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Tombstone Tuesday: Monteville Roberts

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My great-great-great-grandfather, Monteville Roberts, was born April 27, 1827 in McMinn County, Tennessee, the son of John Roberts and Rebecca (possibly Sammons).  He is found in Bradley County, Tennessee in 1840 and 1850 and in Hamilton County, Tennessee in 1860.  

Monteville married Mariah Langston on July 18, 1852.  (I have conflicting information regarding Mariah’s family, which I . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Tombstone Tuesday: Mariah Langston Roberts

Mariah Langston was my 3-x great-grandmother.  She was born February 25, 1833[1] in Sevier County, Tennessee[2].  She married Monteville Roberts July 18, 1852 in Bradley County, Tennessee2.  They lived in Hamilton County, Tennessee[3], just across the Georgia state line during their early marriage.

Mariah is one of my heroes from my family tree.  When her husband was away, fighting in . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Weekly Updates for 2009-11-18

Veteran’s Day newspaper article about my dad. http://ow.ly/BK34 #
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reading Beyond Names, Dates, . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Monteville Roberts’ Family Business

Monteville Roberts owned and operated, with the help of family, the combined business establishment of a mill for grinding corn into meal and wheat into flour, a blacksmith shop, and general repair shop, all of which were vitally essential to the people. The combined enterprise, in Hamilton County, Tennessee, provided a flourishing business a home . . . → : CONTINUE READING