Descendants of Thomas ROBERTS and
Margaret COVODE
as of 13 December 2002
Generation No. 1
Return to Roberts
Outline
1. Thomas4 ROBERTS (Robert Morgan3, John2,
John1)1 was born 17641, and died
3 May 18042. He
married Margaret COVODE3. She was born ca 17724,5,
and died 27 Jun 18516.
Notes for
Thomas ROBERTS:
1800 PA
Census: Mercer Co. township not stated, p. 458, line 5
Series
M32, roll 39
Thomas
ROBERTS
Males: 1 (26-45)
Females: 2 (<10); 1 (10-15); 1 (26-45)
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Children
of Thomas ROBERTS and Margaret COVODE are:
2 i. Mary5
ROBERTS7, born 1 Sep 17987,8; died 15 Oct
18829.
Notes for
Mary ROBERTS:
1850 PA Census:
Mercer Co. Salem Twp. p. 373b, lines 8-13
Series
M432, roll 796, dwelling 1753, family 1775, 19 September 1850
Wm.
MAGRANAHAN, 68, Farmer, $2000 Real Estate, b. Pa.
Margaret,
78, b. Pa.
John, 35,
Farmer; Wm., 10, at school
Polly
ROBERTS, 50, b. Pa.
Martha
MAGRANAHAN, 20, b. Pa.
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1860 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Sugar Grove Twp. P.O. West Greenville, p. 784, lines 37-38
Series
M653, roll 1140, dwelling 768, family 767, 5 July 1860
William McGRANIHAN, 78, Retd. Farmer,
$800 Personal Estate, b. Pa.
Mary
ROBERTS, 59, b. Pa.
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Stevenson
Cemetery, Salem Twp. Mercer Co. PA
Photo
courtesy of Bett Roberts
MARY
ROBERTS / DIED / OCT. 15, 1882 / AGED / 84 Y. 1 M. 14 D.
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+ 3 ii. Elizabeth ROBERTS, born 18 Nov 1801; died 1
Jun 1875.
+ 4 iii. Robert ROBERTS, born 12 Feb 1802 in Salem
Twp. Mercer Co. PA; died 20 Mar 1868.
+ 5 iv. Thomas ROBERTS, born 30 Oct 1803; died 13 Nov
1881.
Generation No. 2
3. Elizabeth5 ROBERTS (Thomas4,
Robert Morgan3, John2, John1)9
was born 18 Nov 180110,11,12,13, and died 1 Jun 187514. She married Samuel CHESS14. He was born ca 180115,16,17,18,
and died 11 Apr 188119.
Notes for
Samuel CHESS:
1840 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. p. 278, line 14
Series
M704, roll 474
Samuel
CHESS
Males: 2 (<5); 1 (30-40)
Females: 1 (5-10); 1 (30-40)
5 family
members total; 1 engaged in agriculture
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1850 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. p. 366a, lines 40-42 & p. 366b, lines 1-3
Series
M432, roll 796, dwelling 1641, family 1663, 16 September 1850
Samuel
CHESS, 49, Farmer, $1800 Real Estate, b. Pa.
Elizabeth,
49, b. Pa.
Thomas,
18, Farmer, attends school; Julyanne, 13, attends
school
John, 11,
school; Samuel, 8, school
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1860 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Sandy Creek Twp. P.O. Sheakleyville,
p. 616, lines 35-40
Series
M653, roll 1140, dwelling 325, family 315, 26 June 1860
Samuel
CHESS, 60, Farmer, $3600 Real Estate / $700 Personal Estate, b. Pa.
Elizabeth,
60, b. Pa.
John, 21,
Laborer, $200 Personal Estate
Sarah,
22; Samuel, 19, Laborer; Joseph, 16, Laborer
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1870 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Sandy Creek Twp. P.O. Sheakleyville,
p. 54b, lines 32-33
Series
M593, roll 1374, dwelling 102, family 102, 8 August 1870
Samuel
CHESS, 69, Farmer, $2000 Real Estate / $500 Personal Estate, b. Pa.
Elizabeth,
69, Keeping House, b. Pa.
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1880 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Sandy Creek Twp. ed 225, p. 23, lines 1-7
Series
T9, roll 1155, dwelling 45, family 45, 18 June 1880
John
CHESS, 41, Married, Farmer, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
Sarah,
42, Wife, Married, Keeping house, b. Oh., father b. Pa., mother b. N.Y.
