By Tonia Kendrick on 13 Apr 2010

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
By Tonia Kendrick on 24 Nov 2009
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
By Tonia Kendrick on 8 Nov 2008
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