Joseph married Blanche Idella Williams of Coldspring, Texas, on October 7, 1903. Three children were born to Joseph and Blanche between 1904 and 1908.
They were:
Bennett James Roberts (1904-1989)
Charles Marion Roberts (1905-1906)
Clara Agnes Roberts Franz McClain (1908-2003)
In 1919, Joseph moved his family to Brunner, Texas, which was later was incorporated into the City of Houston in an area known as Houston Heights. Joseph worked as a shipbuilder in Galveston and then for the Houston Light & Power Company as a lineman electrician. He became a member of the I.B.E.W.U. #B66 in Houston.
Joseph and Blanche were devoted to family and friends and were very active in the West End Baptist Church in the Houston Heights.
Joseph died in Memorial Hospital on January 15, 1939, from complications following surgery. The Roberts family really never recovered from this sudden and unexpected death of their beloved husband, father and grandfather at the age of 60.
Joseph Marion is buried in Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas. He is buried next to his wife, children, and other family members.
Biography & photos by: Jo Roberts
Joseph married Blanche Idella Williams of Coldspring, Texas, on October 7, 1903. Three children were born to Joseph and Blanche between 1904 and 1908.
They were:
Bennett James Roberts (1904-1989)
Charles Marion Roberts (1905-1906)
Clara Agnes Roberts Franz McClain (1908-2003)
In 1919, Joseph moved his family to Brunner, Texas, which was later was incorporated into the City of Houston in an area known as Houston Heights. Joseph worked as a shipbuilder in Galveston and then for the Houston Light & Power Company as a lineman electrician. He became a member of the I.B.E.W.U. #B66 in Houston.
Joseph and Blanche were devoted to family and friends and were very active in the West End Baptist Church in the Houston Heights.
Joseph died in Memorial Hospital on January 15, 1939, from complications following surgery. The Roberts family really never recovered from this sudden and unexpected death of their beloved husband, father and grandfather at the age of 60.
Joseph Marion is buried in Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas. He is buried next to his wife, children, and other family members.
Biography & photos by: Jo Roberts
Inscription
Father, Joseph M. Roberts
Feb 12, 1878 Jan 15, 1939
Family Members
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Mary Florence Roberts Lackey
1872–1900
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James Thomas "Pampa" Roberts
1874–1945
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Lucy Emma Roberts Vieno
1875–1952
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Susan Anna Irene Roberts Shaw
1876–1953
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Nora Lee Roberts Hurst
1879–1912
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Robert Franklin "Bob" Roberts
1882–1946
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Charles Edwin "Ed" Roberts
1882–1975
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William Clarence Claude "Roy" Roberts
1884–1960
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Julia Roberts
1885 – unknown
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Floyd Dickson Roberts
1886–1949
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Reuben Roberts
1889–1956
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Mattie Estelle Roberts Wooley
1892–1981
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Bertha Ola "Birdie" Roberts Kost
1894–1986
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Leon Douglas Roberts Sr
1897–1960