Biographical Sketch of E. J. Roberts, Franklin County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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E. J. Roberts, a prominent citizen of Robertsville, Mo., is a native
of Charlotte County, Va., born November 14, 1817, the eldest in a 
family of four children.  His parents, Thomas and Nancy (Pourtwood)
Roberts, were also natives of Charlotte County, Va.  Thomas Roberts,
who was a volunteer soldier in the War of 1812, was a son of John
Roberts, a native farmer of Virginia.  Mrs. Nancy Roberts was a daugh-
ter of Thomas Pourtwood, of Charlotte County, and a farmer by occupa-
tion.  E. J. Roberts came to Franklin County, Mo., with his parents
when fourteen years of age, in 1831, having previously received the
most of his education, which he supplemented with extensive reading
and observation.  Industry and business ability have done much in 
securing him a competence of this world's goods.  He owns 3,073 acres
of land, as well as town property.  He engaged in farming until 1860,
when for the following twenty-five years, he was principally engaged
in merchandising at Catawissa and Robertsville.  He was married in 
1847 to Miss Anna M. Robertson, a native of St. Louis County, who 
bore him three children: Mary Frances, Thomas P. (deceased), and James
E. (deceased).  Mrs. Roberts died in December, 1852.  Mr. Roberts is a
Democrat, politically, acceptably served his township as collector, 
and was for some time postmaster at Robertsville.  He is a Master 
Mason.

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