John R. Roberts and Mary Polmear were married on 11 Jun 1850 in Grant Co, WI. They owned the Western Hotel in Dodgeville City. Mary continued to maintain the hotel after John's death. Children: Margaret S., Mary S., Minerva P. "Minnie", Margaret Louise "Maggie", Laura J., George Henry, Thomas Polmear, Sarah A., Frederick C. "Fred", and Rufus J.
Wisconsin Marriages, 1835-1900
John Roberts
Spouse: Mary Pemear [Polmear]
DoM: 11 Jun 1850 Grant Co.
Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
Dodgeville, Iowa Co.
John R. Roberts
Age: 43 | b. England
Occupation: Tavern keeper
1850 WI Fed Census -Grant Co, Eastern Dist No. 25, dtd 26 Aug, Fmly 409/413
Roberts, John 29 M -ENG -Miner
1855 WI State Census -Iowa Co, Dodgeville
Roberts, John
Family: 8 Males | 4 Females | Foreign birth: 8
1860 WI Fed Census -Iowa Co, Dodgeville Vlg, dtd 4 Jan, pg 1, Fmly 1, Western Hotel
Roberts, John R. 39 M -ENG -Hotel Proprieter
1870 WI Fed Census -Iowa Co, Dodgeville Village, PO: Middlebury, dtd 27 Jun, pg 21, Fmly 169/173
Note:John dies in 1879. Dau, Mary, dies in 1872, age 15.
Roberts, John R. 49 M -ENG -Hotel Keeper
Dodgeville Chronicle? -Fri, 22 Aug 1879
“The funeral of Mr. John R. Roberts, proprietor of the Western Hotel in this village, whose death occurred Monday [18 Aug] afternoon, took place Wednesday [20 Aug] 3 p.m. under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity. Mr Roberts was an old and respected citizen in this county having come here when quite a young man. The deceased was 59 years of age, and leaving a wife and seven children, and brothers and a sister to mourn his loss. A large concourse of friends follows his remains to the cemetery.”
James Roberts History of Dodgeville, c1912
“…My brother John went to Cal. in 1851 and in the Spring of 1852 he sent money to pay my passage to Cal. He was working in the placer gold mines near Sonora on Kinkaids flat, 4 miles from town. Sonora was the County seat of Tuolumme Co.…”
“…On reaching Sonora I [James] was at the end of my journey. Four miles from Sonora my eldest brothers John and Thomas were mining on Kinkaids Flat a recent discovery. I was very glad to meet my brothers and received an affectionate greeting from them. My brother Thomas had arrived there from England (leaving his wife there) some few weeks before my arrival, and had purchased an interest in a claim joining the one owned by my brother John & partner an Irish man by the name of Dan Downey who was the discoverer of the claim. I think my brother paid him the small sum of $100 for a half interest. It proved to be a fortunate investment.…”
“…In the Summer of 1853 my brother John gave up mining and with two others both Cornishmen went into the cattle business. They went to Los Angeles in Southern California which at that time was a small town of a few hundred inhabitants, where owners of great herds of cattle made their homes. The Vaqueros or “Cow boys” did the herding on the grazing grounds. They were generally Mexicans or Chilians from Chili South America. They were experts in riding and throwing the lasso.…”
Dodgeville Chronicle -Fri, 22 Aug 1879
“The funeral of Mr. John R. Roberts, proprietor of the Western Hotel in this village, whose death occurred Monday [18 Aug] afternoon, took place Wednesday [20 Aug] 3 p.m. under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity. Mr Roberts was an old and respected citizen in this county having come here when quite a young man. The deceased was 59 years of age, and leaving a wife and seven children, and brothers and a sister to mourn his loss. A large concourse of friends follows his remains to the cemetery.”
1850 WI Fed Census -Grant Co, Eastern Dist No. 25, dtd 26 Aug, Fmly 409/413
Note: Wife, Mary is also listed.
Roberts, John 29 M ENG Miner
1860 WI Fed Census -Iowa Co, Dodgeville Vlg, dtd 4 Jan, pg 1, Fmly 1, Western Hotel
Note: Wife, Mary is also listed and children: Mary S. & Minerva P.
Roberts, John R. 39 M ENG Hotel Proprieter
1870 WI Fed Census -Iowa Co, Dodgeville Village, PO: Middlebury, dtd 27 Jun, pg 21, Fmly 169/173
Note: Wife, Mary is also listed and children: Mary, Minerva, Maggie, Lauria, George, Thomas & Sarah.
Note: Dau, Mary (15) dies in 1872. John dies in 1879.
