THOMAS WALKER ROBERSON AND
MARGARET ANN EMERSON FAMILY CHART

Husband: Thomas Walker Roberson (Sr.)

Birth: 7 Nov 1804 Place: South Carolina
Death: Jan 1889
Burial: Jan 1889 - Place: Duffau, Texas Cemetery, Erath County, Texas
Occupation: Farmer
Father: Mathew Newton Roberson ( -1832)
Mother: Ann or Anne
Grandfather: David Roberson

Marriage: Circa 1825/1826

Wife: Margaret Ann "Peggy" Emerson - [See picture]

Birth: Nov 1807/1810 Place: South Carolina or Tennessee
Death: 20 Mar 1893
Burial: Place: Duffau, Texas Cemetery, Erath County, Texas
Father: (Possibly) James Emerson (Emmerson) - unconfirmed
Mother: Mary (Elizabeth?) Emerson (1785-) Place: Possibly Ireland or South Carolina

Children:

1. M Child: Matthew Newton "Newt" Roberson
Birth: 20 Nov 1827 Place: Franklin Co. Tennessee
Death: 16 Jul 1906 Place: Erath Co. Texas
Burial: Place: Pony Creek Cemetery, Erath Co. Texas
Served in Civil War-Co. K, 10th Texas Infantry
Spouse: Cordelia J. Williams
Marriage: Circa 1864

2. F Child: (Margaret) Mary Ann Roberson
Birth: 1829 Place: Franklin Co. Tennessee
Spouse: John Durham Hollis
Marriage: Before 1850 Place: Tippah Co. Mississippi

3. F Child: Jerusia Adaline "Addie" Roberson - [See picture]
Birth: 6 Nov 1832 Place: Franklin Co. Tennessee
Death: 16 Jan 1913 Place: Red River, Texas
Burial: Place: Box Elder, Texas
Spouse: Francis Marion Montgomery
Marriage: 15 Nov 1849 Place: Tippah Co. Mississippi

4. M Child: James E. "Jim" Roberson
Birth: 24 Jan 1835 Place: Franklin Co. Tennessee
DOB Listed as 1837 in 1860 Census, Erath Co. Texas
DOB Listed as 1835 in 1850 Census, Tippah Co. Mississippi
Death: 10 May 1872
Burial: Place: Old Dublin Cemetery, Duffau, Texas
Spouse: Sarah
Marriage: Place: Uncertain

5. F Child: Sarah Roberson
Birth: 1837 (uncertain) - Age listed as 13 in 1850 Census
Place: Franklin Co. Tennessee

6. F Child: Elmina Francis Roberson - [See picture]
Birth: 17 Aug 1837 or 1839 - Age listed as 11 in 1850 Census
Place: Tippah Co. Mississippi
Death: 5 Oct 1917 Place: Eola, Louisiana
Burial: Oct 1917 Place: Whites Chapel Church, Gold Dust (near Eola and Bunkie), Louisiana
Religion: Baptist - Nickname "Frankie" and later "Little Granny"
Spouse: John Milligan Ragsdale

7. M Child: William Reed "Buck" Roberson
Birth: 25 Nov 1842 Place: Tippah Co. Mississippi
Listed in 1860 Census, Erath Co. Texas
Death: 23 Apr 1930 Place: Stephenville, Erath Co. Texas
Burial: Apr 1930 Place: Johnsville Cemetery, Erath Co. Texas
Served in Civil War-McCord's Frontier Regiment, Tex Cavalry
Lived with daughter Mandy 1923-26; with son Arthur 1926-30
Religion: Member Church of Christ since age 14
Spouse: Sarah Isabella Allard
Marriage: 26 Oct 1865 Place: Erath Co. Texas

8. F Child: Martha Elizabeth Roberson
Birth: 4 May 1844 Place: Tippah Co. Mississippi
Known to have lived in Canadian, Texas (Hemphill Co.)
Death: 13 Nov 1934
Spouse: Archibald "Archie" Keahey

9. F Child: Lucinda Malinda C. Roberson
Birth: 1848 Place: Tippah Co. Mississippi
Death: 1890 Place: Buried in Hollis Cemetery, near Duffau Texas
Burial: Place: Marker in Duffau Cemetery, Erath Co Texas
Spouse: William Wesley Sumrall

10. M Child: Thomas Walker "Tom" Roberson Jr.
[See "Picture of 'Tom Roberson Family' - Whose picture is this?"]
Birth: 17 Oct 1852 Place: Mississippi
Death: 31 Jan 1931 Place: At Home, Gentry's Mill Community, Hamilton Co., Texas
Burial: 1 Feb 1931 Place: Gentry's Mill Cemetery, Hamilton, Texas
Occupation: Farmer
Religion: Methodist
Spouse: Mary Parlee Wolfe
Marriage: 12 Jun 1879 Place: Erath Co. Texas

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