Biographical Sketch of Roberts & Hall, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** Roberts & Hall, dealers in groceries, boots, shoes and general merchan- dise. This firm commenced business in St. Joseph during the early part of 1881. Their stock is among the most select to be found, and being courteous and affable gentlemen, they command a liberal trade. Edgar Roberts was born in Harrison County, Missouri, November 17, 1855. His father, W. W. Roberts, was an early settler of that county, and soon after the war migrated to Buchanan County, locating five miles south- east of St. Joseph, engaging in agricultural pursuits. Here Edgar was educated, raised and resided until he embarked in trade. R. P. Hall, is a native of Missouri, and was born in Harrison County, November 11, 1852. When comparatively young his father, W. P. Hall, removed with his family, including R. P., to Buchanan County, locating in Washington Township, east of St. Joseph, where he engaged in farming, and our subject here developed into manhood and was educated and remained, pur- suing the vocation of farming during his boyhood days until he made his departure in mercantile pursuits. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================