Descendants of John Roberts; Rapides, Louisiana 
Submitter: Betty White 
Converted to text file by: Jo Branch 
Date: 2 Jul 2004 
 



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Descendants of John Roberts

Generation No. 1
 

1. JOHN1 ROBERTS was born 1815 in Georgia. He married NANCY A.. She was born 1823 
in Alabama.
Children of JOHN ROBERTS and NANCY A. are:
2. i. WILLIAM GREEN2 ROBERTS, b. 1836, Alabama.
ii. LEVI E. ROBERTS, b. 1842, Alabama.
iii. JAMES M. ROBERTS, b. 1843, Alabama.
iv. GEORGE A. ROBERTS, b. 1845, Alabama.
v. MARTHA E. ROBERTS, b. 1848, Alabama.
vi. JESSE F. ROBERTS, b. 1849, Alabama; m. NANCY E.; b. 1848, Mississippi.
vii. JOHN B. ROBERTS, b. 1853, Alabama.
viii. HINDLEY M. ROBERTS, b. 1855, Alabama.
ix. SARAH M. ROBERTS, b. 1857, Louisiana.
 

Generation No. 2

2. WILLIAM GREEN2 ROBERTS (JOHN1) was born 1836 in Alabama. He married MARTHA E. 
HATCHER. She was born 1834 in Alabama.
Children of WILLIAM ROBERTS and MARTHA HATCHER are:
i. JOHN3 ROBERTS, b. January 1862, Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana.
3. ii. ANDREW MIDDLETON ROBERTS, b. 1865, Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana.
iii. AMANDA E. ROBERTS, b. 1867, Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana.
iv. GEORGE F. ROBERTS, b. January 1870, Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana.
4. v. GEORGE E. "SUNNER" ROBERTS, b. January 1872, Louisiana.
5. vi. ROBERT WHITFIELD ROBERTS, b. May 05, 1874, Paxton, Louisiana; d. January 
08, 1944.
 

Generation No. 3
 

3. ANDREW MIDDLETON3 ROBERTS (WILLIAM GREEN2, JOHN1) was born 1865 in Winnfield, 
Winn Parish, Louisiana. He married LILLIAN "LILLY" PRUDHOMME January 28, 1890 in 
Rapides Parish, Louisiana, daughter of LOUIS PRUDHOMME and LUCY LEDOUX. She was 
born 1869 in Opolousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, and died December 1947 in Kolin, 
Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
Children of ANDREW ROBERTS and LILLIAN PRUDHOMME are:
i. MARSHALL4 ROBERTS, b. November 14, 1890, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; d. 
February 09, 1978, Houston, Harris County, Texas; m. CALLY CAIN, DeRitter, 
Louisiana; b. January 22, 1892, Boyce, Louisiana; d. September 03, 1981, Houston, 
Texas.
ii. EDMONIA ROBERTS, b. 1895, Louisiana; d. 1916, Louisiana; m. JOSEPH HENDERSON 
CRAIG, February 17, 1915, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; b. April 05, 1888; d. 
November 21, 1957.
iii. AUSTIN J. ROBERTS, b. November 08, 1896, Louisiana; d. January 05, 1952; m. 
JOSEPHINE "JO" MONTGOMERY.
iv. LOULLA ROBERTS, b. 1902, Louisiana; d. 1916.
v. EDGAR ROBERTS, b. 1904, Louisiana; m. LOLA FLAHERTY, April 02, 1927, Rapides 
Parish, Louisiana.
vi. LUCY ROBERTS, b. 1909; d. 1909.
vii. LAWRENCE ROBERTS, b. 1911, Louisiana; d. 1916.
viii. MARIE ROBERTS, b. September 13, 1913, Alexandria, Rapides Parish, 
Louisiana; m. (1) JAMES WILSON, August 10, 1935, Pineville, Rapides Parish, 
Louisiana; b. November 03, 1897, Louisiana; d. October 02, 1973, Port Arthur, 
Jefferson Co., Texas; m. (2) DAWDIE SWEAT, September 26, 1984, Texas; b. August 
11, 1907, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; d. September 19, 1992, Nederland, Jefferson 
County, Texas.
 

4. GEORGE E. "SUNNER"3 ROBERTS (WILLIAM GREEN2, JOHN1) was born January 1872 in 
Louisiana. He married ALICE KEES December 03, 1891 in Rapides Parish. She was 
born February 1874 in Louisiana.
Children of GEORGE ROBERTS and ALICE KEES are:
i. WILLIAM FRANKLIN "BUD"4 ROBERTS, m. ALVINY MYRTLE SASSER, December 27, 1916; 
b. 1897.
ii. BERTHA ROBERTS.
iii. LELA ROBERTS.
iv. JESSIE M. ROBERTS, b. October 1893, Louisiana.
v. BENJAMIN ROBERTS, b. December 1896, Louisiana.
 

5. ROBERT WHITFIELD3 ROBERTS (WILLIAM GREEN2, JOHN1) was born May 05, 1874 in 
Paxton, Louisiana, and died January 08, 1944. He married MARY ETTA THOMAS 
December 05, 1901 in Rapides Parish, daughter of JAMES THOMAS and SARA WHITE. She 
was born 1881.
Children of ROBERT ROBERTS and MARY THOMAS are:
i. HOUSTON4 ROBERTS, d. 1987; m. MILDRED SIMMONS.
ii. LAURA ELMA ROBERTS, b. September 13, 1902; d. October 20, 1993, Longview, 
Texas; m. WARREN HORTON "WARRY" LITTLE, January 01, 1920, Alexandria, Rapides 
Parish; b. November 14, 1900, Missouri; d. March 21, 1980, Gregdon, Texas.
iii. WILLIAM GREEN ROBERTS, b. February 12, 1903; d. May 23, 1977, Kilgore, 
Texas; m. EDITH STANLEY, February 24, 1927; b. July 29, 1910.
iv. ALBERT C. ROBERTS, b. 1906; d. Gregdon, Texas; m. ETHEL SIMMONS, June 10, 
1925.
v. ANNA LEE ROBERTS, b. 1909; d. November 1986, Kingsville, Louisiana; m. (1) 
JOHN ARBELL "ABLE" BOUREGARD; m. (2) HORACE GREELY THORNHILL, August 12, 1925, 
Rapides Parish; b. January 10, 1906.
vi. WALTER EVERETTE ROBERTS, b. December 19, 1910; d. July 04, 1982; m. EMMA INEZ 
CRAWFORD, April 18, 1934, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; b. November 04, 1915; d. 
October 28, 1954.
vii. ELGIN E. ROBERTS, b. April 08, 1914; d. October 05, 1925.
viii. HAROLD OVERTON ROBERTS, b. April 01, 1921; d. September 27, 1983; m. (1) 
MARGIE RHODELANDER; m. (2) LOIS CRUM.