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LITTLEBERRY & SUSAN DAVIS ROBERTS
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Roane 1830 Census:  122,01-110,101
Beside John Parmley, near William Line

Roane 1840 Census:  010,110,01-010,100,1

Some time ago, Kay Mason sent me the following information, which is supposed to be taken from the Bible of Littleberry Roberts. I don't have any further documentation on it.   I have not included all the descendants, and have also added my notes, and notes from my dad’s files, with a **

I believe others have researched this family thoroughly in MO.  My focus has been on the Roane County, TN era.     Pat McDonald, mmcdonald3@houston.rr.com    July 20, 2000

 

COPY OF THE ROBERTS FAMILY BIBLE RECORD
As Written By J. G. Roberts, Jan. 23, 1943


Record of the births, marriages and deaths. Where the Bible Record does not give dates, care has been taken to give correct dates so far as they have been available. As to the little History of each family, it is as has been told to the writer, and I think they are substantially correct.


LITTLEBERRY ROBERTS was born Sunday, February 3, 1782. He lived in Roane County Tennessee, where he died Thursday, January 27, 1842.

SUSAN TERRY DAVIS was born Sunday, June 20, 1790. Littleberry Roberts and Susan Terry Davis were married Tuesday, September 17, 1805. They lived and raised their family in Roane County, Tennessee. Susan Terry Davis emigrated to Camden County Missouri, with her children about the year of 1851. Where she died Thursday, October 19, 1871. They were Baptists.

Their children were:

1. ZERAVIAH MINO ROBERTS, born Monday, March 9, 1807. She married a Mr. Roberts, a second cousin, and they raised one daughter, Caroline Roberts, she married Able Ahart and lived near old Linn Creek, MO. Zeraviah Mino Roberts died Tuesday, June 28, 1829.

**William Roberts m Zarviah /Lavina Roberts, 1/26/1821 Roane County, TN, by J. L. Green, JP. He m2, Letitia Miller in 1830

It is my opinion this is William Roberts, b 28 Sep 1798,  son of Wright L. Roberts of Roane County, TN. Pat Mc

**Letter from LaVonne Grove, dated April 6, 1982, to Snyder E. Roberts.  “Zearviah Mino, born 9 Mar 1807, mar. William L. Roberts (a second cousin, according to family tradition).  Zearviah died 28 June 1829.”

note added to side of the letter “Zerviah and Wm. also had a son named Littleberry who died young.

“The Caroline you have listed was Rebecca Carolina, dau of  Zearviah and William L. Roberts and after Zearviah’s death Caroline lived with her aunt, Betsy Stegall, and later with her grandmother, Susan Terry Davis Roberts.  Both Caroline and her grandmother came to MO with her uncles in about 1851.   Zearviah is buried somewhere in Roane County and Caroline and Susan are buried in Erie Cemetery (Roberts family Cemetery) in Camden County, MO.  We have found that Caroline’s father, William L. Roberts, re-married and some think he lived for awhile in MO before he died but we’ve been unable to find where he died or when, or any descendants of the second marriage."

See Wright Roberts page for second family of William S.  Roberts

**William S. Roberts is the grantor in 1841 to William T. Roberts, Deed book H, page 338.

2.  ELIZABETH ANN ROBERTS was born Thursday, March 5, 1812. She married Richard Stegall, they raised four sons, M. Stegall, Artimus Stegall, Charley Stegall and Sidney Stegall. Elizabeth Roberts Stegall died about the year 1892. The Stegall's were members of the Baptist Church

**Elizabeth Roberts m Richard Stegall 12/2/1834:  Bond:  Wm. Roberts, Roane Co. TN

**Letter from LaVonne Grove says “Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” b 5 March 1812, mar. Richard Stegall, Jr. (a first cousin, son of Richard Stegall, Sr. who mar. MARGARETTA DAVIS--daughter of Surrey Davis, and of course, sister to Susan Terry Davis, wife of Littleberry Roberts, Sr.).  Elizabeth Ann died in 1892

This couple remained in Roane County.  Richard 36 and Elizabeth 37 are shown in the 1850 Roane census, with children and Caroline Roberts 22 (niece), living next door to the widow, Susan Davis Roberts, and Littleberry (Jr?) 24, and Margaret 19 .Also beside them is William T. Roberts and his family.  See end of Roberts family for Davis line.  

