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Rev George Washington Roberts Veteran

Birth: 24 Feb 1840
White County, Tennessee, USA
Death: 19 Dec 1917 (aged 77)
Morgan County, Alabama, USA
Burial: Johnson Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery

Danville, Morgan County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 20889532 View Source

Reverend George Washington Roberts was born February 24, 1840 in White County, Tennessee to Thomas E. Roberts and Mary A. Webb Roberts.

He married Elvira Jane Denton on November 12, 1865 in White County, a daughter of Hightower Denton and Nancy Witt Denton.

George Roberts was a Methodist Minister and the pastor of Johnson Chapel Church for many years, so he most likely presided over many weddings and funerals for the people interred in the cemetery.

Mr. Roberts enlisted in the Confederate States Army in April 1861 at Sparta, Tennessee and served as a private in Company G, 16th Tennessee Volunteers Regiment until April 1865.

Mr. Roberts was wounded in battle at Harrison Ferry, Tennessee and as a result, was blinded in one eye.

Mr. Roberts died December 19, 1917 in Morgan County, Alabama, at the age of 77.

Reverend George Washington Roberts was born February 24, 1840 in White County, Tennessee to Thomas E. Roberts and Mary A. Webb Roberts.

He married Elvira Jane Denton on November 12, 1865 in White County, a daughter of Hightower Denton and Nancy Witt Denton.

George Roberts was a Methodist Minister and the pastor of Johnson Chapel Church for many years, so he most likely presided over many weddings and funerals for the people interred in the cemetery.

Mr. Roberts enlisted in the Confederate States Army in April 1861 at Sparta, Tennessee and served as a private in Company G, 16th Tennessee Volunteers Regiment until April 1865.

Mr. Roberts was wounded in battle at Harrison Ferry, Tennessee and as a result, was blinded in one eye.

Mr. Roberts died December 19, 1917 in Morgan County, Alabama, at the age of 77.

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Created by: Gene Hill ☺
Added: Aug 11, 2007
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20889532/george_washington-roberts: accessed ), memorial page for Rev George Washington Roberts (24 Feb 1840–19 Dec 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20889532, citing Johnson Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Danville, Morgan County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Gene Hill ☺ (contributor 46927304).

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