Alva, 19,
son, Works on Farm, attends school
John, 16,
son, Works on Farm, attends school
Milo J.,
11, son, school; Elmira, 7, dau, school
Samuel,
79, father, widowed, b. Pa., parents b. Ireland
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Children
of Elizabeth ROBERTS and Samuel CHESS are:
+ 6 i. Thomas R.6
CHESS, born Mar 1835; died Aft. 1900.
+ 7 ii. Julia Ann CHESS, born May 1837; died 19 May
1906.
+ 8 iii. John CHESS, born Dec 1838; died Aft. 1900.
+ 9 iv. Samuel CHESS, born Nov 1840; died Aft. 1900.
4. Robert5 ROBERTS (Thomas4,
Robert Morgan3, John2, John1)20
was born 12 Feb 1802 in Salem Twp. Mercer Co. PA21,22,23, and
died 20 Mar 186824,25.
He married Rebecca L. DUMARS 12 Jul 182726. She was born 22 Oct 180426,27,28,29,30,
and died 18 Jun 187131,32.
Notes for
Robert ROBERTS:
1830 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. p. 208, line 15
Series
M19, roll 149
Robert
ROBERTS
Males: 1 (20-30)
Females: 1 (<5); 1 (20-30)
3 family
members total
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1840 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. p. 276, line 27
Series
M704, roll 474
Robert
ROBERTS
Males: 1 (<5); 1 (5-10); 1 (30-40)
Females: 1 (5-10); 1 (10-15); 1 (30-40)
6 family members
total; 1 engaged in agriculture
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1850 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. p. 373b, lines 14-18
Series
M432, roll 796, dwelling 1754, family 1776, 19 September 1850
Robert
ROBERTS, 48, Farmer, $2500 Real Estate, b. Pa.
Rebecca,
45, b. Pa.
Susan,
19; Benton, 16, at school; Alexander, 13, at school
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1860 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Sugar Grove Twp. P.O. West Greenville, p. 785, lines 12-14
Series
M653, roll 1140, dwelling 771, family 770, 5 July 1860
Robert
ROBERTS, 57, Farmer, $3000 Real Estate / $900 Personal Estate, b. Pa.
Rebecca,
55, b. Pa.
Alexander
D., 23, Farm Hand, b. Pa.
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Mercer
County, Pennsylvania, Willbook 5, pp. 368-369
Will of
Robert Roberts
I Robert
Roberts of the township of Sugar Grove in the County of Mercer and State of
Pennsylvania do make and publish this my last will and testament. First I
direct that my body be decently interred and my funeral expenses paid and as to
such worldly estate as it hath pleased God to entrust me with I dispose of the
same as follows - First I direct give and bequeath to my wife Rebecca and my
son Alexander D. Roberts all my Real Estate during my wife Rebecca's natural life,
and at her death to be wholly vested in my son Alexander D. Roberts. Also I
direct that my wife Rebecca shall have all my household and kitchen furniture.
Also I direct that all my other personal property I give and bequeath to my
wife Rebecca and my son Alexander D. Roberts. And further I direct that my wife
shall have her maintenance off the farm during her life. Also I direct that my
daughter Jane intermarried with James Donaldson and my daughter Susanna
intermarried with William McLean shall have two hundred dollars each to be paid
to them by my son Alexander Roberts. In witness whereof I Robert the testator
have to this my last will set my hand and seal this 12th day of September in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty seven.
Robert
Roberts {Seal}
Attest:
J.C. McGranahan, Thomas Roberts
Mercer
County SS. Before me the Register for
the probate of wills &c in and for said county personally came J.C. McGranahan and Thomas Roberts, subscribing witnesses to the
attached instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of
Robert Roberts decd. who being duly sworn according to law did depose and say
that they were present with and saw said testator sign and seal said will and
heard him publish pronounce and declare the same so signed and sealed as and
for his last will and testament. And that at the time of so doing he the said
testator was of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding to the best
of deponents knowledge and belief. Also that they signed their names as
witnesses thereto at the request of and in the presence of said testator.
J.C. McGranahan
Thomas
Roberts
Sworn and
subscribed to before me
this 14th
day of May A.D. 1868
S.S.
Smith, Dept. Register
Registered
May 14th 1868
June 10,
1907. Receipt of Susan McLean dated May 13, 1868 from A.D. Roberts for $200.00
legacy under will of Robert Roberts decd.
