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Wilbur Harrison Roberts 1890–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Aug 1890

Birth Location: Spring Hill, Warren County, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 5 May 1967

Death Location: Pocahontas, Iowa

Father: Charles Roberts

Mother: Mary Burris

Spouse(s): Bessie Otto

Children(s): Ruth Roberts, Ida Roberts, Harrison Roberts

Wilbur Harrison Roberts was born in 1890 in Spring Hill, Warren County, Iowa, USA, the child of Charles W Roberts And Mary Jane Burris. In 1900, Wilbur Harrison Roberts resided in Lincoln, Warren, Iowa, USA. In 1925, Wilbur Harrison Roberts resided in Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA. Wilbur Harrison Roberts married Bessie Merle Otto, and had children including Harrison Emory Roberts, Ida Jane Roberts, Ruth Lucille Roberts, Sharon Mae Roberts. Wilbur Harrison Roberts passed away in 1967 in Pocahontas, Iowa.

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Biography

  • Wilbur Harrison Roberts was born in 1890 in Spring Hill, Warren County, Iowa, USA, the child of Charles W Roberts And Mary Jane Burris.
  • In 1900, Wilbur Harrison Roberts resided in Lincoln, Warren, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1925, Wilbur Harrison Roberts resided in Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA.
  • Wilbur Harrison Roberts married Bessie Merle Otto, and had children including Harrison Emory Roberts, Ida Jane Roberts, Ruth Lucille Roberts, Sharon Mae Roberts.
  • Wilbur Harrison Roberts passed away in 1967 in Pocahontas, Iowa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Roberts
1862–
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
CR
Mary Burris
1860–1918
Birth Location: Iowa City, Wright Co., Iowa, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Bessie Otto
1897–1985
Birth Location: Pocahontas County, Iowa, USA
BO

Children(s)

Ruth Roberts
1923–2013
Birth Location: Plover, Pocahahontas County, Iowa, USA
RR
Ida Roberts
1924–2015
Birth Location: Rolfe, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
IR
Harrison Roberts
1926–2007
Birth Location: Plover, Pocahontas County, Iowa, USA
HR

Wilbur Roberts's Ancestors

Self
Wilbur Roberts
1890–1967
Birth Place: Spring Hill, Warren County, Iowa, USA
Parents
Charles W Roberts
1862–
Indiana, USA
Mary (Jane) Burris
1860–1918
Iowa City, Wright Co., Iowa, USA
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Burris
1822–1900
Belmont Co., Ohio, USA
Mary (Caroline) Woodruff
1824–1909
Wayne Tp., Warren Co., Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Samuel 4GGF
1788–1863
Lydia 4GGM
1793–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathan 5GGF
1762–1848
Mary 5GGM
1764–1800

Wilbur Roberts's Descendants

1.
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Wilbur (Harrison) Roberts (5 Aug 1890–5 May 1967) m. Bessie (Merle) Otto (4 Jul 1897–9 Nov 1985)
  1. 1. Ruth (Lucille) Roberts 1923–2013 m. Willard (Leroy) Otto 1920–1988
    1. 1. Jerry (Lee) Otto 1943–2022
  2. 2. Ida (Jane) Roberts 1924–2015 m. Claude (H.) Stafford 1918–
  3. 3. Harrison (Emory) Roberts 1926–2007

Wilbur Roberts's Timeline

9 Records

1890
5 Aug 1890
Birth of Wilbur Harrison Roberts in Spring Hill, Warren County, Iowa, USA
Spring Hill, Warren County, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 10
Wilbur Harrison Roberts resided here in Lincoln, Warren, Iowa, USA
Lincoln, Warren, Iowa, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 35
Wilbur Harrison Roberts resided here in Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 40
Wilbur Harrison Roberts resided here in Powhatan, Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
Powhatan, Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 45
Wilbur Harrison Roberts resided here in Rural, Palo Alto, Iowa
Rural, Palo Alto, Iowa
1940
abt 1940
Age 50
Wilbur Harrison Roberts resided here
None
1950
1950
Age 60
Wilbur Harrison Roberts resided here in West Bend, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA
West Bend, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA
1967
1 May 1967
Age 77
Death of Wilbur Harrison Roberts in Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, USA
Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, USA
1967
5 May 1967
Age 77
Burial of Wilbur Harrison Roberts in Pocahontas, Iowa
Pocahontas, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1890
    Event Place: Spring Hill, Warren County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925, State Historical Society of Iowa (via Heritage Quest); Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gilmore City, Pocahontas, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01191; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 76-14
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2340408
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lincoln, Warren, Iowa; Roll: 463; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0137
    [5] Iowa, Select Marriages Index
    [6] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904
    [7] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1904, 1920-1967, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa Death Records, 1952-1967; Reference: 18-0688_us-Ia
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: West Bend, Palo Alto, Iowa; Roll: 4625; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 74-30

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lincoln, Warren, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lincoln, Warren, Iowa; Roll: 463; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0137

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925, State Historical Society of Iowa (via Heritage Quest); Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Powhatan, Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2340408

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Palo Alto, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gilmore City, Pocahontas, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01191; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 76-14

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1940
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gilmore City, Pocahontas, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01191; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 76-14
    [2] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: West Bend, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: West Bend, Palo Alto, Iowa; Roll: 4625; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 74-30

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1967
    Event Place: Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1904, 1920-1967, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa Death Records, 1952-1967; Reference: 18-0688_us-Ia

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 May 1967
    Event Place: Pocahontas, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1904, 1920-1967, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa Death Records, 1952-1967; Reference: 18-0688_us-Ia
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