Wilbur Joseph Roberts
- Born: 12 Mar 1877, Nansemond Co, VA.
- Marriage: Shirley L. Hill about 1910 in Lawrence Co., Ohio
- Died: 29 Jul 1965, Duval Co., Florida at age 88
 General Notes:
Wilbur Roberts is from the Nansemond Co., Va. area. He is the brother of Stephen Roberts who married Mary J. Hill, sister of his wife Shirley Hill Roberts.
The 1910 Federal Census for Portsmouth Ward 7, Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia, ED#109, page 219B, dated April 22, 1910 records Wilbur (31 - VA/VA/VA) and Shirley (21 - Ohio/Ohio/Ohio) Roberts living in Portsmouth without children. They have been married 0 years. Wilbur is a Carpenter for a Coach. In the same household is Wilbur's sister and her husband: Venie K. [Roberts] and James A. Whitlock.
The 1920 Federal Census (ED#75, page 108A) records Wilbur J. (39-VA) and Shilley (sic) L. (30-Ohio) Roberts with children McCloe W. (son-8 / Ohio) and Udell E. (son-6 / Ohio) living in Brighton, Duval Co., Florida in Jan. 1920. Wilbur is an oiler at a RR Shop.
The 1935 Florida State Census for Duval Co. records Wilbur J. Roberts (58) with his wife Shirley L. (46) and son Wilbur M. (23) and daughter Leola (13).
Research Notes:
See research notes on his father, Calvin Roberts, for email contact giving details from the family bible.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Oiler at Seaboard Railroad Shops (1920).
Wilbur married Shirley L. Hill, daughter of Rev. John Henry Hill and Pharabey McComas, about 1910 in Lawrence Co., Ohio. (Shirley L. Hill was born on 14 May 1888 in Perry Township, Lawrence Co., Ohio and died in Oct 1981 in Jacksonville, Duval Co., Florida.)
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