Receipt
of Jane Donaldson dated May 13, 1868 from A.D. Roberts for $200.00 legacy
filed.
Hugh O.
Jones, Register
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Stevenson
Cemetery, Salem Twp. Mercer Co. PA
Photo
courtesy of Bett Roberts
ROBERT
ROBERTS / DIED / March 20, 1868. / Aged 66 Yrs. 1 Mo. / & 8 ds.
REBECCA
L. / wife of / ROBERT ROBERTS / DIED / June 18, 1871. / Aged 66 Yrs. 7 Mo. /
& 27 Ds.
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Notes for
Rebecca L. DUMARS:
1870 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Sugar Grove Twp. P.O. New Hamburg, p. 151b, lines 27-30
Series
M593, roll 1374, dwelling 5, family 5, 15 July 1870
A.D.
ROBERTS, 34, Farmer, $5000 Real Estate / $1050 Personal Estate, b. Pa.
Rebecca,
65, Keeping House, b. Pa., parents of foreign birth
R*. S.
[K]EE, 8, [male], at school
Rebecca
J., 13, at school
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Children
of Robert ROBERTS and Rebecca DUMARS are:
10 i. Jane6
ROBERTS33. She married
James DONALDSON.
11 ii. Susan ROBERTS33, born ca
183134. She married
William McLEAN.
+ 12 iii. Thomas Benton ROBERTS, born ca 1834.
+ 13 iv. Alexander D. ROBERTS, born 29 Sep 1836 in
Sugar Grove Twp. Mercer Co. PA.
14 v. Robert M. ROBERTS35.
5. Thomas5 ROBERTS (Thomas4,
Robert Morgan3, John2, John1)36
was born 30 Oct 180337,38,39,40,41, and died 13 Nov 188142. He married (1) Leanah
WATTERS. She was born 15 Apr 180643,
and died 23 Oct 184644.
He married (2) Susannah (ROBERTS). She was born 27 Aug 180645,46,47,48,
and died 16 May 188548.
Notes for
Thomas ROBERTS:
1830 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. p. 208, line 11
Series
M19, roll 149
Thomas
ROBERTS
Males: 1 (<5); 1 (20-30)
Females: 1 (20-30)
3 family
members total
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1840 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. p. 276, line 26
Series
M704, roll 474
Thomas
ROBERTS
Males: 1 (<5); 1 (5-10); 1 (10-15); 1 (40-50)
Females: 1 (<5); 2 (5-10); 1 (30-40)
8 family
members total; 2 engaged in agriculture
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1850 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. p. 373b, lines 19-27
Series
M432, roll 796, dwelling 1755, family 1777, 19 September 1850
Thomas
ROBERTS, 45, Farmer, $2000 Real Estate, b. Pa.
Richard,
21, Farmer; Christeena, 19, at school; Thomas, 18, at
school; Margaret, 16, at school
Sarah,
14, at school; John, 11, at school; Lewis, 9, at school; James, 7, at school
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1860 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Sugar Grove Twp. P.O. West Greenville, p. 785, lines 15-20
Series
M653, roll 1140, dwelling 772, family 771, 5 July 1860
Thomas
ROBERTS, 52, Farmer, $4000 Real Estate / $1530 Personal Estate, b. Pa.
Susannah,
50, b. Pa.
John, 21,
mason; Lewis, 18, Farm hand, at school; James, 15, at school
Susannah
KLINE, 23, b. Pa.
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1870 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Sugar Grove Twp. P.O. New Hamburg, p. 151b, lines 35-38
Series
M593, roll 1374, dwelling 7, family 7, 15 July 1870
Thomas
ROBERTS, 66, Farmer, $4750 Real Estate / $1010 Personal Estate, b. Pa.
Susanna,
63, Keeping House, b. Pa., parents of foreign birth
Elizabeth
HARRY, 14, attending school
Lewis
ROBERTS, 28, Farmer
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1880 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Sugar Grove Twp. ed 234, p. 8, lines 44-45
Series
T9, roll 1156, dwelling 77, family 77, 4 June 1880
Thomas
ROBERTS, 77, Married, Living on Farm, b. Pa., parents b. Ireland
Susanna,
75, Wife, Married, Keeps House, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
_____________________________________________
Stevenson
Cemetery, Salem Twp. Mercer Co. PA
Photo
courtesy of Bett Roberts
THOMAS
ROBERTS / DIED / Nov. 13, 1881. / AGED / 78 Yrs. & 14 ds.
