Living

Notes:

When he registered for the draft during World War I, he was a resident of San Antonio, Texas. He was the Acting Army Field Clerk, an employee of the U.S. Government at Army Headquarters, Fort Sam Houston. He was single, and was described as Tall, Medium build and with brown eyes and black hair. He registered on 5 Jun 1917. He was also a resident of San Antonio when he registered for the draft during World War II. At that thiem he was married, and lived on 611 Kampmann Blvd in San Antonio, and was self employed, with an office at 1620 Alamo National Bank Building in San Antonio.

Henry married Anna Prudence Corley. Anna (daughter of Thomas Corley and Mary C. Roberts) was born on 16 May 1905 in Texas; died on 20 Jul 1967 in Terrell Hills, Bexar County, Texas; was buried in Mission Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JNZ7-Y76
name: Anna Prudence Barrett
death date: 20 Jul 1967
residence address 411 Wiltshire Avenue
death place: Terrell Hills, Bexar, Texas
gender: Female
race: White
death age: 62 years
estimated birth date:
birth date: 16 May 1905
birthplace: Texas
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: Thomas E. Corley
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Mary Roberts
mother's birthplace:
occupation: Housewife
place of residence: Terrell Hills, Bexar, Texas
cemetery: Mission Burial Park
burial place: San Antonio, Texas
burial date: 22 Jul 1967
informant Grady Barrett Sr.
additional relatives: X
film number: 2138673
digital film number: 4005470
image number: 1544
reference number: cn 42877
Collection: Anna Prudence Barrett, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

Notes:

(Research):
Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Kaufman County, Precinct 3, Terrell City
Enumerated 17 and 18 Apr 1910
SD 3 ED 30 Ward 3 Sheet 5A
Griffith & Johnson
605-89-89
Corley, Thomas Hd M W 37 m/7 Tx New York? Tx Auditor? Railroad
Corley, Mary C R Wf F W 30 m/7 2/2 Tx
Corley, Anna P Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Corley, Margaret W Dtr F W 1 S Tx Tx Tx
Brewer, Lewis Servant M Mu 45 D Miss Miss Miss Servant House
Martin, Anna Sister-in-law F W 37 Wd Tx
Martin, Louise Niece F W 10 S Tx

Thomas married Mary C. Roberts about 1903. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Thomas Roberts and Anna Wigglesworth Cartwright) was born on 19 Aug 1878 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 21 Dec 1936 in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDDB-7J6
Name: Mrs. T. E. Corley
Death Date: 21 Dec 1936
Death Place: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: W
Death Age: 58 years 4 months 2 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 19 Aug 1878
Birthplace: San Augustine, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: T. E. Corley
Father's Name: Benjamin T. Roberts
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Anna W. Cartwright
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Terrell
Burial Date: 23 Dec 1936
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2117124
Digital Film Number: 4166733
Image Number: 2664
Reference Number: v X cn 72431
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Notes:

FindAGrave indicates he was a son of Noel Gil Roberts (1813-1864) and Maria Thomas Roberts (b. 1816-), and grandson of Elisha Roberts

Henson and Parmelee have a photo of Benjamin Thomas Roberts in uniform, and note that he served alongside his future brother-in-laws, Leonidas and Americus Cartwright during the Civil War. On May 25, 1861, Lon, Meck "and twenty other volunteers rode to Shelby County, where Captain Short lived, to enlist...Short's company left in June to rendezvous near Dallas, where along with other East Texas units, they were sworn into Col. Elkana Greer's mounted regiment....(and) eventually were designated as the Third Texas Cavalry, and Short's company became Company E." (Henson & Parmelee, THE CARTWRIGHTS OF SAN AUGUSTINE, p. 200, p. 202) Upon reorganization of the regiment on May 8, 1862, Ben T. Roberts became second sergeant of Company E. (ibid, p. 215) He was taken prisoner at Iuka, and paroled, but had to remain in Iuka to care for wounded Confederatte prisoners. (ibid, p. 218).



(Research):

Census Listings:

1870 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, PO San Augustine
Enumerated 5 Aug 1870
Page 90
40-40
Roberts, B T 33 M W Farmer 10,000 8,000 Tx
Roberts, Anna W 26 F W Keeps House Tx
Roberts, Mathew 5/12 M W Tx Jany
Roberts, Felix G 21 M W Merchant Tx
Roberts, Maggie 17 F W At Home Tx
Kirkley, E 20 F B House Servant Ala

1880 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, San Augustine
Page 2 SD 1 EDF 80
Enumerated 7 Jun 1880
20-20
Roberts, B. T. W M 43 Farmer Tx Mi NC
Roberts, Anna C W F 35 Wf Keeping House Tx Tx/Tn?
Roberts, Mathew W M 10 Son At School Tx Tx Tx
Roberts, Amanda W F 9 Dtr At School Tx Tx Tx
Roberts, Anna W F 7 Dtr At School Tx Tx Tx
Roberts, Benjamine W M 6 Son At School Tx Tx Tx
Roberts, Felix M W M 4 Son At Home Tx Tx Tx
Roberts, Claud W M 3 Son At Home Tx Tx Tx
Roberts, Mary W F 1 Dtr At Home Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Chas B W 21 Laborer Tx Tx Tx

Benjamin married Anna Wigglesworth Cartwright on 10 Jan 1869 in San Augustine County, Texas. Anna (daughter of Matthew Cartwright and Amanda "Mandy" Holman) was born on 6 Apr 1844 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 27 May 1903 in Kaufman County, Texas; was buried in Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:

Anna and her sister Mary had commenced writing letters to "care-worn soldiers" other than their brothers. One of these soldiers was Benjamin T. Roberts, seven years older than Anna and a neighbor since childhood, whom had asked her to begin a "friendly correspondence." Although she "never corresponded with young gentelmen before the war...(and) said I never would, She decided it was a 'duty imcumbent of the fair sex' to contribute to the soldier's happiness." (Henson and Cartwright, p. 227) in October 1868, Anna finally gave in to Ben Roberts's ardent courtship and set the wedding for January 1869. Using money from her father's wedding gift, Anna bought the 1830 Ezekiel Cullen house in December 1869, registering the transaction in her own name, an unusual practice for married women at that time. (ibid, p. 267). As a young girl, Anna had displayed more independence of mind than many of her friends, even her mother deplored her occasional "contrariness." After her husband died in 1887, Anna applied to the court and was immediately appointed administrator. Although there was not a prenuptial agreement on file, Anna had kept her property seperate from Ben's. (ibid, p. 299). Her youngest brother, Matthew, offered to build a house for Anna on Griffith Avenue in Terrell, and she agreed to make a fresh start in an area that offered business opportunities for her sons. Within eighteen months of the move, she and her eldest son Matthew had opened a real estate and loan office with the aid of her brother Matthew, and they soon opened an insurance agency to augment their income. (ibid, pp. 300-301). Anna later also had her husband's body reinterred in Terrell, Texas.