Not near this group is Susan R. Williams 37 with children, and Margaret Stegall 49 SC in her household.  I presume this is widow of Richard Stegall Senior, and not sure who Susan R. Williams is, but must be daughter or daughter in law??

In 1860 Roane, 10th District, listed next to each other is Susan R. Williams 46, children and Margaret Stegall 67; Richard A. Stegall 46, Elizabeth 48 and children.   Only other Stegall in 1860 Roane is William Stegall 35, Milly 34 and children, living in 11th District. 

Don DeFoe ddefoe@esper.com  is a descendant.  He says William married Milly Fitch on 9 Dec 1858 in Meigs County.  He believes ages in 1860 should be 38 and 22.  He confirms that Margaret Davis Stegall is Richard A.'s mother.  Richard and Susan MAY have been twins.  Richard born January 1814.  

3.  SIDNEY REICE ROBERTS was born Thursday, January 6, 1814. He married a Miss Crow in Tennessee, and emigrated to what is now Camden County Mo., while yet a young man. He was a member of the MO. Legislature in 1842, he was a merchant in Era, when the Court House was moved to Linn Creek in 1851 or in 1852, he moved to Linn Creek. (Era was about two miles north of Old Linn Creek) and continued in the Mercantile Business. He was a Charter Member of the "Masonic Lodge", 150 at Old Linn Creek. He was elected the first Senior Warden in 1854.  He was a Universalist in Religion. He and his first wife raised three sons and one daughter.

**LG says “Sidney Reice b. 6 Jan 1814, mar. Margaret Crow, died 1862”

** Per Lee Wendell Farmer.....was raised in Tenn.  married Margaret Crow and moved to Camden to Mo while  young man.  He represented Camden county in the Mo Legislature and 1842.  was charter member of AM Lodge #15.  Was elected 1st. Senior Warden in 1854.  Went south at beginning of civil war.  Was Col. in Confederate army.  Died and is buried in Pine Bluff, Ar.  was a Baptist.

Sidney Reice Roberts was born Thursday, January 6, 1814.  He married a Miss Crow in Tennessee, and emigrated to what is now Camden County Mo., while yet a young man.  He was a member of the Mo. Legislature in 1842, he was a merchant in Era, when the Court House was moved to Linn Creek in 1851 or in 1852, he moved to Linn Creek.  (Era was about two miles north of Old Linn Creek) and continued in the Mercantile Business.  He was a Charter Member of the "Masonic Lodge", 150 at Old Linn Creek.  He was elected the first Senior Warden in 1854.  He was a Universalist in Religion.

He and his first wife raised three sons and one daughter

We have no date of the death of Sidney R. Roberts first wife.  His second wife was Martha Perry, they were married at Jefferson City.

Sidney R. Roberts' second set of children were Presbyterians.  Sidney R. Roberts went south at the beginning of the Civil War.  He was a Colonel in the Confederate Army.

4.  WILLIAM THOMAS ROBERTS was born Wednesday, December 21, 1819. He emigrated to Camden County Missouri, about the year of 1850. He lived at old Linn Creek, where he was in the Hotel business. His first wife was a Miss Parmlee. They raised three sons and one daughter, sons were John A. (Jack) Roberts, Alac Roberts, and William Thomas Roberts, Jr. His daughter Kate Roberts married John Bowlin, they lived near Texarkana, Ark. He went south at the beginning of the Civil War and was a Captain in the Confederate Army. After the Civil War he lived near Texarkana, Ark. His second wife was Mrs. Bowlin, they raised one son, Albert L. Roberts.  William T. Roberts was a Baptist and a Mason. He died about the year of 1894.  [More daughters shown by Kim Roberts Foster]

**William T. Roberts m Polly Parmley 4/30/1841 in Roane Co. TN.  Listed on 1850 Roane census with 3 sons, 2 daughters.

**There is an article on William  in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Ark., Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1890.   In it, he is referred to as Capt, one of the leading citizens of Miller County, Arkansas.  After death of father, ( Littleberry), widow and family removed to Camden County, MO.   William T. enlisted as a Lieutenant in Col. Brown’s regiment of cavalry.  Promoted to Capt.  Taken prisoner at Linn Creek, then exchanged.  In 1865 he moved to Miller County, Arkansas.  First wife had nine children, only 4 living in 1890. Son John A. was also confederate soldier. 