LEANAH
/ wife of / THOMAS ROBERTS / DIED / Oct. 23, 1846, / Aged / 40 yr. 6 mo. 8 da.
SUSANNA
ROBERTS / BORN / Aug. 27, 1806 / DIED / May 16, 1885.
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Children
of Thomas ROBERTS and Leanah WATTERS are:
+ 15 i. Robert Richford6
ROBERTS, born 15 May 1829 in Salem Twp. Mercer Co. PA; died 24 Aug 1886.
+ 16 ii. Christena ROBERTS,
born ca 1831; died Aft. 1880.
17 iii. Thomas ROBERTS, born ca 183249.
18 iv. Margaret ROBERTS, born ca 183450.
19 v. Sarah ROBERTS, born ca 183651.
20 vi. John ROBERTS, born ca 183952,53.
+ 21 vii. Lewis ROBERTS, born ca 1841.
22 viii. James ROBERTS, born ca 184354,55.
Generation No. 3
6. Thomas R.6 CHESS (Elizabeth5
ROBERTS, Thomas4, Robert Morgan3, John2, John1)56
was born Mar 183557,58,59,60, and died Aft. 1900. He married Julia Ann (CHESS) ca 187561. She was born Apr 185062.
Notes for
Thomas R. CHESS:
1870 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. P.O. New Hamburg, p. 44b, line 40 & p. 45a,
lines 1-5
Series M593,
roll 1374, dwelling 93, family 93, 8 July 1870
T.R.
CHESS, 33, Farmer, $5000 Real Estate / $1239 Personal Estate, b. Pa.
Julia A.,
20, Keeping House, b. Pa.
Mary A.,
10, attends school; Samuel P., 8, attends school
Jane A.,
5, school; Cynthia, 4
[Julia
may be a second wife - ed.]
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1880 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. ed 225, p. 11, lines 42-47
Series
T9, roll 1155, dwelling 111, family 111, 14 June 1880
Thomas
CHESS, 45, Farmer, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
Julia
Ann, 29, wife, Keeping house, b. Pa., father b. Oh., mother b. Pa.
Sam, 19,
son, Works on Farm; Jennie, 17; Cyntha, 13, at school
Susie, 9,
at school
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1900 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. ed 151, p. 2a, lines 49-50 & p. 2b, line 51
Series
T623, roll 1440, dwelling 36, family 36, 2 June 1900
Tomas R.
CHESS, Head, Mar 1835, 65, marr. 25 yrs, b. Pa.,
parents b. Pa., Farmer
Julia,
wife, Apr 1850, 50, marr. 25 yrs, 2 children / 2
still alive, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
Earl,
son, July 1882, 17, Farm Laborer
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Child of
Thomas CHESS and Julia (CHESS) is:
23 i. Earl7
CHESS, born Jul 188263.
7. Julia Ann6 CHESS (Elizabeth5
ROBERTS, Thomas4, Robert Morgan3, John2, John1)
was born May 183764,65,66,67, and died 19 May 190668. She married (1) Lyman S. McCORKLE68. He was born ca 183569,70,
and died 28 Feb 188571.
She married (2) Ambrose HAZEN 188771. He was born Mar 183272, and
died Aft. 1900.
Notes for
Lyman S. McCORKLE:
1870 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Sandy Creek Twp. P.O. Sheakleyville,
p. 56a, lines 34-36
Series
M593, roll 1374, dwelling 127, family 127, 9 August 1870
Lyman McCORKLE, 35, Farmer, $5500 Real Estate / $500 Personal
Estate, b. Ohio
Julian,
32, Keeping house, b. Pa.
Elizabeth,
5, b. Pa.
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1880 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Sandy Creek Twp. ed 225, p. 25, lines 38-41
Series
T9, roll 1155, dwelling 72, family 72, 21 June 1880
Lyman McCORKLE, 44, Married, Farmer, b. Oh., father b. Oh.,
mother b. Pa.
Juliann,
42, Wife, Married, Keeping house, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
Elisebeth, 15, dau, attends school; Lora,
2, dau
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Notes for
Ambrose HAZEN:
1900 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Sheakleyville Borough, ed 155, p.
