Search
First Name:
Last Name:

 Pioneer Histories

 Family Research

 Community Links

 Contact Us
   


Home Search  
Print Bookmark

Willis E. Roberts

Male 1822 - 1905  (82 years)


Generations:      Standard    |    Compact    |    Text    |    Register

Less detail
Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Willis E. Roberts was born 24 Jan 1822, North Carolina, USA; died 21 Jan 1905, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Black
    • Reference Number: 6930
    • Residence: 1870, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 49; CannotWrite: Y; MaleCitizenOverTwentyone: Y; PersonalEstateValue: 935; RealEstateValue: 1720; Occupation: Farmer
    • Residence: 1900, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 78; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head

    Notes:

    Buried:
    aka Lost Creek Cemetery

    Died:
    Age: 82

    Willis married Sarah Jane Hammonds 22 Dec 1842, North Carolina, USA. Sarah was born Aug 1826, North Carolina, USA; died 27 Jan 1876, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Rosetta Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Mar 1861, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 22 Apr 1940, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried 1940, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    2. 3. Eliza Catherine Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Dec 1843, North Carolina, USA.
    3. 4. Elias Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born 31 Aug 1845, North Carolina, USA.
    4. 5. Francis Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Sep 1847, North Carolina, USA.
    5. 6. Jacob Nelson Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Nov 1857, Indiana, USA.
    6. 7. Dorothea Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Oct 1859, Indiana, USA.
    7. 8. Sarah Alice Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Oct 1863, Indiana, USA.
    8. 9. John W. Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born Aug 1866, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 21 Nov 1933, Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA.
    9. 10. Mary Ellen Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Sep 1849, Indiana, USA; died 28 Jul 1850, Indiana, USA.

    Willis married Letitia Jane Moran 8 Aug 1877, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Letitia (daughter of Richard Moran and Mary Wright) was born 9 Aug 1826, Dearborn, Indiana, USA; died 22 Apr 1916, Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA; was buried 24 Apr 1916, Kankakee, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Rosetta Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (1.Willis1) was born 26 Mar 1861, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 22 Apr 1940, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried 1940, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Colored
    • Reference Number: 6925
    • Residence: 1870, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Post Office: Terre Haute; Age: 9

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age: 78

    Rosetta married John Hawkins. John died , USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Ida Hawkins  Descendancy chart to this point was born May 1879, Indiana, USA.

    Rosetta married James H. Foster 10 Aug 1896, Vigo, Indiana, USA. James was born 1845, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Clarence Foster  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Oct 1889, Illinois, USA; died 1939, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 1939, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Rosetta married Charles Underwood 30 Jun 1920, Clay, Indiana, USA. Charles (son of Armstead Underwood and Elizabeth Stewart) was born 21 Jun 1860, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Eliza Catherine Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (1.Willis1) was born 22 Dec 1843, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Colored
    • Reference Number: 8779
    • Residence: 1860, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 17


  3. 4.  Elias Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (1.Willis1) was born 31 Aug 1845, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Colored
    • Reference Number: 8780
    • Residence: 1860, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 16


  4. 5.  Francis Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (1.Willis1) was born 5 Sep 1847, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Colored
    • Reference Number: 8781
    • Residence: 1860, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 14


  5. 6.  Jacob Nelson Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (1.Willis1) was born 2 Nov 1857, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Colored
    • Reference Number: 8782
    • Residence: 1860, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 3


  6. 7.  Dorothea Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (1.Willis1) was born 7 Oct 1859, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Colored
    • Reference Number: 8783
    • Residence: 1860, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 9/12


  7. 8.  Sarah Alice Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (1.Willis1) was born 18 Oct 1863, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Black
    • Reference Number: 8784
    • Residence: 1870, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Post Office: Terre Haute; Age: 7


  8. 9.  John W. Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (1.Willis1) was born Aug 1866, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 21 Nov 1933, Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Native American
    • Reference Number: 8785
    • Residence: 1870, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Post Office: Terre Haute; Age: 7
    • Residence: 1900, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 33; Occupation: Farmer; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0130; HomeMortgaged: M; HomeOwnership: O; MonthsUnEmployedPastYear: 0; OwnsFarm: F; YearsMarried: 12; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head
    • Residence: 1920, Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA; StreetAddress: N 4 St; Age: 55; Occupation: Farmer; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 215; HomeOwnership: Rent; Industry: Farm; IsEmployed: Own Account; RelationToHead: Head; MaritalStatus: Married
    • Residence: 1930, East Selah, Yakima, Washington, USA