Roberts, John R. 49 M ENG Hotel Keeper
Wisconsin Marriages, 1835-1900
John Roberts
Spouse: Mary Pemear [Polmear]
DoM: 11 Jun 1850 Grant Co.
Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
Dodgeville, Iowa Co.
John R. Roberts
Age: 43 | b. England
Occupation: Tavern keeper
1850 WI Fed Census -Grant Co, Eastern Dist No. 25, dtd 26 Aug, Fmly 409/413
Roberts, John 29 M -ENG -Miner
1855 WI State Census -Iowa Co, Dodgeville
Roberts, John
Family: 8 Males | 4 Females | Foreign birth: 8
1860 WI Fed Census -Iowa Co, Dodgeville Vlg, dtd 4 Jan, pg 1, Fmly 1, Western Hotel
Roberts, John R. 39 M -ENG -Hotel Proprieter
1870 WI Fed Census -Iowa Co, Dodgeville Village, PO: Middlebury, dtd 27 Jun, pg 21, Fmly 169/173
Note:John dies in 1879. Dau, Mary, dies in 1872, age 15.
Roberts, John R. 49 M -ENG -Hotel Keeper
Dodgeville Chronicle? -Fri, 22 Aug 1879
“The funeral of Mr. John R. Roberts, proprietor of the Western Hotel in this village, whose death occurred Monday [18 Aug] afternoon, took place Wednesday [20 Aug] 3 p.m. under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity. Mr Roberts was an old and respected citizen in this county having come here when quite a young man. The deceased was 59 years of age, and leaving a wife and seven children, and brothers and a sister to mourn his loss. A large concourse of friends follows his remains to the cemetery.”
James Roberts History of Dodgeville, c1912
“…My brother John went to Cal. in 1851 and in the Spring of 1852 he sent money to pay my passage to Cal. He was working in the placer gold mines near Sonora on Kinkaids flat, 4 miles from town. Sonora was the County seat of Tuolumme Co.…”
“…On reaching Sonora I [James] was at the end of my journey. Four miles from Sonora my eldest brothers John and Thomas were mining on Kinkaids Flat a recent discovery. I was very glad to meet my brothers and received an affectionate greeting from them. My brother Thomas had arrived there from England (leaving his wife there) some few weeks before my arrival, and had purchased an interest in a claim joining the one owned by my brother John & partner an Irish man by the name of Dan Downey who was the discoverer of the claim. I think my brother paid him the small sum of $100 for a half interest. It proved to be a fortunate investment.…”
“…In the Summer of 1853 my brother John gave up mining and with two others both Cornishmen went into the cattle business. They went to Los Angeles in Southern California which at that time was a small town of a few hundred inhabitants, where owners of great herds of cattle made their homes. The Vaqueros or “Cow boys” did the herding on the grazing grounds. They were generally Mexicans or Chilians from Chili South America. They were experts in riding and throwing the lasso.…”
Dodgeville Chronicle -Fri, 22 Aug 1879
“The funeral of Mr. John R. Roberts, proprietor of the Western Hotel in this village, whose death occurred Monday [18 Aug] afternoon, took place Wednesday [20 Aug] 3 p.m. under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity. Mr Roberts was an old and respected citizen in this county having come here when quite a young man. The deceased was 59 years of age, and leaving a wife and seven children, and brothers and a sister to mourn his loss. A large concourse of friends follows his remains to the cemetery.”
1850 WI Fed Census -Grant Co, Eastern Dist No. 25, dtd 26 Aug, Fmly 409/413
Note: Wife, Mary is also listed.
Roberts, John 29 M ENG Miner
1860 WI Fed Census -Iowa Co, Dodgeville Vlg, dtd 4 Jan, pg 1, Fmly 1, Western Hotel
Note: Wife, Mary is also listed and children: Mary S. & Minerva P.
Roberts, John R. 39 M ENG Hotel Proprieter
1870 WI Fed Census -Iowa Co, Dodgeville Village, PO: Middlebury, dtd 27 Jun, pg 21, Fmly 169/173
Note: Wife, Mary is also listed and children: Mary, Minerva, Maggie, Lauria, George, Thomas & Sarah.
Note: Dau, Mary (15) dies in 1872. John dies in 1879.
Roberts, John R. 49 M ENG Hotel Keeper
John R. Roberts and Mary Polmear were married on 11 Jun 1850 in Grant Co, WI. They owned the Western Hotel in Dodgeville City. Mary continued to maintain the hotel after John's death. Children: Margaret S., Mary S., Minerva P. "Minnie", Margaret Louise "Maggie", Laura J., George Henry, Thomas Polmear, Sarah A., Frederick C. "Fred", and Rufus J.
