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Snelson ROBERTS[1]

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  • Name Snelson ROBERTS 
    Born Abt 1815  , , North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • 1815, NC -> 1850 census
      1815, NC -> The Heritage of Bradley County
    Gender Male 
    Census 1820  Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • There are two John Roberts' enumerated in Buncombe County in 1820; while not a perfect match, the one from this source citation seems the most likely to be "my" John. The household consists of three males under 10 (likely Snelson, 0; and two unknown), one male 10 to 16 (unknown), one male 26 to 45 (likely John, 34); three females under 10 (unknown), one female 10 to 16 (likely Salina, 9); and one female 26 to 45 (likely Rebecca Sammons, 24). Two household members are engaged in agriculture. There are no slaves.
    Census 1830  McMinn County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • John Roberts was enumerated as head of household (there are two John Roberts in the county, but this one seems more likely). The household includes one male under five (likely Monteville, 3), one male age five to ten (likely Loranza, 10), one male 10 to 15 (likely Snelson, 15), one male 40 to 50 (likely John, 44), one female under five (possibly Posey, 0), one female 15 to 20 (likely Salina, 19), and one female 30 to 40 (likely Rebecca, 34). There are no slaves.
    Census 1850  , Rhea, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1860  Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • "Rev. SNELSON ROBERTS and wife of Clinton, Tenn. had children to die. . ." -> Nashville Christian Advocate obits
    Died
    • Y
    Notes 
    • Name:
      Snelson Roberts -> The Heritage of Bradley County

      Connection to parents:Named as a child of John Roberts and Rebecca Sammons -> The Heritage of Bradley County
    Person ID I2465  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2011 

    Father John M ROBERTS,   b. Abt 1786, , , Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1850 and 1860, , probably Bradley, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Mother Rebecca SAMMONS,   b. Abt 1796, , , North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1861  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Married Abt 1812  , , probably North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F64  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jemima HARWOOD,   b. Abt 1815, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Y  [6
    Children 
     1. Martha J ROBERTS,   b. Abt 1834,   d. 8 Mar 1859, Harrisburg, , Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 25 years)
     2. Edmund F. ROBERTS,   b. Abt 1835,   d. 23 Dec 1859  (Age ~ 24 years)
     3. Hugh L. W. ROBERTS,   b. Abt 1837
     4. Baker P. ROBERTS,   b. Abt 1839,   d. 26 Feb 1859  (Age ~ 20 years)
     5. Ann S. ROBERTS,   b. Abt 1841,   d. 2 Dec 1859  (Age ~ 18 years)
     6. Josephine ROBERTS,   b. Abt 1843
     7. Homer V. M. ROBERTS,   b. Abt 1845,   d. 18 Apr 1858  (Age ~ 13 years)
     8. Alfred E. ROBERTS,   b. Abt 1847
     9. John W. T. ROBERTS,   b. Abt 1849,   d. 30 May 1867  (Age ~ 18 years)
     10. Elizah Jane Munsey ROBERTS,   b. Abt 1857, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1869  (Age ~ 12 years)
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F490  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Martha J. OVERTON 
    Married 18 Aug 1866  Anderson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. William O. ROBERTS,   b. Jul 1867, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Emma Tarbet ROBERTS,   b. 17 Oct 1869, Anderson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1907  (Age 37 years)
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F1180  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S405] Heritage of Bradley County, TN - Roberts Family (1028), p. 383; citing Roberts and Allied Families by Tolva Roberts Whitehead (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S218] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Rhea, Tennessee; Roll: M432_893; Page: 274; Image: 17. (Reliability: 3).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&indiv=try&h=6483969

    3. [S201] 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820; Census Place: , Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: M33_80; Page: 92; Image: 54. (Reliability: 2).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1820usfedcenancestry&h=107825&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    4. [S211] 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: , McMinn, Tennessee; Roll: 178; Page: 169. (Reliability: 2).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1830usfedcenancestry&h=2093521&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    5. [S413] Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths The Nasvhille Christian Advocate 1857-1860 - TN Genweb, accessed; 15 October 2011; Rev. Snelson Roberts' children (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S412] Jesse Moore emails, Snelson Roberts.png; 26 August 2011 (Reliability: 2).