Mary C. Roberts

1878 - 1936  (58 years)

• Name	Mary C. Roberts  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	19 Aug 1878	San Augustine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Died	21 Dec 1936	Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas   [2, 4]
  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
  Person ID	I38987	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2012

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Thomas Roberts,   b. 2 Apr 1837, Texas ,   d. 6 Nov 1887, San Augustine County, Texas  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Anna Wigglesworth Cartwright,   b. 6 Apr 1844, San Augustine County, Texas ,   d. 27 May 1903, Kaufman County, Texas  (Age 59 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1869	San Augustine County, Texas   [5]
  	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.
  Family ID	F3486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Corley,   b. Abt 1873, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1903
  Children	1. Anna Prudence Corley,   b. 16 May 1905, Texas ,   d. 20 Jul 1967, Terrell Hills, Bexar County, Texas  (Age 62 years)   2. Margaret W. Corley,   b. Abt 1909, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2012
  Family ID	F12587	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 19 Aug 1878 - San Augustine County, Texas Died - 21 Dec 1936 - Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Texas, San Augustine County, San Augustine Page 2 SD 1 EDF 80 Enumerated 7 Jun 1880 20-20 (Reliability: 3). [S1426] Henson, Margaret Swett and Parmelee, Deolece "The Cartwrights of San Augustine" (Texas State Historical Association, Austin, 1993), Appendix, Chart II: John Cartwright's Children and Grandchildren (Reliability: 3). [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), 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 (Reliability: 3). [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/). [S1426] Henson, Margaret Swett and Parmelee, Deolece "The Cartwrights of San Augustine" (Texas State Historical Association, Austin, 1993), p. 267 (Reliability: 3).