Roy Powderly Roberts ^{1 2 3 4 5}

  General Notes:

Roy and his first wife, Mabel, were married in Colorado in 1912 and traveled to China soon afterwards to join his brother, Raymond who was already there with his wife. Roy and Mabel had one son, Everett, who was born in China in 1916. In Jan 1919, Roy made passport applications for himself, his son, and his wife, Mabel, to return from China but in March 1919, his wife died of pneumonia and was cremated in Shanghai, China. Roy and son, Everett, returned home but by Jan 1920 both of them had made passport applications to return back to China. His second wife, Marie Seely, joined them and in 1923, a son, Frederick, was born in China but he died there at the age of 5 months. Roy and wife then returned home to Colorado and never again returned. They remained in Colorado for the remainder of their lives.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Boulder, CO on 15 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 23B, District 161, Family 582
Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado, United States
568 Marinie(?) Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Roy P. Roberts..Son..Mar 1887..13..Kansas..At School

(Living with parents and paternal grandfather.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Boulder, CO on 23 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 43, Family 294, Roll 113
Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado, United States
568 Mariner(?) Street
Ray P. Roberts..Son..23..Kansas

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Golden, CO on 15 April 1930. ²

1930 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 13, Family 162, Roll 243
Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, United States
1718 Ford Street; Home rented $20
Roy P. Roberts..Son..43..Kansas..married at age 25..Civil Engineer

(Living at the home of his parents with his wife and son.)
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• He was buried in January 1981 in the Cedar Cemetery in Montrose, CO.

PLOTSec G, Blk 62, Lots 1 & D, NE 1/4
Find a Grave Memorial 100008373
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Roy married Mabel Esther Sebring, daughter of William Sebring and Unknown, on 17 December 1912 in Colorado Springs, CO.¹ (Mabel Esther Sebring was born in April 1888 in Colorado,^{1 6} died on 2 March 1919 in Shanghai, China ⁶ and was cremated after 2 March 1919 in Shanghai, China ⁶.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 17 December 1912, in Colorado Springs, CO. ¹

  Marriage Notes:

Roy and his first wife, Mabel, were marred in Colorado in 1912 and traveled to China soon afterwards to join his brother, Raymond who was already there with his wife. Roy and Mabel had one son, Everett, who was born in China in 1916. In Jan 1919, Roy made passport applications for himself, his son, and his wife, Mabel, to return from China but in March 1919, his wife died of pneumonia and was cremated in Shanghai, China. Roy and son, Everett, returned home but by Jan 1920 both of them had made passport applications to return back to China. His second wife, Marie Seely, joined them and in 1923, a son, Frederick, was born in China but he died there at the age of 5 months. Roy and wife then returned home to Colorado and never again returned. They remained in Colorado for the remainder of their lives.
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Roy next married Marie W. Seely about 1922.² (Marie W. Seely was born in 1887 in Colorado,² died in 1968 and was buried in 1968 in Montrose, CO.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Golden, CO on 15 April 1930. ²

1930 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 13, Family 162, Roll 243
Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, United States
1718 Ford Street; Home rented $20
Roy P. Roberts..Son..43..Kansas..married at age 25..Civil Engineer
Marie Roberts..Daughter-in-law..43..Colorado..married at age 25..Teacher, Public School
Everet C. Roberts..Grandson..14..China

NOTE - Living at the home of his parents.
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