Individual Details
William J. Roberts
(13 Aug 1886 - 1 May 1961)
Events
| Birth | 13 Aug 1886 | Newberg, Cass County, Michigan |  |  | |
| Marriage | 28 Aug 1912 | Marcellus, Cass County, Michigan - Abbie Ellen Stephenson | | ||
| Draft registration | 5 Jun 1917 | Cass County, Michigan | | ||
| Census (family) | 12 Jan 1920 | Marcellus, Cass County, Michigan - Abbie Ellen Stephenson | | | |
| Census (family) | 26 Apr 1930 | Bertrand, Berrien County, Michigan - Abbie Ellen Stephenson | | | |
| Census (family) | 11 Apr 1940 | Niles, Berrien County, Michigan - Abbie Ellen Stephenson | | | |
| Draft registration | 1942 | Niles, Berrien County, Michigan | | ||
| Death | 1 May 1961 | Niles, Berrien County, Michigan | | ||
| Burial | 3 May 1961 | Bly Cemetery, Marcellus, Cass County, Michigan | | |
Families
| Spouse | Abbie Ellen Stephenson (1894 - 1978) |
| Child | Bernice Roberts (1913 - ) |
| Child | Bernard Roberts (1915 - ) |
| Child | Gladys Roberts (1917 - ) |
| Child | Marie Roberts (1919 - ) |
| Child | Jack Roberts (1921 - ) |
| Child | Paul Roberts (1924 - 1977) |
| Child | Margaret Roberts (1925 - ) |
| Child | Ethel Roberts (1927 - ) |
| Child | Harry A. Roberts (1930 - 2015) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Cecil Roberts (1934 - ) |
| Father | Ephraim Peter Roberts (1856 - 1935) |
| Mother | Almina Patterson (1863 - 1916) |
Notes
Birth
William consistently said his birthday was 13 Aug, but the contemporary birth record shows 8 Aug 1887.Census (family)
William Roberts Head M 33 Michigan - Common laborerAbbie Roberts Wife F 25 Michigan - Housewife
Bernice Roberts Daughter F 6 Michigan
Bernard Roberts Son M 4 Michigan
Gladys Roberts Daughter F 2 Michigan
Marie Roberts Daughter F 0 Michigan
Epraim P Roberts Father M 61 Michigan - Common laborer
Census (family)
Will J Roberts Head M 43 Michigan - FarmerAbbie Roberts Wife F 35 Michigan
Bernice Roberts Daughter F 17 Michigan
Bernard Roberts Son M 15 Michigan
Gladys Roberts Daughter F 12 Michigan
Marie Roberts Daughter F 9 Michigan
Jack Roberts Son M 8 Michigan
Paul Roberts Son M 6 Michigan
Margaret Roberts Daughter F 4 Michigan
Ruth Roberts Daughter F 2 Michigan
Ephraim P Roberts Father M 72 Michigan
Census (family)
William Roberts Head M 55 Michigan - WPA laborerAbbie Roberts Wife F 46 Michigan
Jack Roberts Son M 18 Michigan
Paul Roberts Son M 16 Michigan
Margaret Roberts Daughter F 14 Michigan
Ethel Roberts Daughter F 12 Michigan
Evelyn Roberts Daughter F 8 Michigan
Harry Roberts Son M 9 Michigan
Cecil Roberts Son M 5 Michigan
Burial
NE cornerEndnotes
1. "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ8W-RXT : 4 December 2014), Willie J. Roberts, 08 Aug 1887; citing item 2 p 395 rn 194, Newberg, Cass, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,320,847..
2. "Michigan Births and Christenings, 1775-1995," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F454-LFX : 9 December 2014), Willie J. Roberts, 08 Aug 1887; citing Newberg, Cass, Michigan, reference ; FHL microfilm 2,320,847..
3. "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N32F-X2V : 4 December 2014), William Roberts and Abbie Stephenson, 28 Aug 1912; citing Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, v 1 p 450 rn 118, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,696..
4. "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC82-WMQ : 4 December 2014), William Roberts and Abbie Stephenson, 28 Aug 1912; citing reference p 15; FHL microfilm 1,941,449..
5. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images,FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K66P-T3N : 12 December 2014), Willie J Roberts, 1917-1918; citing Cass County, Michigan, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,675,130..
6. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZSC-FXB : 14 December 2015), William Roberts, Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, United States; citing sheet 9A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,756..
7. "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQTT-LP3 : 8 December 2015), Will J Roberts, 1930..
8. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K42D-T42 : accessed 22 September 2016), Abbie Roberts in household of William Roberts, Ward 3, Niles, Niles City, Berrien, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 11-56, sheet 1B, family 18, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1732..
9. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images,FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J4S6-J7T : 8 April 2016), William J Roberts, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)..
10. "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7V-X7X : 9 December 2014), Willie J. Roberts, 01 May 1961; citing Niles, Berrien, Michigan, reference yr 1961 cn 566; FHL microfilm 1,954,715..
11. Find A Grave Memorial 189531180.