John Ernest Roberts^{[1, 2]}

1899 - 1981  (81 years)

• Name	John Ernest Roberts
  Born	26 May 1899	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	18 Feb 1981  [4]
  Buried	Roberts Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I29220	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	James Johnathan Roberts,   b. 20 Feb 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Nov 1957, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Appie Ellen McCarter,   b. 9 Aug 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Jun 1935  (Age 59 years)
  Married	15 Nov 1891
  Family ID	F10797	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Della Mae Roberts,   b. 19 Apr 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Feb 1989  (Age 84 years)
  Married	6 Apr 1924	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. John Earnest "Jay" Roberts, Jr.,   b. 16 Aug 1924,   d. 29 Apr 2011, Briarcliff Healthcare, Oak Ridge, Tennessee  (Age 86 years) + 2. James Alvin Roberts,   b. 24 Jan 1928, Tennessee ,   d. 12 May 1986  (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F48436	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Zelma Ailey,   b. 27 Feb 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Aug 1990  (Age 90 years)
  Married	5 Apr 1935	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Vera K. Roberts,   b. Abt 1936, Tennessee  (Age ~ 88 years)   2. Frank Roberts
  Family ID	F10822	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 May 1899 - Tennessee Married - 6 Apr 1924 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 5 Apr 1935 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Roberts Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 311, 313.

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 3 Feb 1944. Lillie Barker obituary [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 12 May 1986. James Alvin Roberts obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: John R Roberts Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 39 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1901 Last Place of Residence: Rural, Sevier, Tennessee District: 78-8 Family Number: 108 Sheet Number and Letter: 7B Line Number: 61 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00220 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head John R Roberts M 39 Tennessee Wife Zelma Roberts F 39 Tennessee Daughter Vera K Roberts F 4 Tennessee Stepson Joe Sutton M 18 Tennessee [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 18 Feb 1981. Roberts, John Ernest Sr 81 b. 5-26-99 TN d. 2/18/81 DOA SCH farmer f. James J Roberts m. Appie McCarter Roberts Cem Survivors: wife Zelma Ailey R4 Sev 1 dau Mrs Vera R Parton 2 sons J E James A 1 step-son Joe Sutton 3 gc 1 ggc 1 sis Mrs Virgie Roberts. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 431.