Brief Life History of Robert Edward
When Robert Edward Roberts was born on 21 January 1856, in Wales, United Kingdom, his father, John Robert Roberts, was 33 and his mother, Mary Richards, was 34. He married Emma Swan about 1878. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died on 22 March 1935, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 79.
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Family Time Line
Sources (20)
- Robt E Jones in household of Jno E Jones, "United States Census, 1860"
- Robert E Roberts, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Robert E. Roberts, "California Marriages, 1850-1945"
Spouse and Children
1856–1935 Male
1858– Female
Children (2)
1880– Female
1886–1915 Female
Parents and Siblings
1822–1856 Male
1821–1899 Female
Siblings (10)
1847–1918 Female
1849– Male
1850–1852 Female
1851– Female
1852–1925 Male
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1863
Age 7
1867 · Great Reform Act of 1867
Age 11
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 25
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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