Sidney Manson Roberts

Brief Life History of Sidney Manson

When Sidney Manson Roberts was born on 16 July 1933, in Buchanan, Botetourt, Virginia, United States, his father, Benjamin Sidney Roberts, was 54 and his mother, Sarah Ellen Thompson, was 38. He married Yoshi Matsuda Yamada on 8 March 1957, in Greene, Ohio, United States. He lived in Natural Bridge District, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 22 April 2012, in Carroll, Fairfield, Ohio, United States, at the age of 78.

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Sidney Manson Roberts
1933–2012
Yoshi Matsuda Yamada
1919–2006
Marriage: 8 March 1957

Sources (3)

  • Sidney M Roberts in household of Sallie E Roberts, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Sidney Manson Roberts, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  • Sidney Mason Roberts in findagrave.com

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World Events (8)

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

1941 · Pentagon is Built in Arlington

The Pentagon was developed as the Department of Defense had outgrown the other buildings were it was previous located.The groundbreaking for the Pentagon was on September 11, 1941. When the Pentagon was being built, it was determined that it could be no taller than four stories high. Colonel Leslie R. Groves was the supervisor of the project, he would later become known for helping on the Manhattan Project.

1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.

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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