Roberts, Martha
Passed: 1884-08-01
Age: 58
Source: Ravenswood News
Death Notice: 1884-08-01
Obituary Date:
Information: Mrs. Martha Roberts, relict of Thos. Roberts, was born in Louisiana in 1826, was married to Thomas Roberts in 1850. To these, four children were born, two of which are still living. Mrs. Roberts died in Ravenswood on August 1st, 1884, just four years after the death of her worthy and highly respected husband. Mrs. Roberts was a great sufferer for several years, but in it all she was most submissive, and her death cast a gloom over the neighborhood for all had learned to love her. The bereaved daughter and other relatives have the sympathy of the entire community. She was buried beside her husband in the Ravenswood cemetery after services at her late residence, conducted by Rev. H. E. Bowden. [from the Mary Kouns scrapbook]