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Sarah Jane Roberts 1877–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 April 1877

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 2 July 1942

Death Location: Saltillo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Jesse Roberts

Mother: Rebecca Kemp

Spouse(s): Asa Pearson

Children(s): Henry Pearson, Mary Pearson, Florence Rogers, William Pearson, Leatha Erwin, John Pearson, Albert Pearson, Robert Pearson, Arletta Pearson

Sarah Jane Roberts was born in 1877 in Alabama, the child of Jesse H Roberts And Rebecca Kemp. In 1900, Sarah Jane Roberts resided in Black Point, Winston, Alabama, USA. In 1910, Sarah Jane Roberts resided in Beat 1, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA. Sarah Jane Roberts married Asa Lee Pearson, and had children including Albert Wyley Pearson, Arletta Pearson, Florence Ethel Rogers, Henry Dallas Pearson, John Riley Pearson, Leatha Jane Erwin, Mary Isabelle Pearson, Robert Pearson, William Monroe Pearson. Sarah Jane Roberts passed away in 1942 in Saltillo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah Jane Roberts was born in 1877 in Alabama, the child of Jesse H Roberts And Rebecca Kemp.
  • In 1900, Sarah Jane Roberts resided in Black Point, Winston, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1910, Sarah Jane Roberts resided in Beat 1, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA.
  • Sarah Jane Roberts married Asa Lee Pearson, and had children including Albert Wyley Pearson, Arletta Pearson, Florence Ethel Rogers, Henry Dallas Pearson, John Riley Pearson, Leatha Jane Erwin, Mary Isabelle Pearson, Robert Pearson, William Monroe Pearson.
  • Sarah Jane Roberts passed away in 1942 in Saltillo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Roberts
1839–1920
Birth Location: Paulding County, Georgia, USA
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Rebecca Kemp
1844–
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
RK

Spouses(s)

Asa Pearson
1874–1951
Birth Location: Double Springs, Winston Co, AL
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Children(s)

Henry Pearson
1896–1933
Birth Location: Double Springs Winston, Alabama, USA
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Mary Pearson
1899–1991
Birth Location: Alabama, United States of America
MP
Florence Rogers
1903–1996
Birth Location: Double Springs Winston Co AL
FR
William Pearson
1905–1993
Birth Location: Mississippi
WP
Leatha Erwin
1901–1979
Birth Location: Alabama
LE
John Pearson
1913–1982
Birth Location: Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America
JP
Albert Pearson
1918–2005
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States of America
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Robert Pearson
1911–1982
Birth Location: AL, Alabama, USA
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Arletta Pearson
1901–
Birth Location: Alabama
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Sarah Roberts's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Roberts
1877–1942
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Jesse H Roberts
1839–1920
Paulding County, Georgia, USA
Rebecca Kemp
1844–
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Mary (Ann " Polly") Ayers
1805–1887
Greenville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Dianah Thompson
1810–
Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Martin Ayers
1766–1837
William Thompson
1770–1860
Tammer Box
1775–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Roberts's Descendants

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Sarah (Jane) Roberts (13 April 1877–2 July 1942) m. Asa (Lee) Pearson (30 JUL 1874–04 Nov 1951)
  1. 1. Henry (Dallas) Pearson 1896–1933 m. Mary (E) Grimes 1901–1933
    1. 1. Gertrude (Holly) Pearson 1919–2001 m. Herbert (Alford) Erwin 1914–1974
      1. 1. Donald (Wayne) Erwin 1945–2000
      2. 2. Herbert (Arule) Erwin 1938–1990
      3. 3. Bobby (Joe) Erwin 1940–2017
      4. 4. James (Alford) Erwin 1936–2016
    2. 2. Lillie (Christine) Pearson 1922–1933
    3. 3. Ida (L) Pearson 1929–2008
  2. 2. Mary (Isabelle) Pearson 1899–1991 m. Sidney (Marcus) Smith 1891–1975
    1. 1. Homer (Ray) Smith 1927–2003 m. Dorothy (Ann) Smith 1928–2021
    2. 2. Sidney (Marcus Smith) Jr. 1928–1982
    3. 3. Jerry (Dale Smith) Sr. 1937–2010
    4. 4. Leonard (L) Smith 1920–1987 m. Lottie (S) Smith 1919– m. Christine Smith 1920–1996
    5. 5. Ruby Smith 1917–2004 m. King Scruggs 1910–1979
      1. 1. Shirley (Annette) Scruggs 1938–2018 m. James (Henry Clifton) Jr. 1931–2019
  3. 3. Florence (Ethel) Rogers 1903–1996
  4. 4. William (Monroe) Pearson 1905–1993
  5. 5. Leatha (Jane) Erwin 1901–1979 m. James (Bill) Erwin 1881–
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Dunaway 1924–1994
    2. 2. Ava Erwin 1922–
    3. 3. Leroy Donaway 1922–
    4. 4. Rozella Erwin 1924–
    5. 5. Carter Donaway 1923–
  6. 6. John (Riley) Pearson 1913–1982
  7. 7. Albert (Wyley) Pearson 1918–2005 m. Margaret (Katherine) Pearson 1918–2016
    1. 1. Paul (Wayne) Pearson 1938–2016 m. Frances (Carol) Putt 1942–2000
  8. 8. Robert Pearson 1911–1982
  9. 9. Arletta Pearson 1901–

Sarah Roberts's Timeline

7 Records

1877
13 April 1877
Birth of Sarah Jane Roberts in Alabama
Alabama
1900
1900
Age 23
Sarah Jane Roberts resided here in Black Point, Winston, Alabama, USA
Black Point, Winston, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 33
Sarah Jane Roberts resided here in Beat 1, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 53
Sarah Jane Roberts resided here in Beat 1, Lee, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Lee, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 58
Sarah Jane Roberts resided here in Lee, Mississippi
Lee, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 63
Sarah Jane Roberts resided here in Beat 2, Lee, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Lee, Mississippi, USA
1942
2 July 1942
Age 65
Death of Sarah Jane Roberts in Lee County, Mississippi, USA
Lee County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 April 1877
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lee, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02042; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 41-7
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 1, Lee, Mississippi; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340889
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Black Point, Winston, Alabama; Roll: 44; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0157
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 1, Pontotoc, Mississippi; Roll: T624_756; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1374769
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Black Point, Winston, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Black Point, Winston, Alabama; Roll: 44; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0157

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 1, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 1, Pontotoc, Mississippi; Roll: T624_756; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1374769

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 1, Lee, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 1, Lee, Mississippi; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340889

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lee, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lee, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02042; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 41-7

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 2, Lee, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lee, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02042; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 41-7

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 July 1942
    Event Place: Lee County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saltillo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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