Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Roberts, John W., 1901 

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       John Walter Roberts. 
  (Special Dispatch to The Times) 

  SUFFOLK, VA., Oct 28. - John Walter Roberts, county treasurer, died this 
afternoon at his home, in Isle of Wight county, aged about seventy years*. 
He had an arm shot off in the Civil War.  He was one of seven brothers who 
fought for the Confederacy.  None but him was wounded.*  Among those 
surviving is Postmaster Ben Roberts, of Windsor. 


John Walter ROBERTS, Isle of Wight Co. Treasurer, 
b. 19 Feb 1835*, d. 28 Oct 1901, at home, Isle of Wight Co., 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 
"The (Richmond, VA) Times," 29 Oct 1901, p. 6; 
http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/lccn/sn85034438/1901-10-29/ed-1/seq-6 
N67578pdfFile.pdf 

*Additional information: 

Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #20: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

John, his wife & daughter Mary are marked by a single obelisk. 
   Birthdate from marker, which indicates age 66. 

According to King's "Historical Notes," 6 of the 7 brothers were wounded. 
   (pp. 184-86) 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Sandra Beaver (sgmbeaver@charter.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

file at: 
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