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Father: Anderson "Anner" Church
Mother: Rhoda Gump

Birth date: 12 July 1902.³ It has also been reported that William was born on 12 July 1904. However, I believe the year was misreported on his marriage record. In support, if 1902 is correct rather than 1904, then his age of 17 reflected in the 1920 census would be accurate.^1,4
Birth place: Coburn, Wetzel County, West Virginia.¹

William married Vernice Myrl Stoneking on 11 November 1940 at Uniontown, Wetzel County, West Virginia. Rev. Esker Groves, a Minister of the Gospel, certified that he united them in marriage.¹

Dan was listed as the informant on the death certificate of his father, Anderson Church, dated 27 December 1952.^5,6 He died at age 75 in October 1977.⁷

Father: Anderson "Anner" Church
Mother: Rhoda Gump

Birth date: 31 August 1910 A birth date of 31 August 1911 appears on Arlee's death certificate, which also states he was 22 years, 10 months and 17 days old. However, if 22 years is correct, then his birth year would have been 1910.² It has also been reported that Arlie was born in 1909.¹

Birth place: West Virginia.²

It has been reported that his name could be spelled Arley.³ Yet another spelling is Arlee, as appears on his death certificate.²

At age 22, Arlee died of typhoid fever on 18 July 1933 in Burton, Church District, Wetzel County, West Virginia.² He was interred in the Lowe Cemetery (a/k/a Lowe-Higginbotham), Grant District, Wetzel County, West Virginia.¹

Father: Anderson "Anner" Church
Mother: Rhoda Gump

Birth date: 8 November 1905.¹ It has also been reported that Charles was born in 1907.²
Birth place: Coburn, Wetzel County, West Virginia.¹

Charles died in 1910.² He was interred in the Lowe Cemetery (a/k/a Lowe-Higginbotham), Grant District, Wetzel County, West Virginia.²

Carrie (Roberts) Richmond wrote a family history that included details about her grandfather, Noah Roberts.¹ The following is an excerpt:


A word of caution ... as I have not yet used independent sources to verify the info in the box above, I cannot vouch for its accuracy.

Noah married Margaret Jones.¹

Carrie (Roberts) Richmond wrote a family history that included details about her grandmother, Margaret Jones.² The following is an excerpt:


A word of caution ... as I have not yet used independent sources to verify the info in the box above, I cannot vouch for its accuracy. However, based on information found on Find A Grave that agrees that she was born in Ireland and includes a photo of her gravestone showing her date of birth, the following is what I believe at this time is her birth info:

Father: not yet identified
Mother: not yet identified

Birth date: 10 October 1807
Birth place: Ireland.³

Margaret married Noah Roberts.²

At age 78, Margaret died on 29 April 1886.³ Interred in the Thomas Chapel Cemetery, Wetzel County, West Virginia, her name appears on the gravestone as "Margaret Roberts." An additional inscription reads, "Wife of Noah Roberts."³

Father: James Riggs
Mother: Rebecca Starcher³

Birth date: about 1872.
Based on West Virginia's records of her first marriage, Sarah was reported to be 16 when she married in 1888,³ and 58 when she married the second time in 1927.¹ One of the two ages had to be wrong:
          An age of 16 in 1888 = a birth year circa 1872. She would have been 55 in 1927.
          Conversely, an age of 58 in 1927 = a birth year circa 1869; making her only 13 in 1888.
Based on Sarah's' reported age of 8 in the 1880 federal census, she would have been born circa 1872. Add eight years to 1880 - and the year is 1888 and Sarah is 16 for her first marriage.

Birth place: Calhoun County, West Virginia.³

Sarah's first marriage was to James R. Roberts, son of Alexander H. "Alec" Roberts and Lavina Ellen Ensminger, on 6 February 1888 in Calhoun County, West Virginia.³ Sarah became a widow upon James's death, estimated to be before 1927 as Sarah's second marriage was on 30 March 1927.¹

Her second marriage to Noah Grant Church, son of William S. "Bill" Church and Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Roberts, took place in Calhoun County, West Virginia.^4,1

Father: Noah Roberts
Mother: Margaret Jones

Birth date: about 1828.^2,1,3 It has also been reported that Enoch was born about 1827.⁴
Birth place: Pennsylvania.^2,1,3

Also known by his nickname, Ean.⁵

Enoch married Elizabeth Bartrug.²

Enoch reportedly died in 1917.²

Father: Noah Roberts
Mother: Margaret Jones³

Birth date: about 1833
Birth place: Virginia.⁴

Alexander married Lavina Ellen Ensminger.⁵

Alexander reportedly died in 1874.³

Father: Noah Roberts
Mother: Margaret Jones

Birth date: 1836.²
Birth place: unknown.