**LG gives date of death for William as 13 May 1894.

**Email from Frankie Meyer

John Parmley and his wife Catherine moved to Roane from Wayne Co., KY. They had a son Stephen from whom I am descended. They had several other children--a daughter, Elizabeth, and Mary, who married William ROBERTS. They moved to Camden County , MO around 1850-1860 along with Stephen and his wife Mariah LINE and their children. 

Stephen married Mariah Line in Roane Co.  She was the daughter of William LINE.  She had a sister who married Elisha Gwynn, and a sister who married James Shahan.  I know nothing else of William Line

 Frankie Carlin Meyer   

Kim Roberts Foster  DrscatsNdogs@aol.com is a descendant.  She shows the second wife to be Ellen Tennessee Dunnaway b May 29, 1832, d Jan 10, 1902 Miller County, Arkansas.  The had a son, Thomas W. Bolin by first marriage.

5.  LITTLEBERRY ROBERTS, JR. was born Monday, March 4, 1822. He emigrated to Camden County, MO., in 1851. He lived on a farm about eight miles down the Osage River from Old Linn Creek, where he died Thursday, January 24, 1889.

At the beginning of the Civil War he enlisted in the Union Army, but was discharged on account of his health, he was affected with asthma. His first wife, Anna Isabelle Williams, was born Tuesday, April 5, 1842. They were married Sunday, December 26, 1858.

**LG says “born 4 March 1821.  mar1 Ann Williams, 2nd Jane Williams; died 24 Jan 1889”  I think we can assume these marriage were in MO.

6.  SUSAN STEGALL ROBERTS was born Saturday, April 3, 1824. She emigrated to Camden county MO., about the year of 1850. Her first Husband was JAMES CRAIN. They raised one son, Sidney Crain and one daughter, Frances Crain. She was married to Jack Roach. They were Methodist and lived near Old Linn Creek, MO., James Crain died about 1854. Her second husband was MILBURN WILLIAMS, they raised one daughter, Mattie Williams, she married Jimmie McClurg, they lived at Lebanon, Mo, then at Kansas City, MO. (Methodist). Milburn Williams died about the year of 1858. Her third husband was Alfred Garrison, they lived near Decaturville, Mo., She was a Methodist and a very enthusiastic Church and Temperance Worker. She died Saturday, April 9, 1898.

**LG information agrees with above, except she does not list Alfred Garrison.

**No marriage record found for Susan Roberts-James Crane in TN, and not located in 1850 census.  She should be in her father’s home in 1840?????

6.  JAMES GREEN ROBERTS was born Wednesday, December 7, 1826. He emigrated to Camden County MO., about the year of 1850. We do not know much about him before the Civil War except that he lived at Old Linn Creek, he married Alsie Walker and after the Civil War they lived near Pleasant Green, MO. They raised one son, Samuel W. Roberts. James Green Roberts was a Methodist and a Mason, he died about the year 1900.

**LG says born 8 December 1826, mar Alsie Walker, d 28 Jun 1901

7.  MARGARET JANE MAULDIN ROBERTS, was born Wednesday, March 7, 1832. She emigrated to Camden County Mo, about 1851. She married Andrew T. Bayly, they lived near Old Linn Creek, MO., They raised five daughters, two died in childhood. Eliza Bayly died in her young womanhood.

**LG - date of death, 14 Oct 1911

According to this web site, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/3599/Surry.html

The family of Surry Davis, Rev. War soldier, is

Surrey married Sarah Maudlin (sic) at Henderson Co., North Carolina about 1789, then after her death, he married her sister, Margret (sic) Maudlin (sic) at Henderson County, North Carolina about 1796.

First Marriage:

1. SUSAN DAVIS born 6/20/179
    married LITTLE BERRY ROBERTS 9/19/1802

2. Milly Davis married William Gillespie

3. MARGARET DAVIS married RICHARD STEGALL 1813.(moved to Roane County, TN)

4. Rebecca Davis married Robert Trammel 1814

(3/1814 was scratched out), died in GA 1826.

Second Marriage:

5. Greenville Davis

6. Surrey Davis

7. Jackson Davis

8. Eldridge Davis

9. Lucinda Davis--Isaac Foster

   (In a different handwriting the following was added)

10. Kezziah Davis   (*Kezziah married James Foster)

11. Sarah Davis

12. Caroline Davis

Corrections and/or additions are welcome:
Pat McDonald  mmcdonald3@houston.rr.com