Roberts Roots & Branches

All of the Roberts family members in the Armed Forces. Thank you for your service "President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country. On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Days. The single day celebration stemmed from the unification of the  Armed Forces under the Department of Defense." Source

So, what's a 5th wheel doing at RootsTech? Door prize? Nope! all set up in the Salt Palace the "recording studio" at the back of the 5th wheel! The goal of Hero's Across America Tour is to record, preserve, archive, and make veterans stories readily accessible to anyone.  Their mission is to travel coast-to-coast making recording available to all Hero's who wish to share their stories. website here

When researching it is always fun to find out more than just dry facts about a person.  Some of the wonderful places to find information include local newspapers, various employment records, and of course WWI draft registration cards.  Here is a sampling of the fun information I have found: Hugh Roberts, son of Isaac Roberts color of eyes: lt (light) brown color of hair: Dark Brown bald:  No his signature: James H. Roberts, son of Isaac Roberts color of eyes:  Grey color of hair:  brown his signature: John Richard Roberts (8), employment records: Mine Name                     date of accident time off                compensated No. 1 Roberts, John Sr. 11-27-20             1 mo 15 day    ...