Transcription contributed by Martie Callihan 2 February 2005

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JOHN T. ROBERTS, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; born in Bucks Co., Penn., May 2, 1800; is a son of Edward and Ann (Trump) Roberts, natives of Pennsylvania, who were raised and grew to maturity and were married in their native State. Mr. Roberts was for many years a teamster over the mountains in Pennsylvania in an early day. About 1805 or 1806, they emigrated to Ohio, and located at the mouth of the Little Miami River, at Jarrett's Station, where he lived till about 1811; thence he moved to the American Bottoms, twelve miles below St. Louis; here his wife died in the fall of 1811; thence moved to Six Mile Prairie, above St. Louis, and, in 1812, when the war broke out, they came back to Ohio and again located at Jarrett's Station, where he resided till about 1816; thence he removed into Clermont County, near Richmond. While at Jarrett's Station, Mr. Roberts married for his second wife, Mrs. Rachel Mills; they resided at New Richmond until about 1820; they removed to Warren County and located on the place near Harveysburg, where Edward Roberts now lives; here he resided till his death, at the advanced age of 93 years. Mr. Roberts was a remarkably strong and healthy man, and a great worker; a man of good habits, and when he died passed away with but little sickness or pain. By his first wife, he had six children, two now living—Charlotte, now Widow Tetterrow, aged 94 years, and John T., who, when a young man, learned the cabinet-making business in Cincinnati, serving an apprenticeship of five years; this business he followed till about 23 years of age; was married, in the fall of 1822, to Hannah, daughter of Jesse Pugh, by whom he had eight children; six now survive—Adolphus D., Elizabeth, Jane, Benjamin D., Everard D., Amanda M. and John A. G. Mr. Roberts' wife died May 5, 1846. On Aug. 14, 1862, he married Lydia H., daughter of Archibald and Ann Edwards, natives of North Carolina, but who became settlers of Ohio in 1806. Mr. Roberts has followed farming and the carpenter trade most of his life, the former having been his principal business. He bought and located where he now lives about 1837, where he has now resided forty-four years; has a fine farm of 119 acres, upon which he has erected good buildings, and now has everything comfortable and convenient around him, constituting a very pleasant home and farmer's residence Three of Mr. Roberts' sons—Everard D., Benjamin D. and John A. G.—all served through the war of the rebellion, and all escaped without a wound except Everard D.; who was severely wouuded [sic] and is now drawing a pension; he married Sarah Kelly, whose ancestors are given in the sketch of Levi Kelly. By this union, he has three children—Abigail Hannah, Mary Ethol and Bertram.