BIO: Eli F. Roberts, Wyoming Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, PA & NY

Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Judy Banja & Denise Phillips

Copyright 2007.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm
________________________________________________

Chaffee, Amasa Franklin. History of the Wyoming 
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
New York: Eaton & Mains, 1904, pages 236-237.
________________________________________________ 

  ROBERTS, ELI FULLER, was born near Honesdale, Wayne County, Pa., 
March 26, 1826, and died at his home in Meshoppen, Wyoming County, Pa., 
January 21, 1882.
  He lost his father at ten years of age, with the exception of the two 
years his uncle gave him shelter, he was compelled to push his way 
through life single-handed.  He was led to Christ in Honesdale in his 
twenty-first year.  In 1850, with only an exhorter's license, he was 
appointed by Rev. D. A. Shepard to Abington as junior preacher.  At the 
close of his first year's work the charge was divided, and he became 
the preacher in charge of the half which was set off and called Newton.
  In 1852 he joined Wyoming Conference on trial, serving faithfully his 
various charges until 1862.  While on the Candor charge he enlisted and 
organized Company H of the 137th Regiment of New York Volunteers, and 
served them as their captain until promoted to the chaplaincy of the 
regiment.  He was in nineteen battles and always at the post of duty.  
He was with "Hooker fighting above the clouds," and with Sherman in his 
"march to the sea."
  On September 20, 1849, he married Miss Catharine De Witt, of 
Brooklyn, Susquehanna County, Pa., who, with a son and daughter, 
survived him.  Mrs. Roberts died at Meshoppen on July 23, 1893, and is 
buried beside her husband.
  His pastoral record is as follows:  1852-53, Springville; 1854-55, 
Mehoopany; 1856, located; 1857-58, Rome; 1859, Orwell; 1860-61, Le 
Raysville; 1862, Candor; 1863-65, Chaplain to the 137th Regiment of New 
York Volunteers; 1866-67, Sterlingville; 1868, Mehoopany; 1869, 
Skinner's Eddy; 1870, - -; 1871, North Danby; 1872-74, Hawley; 1875, 
Tioga and Halsey Valley; 1876-77, Wyalusing; 1878-81, sy.