Charles, I am the person who asked about "Sonny Boy Roberts," I knew one person who was called that. It was about the time of the WWll, and he was reported to be a bootlegger. And the story goes that he was sitting at a local Cafe with a Higginbotham shoe box wrapped, and the Agents were trying to catch him selling booze, when one came in and sit next to him and asked if he knew where he could buy some whiskey. Sonny, told him yes and if he would hold the shoe box for him and give him $5.00 he could get him a pint. The agent gave him the money and Sonny left the shoe box with the agent, after some time the agent looked in the shoe box and there was a pint of Whiskey. And Sonny was gone. I used to live in Morgan Mill, but now in Fort Worth. My name is Tyler Wayne Pryor. Born ion Bunyan Community. If this is incorrect person I apologize to that person.
I know for a fact that they did bootlegging on the other side of chalk mountain going towards Glenrose,,,,,,so I am wondering if that Roberts is the group from around Duffau and Johnsville. I know they have a big family reunion everyear,,,,,,,,,that group of Roberts are kin to my cousin on his grandmother's side. Eva > Charles, > I am the person who asked about "Sonny Boy Roberts," I knew one person who > was called that. It was about the time of the WWll, and he was reported to be > a bootlegger. And the story goes that he was sitting at a local Cafe with a > Higginbotham shoe box wrapped, and the Agents were trying to catch him selling > booze, when one came in and sit next to him and asked if he knew where he could > buy some whiskey. Sonny, told him yes and if he would hold the shoe box for > him and give him $5.00 he could get him a pint. The agent gave him the money > and Sonny left the shoe box with the agent, after some time the agent looked in > the shoe box and there was a pint of Whiskey. And Sonny was gone. > I used to live in Morgan Mill, but now in Fort Worth. My name is Tyler > Wayne Pryor. > Born ion Bunyan Community. If this is incorrect person I apologize to that > person. > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2005 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >