Lacrosse County WI Archives Biographies.....Roberts, W. H. November 2, 1850 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Roxanne Munns rmunns@uwalumni.com May 5, 2007, 11:34 pm Author: Unknown W. H. ROBERTS, farmer; Section 29, P. O. Midway; was born in Erie Co., N. Y., Nov. 2, 1850; came to Wisconsin in 1855; now owns 80 acres of land, on which he has made the improvements. His wife, Alice Wright, was born in Indiana, Dec. 28, 1853; married, Sept. 14, 1873; they have two children - Emily, born July 2, 1874; Helen Gertrude, born April 1, 1877. Has been Clerk four years, and Worthy Chief Templar and Secretary of the lodge at Midway. His father was a native of Vermont, and was killed Nov. 10, 1879, by a runaway team; his mother, Emily, was born in Ohio, and died at the age of 45, in 1870, leaving a family of five children. His stepmother was Sarah Bemis; by their marriage they had one child - Francis. Additional Comments: From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 816 - 817. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/lacrosse/bios/roberts542gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb