Russell William Roberts (1818 - 1884)

Born 29 Nov 1818 in Oaksville, Otsego County, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Ellen (Barnes) Roberts — married about 1844 in Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Dec 1884 at age 66 in Canisteo, Steuben, New York, United States

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Biography

Russell W Roberts was born Nov 29 in 1818 in Oaksville, Otsego County, New York. He had three sons and six daughters with Elizabeth Barnes between 1850 and 1866. He died in 1884 at the age of 66 and was buried in Stephens Cemetery, Canisteo, New York. Was a farmer.

Was his sister's will; Alma Roberts that provided the document needed to locate Russels father and family.

Children: Alma (b. about 1845 New Milford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania), Ervin (b. 1847 New Milford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania), Harriet (b. 1850 New Milford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania), Ellen Susan (b. 1851 New Milford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania), Sarah Thankful (b. 1855 New Milford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania), Charles (b. about 1861 Howard, Steuben, NY), Mary Ann (b. about 1863 Howard, Steuben, NY), Frank (Babyboy) (b. May 8, 1867 Canisteo, Steuben, New York), and Rosetta “Rose” (b. about 1869 Canisteo, Steuben, New York)

1880 states his father was born in Rhode Island. Mother born in NY. 1865 & 1875 NY census states he was born in Otsego County, NY.

Occupation: farmer (in 1880) he was raising beef cattle and growing apples as his main products with smaller amounts of hay and corn grown probably to feed the cattle, some barnyard chickens and a milk cow for use in producing food for his family as well as some to sell, and two horses for tending the fields and providing transportation, he also sold a small amount of timber from his woodlands, in 1870 he had both dairy and beef cows as well as some sheep and a pig along with oxen and horses and grew rye. Village of Canisteo had 342 souls in 1868.

Residences: 1845-1855-New Milford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, 1860-1865-Howard, Steuben, NY, 1867-1884-Canisteo, Steuben, New York

Sources

• "The Kanestio Historical Society Presents; Castles in the Wilderness, http://kanestiohistoricalsociety.com/pdf/KHS-Castles-in-the-Wilderness.pdf
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4ZM-29G), Russell Roberts, New Milford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 153, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Year: 1860; Census Place",: Howard, Steuben, New York; Roll: M653_862; Page: 148; Family History Library Film: 803862. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7667&h=47830558&ssrc=pt&tid=69866964&pid=340056595132&usePUB=true
• "Pennsylvania Agricultural History Project", 1850 page 9, http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/portal/communities/agriculture/files/1850/manuscripts/susquehanna/1850_Susquehanna_New%20Milford%20Twp.pdf
• "New York, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890", Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. New York Census, 1790-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
• "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XCSQ-MLM?cc=1491284&wc=79J4-S4Q%3A57529301%2C57736001  : 2 April 2016), Steuben > Howard > image 6 of 57; citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8KX-XWK  : 14 June 2019), 1870 Canisteo, Steuben, New York, United States , Russell W Roberts, 1870.
• "U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880", 1870 Canisteo, New York; Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Canisteo, Steuben, New York; Archive Collection Number: A28; Roll: 28; Page: 5; Line: 11; Schedule Type: Agriculture
• "New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTZP-28D), Frank Roberts in household of Russel Roberts, Canisteo, Steuben, New York, United States; citing p. 9, line 5, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 512,426.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZFT-VG9 : 19 February 2021), R W Roberts, Canisteo, Steuben, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 164, sheet 4D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,933.

• "U.S. Census Non-Population Schedules, New York, 1850-1880", Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Canisteo, Steuben, New York; Archive Collection Number: A67; Roll: 67; Page: 5; Line: 9
• "Ancestry.com. U.S.", Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
• "Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967", son Charles death cert;

Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 074641-078420

• "Extracts from funeral books of Julius Hitchcox of Canisteo, N.Y. results for Russell Roberts", death Dec 29 1884, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/12703/?name=russell_roberts&count=50&name_x=s_1
• "Find A Grave, database and images", https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137345969

• "New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999",

Below is will of sister Alma A. Roberts Tabor as Russell Roberts and his daughter, Alma Roberts are mentioned.

• "Wills and Administrations, 1792-1902"; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Otsego County); Probate Place: Otsego, New York; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1000357:8800?tid=&pid=&queryId=40c9e29d90262280ddeb2e90346b8165&_phsrc=rwW1167&_phstart=successSource