July 30, 1954 p. 5
Father Of Roach Roberts Dies,. Was Buckeye Pioneer
The Roach Roberts family attended funeral services Monday afternoon for Mr. Roberts' father John G. Roberts, a 79-yearold Buckeye Valley pioneer, who passed away Friday after a long illness.
Born in Trinidad, Colo., August 3, 1874, he came to Arizona with his family when he was 12. They settled in the Buckeye Valley after first living a year in South Phoenix. He farmed and did cowboy work, later homesteading a ranch north of Palo Verde.
Mr. Roberts helped in the construction of the Arizona and Buckeye canals, served a term as cattle inspector, and was deputy sheriff at Buckeye under three Maricopa County sheriffs.
He also had been a constable in the Buckeye district.
He was a member of the Arizona Pioneers Union and of the:1 Buckeye and West Gila Valley Old Settlers Union.
Funeral services were held in the Palo Verde Community Church, with burial in Palo Verde Cemetery.
July 30, 1954 p. 5
Father Of Roach Roberts Dies,. Was Buckeye Pioneer
The Roach Roberts family attended funeral services Monday afternoon for Mr. Roberts' father John G. Roberts, a 79-yearold Buckeye Valley pioneer, who passed away Friday after a long illness.
Born in Trinidad, Colo., August 3, 1874, he came to Arizona with his family when he was 12. They settled in the Buckeye Valley after first living a year in South Phoenix. He farmed and did cowboy work, later homesteading a ranch north of Palo Verde.
Mr. Roberts helped in the construction of the Arizona and Buckeye canals, served a term as cattle inspector, and was deputy sheriff at Buckeye under three Maricopa County sheriffs.
He also had been a constable in the Buckeye district.
He was a member of the Arizona Pioneers Union and of the:1 Buckeye and West Gila Valley Old Settlers Union.
Funeral services were held in the Palo Verde Community Church, with burial in Palo Verde Cemetery.
Family Members
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Alfred Greer Roberts
1859–1862
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Moses Benton "Mose" Roberts
1861–1887
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William Fulton Roberts
1862–1938
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Laura Francis Burton
1864–1885
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Lillian Nancy Roberts
1867–1956
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Garrett Henry Roberts
1869–1929
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Callie Ann Caroline Roberts Bowen
1871–1914
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Oscar Burton Roberts
1876–1959
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Elizabeth "Bettie" Roberts
1879–1956
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