Eskalee Roberts

Female18 July 1895–20 November 1976

Brief Life History of Eskalee

When Eskalee Roberts was born on 18 July 1895, in Belton, Bell, Texas, United States, her father, Maximillian Roberts, was 24 and her mother, Lucy Marian Spencer, was 25. She married Charles Merle Watson on 27 December 1925, in Winters, Runnels, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 7, Bell, Texas, United States in 1920 and Justice Precinct 1, Nolan, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 20 November 1976, in Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Merle Watson
1897–1995
Eskalee Roberts
1895–1976
Marriage: 27 December 1925
Bobbie Merle Watson
1926–2020
Eska Francis Watson
1931–2010

Sources (15)

  • Eska Lee Roberts in household of Mrs Mary Roberts, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Eskalee Roberts, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981"
  • Eskalee Watson, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    27 December 1925Winters, Runnels, Texas, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 1

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    1898

    Age 3

    Historical Boundaries: 1898: Deaf Smith, Texas, United States

    1917

    Age 22

    U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

    Name Meaning

    English: from the personal name Robert , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also occasionally borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish surname.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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