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Franklin Alexander Roberts 1836–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1836

Birth Location: Roberts Cove Lawrence Co. Alabama USA

Death Date: 08 December 1913

Death Location: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA

Father: Matthew Roberts

Mother: Susan Wells

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Grimsley

Children(s): Dora Roberts, Ida Roberts, John Roberts, Mattie Roberts, Walter Roberts, Mollie Roberts

The story of Franklin Alexander Roberts began in 1836 in Roberts Cove Lawrence Co. Alabama USA. Franklin Alexander Roberts married Elizabeth C Betty Grimsley, and had children including Dora Alice Roberts, Ida S Roberts, John Houston Roberts, Mattie Permilia Roberts, Mollie Kate Roberts, Walter D Roberts. Franklin Alexander Roberts passed away in 1913 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Franklin Alexander Roberts began in 1836 in Roberts Cove Lawrence Co. Alabama USA.
  • Franklin Alexander Roberts married Elizabeth C Betty Grimsley, and had children including Dora Alice Roberts, Ida S Roberts, John Houston Roberts, Mattie Permilia Roberts, Mollie Kate Roberts, Walter D Roberts.
  • Franklin Alexander Roberts passed away in 1913 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Roberts
1797–1882
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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Susan Wells
1802–1888
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Grimsley
1841–1913
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Dora Roberts
1864–1939
Birth Location: Alabama
DR
Ida Roberts
1866–1947
Birth Location: Alabama
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John Roberts
1861–1915
Birth Location: Alabama
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Mattie Roberts
1870–
Birth Location: Alabama
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Walter Roberts
1859–1933
Birth Location: Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA
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Mollie Roberts
1875–1941
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Franklin Roberts's Ancestors

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Franklin Roberts
1836–1913
Birth Place: Roberts Cove Lawrence Co. Alabama USA
Parents
Matthew Roberts
1797–1882
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Susan Wells
1802–1888
Kentucky
Grandparents
Alexander Wells
1770–1814
Baltimore, Maryland, United States,
Nancy (Anne) Chilcoat
1780–1815
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
John II
1758–1851
Susannah Kelley
1760–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robinson Chilcote
1739–1776
Amy Heathcote
1743–1803

Franklin Roberts's Descendants

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Franklin (Alexander) Roberts (4 Feb 1836–08 December 1913) m. Elizabeth (C "Betty") Grimsley (4 February 1841–9 December 1913)
  1. 1. Dora (Alice) Roberts 1864–1939 m. John (Pierce) Shank 1859–1922
    1. 1. George (Kline) Shank 1901–1982
  2. 2. Ida (S) Roberts 1866–1947
  3. 3. John (Houston) Roberts 1861–1915
  4. 4. Mattie (Permilia) Roberts 1870– m. James (R) Gossett 1872–1935
    1. 1. Katie (Lee) Gossett 1896–1933 m. Charles (E) Spann 1889–
      1. 1. George (Denton) Spann 1926–2004
      2. 2. Mamie (Elizabeth) Spann 1917–
      3. 3. John (Morgan) Spann 1916–1990
      4. 4. Margaret (Lillian) Spann 1922–1989
      5. 5. James (Donald) Spann 1927–1992
    2. 2. Frank (Walter) Gossett 1897–1957
  5. 5. Walter (D.) Roberts 1859–1933
  6. 6. Mollie (Kate) Roberts 1875–1941

Franklin Roberts's Timeline

2 Records

1836
4 Feb 1836
Birth of Franklin Alexander Roberts in Roberts Cove Lawrence Co. Alabama USA
Roberts Cove Lawrence Co. Alabama USA
1913
08 December 1913
Age 77
Death of Franklin Alexander Roberts in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1836
    Event Place: Roberts Cove Lawrence Co. Alabama USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 December 1913
    Event Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
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