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Willis Edgar Roberts 1886–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 August 1886

Birth Location: Benson, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 11 March 1962

Death Location: Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America

Father: John Roberts

Mother: Effie Roberts

Spouse(s): Corrine Strickland, Ella Ross

Children(s): Wilbur Roberts, Mattie Roberts, Weldon Roberts, Delane Roberts

Willis Edgar Roberts was born in 1886 in Benson, Johnston, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Ashley Roberts And Effie W Roberts. Willis Edgar Roberts married Corrine V Strickland, Ella Cassandra Ross, and had children including Delane Roberts, Mattie Ruth Roberts, Weldon Roberts, Wilbur Eugene Roberts. Willis Edgar Roberts passed away in 1962 in Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willis Edgar Roberts was born in 1886 in Benson, Johnston, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Ashley Roberts And Effie W Roberts.
  • Willis Edgar Roberts married Corrine V Strickland, Ella Cassandra Ross, and had children including Delane Roberts, Mattie Ruth Roberts, Weldon Roberts, Wilbur Eugene Roberts.
  • Willis Edgar Roberts passed away in 1962 in Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willis Roberts's Ancestors

Self
Willis Roberts
1886–1962
Birth Place: Benson, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Ashley Roberts
1855–1920
Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Effie (W) Roberts
1859–1939
North Carolina
Grandparents
Calvin (Henderson) Roberts
1823–1892
nc
Mary (Elizabeth) Dodd
1835–1915
Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Merritt Langdon
1834–1863
Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Margaret (Jane) Stephenson
1838–1870
Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Pvt. Roberts
1791–1840
Nancy Bodiery
1802–1857
Mathew Dodd
1811–1880
Emily Flowers
1813–1881
Britton Langdon
1792–1876
Winford Longdon
1813–1881
Benjamin Stephenson
1797–1875
Margaret Cross
1805–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Britton Roberts
1761–1830
Lucy Roberts
1764–1819
Dempsey Dodd
1765–1851
Martha Dodd
1767–1860
Jacob Jr
1776–1856
Fereby Johnson
1777–1857
James WarPatriot
1755–1835
Mary Stephenson
1758–1815
James Carroll
1765–1834
Rhoda Stephenson
1777–1861
James Stevenson
1761–1847
Mary Messer
1770–1825
Edward Cross
1780–1858
Elizabeth Smith
1790–1870

Willis Roberts's Descendants

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Willis (Edgar) Roberts (23 August 1886–11 March 1962) m. Corrine (V) Strickland (1896–) m. Ella (Cassandra) Ross (9 Feb 1902–1 Dec 1976)
  1. 1. Wilbur (Eugene) Roberts 1915–1990 m. Elva (Etna) Chance 1912–2003
  2. 2. Mattie (Ruth) Roberts 1921–1983 m. Robert (Luther) Ellis 1917–1975
    1. 1. Robert (Luther Ellis) Jr 1944–1950
  3. 3. Weldon Roberts 1918–
  4. 4. Delane Roberts 1920–

Willis Roberts's Timeline

2 Records

1886
23 August 1886
Birth of Willis Edgar Roberts in Benson, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Benson, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
1962
11 March 1962
Age 76
Death of Willis Edgar Roberts in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 August 1886
    Event Place: Benson, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 March 1962
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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