Served as captain and commanding officer of Co. B, 12th West Virginia Infantry
JOHN CLINTON ROBERTS
The subject of this sketch was born in Round Bottom about two miles below the city on March 28, 1836. He comes from a line of ancestry that traces back to colonial times. His grandfather Jonathan Roberts migrated from Culpepper (sp) County, Virginia, in 1796 and settled on what is known as Roberts Ridge near this city. His father David Roberts was one of the early settlers of Round Bottom.
John Clinton Roberts, who represented the third generation since the removal of the family from eastern Virginia to the Ohio Valley, served as deputy sheriff under Jackson Reed in 1862. He assisted in recruiting Company B of 12th West Virginia Volunteers and was elected second lieutenant. A year later was promoted to Captain and served with the command till July 1864, when he resigned in action near Winchester which incapacitated him from further service in the field. He married Miss Elmira Adelaide Garrett of Chester County, Pennsylvania, who survives him.
[Local Moundsville, West Virginia Newspaper Obituary - December 1901]
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National Register of Historic Places:
[Captain JC Roberts (90). Captain Roberts was born in Moundsville in 1836. He served in the Civil War and was promoted to Captain. In 1864 he was wounded in the battle of Winchester and was discharged in 1865. He returned to Moundsville to continue his career in merchandise and civic functions. His merchandise business was located on Jefferson Avenue and the building is still extant (91).
Evan Garrett Roberts, son-of Captain Roberts, was born in 1870. He was president of the school board, organized the Citizens Savings and Loan Company (16), president of the Chamber of Commerce, member of the State Senate, member of the legislature and mayor of Moundsville. He died in 1949. His residence is on 508 Jefferson Avenue (124).]
Contributor: 1Anonymous1 (50006409)
JOHN CLINTON ROBERTS
The subject of this sketch was born in Round Bottom about two miles below the city on March 28, 1836. He comes from a line of ancestry that traces back to colonial times. His grandfather Jonathan Roberts migrated from Culpepper (sp) County, Virginia, in 1796 and settled on what is known as Roberts Ridge near this city. His father David Roberts was one of the early settlers of Round Bottom.
John Clinton Roberts, who represented the third generation since the removal of the family from eastern Virginia to the Ohio Valley, served as deputy sheriff under Jackson Reed in 1862. He assisted in recruiting Company B of 12th West Virginia Volunteers and was elected second lieutenant. A year later was promoted to Captain and served with the command till July 1864, when he resigned in action near Winchester which incapacitated him from further service in the field. He married Miss Elmira Adelaide Garrett of Chester County, Pennsylvania, who survives him.
[Local Moundsville, West Virginia Newspaper Obituary - December 1901]
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National Register of Historic Places:
[Captain JC Roberts (90). Captain Roberts was born in Moundsville in 1836. He served in the Civil War and was promoted to Captain. In 1864 he was wounded in the battle of Winchester and was discharged in 1865. He returned to Moundsville to continue his career in merchandise and civic functions. His merchandise business was located on Jefferson Avenue and the building is still extant (91).
Evan Garrett Roberts, son-of Captain Roberts, was born in 1870. He was president of the school board, organized the Citizens Savings and Loan Company (16), president of the Chamber of Commerce, member of the State Senate, member of the legislature and mayor of Moundsville. He died in 1949. His residence is on 508 Jefferson Avenue (124).]
Contributor: 1Anonymous1 (50006409)
Served as captain and commanding officer of Co. B, 12th West Virginia Infantry
JOHN CLINTON ROBERTS
The subject of this sketch was born in Round Bottom about two miles below the city on March 28, 1836. He comes from a line of ancestry that traces back to colonial times. His grandfather Jonathan Roberts migrated from Culpepper (sp) County, Virginia, in 1796 and settled on what is known as Roberts Ridge near this city. His father David Roberts was one of the early settlers of Round Bottom.
John Clinton Roberts, who represented the third generation since the removal of the family from eastern Virginia to the Ohio Valley, served as deputy sheriff under Jackson Reed in 1862. He assisted in recruiting Company B of 12th West Virginia Volunteers and was elected second lieutenant. A year later was promoted to Captain and served with the command till July 1864, when he resigned in action near Winchester which incapacitated him from further service in the field. He married Miss Elmira Adelaide Garrett of Chester County, Pennsylvania, who survives him.
[Local Moundsville, West Virginia Newspaper Obituary - December 1901]
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National Register of Historic Places:
[Captain JC Roberts (90). Captain Roberts was born in Moundsville in 1836. He served in the Civil War and was promoted to Captain. In 1864 he was wounded in the battle of Winchester and was discharged in 1865. He returned to Moundsville to continue his career in merchandise and civic functions. His merchandise business was located on Jefferson Avenue and the building is still extant (91).
Evan Garrett Roberts, son-of Captain Roberts, was born in 1870. He was president of the school board, organized the Citizens Savings and Loan Company (16), president of the Chamber of Commerce, member of the State Senate, member of the legislature and mayor of Moundsville. He died in 1949. His residence is on 508 Jefferson Avenue (124).]
Contributor: 1Anonymous1 (50006409)
JOHN CLINTON ROBERTS
The subject of this sketch was born in Round Bottom about two miles below the city on March 28, 1836. He comes from a line of ancestry that traces back to colonial times. His grandfather Jonathan Roberts migrated from Culpepper (sp) County, Virginia, in 1796 and settled on what is known as Roberts Ridge near this city. His father David Roberts was one of the early settlers of Round Bottom.
John Clinton Roberts, who represented the third generation since the removal of the family from eastern Virginia to the Ohio Valley, served as deputy sheriff under Jackson Reed in 1862. He assisted in recruiting Company B of 12th West Virginia Volunteers and was elected second lieutenant. A year later was promoted to Captain and served with the command till July 1864, when he resigned in action near Winchester which incapacitated him from further service in the field. He married Miss Elmira Adelaide Garrett of Chester County, Pennsylvania, who survives him.
[Local Moundsville, West Virginia Newspaper Obituary - December 1901]
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National Register of Historic Places:
[Captain JC Roberts (90). Captain Roberts was born in Moundsville in 1836. He served in the Civil War and was promoted to Captain. In 1864 he was wounded in the battle of Winchester and was discharged in 1865. He returned to Moundsville to continue his career in merchandise and civic functions. His merchandise business was located on Jefferson Avenue and the building is still extant (91).
Evan Garrett Roberts, son-of Captain Roberts, was born in 1870. He was president of the school board, organized the Citizens Savings and Loan Company (16), president of the Chamber of Commerce, member of the State Senate, member of the legislature and mayor of Moundsville. He died in 1949. His residence is on 508 Jefferson Avenue (124).]
Contributor: 1Anonymous1 (50006409)
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