Benjamin Shadrach Roberts

1874 - 1966  (92 years)

• Name	Benjamin Shadrach Roberts  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	2 May 1874	San Augustine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 May 1966	Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas   [1, 3]
  Burial	Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas
  Notes	https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDGJ-Z8J Name: Benjamin Shadrach Roberts Death Date: 12 May 1966 Death Place: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas Gender: Male Race: W Death Age: 92 years Estimated Birth Date: Birth Date: 02 May 1874 Birthplace: St Augustine, Texas Marital Status: Widowed Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Benjamin Thomas Roberts Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Annie W Cartwright Mother's Birthplace: Occupation: Real Estate & Ins Agent Place of Residence: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas Cemetery: Oakland Mem Pk Burial Place: Terrell, Texas Burial Date: 14 May 1966 Additional Relatives: X Film Number: 2117978 Digital Film Number: 4178279 Image Number: 3241 Reference Number: cn 33290 Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
  Person ID	I38988	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)
  Marriage	10 Jan 1869	San Augustine County, Texas   [4]
  	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

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 May 1874 - San Augustine County, Texas Death - 12 May 1966 - Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/). [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). [S1426] Henson, Margaret Swett and Parmelee, Deolece "The Cartwrights of San Augustine" (Texas State Historical Association, Austin, 1993), p. 267 (Reliability: 3).