Sixth Generation

267. John William ROBERTS was born on 7 December 1872 in Shelby Co, TN.^591,592,843 ⁸⁴⁴ He died Acute mitral stenosis on 19 October 1938 at the age of 65 in Shelby Co, TN.^843,845 He was buried after 19 October 1938 at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Germantown, Shelby, TN.^591,843

John William ROBERTS and Mary Ann FIELDS were married on 4 April 1897 in Shelby Co, TN.^838,846,847 They^{^838,846,847} appeared in the census in 1900 at Civil Dist 10 in Shelby Co, TN.⁸⁴⁶ They^⁸⁴⁶ appeared in the census in 1910 in Shelby Co, TN.⁸⁴⁸ John and Mary^⁸⁴⁸ appeared in the census in 1920 at Ward 32 in Memphis, Shelby, TN.⁸⁴⁹ They^⁸⁴⁹ appeared in the census in 1930 in Memphis, Shelby, TN.⁸⁵⁰ Mary Ann FIELDS was born on 16 March 1873 in Tennessee.^851,852 She was born in March 1876 in Tennessee.⁸⁴⁶ She died on 12 July 1938 at the age of 62 in Shelby Co, TN.⁸⁵¹ Mary was buried after 12 July 1938 at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Germantown, Shelby, TN.⁸⁵¹

John William ROBERTS-483 and Mary Ann FIELDS-496 had the following children:

+362	i.	William Dewey ROBERTS was born on 28 June 1898 in Shelby Co, TN.^846,853,854 He appeared in the census in 1900 in Shelby Co, TN.⁸⁴⁶ He served in the military on 12 September 1918 in Memphis, Shelby, TN.⁸⁵⁵ William died Arteriosclerosis on 24 June 1965 at the age of 66 in Shelby Co, TN.^853,856 He was buried after 24 June 1965 at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Germantown, Shelby, TN.^853,856
+363	ii.	Walter Leslie ROBERTS was born on 20 June 1901 in Shelby Co, TN.^849,857 He served in the military on 12 September 1918 in Memphis, Shelby, TN.⁸⁵⁸ He appeared in the census in 1940 in Memphis, Shelby, TN.⁸⁵⁹ Walter served in the military Enlisted, US Army on 14 October 1942 in Shelby Co, TN.⁸⁶⁰ He served in the military Honorable Discharge, US Army on 27 March 1943 in Shelby Co, TN.⁸⁶⁰ He died on 24 May 1970 at the age of 68 in Memphis, Shelby, TN.⁸⁶¹ Walter was buried on 27 May 1970 at Memphis National Cemetery in Memphis, Shelby, TN.⁸⁶¹
+364	iii.	Blanch Mahala ROBERTS was born in 1904 in Shelby Co, TN.⁸⁴⁹ She died on 10 November 1978 at the age of 74 at 6449 S Drexel in Chicago, Cook, IL.⁸⁶²
365	iv.	Thomas ROBERTS was born in 1906 in Shelby Co, TN.⁸⁴⁹ He died on 28 June 1936 at the age of 30 at shot - homicide in Shelby Co, TN.⁸⁶³
366	v.	Edna Mae ROBERTS was born on 19 March 1907 in Shelby Co, TN.^849,864,865 She appeared in the census in 1940 in Memphis, Shelby, TN.⁸⁵⁹ She died on 7 October 1955 at the age of 48 in Los Angeles, LA, CA.^865,866 Edna was buried after 7 October 1955 at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Germantown, Shelby, TN.⁸⁶⁶
+367	vi.	Mary Elizabeth ROBERTS was born on 20 September 1909 in Shelby Co, TN.^849,867 She died on 30 July 1991 at the age of 81 in Shelby Co, TN.⁸⁶⁷
+368	vii.	Susan Bernice ROBERTS was born on 30 April 1911 in Shelby Co, TN.^{849,868,869,870,871} She appeared in the census in 1940 in Memphis, Shelby, TN.⁸⁵⁹ She died in July 1976 at the age of 65 in Shelby Co, TN.⁸⁶⁸
369	viii.	Adelle ROBERTS was born on 15 December 1912 in Memphis, Shelby, TN.⁸⁷² She died after 15 December 1912 at the age of 0 in Memphis, Shelby, TN.⁸⁷² I have no death record - this is supposition only. However, the BIRTH record say first of a multiple birth so there must have been more than one, including Adelle and Ida Myrtle, both born the same day. Also birth record says that mother had 9 children, 8 surviving. That adds up only if this supposition is correct - before the last were born, Mary Fields Roberts had had 7 children - it takes a set of twins to make 9.
370	ix.	Ida Myrtle ROBERTS was born on 15 December 1912 in Shelby Co, TN.^849,873,874 She appeared in the census in 1930 in Memphis, Shelby, TN.⁸⁵⁰ She appeared in the census in 1940 in Memphis, Shelby, TN.⁸⁵⁹ In 1940 Ida was a Teacher, Melrose Jr High School in Memphis, Shelby, TN.^859,875 She died on 1 June 1942 at the age of 29 in Memphis, Shelby, TN.^873,874,875