7b, lines 66-67
Series
T623, roll 1440, dwelling 147, family 156, 16 June 1900
Ambrose
HAZEN, Head, Mar 1832, 68, marr. 15 yrs, b. Pa.,
father b. N.J., mother b. Pa.
Jula, Wife, May 1837, 63, marr. 15 yrs, 3 children
/ 2 still alive, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
_______________________________________________
Children
of Julia CHESS and Lyman McCORKLE are:
24 i. Elizabeth Luella7
McCORKLE73, born ca 186574,75. She married (1) Will W. HARPST76
Bef. 1890. She
married (2) D. McNEILL76 Aft. 1890.
25 ii. Sadie Bell McCORKLE76.
26 iii. Lora McCORKLE,
born 5 Nov 187777,78.
She married Taylor Leroy PHILIPS 26 Nov 189678; born
29 Jan 187579.
8. John6 CHESS (Elizabeth5
ROBERTS, Thomas4, Robert Morgan3, John2, John1)80
was born Dec 183881,82,83,84,85, and died Aft. 1900. He married (1) Sarah A. OSBORN 10 Nov
185986. She was born
13 Oct 1837 in OH86,87,88,89, and died 188890. He married (2) Louisa WILLIAMS ca 189291. She was born Jul 184992, and
died 190193. He
married (3) Elizabeth J. McCLIMANS Aft.
1901. She was born 12 Jan 184893.
Notes for
John CHESS:
1870 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Sandy Creek Twp. P.O. Sheakleyville,
p. 54b, lines 39-40 & p. 55a, lines 1-3
Series
M593, roll 1374, dwelling 104, family 104, 8 August 1870
John
CHESS, 31, Farmer, $3000 Real Estate / $800 Personal Estate, b. Pa.
Sarah,
32, Keeping house, b. Oh.
Alva L.,
9, attends school; John, 7, attends school; James, 1
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1880 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Sandy Creek Twp. ed 225, p. 23, lines 1-7
Series
T9, roll 1155, dwelling 45, family 45, 18 June 1880
John
CHESS, 41, Married, Farmer, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
Sarah,
42, Wife, Married, Keeping house, b. Oh., father b. Pa., mother b. N.Y.
Alva, 19,
son, Works on Farm, attends school
John, 16,
son, Works on Farm, attends school
Milo J.,
11, son, school; Elmira, 7, dau, school
Samuel,
79, father, widowed, b. Pa., parents b. Ireland
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1900 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Sandy Creek Twp. ed 155, p. 6b, lines 62-63
Series
T623, roll 1440, dwelling 126, families 135, 15 June 1900
John
CHESS, Head, Dec 1838, 61, marr. 8 yrs, b. Pa.,
parents b. Pa., Farmer
Louisa,
wife, July 1849, 50, marr. 8 yrs, no children, b.
Pa., parents b. Pa.
______________________________________________
Children
of John CHESS and Sarah OSBORN are:
27 i. Alva L.7
CHESS, born 6 Oct 186093,94,95. He married Jane McMANNIS96.
28 ii. John CHESS, born 21 Feb 186396,97,98. He married Alice WHITE99.
29 iii. James Milo CHESS, born 28 Feb 186999,100,101. He married Martha STRIGHT102.
30 iv. Almira CHESS, born
7 May 1873102,103. She
married Earl DILLY104.
9. Samuel6 CHESS (Elizabeth5
ROBERTS, Thomas4, Robert Morgan3, John2, John1)105
was born Nov 1840106,107,108,109,110, and died Aft.
1900. He married Malinda
McCRACKEN111 19 Nov 1861111,112. She was born 3 May 1844113,114,115,116,
and died 17 Jun 1902117.
Notes for
Samuel CHESS:
1870 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Sandy Creek Twp. P.O. Sheakleyville,
p. 54b, lines 34-38
Series
M593, roll 1374, dwelling 103, family 103, 8 August 1870
Samuel
CHESS, 30, Farmer, $4400 Real Estate / $200 Personal Estate, b. Pa.
Malinda, 26, Keeping house, b. Pa.
