There is a J.H. Roberts buried in the Roberts-Baugh Cemetery in northern Brown county. Roberts, J.H. 23 August ???---March 1879 , Nancy A. 23 January 1850--March 1879 (Martha Anderson married (1) Mr. Roberts, they had two children buried here. She later married a mr Anderson.) (Three unidentified scattered graves; one buried by John Roberts.) Roberts, John W. s/W.A. & M.A. 13 January 1878---22 August 1878 Roberts, Charlie, s/W.A. & M.A. 20 October 1882---22 March 1884 (One unidentified by Charlie Roberts, possible this is Amos Roberts 1850--1886) (One unidentified adult, rock wall and slab covered) Have this reference to Dovie Strawn RobertsT. S. Strawn came to Brown Co. in 1871 and pre-empted some land on which he built a log cabin, where many dances and parties were held. Two of the boys were good musicians. The following records are from the family bible; Grandparents Thomas Stocton Strawn Sarah Jane (Reynolds) Strawn Children James Washington Strawn William (Will) Strawn Thomas (Tommy) Strawn Dovie Strawn Roberts Millie Strawn Wallace Sattie Strawn Crisp Have these two families in the same area in 1870, but don't know if they are related. Roberts, Levi 33 M W farmer Alabama Mattie 24 F W keeping house Texas Nancy Ann 6 F W at home Texas Louisa 4 F W at home Texas Willis R. 5?12 M W at home Texas Roberts, Archibald 52 M W farmer NC Nancy 51 F W keeping house Ala Thomas 25 M W raising cattle Ala Amos 20 M W driving cattle Miss John 16 M W at home Miss Archie 12 M W at home Tex Josiah 4 M W at home Tex No other reference is made of Dovie Strawn Roberts. This info was taken from the book, "Early Communities of Lake Brownwood", a history of the first families who settled in the northern part of Brown County between the Pecan Bayou and the Jim Ned Creek. Compiled by Pattie Lee Cross Weedon and the revised edition was published in 1980. Patsy in Brownwood

Thany you, Who has the family bible???? They must be relatives? That is interesting to know that my great and great great grandparents are in a book! my grandma remembers going to danjces when she was real small. Sincerely, Shawna King ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patsy Johson" <ikesis2@juno.com> To: <TXBROWN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 7:08 AM Subject: Re: [TXBROWN] Looking for information on J H Roberts ( Brown County) Parents > There is a J.H. Roberts buried in the Roberts-Baugh Cemetery > in northern Brown county. > > Roberts, J.H. 23 August ???---March 1879 > , Nancy A. 23 January 1850--March 1879 > (Martha Anderson married (1) Mr. Roberts, they had two > children buried here. She later married a mr Anderson.) > (Three unidentified scattered graves; one buried by John > Roberts.) > Roberts, John W. s/W.A. & M.A. 13 January 1878---22 August 1878 > Roberts, Charlie, s/W.A. & M.A. 20 October 1882---22 March 1884 > (One unidentified by Charlie Roberts, possible this is Amos Roberts > 1850--1886) > (One unidentified adult, rock wall and slab covered) > > Have this reference to Dovie Strawn RobertsT. S. Strawn came to Brown > Co. in 1871 and pre-empted some land on which he built a log cabin, > where many dances and parties were held. Two of the boys were > good musicians. The following records are from the family bible; > > Grandparents > Thomas Stocton Strawn > Sarah Jane (Reynolds) Strawn > > Children > James Washington Strawn > William (Will) Strawn > Thomas (Tommy) Strawn > Dovie Strawn Roberts > Millie Strawn Wallace > Sattie Strawn Crisp > > Have these two families in the same area in 1870, but don't know if they > are related. > Roberts, Levi 33 M W farmer Alabama > Mattie 24 F W keeping house Texas > Nancy Ann 6 F W at home Texas > Louisa 4 F W at home Texas > Willis R. 5?12 M W at home Texas > > Roberts, Archibald 52 M W farmer NC > Nancy 51 F W keeping house Ala > Thomas 25 M W raising cattle Ala > Amos 20 M W driving cattle Miss > John 16 M W at home Miss > Archie 12 M W at home Tex > Josiah 4 M W at home Tex > > No other reference is made of Dovie Strawn Roberts. > This info was taken from the book, "Early Communities > of Lake Brownwood", a history of the first families who settled > in the northern part of Brown County between the Pecan > Bayou and the Jim Ned Creek. Compiled by Pattie Lee Cross > Weedon and the revised edition was published in 1980. > > Patsy in Brownwood > > > ==== TXBROWN Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbrown/ > *Absolutely no spamming allowed!* > Brown Co. TX maillist archives-search or browse: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=TxBrown > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/txbrown