David ROBERTS
1842 - 1923 (~ 81 years)
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Name David ROBERTS Born CA 1842 [1] - Age in the 1910 and 1920 Censuses would put birth in about 1840, while age 8 in the 1850 Census would put it in about 1842. But the 1900 Census shows it as Dec 1844, age 55.
Gender Male Military From 29 Aug 1863 to 8 Mar 1864 [2] Pvt, Co H, 4th W.Va. Cav, and Co E, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War - David Roberts joined for duty 27 Jul 1863 in West Union and mustered in on 29 Aug 1863 in Parkersburg as a Private in Co H, 4th W.Va. Cav, at the age of 22. He was admitted to the U.S. General Hospital in Grafton, W.Va. on 22 Feb 1864 with rubella. He mustered out on 8 Mar 1864 in Wheeling. His residence in 1864 was Riggins Run, Doddridge County.
NOTE: As of February 2017, the Civil War medal issued for David Roberts had never been claimed and was in storage at the West Virginia State Archives in Charleston.
http://www.wvculture.org/history/archives/civilwarmedals/medals.html
Residence 1863, 1864 Riggins Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 
[2, 3] Census 1870 McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census 1880 West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census 1900, 1910 McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census 1920 Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Died Aug 1923 Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV [4] Census 1850, 1960 Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation farmer [5] Buried Roberts Chapel Cemetery, Riggins Run, Co Rd 5, Doddridge Co, WV [6] Person ID I67044 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 28 Apr 2024
Father Richard ROBERTS, b. CA 1798 Mother Elizabeth WATSON, b. CA 1800, Virginia Family ID F42712 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Tilitha MCCUNE, b. May 1847 Married CA 1866 [5] Notes - 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 12 1900:
David Roberts, 55, b. Dec 1844, farmer, married 34 yrs; wife Tibitha (or Tilitha), 53, b. May 1847, married 34 yrs, mother of 8 children (6 still living); son John R. (?), 27, b. Apr 1873, single; son George W, 22, b. Sep 1877, single; dau Icy E, 14, b. May 1886; granddau Nellie B. Yang (sic), 10, b. Feb 1890; grandson James F. Yang, 7, b. Mar 1893.
1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Apr 15 1910:
David Roberts, 70, farmer, married 44 yrs; wife Tabitha (or Talitha) R, 62, married 44 yrs, mother of 8 children (6 still living); son George W, 32, farm laborer (working out), single; grandson James F. Allen, 17, day laborer at odd jobs, single; granddau Nellie B. Price, 20, housekeeper in private homes, married 2 yrs, no children. [7]
Children 1. Missouri E. ROBERTS, b. 15 May 1869, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 24 Jun 1909 (Age 40 years)+ 2. Mary M. A. "Maggie" ROBERTS, b. CA 1869, Doddridge Co, WV + 3. John Albers ROBERTS, b. 11 Apr 1873, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 21 Jan 1948, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 74 years)4. Sarah ROBERTS, b. CA 1876 5. F. J. ROBERTS, b. CA 1877 + 6. George Washington ROBERTS, b. 14 Sep 1877, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 24 May 1953, Marion Co, WV (Age 75 years)+ 7. Icy E. ROBERTS, b. 1886, Doddridge Co, WV Family ID F28167 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Died - Aug 1923 - Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV 
Buried - - Roberts Chapel Cemetery, Riggins Run, Co Rd 5, Doddridge Co, WV = Link to Google Earth
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Photos 
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Sources - [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.
- [S1711] Civil War Service Records, (
). - [S2688] U.S. Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives).
- [S37] Historical Military Records, (www.fold3.com).
- [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).
- [S934] Findagrave.com.
- [S1604] Death record of son.
- [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.