Wm. M.,
8, attends school; Elizabeth, 6, school; Alexander, 3
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1880 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Sandy Creek Twp. ed 225, p. 22, lines 43-50
Series
T9, roll 1155, dwelling 44, family 44, 18 June 1880
Samuel
CHESS, 39, Married, Farmer, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
Melinda,
36, Wife, Married, Keeping house, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
William,
17, son, Works on Farm; Elisebeth V., 15, dau
Alexander,
13, son, attends school; Ambrose, 9, son, attends school
Sarah E.,
4, dau; Baby, female, b. May, dau
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1900 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Sandy Creek Twp. ed 155, p. 1a, line 50 & p. 1b, lines
51-55
Series
T623, roll 1440, dwelling 10, families 11 & 12, 1 June 1900
Samuel
CHESS, Head, Nov 1840, 59, marr. 38 yrs, b. Pa., parents
b. Pa., Farmer
Malinda, Wife, May 1844, 56, marr. 38
yrs, 6 children / 6 still alive, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
Ida M., dau, Jun 1880, 19, single
Ambrose
CHESS, Head, Mar 1871, 29, marr. 5 yrs, b. Pa.,
parents b. Pa., Farmer
Nellie,
wife, Feb 1875, 25, marr. 5 yrs, 1 child / 1 still
alive, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
Raymond,
son, Jun 1895, 4
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Children
of Samuel CHESS and Malinda McCRACKEN
are:
31 i. William M.7
CHESS117, born 24 Sep 1862 in Sandy Creek Twp. Mercer Co. PA118,119,120. He married Hannah D. PALM 26 Jun 1884121;
born 14 Apr 1863 in Salem Twp. Mercer Co. PA121.
32 ii. Elizabeth V. CHESS122,
born 3 Oct 1864122,123,124.
She married G.F. CHANEY125.
33 iii. Harry Alexander CHESS125,
born 19 Nov 1866125,126,127.
He married Maggie LAWTON128.
34 iv. Ambrose CHESS128, born 3
Mar 1871128,129,130.
He married Nellie SMOCK131.
35 v. Sarah Emily CHESS131, born
5 Jan 1876131,132. She
married Milton ROBERTS133; born ca 1870134.
36 vi. Ida CHESS135, born 15 Jun
1880135,136,137.
12. Thomas Benton6 ROBERTS
(Robert5, Thomas4, Robert Morgan3, John2,
John1)138 was born ca 1834139,140. He married Margaret BAKER141
1859 in Sugar Grove Twp. Mercer Co. PA141. She was born ca 1838142.
Notes for
Thomas Benton ROBERTS:
1860 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Sugar Grove Twp. P.O. West Greenville, p. 780, lines 34-36
Series
M653, roll 1140, dwelling 734, family 733, 3 July 1860
Benton
ROBERTS, 27, Miller, $450 Personal Estate, b. Pa.
Margaret,
22, b. Pa.
Catherine
Jane, 8/12, b. Pa.
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Children
of Thomas ROBERTS and Margaret BAKER are:
37 i. Catherine Jane7
ROBERTS, born ca 1859143.
38 ii. Crandall D. ROBERTS144,
born 30 Aug 1869 in Salem Twp. Mercer Co. PA144.
13. Alexander D.6 ROBERTS
(Robert5, Thomas4, Robert Morgan3, John2,
John1)145 was born 29 Sep 1836 in Sugar Grove Twp.
Mercer Co. PA146,147,148,149,150. He married Nancy CALLAHAN 2 Apr 1871151. She was born ca 1838152.
Notes for
Alexander D. ROBERTS:
1870 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Sugar Grove Twp. P.O. New Hamburg, p. 151b, lines 27-30
Series
M593, roll 1374, dwelling 5, family 5, 15 July 1870
A.D.
ROBERTS, 34, Farmer, $5000 Real Estate / $1050 Personal Estate, b. Pa.
Rebecca,
65, Keeping House, b. Pa., parents of foreign birth
R*. S.
[K]EE, 8, [male], at school
Rebecca
J., 13, at school
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1880 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Sugar Grove Twp. ed 234, p. 8, lines 34-37
Series
T9, roll 1156, dwelling 75, family 75, 4 June 1880
A.D.
ROBERTS, 43, Married, Farmer, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
Nancy,
42, wife, Married, Keeps House, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
Betty, 6,
dau, attends school
Robert
KEE, 18, nephew, works on farm, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
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History
of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Ill., Brown, Runk
& Co., 1888, volume II, pp. 1142-1143
ALEXANDER
D. ROBERTS, farmer, post-office Kennard, was born September 29, 1836, in Sugar
Grove Township, this county. Thomas Roberts, the grandfather of our subject,
was born in 1764. He was married to Miss Margaret Covode.
