Duncan Charles Roberts (1882 - 1973)

Born 18 Sep 1882 in Covington County, Mississippi

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Cole) Roberts — married 15 Mar 1906 in Covington County, Mississippi

Husband of Hazel Blanche (Sellers) Roberts Duckworth — married 29 Nov 1933 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died 20 Mar 1973 at age 90 in Collins, Covington, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Duncan C Roberts was born on Sep 18, 1882 in Mississippi, USA as the sixth child of Dennis Roberts and Virginia A Magee.

He had nine siblings, namely: Catherine, Henry Rufus, Nancy, Kate, Emma, Sarah, Quitman R, Simon, and Henry. He also had half-siblings.

He died on Mar 20, 1973 in Collins, Covington, Mississippi, USA (Covington County Hospital; Age at Death: 90). ^[1]

Duncan C Roberts and 2nd wife Blanche were buried in Mount Olive, Covington County, Mississippi, USA (Rock Hill Cemetery). ^[2]

He was employed as a Farmer. Race: (White) He lived in MT Carmel, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 14; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Step Son; Relation to Head of House: Stepson). He lived in Beat 4, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 75; Age: 25; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He lived in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA between 1917–1918 (Age: 32). He lived in Beat 4, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 36; Marital Status: Married; Relationship: Head). He lived in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 78; Age: 48; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He lived in Rural, Covington, Mississippi in 1935. He lived in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 58; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

Duncan C Roberts and his first wife Mary Roberts had no children. She was many years older than he was.

• 1910 Census, Beat 4, Covington County, Mississippi, Duncan age 25, wife Mary age 40.
• 1920 Census, Beat 4, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, D. C. 36, Mary 60.
• 1930 Census, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, Dunkin age 45 (listed wrong on Census had him age 78, Mary 78, and his widowed mother Jinnie Salters age 78, living with them. They lived next house to Sanie Salters and Maude.

Duncan C Roberts and Hazel Blanche Sellers had the following children:

1. Duncan C Roberts Jr was born about 1935 in Mississippi, USA.
2. Inez Roberts was born on Mar 11, 1936 in Mississippi, USA. She married Dan Franklin McIntosh on Dec 14, 1957 (date on headstone).
3. James Roberts was born about 1939 in Mississippi, USA, and census stated female.
4. Geneva Roberts.

Obituary

Hattiesburg American, Thursday, March 22, 1973, p. 18

Duncan Roberts services held

COLLINS - Services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Johns Funeral Home Chapel for Duncan C. Roberts, 90, of Rt. 2, Mt. Olive, who died Tuesday a the Covington County Hospital. He was a retired farmer and a Baptist. Rev. Thomas Black and Rev. Foy Hollingsworth officiated. Burial was in Rock Hill Cemetery.

Survivors are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Inez McIntosh of Mt. Olive and Mrs. Geneva Jones of Taylorsville; two sons, Duncan C. Roberts, Jr., of Albuquerque, N.M. and Clarence Grantham, Sr., of Jackson; and 12 grandchildren.^[3]

Clarence Grantham, Sr AKA Howard in 1930-40 census is step-son, mother is Blanche. Bishop-4082 11:29, 11 May 2016 (EDT)

Duncan was born in 1882.

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Duncan C. Roberts (Aged 90)
2. ↑ Findagrave - Duncan C Roberts
3. ↑ Published Hattiesburg American, Thursday, March 22, 1973, p. 18

• Helen Kennedy, Jackson County, Mississippi

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRTT-TPG : accessed 11 May 2016), Duncan Roberts, Mar 1973; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3R7-H83 : accessed 11 May 2016), Dunkin C Roberts, 1917-1918; citing Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,682,929.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYGC-VQ5 : accessed 11 May 2016), D C Roberts, Beat 4, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-13, sheet 5B, family 70, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2019.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMBG-CSZ : accessed 11 May 2016), Dunkin Roberts, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M43W-JNQ : accessed 11 May 2016), D C Roberts, Beat 4, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 13B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,880.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP8C-3LC : accessed 11 May 2016), Duncan Roberts, Beat 4, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 15A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,751.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M96J-MFT : accessed 11 May 2016), Duncan Roberts in household of Peter Salter, Beat 4 Mt. Carmel (west part) Mt. Carmel vill., Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 2B, family 28, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,804.
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