Washington County KS Archives Obituaries.....ROBERTS, Morton July 16, 1897 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jim Laird jlaird@bellsouth.net September 7, 2005, 6:26 pm The Washington Republican Washington County Friday July 16, 1897 Hollenberg item. Morton, the eighteen year old son of Taylor ROBERTS, who lives six miles west of town, was struck and instantly killed by lightning while riding home form work last Friday evening. He was riding one horse and leading the other. It also killed both horses. He was laid to rest last Sunday in the Shield's cemetery. The family have the deepest sympathy of their many friends. ==== KS-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List ==== File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/washington/obits/r/roberts1040gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ksfiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb