Earl William Roberts (1925 - 1997)

Born 25 Oct 1925 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA

Ancestors

Died 29 Nov 1997 at age 72 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States

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Earl Roberts is buried in Sharon Cemetery.

Biography

Earl William Roberts was born on Oct 25, 1925 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA as the second child of Eddie Roberts and Maudie Hopkins.

He had six siblings, namely: Hazel C, Charles Prentiss, Lillie Dale, Frank Edward, Glenda Ann, and Linda Ann.

He died on Nov 29, 1997 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Whispering Pines Hospice; Age at Death: 72). ^[1]

When he was 22, he married Jewell Christine Stewart, daughter of Barney Eaton Stewart and Cordya V Tuggle, on Oct 31, 1947 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[2] They divorced.

Earl William Roberts lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 3; Age: 3 3/12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Rural, Smith, Mississippi in 1935. He lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 14; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in , Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1950 (StreetAddress: Proceeding South From Highway 20 Baek To Magutmize Road; 24 Age: 24; Farmer Occupation: Farmer; AgriculturalQuestionnaireNumber: 108; ApartmentNumber: To Left; EnumerationDistrict: 65-19; HoursWorked: 60; Industry: Farmer; LiveOnFarm: Yes; OccupationCategory: Working; Head RelationToHead: Head; Married MaritalStatus: Married). Race: (White)

He was buried in Coats, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Sharon Cemetery). ^[3]

Earl William Roberts and Jewell Christine Stewart had the following children:

1. James Earl Roberts was born in May 1950 in Mississippi, USA.
2. Stewart Roberts was born on Sep 08, 1954 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Apr 14, 2016 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (St. Dominic Hospital; Age at Death: 61). ^[4]
3. Bruce Randall Roberts was born on Feb 23, 1960. He died on Feb 05, 2012 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (University Medical Center; Age at Death: 51). ^[5]
4. Joey Roberts.

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for EARL WILLIAM ROBERTS
2. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZHJB-52ZM : 7 May 2020), Miss Jewell Stewart in entry for Mr Earl William Roberts, 31 Oct 1947; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00062, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70204162/earl-william-roberts: accessed 01 July 2023), memorial page for Earl William Roberts (25 Oct 1925–29 Nov 1997), Find a Grave Memorial ID 70204162, citing Sharon Cemetery, Coats, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by MyrtisJane (contributor 47090616).
4. ↑ Obituary for Stewart Roberts
5. ↑ Obituary for Bruce Randall Roberts

• Earl William Roberts in the 1950 United States Federal Census
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB3Q-V87 : accessed 18 December 2015), Earl Roberts in household of Eddie Roberts, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65-11, sheet 5B, family 80, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2065.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9M8-LJT : accessed 18 December 2015), William E Roberts in entry for Eddie Roberts, 1930.