Alfred married Sarah Ann Higginbotham, daughter of James Higginbotham.²

Alfred reportedly died in 1918.²

Father: Noah Roberts
Mother: Margaret Jones

Birth date: 1 June 1843.² It has also been reported that John was born on 2 June 1843.³
Birth place: (West) Virginia.² It has also been reported that John was born in Greene County, Pennsylvania.³

Commonly known by his middle name, Wesley.¹

John married Margaret (unknown).²

At age 85, John died from senility on 21 August 1928 at Glover Gap, Wetzel County, West Virginia.² He was interred on 23 August 1928 in the Thomas Chapel Cemetery, Wetzel County, West Virginia.²

Father: Noah Roberts
Mother: Margaret Jones

Birth date: 10 October 1845
Birth place: Church District, Wetzel County, Virginia.²

Included on p. 27 of the History of the Roberts Clan is a biographical sketch of Eli Roberts as quoted from the Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia, H. H. Hardesty & Co. Publishers, 1885.

At age 87, Eli died on 22 January 1933.²

Father: Noah Roberts
Mother: Margaret Jones¹

Birth date: unknown
Birth place: unknown.

Mary reportedly died in her teens.¹

Father: not yet identified.
Mother: not yet identified.

Birth date: about 1828.^2,3 It has also been reported that Elizabeth was born about 1826.³
Birth place: Virginia.^2,3 It has also been reported that Elizabeth was born in Pennsylvania.⁴

Elizabeth married Enoch Roberts, son of Noah Roberts and Margaret Jones.¹

Father: Enoch Roberts
Mother: Elizabeth Bartrug

Birth date: 30 December 1858
Birth place: Wetzel County, Virginia.¹

Ruth died about 1886.²

Father: Enoch Roberts
Mother: Elizabeth Bartrug

Birth date: about 1856.¹ It has also been reported that Mary was born about 1858.³
Birth place: Virginia.¹

Mary married George Wallace, son of unidentified Wallace.⁴

Mary died She, her infant child, and her cousin Mary Church were brutally murdered by her brother-in-law, John Wallace on 19 March 1878 at Long Drain Run, Littleton, Wetzel County, West Virginia.^5,6 She has also been reported to have died on 21 March 1878, but this date is incorrect per Mary Church's gravestone and various newspaper accounts of their murder.^4,5

Father: unidentified Wallace
Mother: not yet identified

Birth date: unknown
Birth place: unknown.

George married Mary Roberts, daughter of Enoch Roberts and Elizabeth Bartrug.²

Father: Enoch Roberts
Mother: Elizabeth Bartrug

Birth date: about 1851
Birth place: Virginia.²

Father: Enoch Roberts
Mother: Elizabeth Bartrug

Birth date: about 1852
Birth place: Virginia.² It has also been reported that Henry was born about 1854.³

Father: Enoch Roberts
Mother: Elizabeth Bartrug

Birth date: about 1850
Birth place: Virginia.^2,3

Father: Enoch Roberts
Mother: Elizabeth Bartrug

Birth date: about 1848
Birth place: Virginia.^2,3

Also known by the nickname Buck.¹

Noah married Virginia "Jane" Church in October 1869.⁴

Father: George Wallace
Mother: Mary Roberts

Birth date: 3 February 1876
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.^2,3

Her first name has been found misspelled as Ester in various records.²

Esther married David Reason Kerby, son of John Wesley Kerby and Ruhamah Stallman, on 13 February 1898 in Calhoun County, West Virginia.³

At age 50, Esther died from tubercular peritonitis on 23 June 1926 in Lee District, Calhoun County, West Virginia.² She was interred in the Husk Cemetery, Lee District, Calhoun County, West Virginia; Although the death certificate actually gives June 5 as the day of burial, the 25th makes more sense as that would be two days after Essie's death, a typical length of time. My theory is that the "2" was simply omitted in error.²

Birth date: 1840.²
Birth place: (West) Virginia.¹

Sarah married Alfred Roberts, son of Noah Roberts and Margaret Jones.²

Sarah died from cancer on 13 March 1925 at Long Drain, Wetzel County, West Virginia.³

Father: Alfred Roberts
Mother: Sarah Ann Higginbotham

Birth date: 5 February 1858
Birth place: Wetzel County, Virginia.¹

Enoch married Rachel Ann Edgar.²

At age 75, Enoch died from myocarditis on 29 August 1933 at Hundred, Wetzel County, West Virginia.² He was interred on 31 August 1933 in the Thomas Chapel Cemetery, Wetzel County, West Virginia.²

Father: Alfred Roberts
Mother: Sarah Ann Higginbotham

Birth date: 29 May 1861
Birth place: Wetzel County, Virginia.¹

Another spelling of her middle name is Lavina.²

Father: David Edgar, reportedly born in Pennsylvania.²
Mother: unknown Bales, reportedly born in Pennsylvania.²

Birth date: 18 May 1859
Birth place: Pennsylvania.²

Rachel married Enoch E. Roberts, son of Alfred Roberts and Sarah Ann Higginbotham.³

At age 67, Rachel died from apoplexy on 26 December 1926 in Church District, Wetzel County, West Virginia.² She was interred on 28 December 1926 in the Thomas Chapel Cemetery, Wetzel County, West Virginia.²

Father: not yet identified.
Mother: not yet identified.

Birth date: not yet determined
Birth place: not yet determined.