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Birth Date22 Nov 1848
Birth PlaceWayne County, Tennessee
Death Date16 Jan 1940 Age: 91
Death PlaceLexington, Henderson County, Tennessee
Misc. Notes
Born in Wayne County Nov. 22, 1845; son of James Roberts. Extent of schooling not stated. Married Jan. 25, 1869, to Laura Yarbrough, native of Decatur County, daughter of Samuel and Sallie (Ashcroft) Yarbrough; children—Albert C., Maude, Clara, Lillian, Mabel, and Herbert.
Subject lived at Decaturville and Parsons, both in Decatur County, and at Water Valley, Miss., before moving to Lexington, Henderson County, to establish a dry goods store, which continued to 1901; became sales agent for Parsons Marble Yards at Lexington.
While living in Decatur County, was county court clerk, 1870, and circuit court clerk; after moving to Henderson County, was circuit court clerk, 1903-06; member county court, 1907-18, serving as chairman of that court and as county judge; U. S. Commissioner, 1924; in latter years served as deputy clerk at different times.
In Union army but details of military service not found in available records; member Grand Army of the Republic. Member Methodist Episcopal Church; Free and Accepted Masons. Died at Lexington Jan. 16, 1940; buried in Lexington Cemetery.
Marr Date25 Jan 1869
Marr PlaceTennessee