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David Roberts 1827–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1827

Birth Location: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: Aft. 1868

Death Location: Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: David Rev

Mother: Rebecca McChesney

Spouse(s): Margaret Emery

Children(s): Dorrah Pitzer, Lydia Roberts, Luella Roberts, Dennis Roberts, Ida Section, Joseph Roberts, Mary Roberts, Willis Roberts, Frank Roberts, Lewis Roberts, John Roberts, Thomas Roberts, Clara Roberts, Charles Roberts, Harry Roberts

David Roberts was born in 1827 in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of David Edward Roberts Rev And Rebecca Mcchesney. In 1850, David Roberts resided in Raccoon, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1863, David Roberts resided in Gilmore, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA. David Roberts married Margaret Jane Emery, and had children including Charles Lake Roberts, Clara A Roberts, Dennis Roberts, Dorrah Pitzer, Frank E Roberts, Harry Edson Roberts, Ida M Roberts M Section, John Elder Roberts, Joseph T Roberts, Lewis W Roberts, Luella Ella Catherine Roberts, Lydia Roberts, Mary Jane Roberts, Thomas Edward Roberts, Willis Homer Roberts. David Roberts passed away in 1868 in Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • David Roberts was born in 1827 in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of David Edward Roberts Rev And Rebecca Mcchesney.
  • In 1850, David Roberts resided in Raccoon, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1863, David Roberts resided in Gilmore, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • David Roberts married Margaret Jane Emery, and had children including Charles Lake Roberts, Clara A Roberts, Dennis Roberts, Dorrah Pitzer, Frank E Roberts, Harry Edson Roberts, Ida M Roberts M Section, John Elder Roberts, Joseph T Roberts, Lewis W Roberts, Luella Ella Catherine Roberts, Lydia Roberts, Mary Jane Roberts, Thomas Edward Roberts, Willis Homer Roberts.
  • David Roberts passed away in 1868 in Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Rev
1791–1879
Birth Location: Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
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Rebecca McChesney
1796–1866
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Emery
1827–1901
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
ME

Children(s)

Dorrah Pitzer
1857–1931
Birth Location: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
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Lydia Roberts
1856–
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Luella Roberts
1859–1934
Birth Location: Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
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Dennis Roberts
1857–1935
Birth Location: Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ida Section
1864–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
IS
Joseph Roberts
1853–1935
Birth Location: Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Roberts
1862–1939
Birth Location: Liberty, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
MR
Willis Roberts
1855–1872
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Frank Roberts
1859–1942
Birth Location: Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
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Lewis Roberts
1850–1918
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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John Roberts
1851–1925
Birth Location: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
JR
Thomas Roberts
1853–1927
Birth Location: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
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Clara Roberts
1863–1932
Birth Location: Hickory, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
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Charles Roberts
1855–1935
Birth Location: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
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Harry Roberts
1867–1942
Birth Location: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
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David Roberts's Ancestors

Self
David Roberts
1827–1868
Birth Place: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
David Edward Roberts Rev
1791–1879
Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Rebecca McChesney
1796–1866
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Edward Roberts
1764–1855
Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Richards
1765–1840
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Thomas (Porter) McChesney
1781–1837
Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, USA
Asenath Potter
1772–1837
Armagh, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Owen Richards
1730–1785
Elizabeth Baker
1730–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Richards
1697–1752
Elizabeth Wooldridge
1682–1744