Wisconsin Marriages, 1835-1900
John Roberts
Spouse: Mary Pemear [Polmear]
DoM: 11 Jun 1850 Grant Co.
Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
Dodgeville, Iowa Co.
John R. Roberts
Age: 43 | b. England
Occupation: Tavern keeper
1850 WI Fed Census -Grant Co, Eastern Dist No. 25, dtd 26 Aug, Fmly 409/413
Roberts, John 29 M -ENG -Miner
1855 WI State Census -Iowa Co, Dodgeville
Roberts, John
Family: 8 Males | 4 Females | Foreign birth: 8
1860 WI Fed Census -Iowa Co, Dodgeville Vlg, dtd 4 Jan, pg 1, Fmly 1, Western Hotel
Roberts, John R. 39 M -ENG -Hotel Proprieter
1870 WI Fed Census -Iowa Co, Dodgeville Village, PO: Middlebury, dtd 27 Jun, pg 21, Fmly 169/173
Note:John dies in 1879. Dau, Mary, dies in 1872, age 15.
Roberts, John R. 49 M -ENG -Hotel Keeper
Dodgeville Chronicle? -Fri, 22 Aug 1879
“The funeral of Mr. John R. Roberts, proprietor of the Western Hotel in this village, whose death occurred Monday [18 Aug] afternoon, took place Wednesday [20 Aug] 3 p.m. under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity. Mr Roberts was an old and respected citizen in this county having come here when quite a young man. The deceased was 59 years of age, and leaving a wife and seven children, and brothers and a sister to mourn his loss. A large concourse of friends follows his remains to the cemetery.”
James Roberts History of Dodgeville, c1912
“…My brother John went to Cal. in 1851 and in the Spring of 1852 he sent money to pay my passage to Cal. He was working in the placer gold mines near Sonora on Kinkaids flat, 4 miles from town. Sonora was the County seat of Tuolumme Co.…”
“…On reaching Sonora I [James] was at the end of my journey. Four miles from Sonora my eldest brothers John and Thomas were mining on Kinkaids Flat a recent discovery. I was very glad to meet my brothers and received an affectionate greeting from them. My brother Thomas had arrived there from England (leaving his wife there) some few weeks before my arrival, and had purchased an interest in a claim joining the one owned by my brother John & partner an Irish man by the name of Dan Downey who was the discoverer of the claim. I think my brother paid him the small sum of $100 for a half interest. It proved to be a fortunate investment.…”
“…In the Summer of 1853 my brother John gave up mining and with two others both Cornishmen went into the cattle business. They went to Los Angeles in Southern California which at that time was a small town of a few hundred inhabitants, where owners of great herds of cattle made their homes. The Vaqueros or “Cow boys” did the herding on the grazing grounds. They were generally Mexicans or Chilians from Chili South America. They were experts in riding and throwing the lasso.…”
Dodgeville Chronicle -Fri, 22 Aug 1879
“The funeral of Mr. John R. Roberts, proprietor of the Western Hotel in this village, whose death occurred Monday [18 Aug] afternoon, took place Wednesday [20 Aug] 3 p.m. under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity. Mr Roberts was an old and respected citizen in this county having come here when quite a young man. The deceased was 59 years of age, and leaving a wife and seven children, and brothers and a sister to mourn his loss. A large concourse of friends follows his remains to the cemetery.”
1850 WI Fed Census -Grant Co, Eastern Dist No. 25, dtd 26 Aug, Fmly 409/413
Note: Wife, Mary is also listed.
Roberts, John 29 M ENG Miner
1860 WI Fed Census -Iowa Co, Dodgeville Vlg, dtd 4 Jan, pg 1, Fmly 1, Western Hotel
Note: Wife, Mary is also listed and children: Mary S. & Minerva P.
Roberts, John R. 39 M ENG Hotel Proprieter
1870 WI Fed Census -Iowa Co, Dodgeville Village, PO: Middlebury, dtd 27 Jun, pg 21, Fmly 169/173
Note: Wife, Mary is also listed and children: Mary, Minerva, Maggie, Lauria, George, Thomas & Sarah.
Note: Dau, Mary (15) dies in 1872. John dies in 1879.
Roberts, John R. 49 M ENG Hotel Keeper
Wisconsin Marriages, 1835-1900
John Roberts
Spouse: Mary Pemear [Polmear]
DoM: 11 Jun 1850 Grant Co.
Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
Dodgeville, Iowa Co.
