Mary H. Holmes ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

  Burial Notes:

Inscription:
MARY H.
Wife of
E.G. ROBERTS
Born APRIL 28, 1838
Died JUNE 25, 1886

  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Carthage Township, Athens, OH on 2 October 1850. ³

1850 US Census
Page 82, Family 1172, Roll 660
Carthage Township, Athens County, Ohio, United States
Mary Holmes..12..Ohio

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in La Plata Township, Macon County, MO on 27 June 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 69, Family 465, Roll 631
La Plata Township, Macon County, Missouri, United States
Mary Roberts..24..Ohio..Domestic

(Living with husband, son, and widowed mother-in-law.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 28 Apr 1838, then her age should have been 22 instead of 24.
.

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in La Plata Township, Macon County, MO on 8 August 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 8, Family 51
La Plata Township, Macon County, Missouri, United States
Mary Robberts..32..Ohio..Keeping House

(Living with husband, 4 children, and widowed mother-in-law.)
.

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Johnson Township, Macon County, MO on 21 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 348D, District 122, Roll 701
Johnson Township, Macon County, Missouri, United States
Mary Roberts..Wife..42..Ohio..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 7 children.)
.

• She was buried after 25 June 1886 in the Devore Cemetery in , Harper County, KS.

Find a Grave Memorial 50719372

Inscription:
MARY H.
Wife of
E.G. ROBERTS
Born APRIL 28, 1838
Died JUNE 25, 1886
. ⁶

Mary married Erastus G. Roberts, son of Samuel S. Roberts and Mary Conkright, on 16 April 1857 in Adair County, MO.^{1 2} (Erastus G. Roberts was born on 21 February 1832 in New York,^{4 7 8} died on 23 August 1900 in Boulder, CO ⁸ and was buried on 25 August 1900 in Columbia Cemetery, Boulder, CO ⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 16 April 1857, in Adair County, MO. ¹

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in La Plata Township, Macon County, MO on 27 June 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 69, Family 465, Roll 631
La Plata Township, Macon County, Missouri, United States
Erastus Roberts..28..New York..Farmer
Mary Roberts..24..Ohio..Domestic
Richard E. Roberts..2..Missouri
Mary Roberts..69..New York
.

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in La Plata Township, Macon County, MO on 8 August 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 8, Family 51
La Plata Township, Macon County, Missouri, United States
Erastus Robberts..37..New York..Farmer
Mary Robberts..32..Ohio..Keeping House
Everet Robberts..12..Missouri
Charlotte Robberts..5..Missouri
Abagail Robberts..3..Missouri
Rosemond Robberts..3m..Missouri..Apr
Mary Robberts..79..New York

NOTE - Missing from the census was the young son, Adolphus Fred Roberts, who would have been about 9 years old.
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Johnson Township, Macon County, MO on 21 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 348D, District 122, Roll 701
Johnson Township, Macon County, Missouri, United States
Erastus G. Roberts..Self..47..New York..Farmer
Mary Roberts..Wife..42..Ohio..Keeping House
Everet P. Roberts..Son..22..Missouri..Farmer
Adolphus F. Roberts..Son..19..Ohio..Farm Laborer
Charlotte Roberts..Daughter..15..Missouri..At Home
Mary A. Roberts..Daughter..13..Missouri..At Home
Rosa P. Roberts..Daughter..10..Missouri..At Home
Fritz Roberts..Son..4..Missouri
Nettie Roberts..Daughter..2..Missouri
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Erastus
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 1857
Event Place: Adair, Missouri, United States
Spouse's Name: Miss Mary H Holmes
Page: 85

Citing this Record
"Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WPHW-FGMM : 1 October 2019), Miss Mary H Holmes in entry for Erastus, 1857; citing Marriage, Adair, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007425721.
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