The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
Oral Roberts
should not be considered either
exhaustive or authoritative, but
rather as a first draft.
| Ancestry of Oral Roberts | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Oral Roberts, b. Pontotoc Co., Okla., 24 Jan. 1918 |
| PARENTS | |
| 2 |
Ellis Melvin Roberts,
b. Conway Co., Ark., 1 March 1887,
d. Tulsa, Okla., 18 Nov. 1967
m. Bebee, Okla., 17 Feb. 1901 |
| 3 | Claudia Priscilla Irwin, b. ... , Tex., 17 March 1885 d. Tulsa, Okla., ... April 1974 |
| GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4 |
Amos Pleasant Roberts,
b. Tuscaloosa Co., Ala., 4 Dec. 1846,
d. Ada, Okla., 4 Dec. 1930
m. Conway Co., Ark., 23 Feb. 1868 |
| 5 | Mary Jane Maddox, b. Tuscaloosa Co., Ala., 2 Dec. 1844, d. Pontotoc Co., Okla., 20 Sept. 1943 |
| 6 |
Franklin Jefferson Irwin,
b. Robertson Co., Tex., 2 Feb. 1853,
d. Velma, Okla., ... [ca. 1908]
m. Robertson Co., Tex., 23 Nov. 1874 |
| 7 | DeMaris H ... Holton, b. ... , Ga., 20 Dec. 1858, d. Pontotoc Co., Okla., 16 March 1939 |
| GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 8 |
Amos Pleasant Roberts,
b. ... , N. C., ... 1814,
d. Conway Co., Ark., ... [ca. 1872]
m. ... [ca. 1840] |
| 9 | Mary Adeline Andrews, b. ... , Miss, ... Sept. 1825 d. Bebee, Okla., ... 1907 |
| 12 |
Lockhart Jefferson Irwin,
b. ... , Tenn., ... 1817
d. ... , Tex., ... [before 1875]
m. Brazos Co., Tex., 3 March 1843 |
| 13 | Nancy Ophelia Head, b. Pike Co., Ga., ... 1821, d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 16 |
Josiah Roberts,
b. ... , N. C., ... 1783
d. Tuscaloosa Co., Ala., ... 1850
m. Rutherford Co., N. C., 1 Sept. 1803 |
| 17 | Mary Linsey, b. ... , d. ... |
| 18 |
Roland Andrews,
b. Laurens Co., S. C., ... 1802,
d. Conway Co., Ark., ... 1874
m. Monroe Co., Miss., 15 Dec. 1823 |
| 19 | Matilda Maddox, b. ... , Tenn., ... [ca. 1802], d. Conway Co., Ark., ... April 1868 |
| 24 |
William McDonald Irwin,
b. ... 1779,
d. Waxahachie, Tex., 28 Feb. 1864
m. |
| 25 | Margaret Taylor, b. ... 1785, d. ... 1840 |
| 26 |
James Alfred Head,
b. Jones Co., Ga., 25 June 1797,
d. Limestone, Tex., 22 Sept. 1872
m. Jones Co., Ga., 27 Dec. 1818 |
| 27 | Mary Elizabeth Seale, b. Jones Co., Ga., 16 June 1804, d. Brazos Co., Tex., ... [ca. 1848] |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 32 |
Morris Roberts,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 33 | Elizabeth ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 36 |
Howell Andrews,
b. Surry Co., Va., ... 1772
d. Tuscaloosa Co., Ala., ... 1839
m. |
| 37 | Mary ... , b. ... , S. C., ... 1775, d. ... |
| 54 |
Thomas Seale,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 55 | Rachel Baxter, b. ... , d. ... |
1930 Oklahoma, Pontotoc Co., Ada, ED 3, sheet 2B, line 63
Roberts Ellis M H M W 48 M 19 AR AL AL Clergyman Holiness Church
Claudia W F W 45 M 15 OK TX TX
Jewel D F W 18 S OK AR OK Seamstress Dress Maker
Vaden S M W 14 S OK AR OK
Oral S M W 12 S OK AR OK
Warren Billie J GD F W 1 4/12 S OK MO OK
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1920 Oklahoma, Pontotoc Co., Maxwell Twp., ED 183, sheet 9B, line 83
Roberts Ellis M H M W 38 M AR AL AL Farmer General Farm
Claud W F W 33 M TX TX TX
Nelma D F W 18 S OK AR TX
Elmer S M W 14 S OK AR TX Farmer H F
Jewell D F W 9 S OK AR TX
Naden S M W 4 1/12 S OK AR TX
Orel S M W 1 11/12 S OK AR TX
Written across the top of the page is: "Roberts Nelma: feebleminded from birth"
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1880 Texas, Robertson Co., Headville, ED 143, Page 16, line 1
Irwin Frank W M 26 Farmer TX TX AL
Demmas W F 21 W Keeping House GA AL
Andrew J W M 2 S TX TX GA
William E W M 1 S TX TX GA
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