They settled in Salem Township, now Sugar Grove, in company with his brother,
Bishop Roberts, at a very early date, on a tract of 400 acres, near Kennard,
which Thomas purchased. There were four children born to Thomas and Margaret
Roberts: Mary, Betsey, Robert and
Thomas. The daughter, Mary, is believed to be the first white female child born
in this part of Shenango Valley, her birth dating in
1798. Her life was one of single blessedness. She spent the latter part of it
with the family of John McGranahan, dying October 15,
1882, at the age of eighty-four years. Thomas was stricken down in the prime of
life, dying May 3, 1804, and his widow June 27, 1851, at the age of
seventy-nine. Robert, the father of our subject, was born February 12, 1802, in
Salem Township, now Sugar Grove. He was reared at home and received a limited
education at the common schools. He spent two years in Indiana with his uncle,
Bishop Roberts. He was married July 12, 1827, to Rebecca L., daughter of
Alexander and Jane (Griffin) Dumars, of Salem
Township. They located on a portion of the paternal homestead and engaged in
farming. There were five children born to them:
Jane, deceased; Susan, deceased; Thomas B., living in Kansas; Alexander
D. and Robert M., deceased. Robert and his wife were members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church for many years and lived very exemplary lives. He died March
20, 1868, at the age of sixty-seven, and his widow June 18, 1871, in the
sixty-seventh years of her age. Alexander, our subject, was married April 2,
1871, to Nancy, daughter of John M. and Betty (Patterson) Callahan, of West
Salem Township. They settled on the paternal homestead, a portion of which was
willed to him by his father, and the rest of which he purchased of the heirs.
There have been two children born to them, Betty and Rebecca L. Our subject was
educated in the common schools. He has been extensively engaged in buying and
selling stock in connection with farming. He is a member of the I.O.O.F. and
the United Workmen.
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Child of
Alexander ROBERTS and Nancy CALLAHAN is:
39 i. Betty7
ROBERTS, born ca 1874153.
15. Robert Richford6 ROBERTS
(Thomas5, Thomas4, Robert Morgan3, John2,
John1) was born 15 May 1829 in Salem Twp. Mercer Co. PA154,155,156,
and died 24 Aug 1886157.
He married Louisa McCORKLE157 12 Jan 1858157. She was born ca 1833158.
Notes for
Robert Richford ROBERTS:
1860 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Sugar Grove Twp. P.O. West Greenville, p. 785, lines 21-22
Series
M653, roll 1140, dwelling 773, family 772, 5 July 1860
Robert Birchford ROBERTS, 31, Farmer, $1350 Real Estate / $685
Personal Estate, b. Pa.
Louisa,
24, b. Pa.
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1870 PA
Census: Mercer Co. Sugar Grove Twp. P.O. New Hamburg, p. 151b, lines 39-40
& p. 152a, lines 1-4
Series
M593, roll 1374, dwelling 8, family 8, 15 July 1870
R.R.
ROBERTS, 41, Farmer, $3240 Real Estate / $1405 Personal Estate, b. Pa.
Louisa,
37, Keeping House, b. Oh.
Clara,
11, attends school; Mary J., 9, attends school
Thomas,
6, twin, attends school; William, 6, twin, attends school
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History
of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Ill., Brown, Runk
& Co., 1888, volume II, p. 1135
ROBERT R.
ROBERTS, deceased, was the son of Thomas and Leanah
(Watters) Roberts, and was born May 15, 1829, in what is now Sugar Grove
Township. He was reared and educated at home. On the 12th of January, 1858, he
was married to Louesa, daughter of William and
Elizabeth (Palm) McCorkle, of Salem Township. For fourteen years after marriage
they lived on a farm near Kennard, and then moved to another farm in Salem Township,
where the family now live. They have had four children: Clare E., Mary J., wife of C.E. Miller, of
Crawford County; Thomas M. and William O. Robert R. was drafted in the late
war, but, being unable to leave his family, he furnished a substitute. He was a
Democrat, and died August 24, 1886. His widow resides on the old homestead with
her two sons, Thomas and William. The Roberts' are among the best known and
most respected families of the township.
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Children
of Robert ROBERTS and Louisa McCORKLE are:
