David Samuel ROBERTS
 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1859 - Buncombe Co., NC 1
          Death: 29 Mar 1932 - Buncombe Co., NC 1
         Burial:
Parents
         Father: Thomas Catlett ROBERTS (1831-1899)
         Mother: Rachel Rebecca DAVIDSON (1839-1910)
Spouses and Children 
1.  *Emma SUMNER (       -       ) 
       Marriage: 15 Dec 1897 - Buncombe Co., NC 1
Dessie V. ROBERTS
 
      Sex: U
Individual Information 
          Birth: 7 Aug 1900 2
          Death: 
         Burial:
Parents
         Father: George Washington ROBERTS (      -      )
         Mother: Mary Beatrice "Dollie" RHODES (1863-1951)
Dock A. ROBERTS
 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 9 Feb 1868 - AL
          Death: 3 Sep 1910 - Blount, AL
         Burial: in Sivley Cem, Brooksville, Blount, AL
Parents
         Father: William Riley ROBERTS (1834-1872)
         Mother: Mary Angeline HALL (1835-1921)
Spouses and Children 
1.  *Margaret Sarah "Meg" FARRINGTON (21 Sep 1867 - 14 Aug 1937) 
       Marriage: 28 Feb 1888 - Blount Co., AL 3
Notes
General:
An excerpt from Farrington Tales and I'm Sitting On Mine compiled by Kay Farrington Frost follows:

Article found in the Southern Democrat, Thursday, September, 1910\\

DOCK ROBERTS KILLED AT BROOKSVILLE

Shot to death by Jesse Barren on Roberts' Plantation Saturday Morning

In a difficulty near Brooksville last Saturday Dock Roberts was shot and killed by Jess Barren, both white. The shooting took place in a barn at a tenant house on Roberts' plantation about 10 o'clock Saturday morning. From the reports received here it appears that Roberts attacked Barren with a large stick, coming upon him very unexpectedly and but few words were spoken in the difficulty. Barren, it appears, had been out hunting and had a shot gun with him, but when attacked by Roberts, made an effort to get away and in doing so fell into a cow stall. Roberts is alleged to have then made a rush for the gun when Barren fired while still lying on the ground, the entire charge entering Roberts' right lung. Roberts, it is said, after being shot wrenched the gun from Barren and struck him several blows before he expired. Roberts is a large man while Barren is small.

Barren surrendered to the officers and is now in jail. He claimed that he shot in self defense.

The cause that brought on the difficulty does not appear to be very clear. The two men are said to have had a difference some years ago about some land lines and it is claimed by some that this brought on the difficulty, while others allege that Roberts thought Barren had reported him as a road defaulter and that this was the cause of the trouble.

Barren will be given a preliminary trial before Judge Kelton next Wednesday.

Dorothy ROBERTS
 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 21 Jul 1920 1
          Death: 
         Burial:
Parents
         Father: John Harvey ROBERTS (1886-1949)
         Mother: Myrtle Lillian SPAIN (1895-1986)
Elizabeth ROBERTS
 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 
          Death: 
         Burial:
Parents
         Father: William ROBERTS (      -1777)
         Mother:
Enoch Fletcher ROBERTS
 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 9 Mar 1863 - AL
          Death: 18 Sep 1932 - Arab, Marshall, AL
         Burial:
Parents
         Father: William Riley ROBERTS (1834-1872)
         Mother: Mary Angeline HALL (1835-1921)
Spouses and Children 
1.  *Mary WHEELER (24 Sep 1868 - 30 Aug 1936) 
       Marriage:
Esther ROBERTS
 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 
          Death: 
         Burial:
Parents
         Father: William ROBERTS (      -1777)
         Mother:
George ROBERTS
 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1758 - Lancaster, PA 1
          Death: 1864 1
         Burial:
Parents
         Father: William ROBERTS (      -1777)
         Mother: Rosanna ??? (      -After 1797)
Spouses and Children 
1.  *Mary "Polly" Hines KING (       -       ) 
       Marriage:
George Washington ROBERTS
 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth:  «A HREF="#2"»«sup»2«/sup»«/a»
          Death: 
         Burial:
Parents
         Father: Joseph ROBERTS (      -      )
         Mother: Sally UNDERWOOD (      -      )
Spouses and Children 
1.  *Mary Beatrice "Dollie" RHODES (16 Oct 1863 - 20 Apr 1951) 
       Marriage: 31 Mar 1896 - Lawrence Co., AL 2
       Children:
                1. Arthur W. ROBERTS (5 Oct 1897 -       )
                2. Dessie V. ROBERTS (7 Aug 1900 -       )
                3. Jasper Jewell ROBERTS (3 May 1902 -       )
                4. Loyce W. ROBERTS (30 Apr 1904 -       )
                5. Zola Florence ROBERTS (1 Jun 1906 -       )
James Bryant ROBERTS
 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 18 Jan 1855 - GA
          Death: Unknown
         Burial:
Parents
         Father: William Riley ROBERTS (1834-1872)
         Mother: Mary Angeline HALL (1835-1921)
Spouses and Children 
1.  *Modelle HALE (Unknown - Unknown) 
       Marriage: 15 Dec 1875

Sources

1 Dorothy R. Hyde, Candler, NC.

2 Roy B. Rhodes, Livingston, TX.

3 www.ancestry.com Alabama Marriages 1800-1920.

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