Individual Details

Benjamin Franklin Roberts, better known as "Doc", was the seventh child born to John Iverson and Crissa Barnett Roberts. Doc was born in Benton County, Alabama on December 28, 1949. At the age of three, he moved with his parents to Attala County, Mississippi. He married Mary Ann Furr on June 22, 1873. Mary Ann was born October 20, 1849, and was the daughter of Daniel and Lizzie Brandon Furr of Layfayette County, Mississippi. Doc and Mary Ann had nine children. Doc moved with two of his brothers in covered wagons to Hollandale, Mississippi. On the way to Hollandale, they had to pass through Panther Creek Swamp, North of Yazoo City. They tried to cross during the time that the water was up, and they were stranded there for several weeks when one of the brothers became sick with malaria. After farming in the Hollandale area for a while, the three brothers moved their families to the Satartia area of Yazoo County. Although a farmer most of his life, Doc was elected as Justice of the Peace of Beat 1, Yazoo County (1905-1916). In 1916 he was elected to the State Legislature, where he was to serve two terms. He served on the following committees: Appropriations; Mississippi Levees; Public Printing; Penitentiary and Pensions. Doc was known for his fairness and justice. He was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church, Woodmen of the World, and the Columbian Woodmen. Benjamin Franklin Roberts died on May 1, 1928, and Mary Ann Furr Roberts died on July 11, 1936. They are buried in the Mt. Olive Cemetery.

Birth	29 Dec 1849	Benton County, AL
Marriage	22 Jul 1873	Mary Ann "Mollie" FURR
Death	1 May 1928	Yazoo County, MS
Burial		Mount Olivet Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Yazoo County, MS

Spouse

Mary Ann "Mollie" FURR (1849 - 1936)

Father	John Iverson ROBERTS (1816 - 1879)
Mother	Crissa BARNETT (1819 - 1899)
Sibling	William Calvin ROBERTS (1843 - 1897)