HISTORY 0F CLAY COUNTY  405

Ireland, in which country they were reared, educated and married. They
came to the United States soon after their marriage and established their
home in Fulton county, New York. There Mr. Roberts spent his days as
a farmer and by his agricultural pursuits provided for the support of his
family. Its religious faith was that of the Roman Catholic church.
He had six children, of whom three are now living, John, Martin and
Margaret.
    William Roberts spent his boyhood days with his parents in the
Empire state, pursued his education in the public schools and was early
trained to realize the value and importance of industry and enterprise as
factors in the business world, he took up his abode in Brazil in 1875
and later he engaged in the liquor business, in which he continued up to
the time of his death, covering a period of more than a quarter of a
century.
    In 1877 Mr. Roberts was married to Miss Catherine E. Farley, who
was born in Durham county, England, June 5, 1863, a daughter of Daniel
and Julia (Dalton) Farley, who were natives of the Emerald isle. Her
father died in Clay county, Indiana, but her mother is stili living in this
state. They were married in England and unto them were born twelve
children, of whom ten are yet living: Catherine E., Margaret, Ann,
Rosa, Julia, James, John, Lawrence, Daniel and Elizabeth. One child
died in infancy. The father came to the United States in 1878, accom-
panied by his family, and established his home in Philadelphia, where he
resided for a number of years. He then removed to Indiana, settling at
Carbon, where he engaged in the liquor business, he was a member of
the Roman Catholic church and gave his political allegiance to the
Democracy.
    Unto Mr. and Mrs. Roberts were born four children, but only one is
now living, Mary, who is attending “St. Mary of the Woods” near Terre
Haute, Indiana, where she is studying music and art. Mr. Roberts
belonged to Zenith Lodge. No. 169, of the Knights and Ladies of Security.
He was also a communicant of the Roman Catholic church and his
political views were in accord with the principles of the Democracy. A
man of many friends, he was kind hearted and considerate of others,
was generous and liberal to the poor but never ostentatiously bestowed
his charity. There are many who have reason to bless him for his kindly
assistance in their hour of need, and his good qualities won for him many
friends.

    JOSEPH HENRY DIEL has made his home in Clay county throughout
his entire life, born within its borders in Jackson township July 3, 1855,
and in December of 1907 he moved to his present place near Brazil,
where he is engaged in carpentering and building. He has been identified
with the work of many of the public buildings of that city, and is a skillful
and reliable artist in his line.
    Elias Diel, for many years a farmer in Clay county, was the father
of Joseph H. Diel, and was born in Ohio, of Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry,
and was reared in Pennsylvania. In an early day in the history of this
state he came to Indiana and located in Jackson township, where for a
number of years he was engaged in shoemaking in coilnection with his
farming, and during the latter part of his life he was a carpenter in Brazil.
He owned at one time eighty acres of land, the most of which he cleared,
and he placed many substantial and valuable improvements on his land.