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age: 67

    John married Julianna Bannister. Julianna (daughter of James Bannister and Letitia Jane Moran) was born Oct 1860, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA; died 16 Feb 1939, Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Ila Marie Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Jun 1894, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 25 Sep 1980, King, Washington, USA.
    2. 14. George L Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1900, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    3. 15. Herman Willis 'Tecumseh' Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Jan 1896, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 3 Jan 1966, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, USA; was buried , Yakima Indian Reservation, Yakima, Washington, USA.
    4. 16. Arnold Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jul 1888, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    5. 17. Gracie Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born Oct 1889, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    6. 18. Orynthia Clethera Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jan 1891, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    7. 19. Trecia Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jan 1893, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    8. 20. Marea Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jun 1894, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    9. 21. Nevada Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born Feb 1897, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    10. 22. Litel Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jul 1899, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

  9. 10.  Mary Ellen Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (1.Willis1) was born 3 Sep 1849, Indiana, USA; died 28 Jul 1850, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 8993



Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Ida Hawkins Descendancy chart to this point (2.Rosetta2, 1.Willis1) was born May 1879, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Negro
    • Reference Number: 7175
    • Residence: 1910, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 26; Age: 25; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1920, Nevins, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 47; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Mother

    Ida married Frederick Lewis 17 Nov 1923, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Frederick was born Abt 1853, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA; died Abt 1935; was buried 1935, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 12.  Clarence Foster Descendancy chart to this point (2.Rosetta2, 1.Willis1) was born 11 Oct 1889, Illinois, USA; died 1939, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 1939, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 6927

    Clarence married Ida Redmon White 30 Jun 1929, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Ida was born 1 Mar 1872, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet]


  3. 13.  Ila Marie Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (9.John2, 1.Willis1) was born 8 Jun 1894, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 25 Sep 1980, King, Washington, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 1578
    • Residence: 1900, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA

    Notes:

    Died:
    86 Age: 86

    Ila married Carl Ross 13 Dec 1952, Vigo, Indiana, USA; divorced 1952, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Carl (son of Frank Ross and Rebecca Jane Green) was born 26 Apr 1898, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 19 Sep 1961, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]


  4. 14.  George L Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (9.John2, 1.Willis1) was born 1900, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 3215
    • Residence: 1930, East Selah, Yakima, Washington, USA


  5. 15.  Herman Willis 'Tecumseh' RobertsHerman Willis 'Tecumseh' Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (9.John2, 1.Willis1) was born 7 Jan 1896, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 3 Jan 1966, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, USA; was buried , Yakima Indian Reservation, Yakima, Washington, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Also Known As: Chief Kiutus Tecumseh
    • Race: Mulatto
    • Reference Number: 9881
    • Residence: 1900, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 4; EnumerationDistrict: 0130; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Son
    • Residence: 1920, Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA; StreetAddress: N 4 St; Age: 23; Occupation: Laborer; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 215; Industry: Power House; RelationToHead: Son; MaritalStatus: Single
    • _ELEC: 1932, Yakima Indian Reservation, Yakima, Washington, USA; Tribal Chief

    Notes:

    Walla Walla Union-Bulletin (Newspaper) - January 4, 1966, Walla Walla, Washington - Tribal Chief Dies Here.
    OBITUARY

    Chief was his given name and he had served as elected chief of the Wenatchee Indian tribe since 1932. Chief Kiutus Tecumseh, of White Swan, who would have been 70 years old Jan. 7, died Monday at the Walla Walla VA Hospital. Tecumseh was born in Vigo County, Indiana, of a Wenatchee mother and a father, John Tecumseh, who was Cherokee and Shawnee. After becoming tribal chief, he was twice invited to the White House. Once by Mrs. Herbert Hoover, and by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Under the name of Henry Willis Roberts, Tecumseh enlisted in the U.S. Navy at Seattle May 3, 1918, and was discharged there in 1922. He was first admitted for a service connected heart disability to the Bremerton Naval Hospital in 1953 and first came to the local VA Hospital for treatment in 1956. He was admitted the last time on Dec. 6. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the chief is survived by his widow, Marie, at White Swan, four daughters and two sons.

