San Benito-Yolo-Plumas County CA Archives Biographies.....Roberts, George M. 1830 - 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll, Editor (1893)

GEORGE M. ROBERTS is a California pioneer of 1852, who came from Missouri. He is
a native of Mercer county, Kentucky, where he was born June 11, 1830. His
father, John Roberts, was a native of Virginia, and a farmer by occupation, and
lived and died in Kentucky, the latter event occurring in 1845.

  Our subject removed to Missouri and located at Independence, but remained
there only one year, and then, in 1852, crossed the plains for California. Upon
arrival in the Golden State he worked at his trade of carpentry, in Yolo county.
During 1855-'56, he mined in Plumas county, but again returned to his trade and
pursued the same at San Jose. Finally he followed stock-raising for twelve
years, from 1857 to 1869, in Contra Costa county.

  The marriage of our subject occurred in Independence, Missouri, where he was
united to Rebecca Clevenger, daughter of Archibald Clevenger, March 4, 1852. She
was a pioneer of 1849, who lived for many years at San Jose, and is now a
resident of San Diego. Mrs. Roberts was an estimable lady, who reared a family
of four sons and three daughters, all of whom are living. She died December 27,
1877, and was interred in the cemetery at Hollister. After this lamentable event
Mr. Roberts spent about six years traveling in the State, also in Mexico and
Central America, and in 1888 he returned to Hollister, where he has since
resided. His energy in business and frugal habits have been rewarded by a
competency. He owns valuable real estate in and about Hollister, where he has
ever been esteemed as a citizen and known as a resolute and typical California
pioneer.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California.

Illustrated.

Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the
Earliest Period of its Discovery to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of
its Auspicious Future; Illustrations and Full-Page Portraits of some of its
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers, and Prominent
Citizens of To-day.



HENRY D. BARROWS,
Editor of the Historical Department.

LUTHER A. INGERSOLL,
Editor of the Biographical Department.

"A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendants."-Macaulay.


CHICAGO: THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY.
1893.


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