1. | Thomas Jefferson Roberts, Sr was born about 1833; died in Jan 1913 in Eagle Lake, Colorado Co, Texas; was buried on 23 Jan 1913 in Masonic Cemetery, Eagle Lake, Colorado Co, Texas. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 29 Jul 1860, Colorado Co, Texas
- Census: 1870, Colorado Co, Texas; (no wife)
Notes:
Elected: County Commissioner
Immigration: 1851, Texas
Military service: 1860, Confederate
Census:
29 Jul 1860
Post Office, San Bernard, Colorado County
Looking at other names in the census living in close proximity, looks like a German/Prussian community.
Residence 665
Sparks, Jacob 27 1833 Alabama
Nancy (Johnson) 20, 1840 Louisiana
Emma S. 5 1855 Texas
Sophronia 4 1856 Texas
William M. 2 1858 Texas
Johnson, James 22 1838 Louisiana (bro-in-law)
Shote (Schoat), Elizabeth (Johnson) 24 1835 Louisiana (sis-in-law)
Shote, William M. 9 1851 Texas
Residence 655
Cole S.W. 41 1819 Louisiana (Solomon)
Zilla A. 26 1834 Louisiana
Mary C. 9 1851 Texas
Martha 8 1855 Texas
Sarah 2 1848 Texas
Priest, John 22 1838 Alabama
Residence 656
Cole, David 43 1817 Louisiana
Ann 23 1837 Germany
F.D. (male) 22 1838 Texas
Solomon 13 1847 Texas
Ganse, Charles 13 1847 Texas
Harris, Joshua 26 1834 Texas
Roberts, Thomas (Thos Jefferson) 23 1837 Louisiana (Married Elizabeth Johnson Schoat in 1864)
Cole, Elizabeth 2 1858 Texas
Census:
1870 Colorado Co, Texas
Thomas Roberts 32
Mary Roberts 4
Elizabeth Roberts 2
Gean Mc Mahon 40 servant
Thomas married Elizabeth Johnson on 22 Aug 1864 in Colorado Co, Texas. Elizabeth (daughter of John Johnson and Melinda Ann Cole) was born in 1833 in Louisiana; died before 1870 in Colorado Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Irene Roberts was born on 5 Jan 1866 in Allerton (near), Texas; died on 14 Jul 1938 in Eagle Lake, Colorado Co, Texas.
- J.E. Roberts was born about 1868; died after 1869.
- Mary Roberts was born in 1866 in Colorado Co, Texas; died after 1870 in of, Colorado Co, Texas.
- Elizabeth Roberts was born in 1868 in Colorado Co, Texas; died after 1891.
Thomas married Nancy Johnson on 9 Oct 1872 in Colorado Co, Texas. Nancy (daughter of John Johnson and Melinda Ann Cole) was born on 9 Jul 1837 in Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 13 Jun 1903 in Eagle Lake, Colorado Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Thomas Jefferson Roberts, Jr was born on 4 Jul 1873 in Colorado Co, Texas; died after 1880 in of, Wharton Co, Texas.
- Light David Roberts was born on 13 Aug 1882 in Colorado Co, Texas; died after 1883.
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