LINCOLN COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA - BIOS: ROBERTS, Henry
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Source: Hardesty, Henry H. Hardesty's Histocial and Geographical 
Encyclopedia: New York: H. H> Hardesty and Company, 1884. Rpt. in West 
Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia. Ed. Comstock, Richwood: Comstock 1974,        
                                                                              
               HENRY ROBERTS is a son of Samuel and Starah (Spurlock) 
Roberts, very early settlers of this part of the sate. he was born on Coal 
river September 9, 1829. At Clinton Furnace Kanawha Valley, September 9, 1850 
Henry Roberts and Catharine Tucker were united in marriage. They have had a 
family of eleven children, one of whom died in 1882; Charles C., born  August 
15, 1852; Franklin N December 24, 1853; James Erasmus January 10, 1856; died 
January 12, 1882;                            Samuel B. May 27, 1858; Hewett, 
February 12, 1860; George Washington, May 18, 1862; Nancy A.   May 29, 1864; 
Keenan, January 11, 1866; Carrie, October 21, 1868;  Rebecca October 27, 
1869; Virginia January 14, 1874. Samuel B. resides at Campbells Creek, 
Kanawha valley West Virginia: the rest are at home; Franklin N, joined the 
Missionary Baptist Church in December, 1875. Mrs. Roberts was born in 
Brownstown (now) West Virginia, March 10, 1839 and her parents were James R. 
and Emily (Molz, Moles) Tucker. Henry Roberts came to Lincoln county in 1860 
and is a miner and farmer in Carroll district owning 173 acres of fine 
farming land, about five miles east of Hamlin. There are good improvements on 
the farm, good orchard, some timber, iron ore and superior coal, Mr. Roberts 
is and has been for several years foreman of a coal mine. His son Charles C, 
is a miner also. Hamlin, Lincoln county, West Virginia, is the address of 
henry Roberts.