• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHD2-LP6 : Thu Oct 05 15:31:44 UTC 2023), Entry for Jno Roberds and Nancy Roberds, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFJ4-MWS : Wed Oct 04 18:40:20 UTC 2023), Entry for John L. Roberds and Martha J. N. Roberds, 1880.

• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3P1-RBP : Thu Oct 05 06:15:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Isah Roberts and Jhon L Roberts, 1900.

• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3H5-LNN : Tue Nov 28 03:11:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Dennis Dale Roberds and John Loftin Roberds, 20 Apr 1937.

• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K34J-1DH : Tue Nov 28 01:07:29 UTC 2023), Entry for Haynes Huey Roberds and John Loftin Roberds, 30 Dec 1959.

• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K36H-357 : Tue Nov 28 00:17:30 UTC 2023), Entry for Isaiah Ila Roberds and John Loftin Roberds, 21 Jul 1967.

• https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~polkcountytxconnections/genealogy/BlueWaterCem.html Survey of Bluewater Cemetery Marked graves Inventoried and Indexed on March 17, 2000 by Joyce McNiel Munson & Beverly Munson Tucker Evins]

Research Notes

The freepages at rootsweb.com are legacy surveys of cemeteries that provide valuable data, but by their very nature, are not complete since additional graves have most likely been placed since the completion of the survey. For historic cemeteries, however, that may no longer be receiving burials, these surveys are still important; furthermore, the effort to record the survey, and to place the data online, is, of course, very important for genealogical research.