John R. Roberts
Age: 43 | b. England
Occupation: Tavern keeper
1850 WI Fed Census -Grant Co, Eastern Dist No. 25, dtd 26 Aug, Fmly 409/413
Roberts, John 29 M -ENG -Miner
1855 WI State Census -Iowa Co, Dodgeville
Roberts, John
Family: 8 Males | 4 Females | Foreign birth: 8
1860 WI Fed Census -Iowa Co, Dodgeville Vlg, dtd 4 Jan, pg 1, Fmly 1, Western Hotel
Roberts, John R. 39 M -ENG -Hotel Proprieter
1870 WI Fed Census -Iowa Co, Dodgeville Village, PO: Middlebury, dtd 27 Jun, pg 21, Fmly 169/173
Note:John dies in 1879. Dau, Mary, dies in 1872, age 15.
Roberts, John R. 49 M -ENG -Hotel Keeper
Dodgeville Chronicle? -Fri, 22 Aug 1879
“The funeral of Mr. John R. Roberts, proprietor of the Western Hotel in this village, whose death occurred Monday [18 Aug] afternoon, took place Wednesday [20 Aug] 3 p.m. under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity. Mr Roberts was an old and respected citizen in this county having come here when quite a young man. The deceased was 59 years of age, and leaving a wife and seven children, and brothers and a sister to mourn his loss. A large concourse of friends follows his remains to the cemetery.”
James Roberts History of Dodgeville, c1912
“…My brother John went to Cal. in 1851 and in the Spring of 1852 he sent money to pay my passage to Cal. He was working in the placer gold mines near Sonora on Kinkaids flat, 4 miles from town. Sonora was the County seat of Tuolumme Co.…”
“…On reaching Sonora I [James] was at the end of my journey. Four miles from Sonora my eldest brothers John and Thomas were mining on Kinkaids Flat a recent discovery. I was very glad to meet my brothers and received an affectionate greeting from them. My brother Thomas had arrived there from England (leaving his wife there) some few weeks before my arrival, and had purchased an interest in a claim joining the one owned by my brother John & partner an Irish man by the name of Dan Downey who was the discoverer of the claim. I think my brother paid him the small sum of $100 for a half interest. It proved to be a fortunate investment.…”
“…In the Summer of 1853 my brother John gave up mining and with two others both Cornishmen went into the cattle business. They went to Los Angeles in Southern California which at that time was a small town of a few hundred inhabitants, where owners of great herds of cattle made their homes. The Vaqueros or “Cow boys” did the herding on the grazing grounds. They were generally Mexicans or Chilians from Chili South America. They were experts in riding and throwing the lasso.…”
Dodgeville Chronicle -Fri, 22 Aug 1879
“The funeral of Mr. John R. Roberts, proprietor of the Western Hotel in this village, whose death occurred Monday [18 Aug] afternoon, took place Wednesday [20 Aug] 3 p.m. under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity. Mr Roberts was an old and respected citizen in this county having come here when quite a young man. The deceased was 59 years of age, and leaving a wife and seven children, and brothers and a sister to mourn his loss. A large concourse of friends follows his remains to the cemetery.”
1850 WI Fed Census -Grant Co, Eastern Dist No. 25, dtd 26 Aug, Fmly 409/413
Note: Wife, Mary is also listed.
Roberts, John 29 M ENG Miner
1860 WI Fed Census -Iowa Co, Dodgeville Vlg, dtd 4 Jan, pg 1, Fmly 1, Western Hotel
Note: Wife, Mary is also listed and children: Mary S. & Minerva P.
Roberts, John R. 39 M ENG Hotel Proprieter
1870 WI Fed Census -Iowa Co, Dodgeville Village, PO: Middlebury, dtd 27 Jun, pg 21, Fmly 169/173
Note: Wife, Mary is also listed and children: Mary, Minerva, Maggie, Lauria, George, Thomas & Sarah.
Note: Dau, Mary (15) dies in 1872. John dies in 1879.
Roberts, John R. 49 M ENG Hotel Keeper
Family Members
Siblings
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Margaret S. "Maggie" Roberts
1856–1856
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Mary S. Roberts
1857–1872
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Minerva P. "Minnie" Roberts Van Ness
1859–1939
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Margaret Louise "Maggie" Roberts Klock
1860–1937
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Laura Jane Roberts
1864–1939
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George Henry Roberts
1865–1959
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Thomas Polmear "Tom" Roberts
1867–1912
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Sarah Ann Roberts Schneider
1868–1949
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Dr Frederick C. Roberts
1870–1944
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Dr Frederick C. "Fred" Roberts
1871 – unknown
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Rufus J. Roberts
1874–1936
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