Roberts Roots & Branches

Sarah Ann Roberts (11), born 1865

Today marks the 129 anniversary when Joseph Jones and Isaac Roberts immigration to the United States.  What a journey they must have had!

Happy Birthday to Sarah Ann Roberts married Joseph Jones

Our Roberts family arrived to the United States of America!

     The following is transcribed from the Iowa newspaper, The Des Moines News, 10 October 1918, pages 1 and 4.  This is conjunction with the Roberts Roots and Branches newsletter about the Flu pandemic of the 1918.          Des Moines is where the Sarah Ann Roberts (11) and Joseph Jones family lived in 1918.   Sarah Ann is the daughter of Hugh Roberts (1) and Margaret Roberts (2).          Joseph Jones (19) died of the flu in Des Moines six months after this quarantine was established and these articles were published.  On his certificate of death it states that he died of heart trouble with contributory of  "influenza"  and the doctor attended him from March 28, 1919 until his death of April 19, 1919.  Joseph was 57 years old.      Joseph was one of three family members who died in this flu pandemic. The Des Moines News 10 Oct 1918 ...

Born:   18 November 1865 (148 years ago today) Immigration:   1886 at age 20 Married:   Joseph Jones(19) at age 20 Died:   30 March 1950 at age 84 Married to a coal miner

“Mother's Day in the United States is an annual holiday celebrated on the second Sunday in May. Mother's Day recognizes mothers, motherhood and maternal bonds in general, as well the positive contributions that they make to society.” (Source:  Wikipedia)   Here are some of our ancestor mother’s: Margaret Roberts(2) ---had 12 children, in 1910 7 of those children were still living Selina Parker(162) —11 children, in 1910 8 of those children were still living Janet Howie(16) —11 children, in 1910 8 of those children were still living Sarah Ann Roberts((11) —7 children, in 1910 6 of those children were still living Esther Clough(203) —1 child, in 1910 and 1 living Letitia Roberts(9) —1 child, in 1910 that child was still living Mary Elizabeth Roberts(14) —1 child, in 1910 1 child still living Jane Roberts(15) —6 children, in 1910 5 children still living. Alice Leese(459) —7 children (presumably since she still lived in England and on there are no census’ that...

Sarah Roberts (11) and Joseph (19) Jones’ daughter Letitia M (245) Jones was born May 1898 in Iowa.   Letitia is listed on the 1900 and 1910 censuses, but then she seems to disappear.     Assuming that she married, research was done using her given name, birth year and birth place.   Not ever finding what her middle initial “M” stood for, using her middle name as her given name was impossible.      Marriage records were searched, birth records (for her possible children) were searched, and even death records were searched per chance she had passed away, but absolutely nothing was found.     After extensive research, Letitia was nowhere to be found in Iowa or anywhere else. In May 2012, I was given a tour of the various family graves at the Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines, Iowa.   On the last stop as the car pulled up, I noticed a headstone inscribed, “L. Mae Snider”.   It was Letitia, I just knew it in my heart...