Roberts, Rester Russell R.

From the Files of Virginia Aldridge

Son of James W. Roberts and Isabell B. Manning
Born: 24 November 1878 Lynnville, Warrick Co., IN
Died: 6 July 1955 Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN
Burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery Vigo Co., IN
Married: 30 October 1901 Gibson Co., IN
    CAROLYN GREEN
    daughter of William Harvey Green and Mary Jane Antrim
    Born: 5 September 1883 IN
    Died: 21 July 1938 Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN
    Burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery Vigo Co., IN

CHILDREN OF RUSSELL AND CARRIE:
    1. Orville Lowell Roberts
    2. Golden Roberts
    3. Roy Clifford Roberts
    4. Norman Leonard Roberts
    5. Cecil Morris Roberts
    6. Kenneth Elmer Roberts
    7. Olive Fern Roberts
    8. Forest Lavern Roberts

SOURCES:
Year: 1880; Census Place: Hart, Warrick, Indiana; Roll: 321; Page: 312B; Enumeration District: 064
James W. Roberts  28
Isabel B. Roberts    21
Rester R. R. Roberts 2

'Register of the Inmates of the Orphans'Home Warrick County, Indiana'
Dessie Roberts\ No   Parent Jim Roberts
Ressie Roberts/ age

There is no date at the top of this page and I feel this first page is a listing of the children living in the home in December 1882 when Ed and Malinda Meece took over management of the home. Near the bottom of this first page is the date Jan 1883 when new children were admitted.

Page 2 is dated 22 December 1886, so for the four years from December 1882 to December 1886 no record of the children of the home was noted.

page 6 June 1887 taken by parents

James and Isabell Manning Roberts divorced, Dec 1891 Warrick Co., IN Civil Order Book 22, page 279 She gets the children [they were in the orphanage from 1882 to 1887]. They are listed aged 12 years and 11 years in the divorce record.
Isabell remarried in 1892 and had three more children. Alice Strictland is mentioned as a sister surviving Dessie Canary, in her obituary.

Year: 1900; Census Place: Monroe, Pike, Indiana; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1240397
Robert Nixon    27
Flora Nixon       21
Charity Nixon      1
Restia Roberts 21 [Nov 1878]

Year: 1910; Census Place: Barton, Gibson, Indiana; Roll: T624_350; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1374363
Russel Roberts  32 Head
Carrie Roberts  26 Wife
Arvel Roberts     7 Son
Golden Roberts   5 Son
Roy Roberts        2 Son
Norman Roberts 0 Son

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Russell Roberts
Race: White
Birth Date: 24 Nov 1878
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: 2 R. F D.
Residence Place: Sullivan County, Indiana, USA
Physical Build: Slender
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Gray
Eye Color: Gray
Relative: Carrie Roberts

Year: 1920; Census Place: Harrison, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: T625_467; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 115
Russell Roberts   41 Head
Carrie Roberts    35 Wife
Arvel L Roberts  17 Son
Golden Roberts   16 Son
Roy C Roberts     12 Son
Norman Roberts 10 Son
Morris Roberts    7 Son
Kenneth Roberts  4 Son
Olive F Roberts    1 Daughter

Year: 1930; Census Place: Harrison, Vigo, Indiana; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 2340370
Russel Roberts       52 Head
Carrie G Roberts    46 Wife
Norman L Roberts  20 Son
Cecil M Roberts      17 Son
Kenneth E Roberts 14 Son
Olive F Roberts      12 Daughter

Year: 1940; Census Place: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01103; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 84-4
Russell Roberts 51

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Russell Roberts
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 24 Nov 1877
Birth Place: Lynnville, Indiana, USA
Residence Place: Gibson, Indiana, USA
Military Draft Date: 1942
Next of Kin: Floyd Strickland

Year: 1950; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana; Enumeration District: 100-47
Golden Roberts     45 Head
Louise A Roberts   42 Wife
Marilyn J Roberts 18 Daughter
Russel Roberts      74 Father

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Russell Roberts
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 24 Nov 1878
Birth Place: Lynville, Warrick, Indiana
Father:
James Roberts
Mother:
Isebell Manning
SSN: 314246116
Notes: Jul 1943: Name listed as RUSSELL ROBERTS

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Name: Russell Roberts
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 12 Nov 1878
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States of America
Death Date: 6 Jul 1955
Death Place: Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America
Cemetery: Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Spouse: Carrie Roberts
Children:
Roy C Roberts