Rial Lafayette Roberts b:Sept.6 1840 Ohio d:July 3 1897 Boone Co. Ar. son of William C.Roberts & Matilda Millard Roberts. Husband of Martha Ann Whipple Roberts.
His father William C. ROBERTS
ANCI: Greene County, TennesseePanora, Guthrie County, Iowa

Rial Lafayette Roberts enlisted as a Private at Panora, Guthrie County, Iowa on 17 Oct 1861 at the age of 21. He mustered in Co L 4th Iowa Cavalry on 25 Nov 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered on 12 Dec 1863. Mustered out 8 Aug 1865 at Atlanta, Georgia. Records state he was "wounded in left shoulder."

Father: William C. ROBERTS b: 1797 in Greene County, Tennessee
Mother: Matilda MILLARD b: 1796 in Tennessee

His grandfather was John ROBERTS
His grandmother was Mother: Phebe MOYER

William and Matilda's Children are
Ira Jackson ROBERTS
George Washington ROBERTS
John Clinton ROBERTS
James S. ROBERTS
Betsy Jane ROBERTS
Phoebe E. ROBERTS
Amanda M. ROBERTS
Rial Lafayette ROBERTS

Rail's Marriage 1 Harriet Hattie E. SHAW
Children
Alforetta ROBERTS

Rail's Marriage 2 Martha A. WHIPPLE
Children
Mercy ROBERTS
William ROBERTS
Amanda M. ROBERTS
A. C. ROBERTS
Eugene Augustus ROBERTS
Raymond ROBERTS
Aaron E. ROBERTS
Velvie L. ROBERTS
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HIS FATHER:
William C. ROBERTS
•Sex: M
•Birth: 1797 in Greene County, Tennessee
•Death: 21 SEP 1865 in Panora, Guthrie County, Iowa

•Note:
1840 census > OHIO > LOGAN > RUSH CREEK
Series: M704 Roll: 409 Page: 65
1860 census > IOWA > GUTHRIE > CASS TWP
Series: M653 Roll: 323 Page: 501
"The same year [1850], William Roberts, with members of his family, started for Oregon, but the lateness of the season made it impractical to attempt to cross the plains at that time of year and, for that reason, the journey to Oregon was abandoned." (from a sketch of the life of William
Zachary Roberts, author unknown, possibly W.Z. himself...as told by Floren Roberts Yund, Lebanon, Ohio, 1982)
"While the rest of the family were getting ready their wagons, oxen, and their supplies for the overland trip, it was discovered Roberts' young wife had a mind of her own and she steadfastly refused to go with them. All the members of the family tried to prevail upon her but to no avail. The father, mother, brothers, and sisters all went west and settled on farms in Guthrie County, Iowa."
(Charles Jefferson Roberts, "The Hoosier Shepherd," date unknown)

Father: John ROBERTS b: 1758
Mother: Phebe MOYERS b: BET 1770 AND 1780

Marriage: 1 Matilda MILLARD b: 1796 in Tennessee
•Married: 5 MAR 1816 in Blountville, Sullivan County, Tennessee

Children:
1. Ira Jackson ROBERTS b: 1817 in Greene County, Tennessee
2. George Washington ROBERTS b: 9 JAN 1819 in Greene County, Tennessee
3. John Clinton ROBERTS b: 10 JUN 1821 in Greene County, Tennessee
4. James S. ROBERTS b: BET 1824 AND 1831 in Greene County, Tennessee
5. Betsy Jane ROBERTS b: BET 1825 AND 1831 in Greene County, Tennessee
6. Phoebe E. ROBERTS b: 1832 in Greene County, Tennessee
7. Amanda M. ROBERTS b: 1836 in Greene County, Tennessee
8. Rial Lafayette ROBERTS b: 1840 in Logan County, TN.
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HIS MOTHER:
Matilda MILLARD
•Sex: F
•Birth: 1796 in Tennessee
•Death: 1888 in Arkansas

•Note:
1840 census > OHIO > LOGAN > RUSH CREEK
Series: M704 Roll: 409 Page: 65

Marriage: 1 William C. ROBERTS b: 1797 in Greene County, Tennessee
•Married: 5 MAR 1816 in Blountville, Sullivan County, Tennessee

Children:
1. Ira Jackson ROBERTS b: 1817 in Greene County, Tennessee
2. George Washington ROBERTS b: 9 JAN 1819 in Greene County, Tennessee
3. John Clinton ROBERTS b: 10 JUN 1821 in Greene County, Tennessee
4. James S. ROBERTS b: BET 1824 AND 1831 in Greene County, Tennessee
5. Betsy Jane ROBERTS b: BET 1825 AND 1831 in Greene County, Tennessee
6. Phoebe E. ROBERTS b: 1832 in Greene County, Tennessee
7. Amanda M. ROBERTS b: 1836 in Greene County, Tennessee
8. Rial Lafayette ROBERTS b: 1840 in Logan County, Ohio
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