David Roberts's Descendants

1.
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David Roberts (27 May 1827–Aft. 1868) m. Margaret (Jane) Emery (27 Jul 1827–11 Jan 1901)
  1. 1. Dorrah Pitzer 1857–1931 m. Francis Pitzer 1852–1930
    1. 1. Margaret (M) Livesay 1883–1967 m. Leroy (Harrison) Markley 1889–1961 m. George (T) Livesay 1877–1941
      1. 1. Harold (W) Livesay 1912–1919 m. Betty McKee 1914–1995
        1. 1. William (Harold Livesay) *Dad 1937–2010
        2. 2. David (George) Livesay 1942–2020
      2. 2. Dora (Virginia) Livesay 1909–1991 m. Oscar (Martin) Leonhard 1910–1963 m. Albert (J) Groucutt 1905–1976 m. Albert (David) Ramsey 1907–1984
        1. 1. James (Crawford) Leonhardt 1940–2023
    2. 2. Leroy ('Lee') Pitzer 1879–1963 m. Myrtle (Rose) Patton 1881–1952 m. Mary (Ellen) Johnson 1886–1934 m. Louise Ewing 1883–1907
      1. 1. Joseph (Lee Roy) Pitzer 1907–1993 m. Bertha (Luella) Lorenz 1906–1996
        1. 1. Lynn (Meredith) Pitzer 1935–2007
      2. 2. Helen (G) Pitzer 1911–1990 m. Harry (Lester) Hildebrand 1906–1993
    3. 3. Clarabelle ("Belle") Pitzer 1885–1962 m. Montgomery ('Mont' Lewville) Kirkpatrick 1878–1927 m. William (Franklin) Giering 1886–1935
      1. 1. Richard Giering 1919–1970 m. Ella (Ann) Borosky 1923–2011
        1. 1. Ruth (Ann) Giering 1947– m. Joseph (Michael 'Pash') Pashkowski 1942–1994
      2. 2. Dorothea ("Dorothy" J) Kirkpatrick 1902–1956 m. Norman (Frederick) Giering 1900–1976
        1. 1. Robert (Norman) Giering 1921–2010 m. Shirley (Ann) Apthorpe 1937–2022
        2. 2. Vincent ("Ben" Sherwood) Giering 1923–2015 m. Martha (Louise) Stevens 1926–2011
        3. 3. Shirley Giering –2012 m. Grant (Thomas) Williams 1923–1981 m. Burton (Earl Thorpe) Jr 1926–2017
        4. 4. William Giering 1927–2012 m. Helga ('Holly' Gertrude) Sproeck 1927–2003 m. Elizabeth (Kulp) Dunlap
        5. 5. Jackie (Edward) Giering 1933–1933
      3. 3. Lillian (G) Kirkpatrick 1904–1937 m. Sherwood (Thomas) Harrington 1902–1974
        1. 1. Betty (Lou) Harrington 1929–2006 m. Harold (Merle) Bender 1926–1970
        2. 2. Eugene (Sherwood) Harrington 1924–2014 m. Eleanor (Sue "Sunny") Prude 1925–2009
      4. 4. Irene? (Mary? Dorothy?) Giering 1917–
    4. 4. Cassius ('Cash' Charles) Pitzer 1881–1968 m. Sarah Bevan 1877–1954
      1. 1. Earl (Merritte) Pitzer 1914–2003 m. Taimi (Lake) Headley 1916–2011 m. Sarah (Ann) O'Brien 1918–1958
      2. 2. Frank (Thomas) Pitzer 1910–1997 m. Jeanette (Harlene) Keyser 1917–2000
        1. 1. Robert (Earl) Pitzer 1936–2020 m. Edna (Jane) Linden 1940–1994
        2. 2. Richard (J) Pitzer 1938–2021 m. Gloria (Jean) Lewis 1942–2021
    5. 5. Willis (Homer) Pitzer 1886–1972
    6. 6. Clyde (Joseph) Pitzer 1889–1973 m. Ethel (Goldye) Coates 1894–1966
      1. 1. Virginia (Ruth) Pitzer 1917–2000 m. James (Edgar 'Dutch') Leeper 1916–2009
        1. 1. Zane (E "Big Daddy") Leeper 1934–2017 m. Marjorie (F) Selig 1941–2008
        2. 2. Infant (Daughter) Leeper 1938–1938
  2. 2. Lydia Roberts 1856–
  3. 3. Luella ('Ella' Catherine) Roberts 1859–1934
  4. 4. Dennis Roberts 1857–1935
  5. 5. Ida (M Roberts (m:) Section 1864–
  6. 6. Joseph (T) Roberts 1853–1935
  7. 7. Mary (Jane) Roberts 1862–1939
  8. 8. Willis (Homer) Roberts 1855–1872
  9. 9. Frank (E) Roberts 1859–1942
  10. 10. Lewis (W) Roberts 1850–1918
  11. 11. John (Elder) Roberts 1851–1925
  12. 12. Thomas (Edward) Roberts 1853–1927
  13. 13. Clara (A) Roberts 1863–1932
  14. 14. Charles (Lake) Roberts 1855–1935
  15. 15. Harry (Edson) Roberts 1867–1942

David Roberts's Timeline

4 Records

1827
27 May 1827
Birth of David Roberts in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 23
David Roberts resided here in Raccoon, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
Raccoon, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
1863
1 July 1863
Age 36
David Roberts resided here in Gilmore, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Gilmore, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
1868
Aft. 1868
Age 41
Death of David Roberts in Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1827
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha
    [2] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 058501-061500
    [3] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 013151-015950
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Raccoon, Beaver, Pennsylvania; Roll: 750; Page: 205a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Raccoon, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Raccoon, Beaver, Pennsylvania; Roll: 750; Page: 205a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Gilmore, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1868
    Event Place: Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 058501-061500
    [2] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 013151-015950
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