Thank you Anne for the information on this family. I am trying to find if there is a connection to my Roberts of Ben Hur. Gerri in Fl ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 3:46 PM Subject: [VALEE] Commodore & Lucinda Roberts > The child born to Commodore and Lucinda Roberts about 1860 is a female > Eliza > K. according to both the 1860 and 1870 census. There does not appear to > be a > male Elijah in this family. They also had a 7th child Martha born about > 1862. > > Someone stated that their son William H. Roberts married America as shown > in > the 1870 census. America Roberts was a sister to William H., not a wife. > This > is clearly shown in the 1860 and 1870 census. The 1880 census shows that > William H. is still single and living with his parents. > > 1860 Owsley County, Kentucky > Swiftsville > August 11, 1860 > 779/793 Next door to Elisha B. Roberts & Nathaniel Wiatt > Commodore Roberts 35 Farmer VA > Coly 34 VA > William H. 12 VA > America 9 VA > Virginia 7 Twin VA > John B. 7 Twin VA > Robert B. 4 KY > Eliza K. 3/12 KY > James Steele 13 KY > > 1870 Wolfe County, Kentucky > Hazel Green > August 1, 1870 > 165/165 > Commodore Roberts 45 Farmer VA > Celia 43 VA > William H. 21 VA > America 19 VA > Virginia 17 VA > John 17 VA > Robert B. 14 KY > Eliza 10 KY > Martha J. 8 KY > > 1880 Wolfe County, Kentucky > Census Place: Precinct 3, Wolfe, Kentucky > Source: FHL Film 1254446 National Archives Film T9-0446 Page 332A > Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace > Comodor ROBERTS Self M M W 55 VA > Occ: Farmer Fa: VA Mo: VA > Cela ROBERTS Wife F M W 53 VA > Occ: Keeping House Fa: VA Mo: VA > William H. ROBERTS Son M S W 31 VA > Occ: Works On Farm Fa: VA Mo: VA > Martha ROBERTS Dau F S W 18 KY > Occ: At Home Fa: VA Mo: VA > Camel RAZOR Other M S B 18 KY > Occ: Works On Fam - Servant Fa: VA Mo: VA > > 1900 Wolfe County, Kentucky > Campton > June 7, 1900 > 58/59 > Commodore Roberts 75 May 1825 Farmer VA VA VA Married 53 years > Cuilla 73 Feb. 1827 VA VA VA > 53 years 6 children 2 alive > > Anne > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > Please avoid flaming (attacking) any single person or the group. This > infraction will earn you immediate removal from the list. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >