Charley E Roberts (1897 - 1965)

Born 15 May 1897 in Harrison, Indiana, United States

Died 2 Feb 1965 at age 67 in Indiana, United States

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Biography

Charley was born in 1897 to James W. Roberts (1868–1935) and Margaret Elizabeth Lemmel Roberts (1865–1923):

• Roberts: Indiana Births and Christenings, 1773-1933
• Name: Roberts
• Event Type: Birth
• Event Date: 15 May 1897
• Event Place: Harrison, Indiana, United States
• Event Place (Original): Harrison, Indiana, United States
• Sex: Male
• Father's Name: James Roberts
• Mother's Name: Lemmel
  • Source^[1]

He is listed with his parents on both: the 1900 Census^[2] and the 1910 Census^[3] in Harrison, Indiana. He registered for the World War I Draft on June 5, 1918 in which he lists his father as his nearest relative and describes himself as being of a medium height and build with brown eyes and auburn hair:

• Charles E Roberts: United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
• Name: Charles E Roberts
• Event Type: Draft Registration
• Event Date: from 1917 to 1918
• Event Place: Floyd, Indiana, United States
• Event Place (Original): United States, Indiana, Floyd County
• Sex: Male
• Race: White
• Birth Date: 15 May 1897
• Birthplace: Elizabeth, Indiana, United States
• Citizenship Place: United States
  • Source^[4]

His marriage license to Pearl Blanche Jennings was filed on March 22, 1919:

• Charles Edward Roberts: Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019
• Name: Charles Edward Roberts
• Event Type: Marriage License
• Event Date: 22 Mar 1919
• Event Place: Floyd, Indiana, United States
• Event Place (Original): Floyd, Indiana, United States
• Residence Place: New Albany, , Indiana
• Sex: Male
• Age (Estimated): 22
• Race: White
• Race (Original): White
• Birth Date: 15 May 1897
• Birthplace: Elizabeth, , Indiana
• Father's Name: James Walter Roberts
• Mother's Name: Margaret Lemmel
• Spouse's Name: Pearl Blanche Jennings
• Spouse's Residence Place: New Albany, , Indiana
• Spouse's Residence City: New Albany
• Spouse's Residence State: Indiana
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Race: White
• Spouse's Race (Original): White
• Spouse's Birth Date: 28 Feb 1895
• Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 24
• Spouse's Birthplace: Elizabeth, , Indiana
• Spouse's Father's Name: Geo Washington Jennings
• Spouse's Mother's Name: Cora Anna Dooley
• Officiator's Name: Thomas E Fogle
• Birth Town: Elizabeth
• Number of Images: 1
  • Source^[5]

Charley and Pearl are listed together on the 1920 Census^[6] and the 1930 Census^[7] which indicate that they had at least two children (both daughters): Norma Jean and Georgia L. Roberts. Sometime between the 1930 Census and the 1940 Census; Charley and Pearl were divorced (record needed). Charley is listed on the 1940 Census with his second wife - Stella Kelly Roberts and Stella is listed as his wife on his record of death in February of 1965^[8] Stella is also linked to Charley on his find-a-grave memorial.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Indiana Births and Christenings, 1773-1933", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4KY5-PD3Z : 13 January 2020), Roberts, 1897.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM18-CDP : 30 November 2021), Charles E Roberts in entry for James Roberts, 1900.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKGB-N7L : accessed 2 September 2022), Charles Roberts in household of James Roberts, Posey, Harrison, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 100, sheet 9A, family 185, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 354; FHL microfilm 1,374,367.
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZKP-XPS : 30 December 2021), Charles E Roberts, 1917-1918.
5. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFMZ-KYG : 3 August 2022), Charles Edward Roberts and Pearl Blanche Jennings, 22 Mar 1919; citing Floyd, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004540475.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF7M-GDP : 1 February 2021), Charles Roberts, 1920.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHMF-7JD : accessed 2 September 2022), Charles E Roberts, New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 3A, line 6, family 52, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 588; FHL microfilm 2,340,323.
8. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYX6-NMP : 9 January 2021), Charles Roberts, Feb 1965; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89601256/charley-e-roberts: accessed 02 September 2022), memorial page for Charley E. Roberts (1897–2 Feb 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 89601256, citing Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by C & Y Zinn-Haines (contributor 47043207) .