    Buried:
    Terrace Heights Memorial Park

    Herman married Marie Jefferson 3 May 1943, Grant, Washington, USA. Marie (daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Ke To Sah Jefferson) was born 29 Oct 1921, Iowa, USA; died 27 Aug 1980, Yakima, Washington, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 23. P. Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 24. R. Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 16.  Arnold Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (9.John2, 1.Willis1) was born Jul 1888, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Black
    • Reference Number: 9886
    • Residence: 1900, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 11; Occupation: At School; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: 5; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0130; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Son


  7. 17.  Gracie Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (9.John2, 1.Willis1) was born Oct 1889, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Black
    • Reference Number: 9887
    • Residence: 1900, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 10; Occupation: At School; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: 5; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0130; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter


  8. 18.  Orynthia Clethera Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (9.John2, 1.Willis1) was born Jan 1891, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Black
    • Reference Number: 9888
    • Residence: 1900, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 9; Occupation: At School; AttendedSchool: 5; EnumerationDistrict: 0130; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter

    Orynthia married Clarence James Tribble 24 Nov 1909, Sunnyside, Yakima, Washington, USA. Clarence (son of Henry C. Tribble and Elizabeth Harris) was born 24 Apr 1890, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 9 Aug 1956, Seattle, King, Washington, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 25. Priscilla Andena Tribble  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Apr 1912, Yakima, Washington, USA; died 18 Oct 2000, Seattle, King, Washington, USA.

  9. 19.  Trecia Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (9.John2, 1.Willis1) was born Jan 1893, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Black
    • Reference Number: 9889
    • Residence: 1900, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 7; Occupation: At School; AttendedSchool: 6; EnumerationDistrict: 0130; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter


  10. 20.  Marea Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (9.John2, 1.Willis1) was born Jun 1894, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Black
    • Reference Number: 9890
    • Residence: 1900, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 5; EnumerationDistrict: 0130; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter


  11. 21.  Nevada Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (9.John2, 1.Willis1) was born Feb 1897, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Black
    • Reference Number: 9891
    • Residence: 1900, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 3; EnumerationDistrict: 0130; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter


  12. 22.  Litel Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (9.John2, 1.Willis1) was born Jul 1899, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Also Known As: Lilel Roberts
    • Race: Black
    • Reference Number: 9892
    • Residence: 1900, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 10/12; EnumerationDistrict: 0130; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Son



Generation: 4

  1. 23.  P. Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (15.Herman3, 9.John2, 1.Willis1)

    P. married .. Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 26. R.K. Tecumseh  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 24.  R. Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (15.Herman3, 9.John2, 1.Willis1)

  3. 25.  Priscilla Andena Tribble Descendancy chart to this point (18.Orynthia3, 9.John2, 1.Willis1) was born 6 Apr 1912, Yakima, Washington, USA; died 18 Oct 2000, Seattle, King, Washington, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 10212

    Priscilla married 3 Apr 1928, King, Washington, USA. Unknown [Group Sheet]
  

This site maintained by Jim Shepard, Larry and Vicki Russell................All Rights Reserved © 2010-2024.
For the privacy protection of living indiduals, full names are replaced by initials and no personal data is displayed.

Due to the nature of transcription and potential human error we cannot guarantee the information presented is 100% accurate. Every effort was made to ensure the quality of material presented. The information presented is not intended to be used as a source document. Instead the information is a place to find clues and information to aid in further research. You are strongly encouraged to check the primary source for accuracy and validity as mistakes are made by all of us (especially the early record keepers). If you find an error or discrepancy in the information provided, please contact the webmasters. We will then make an attempt to correct the error or note your discrepancy along with the original data. We do not change history, therefore we will not change our original transcriptions unless we are absolutely certain that the data posted is a transcription error.

";

This site powered by The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ©, v. 12.0.3, written by Darrin Lythgoe 2001-2024.