Hiram J. Roberts

HIRAM J. ROBERTS

Was born in New York State, November 25, 1804; married to Eunice Young, March 4, 1837. Miss Young was born in New York, August 17, 1813; married in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Came to Clinton Township, Boone County, in 1837. Mr. R. entered, in 1837, the land on which he died, April 25, 1873. His family yet live on the farm, near the Clinton County line, and on the bank of Sugar Creek. The following are the names of their children: Silas, died at the age of four years; Charles R., died at the age of fourteen months; James L., died at the age of one year; Sarah A., married to Richard Hardesty, April 5, 1863, resides in Clinton Township; William H., married to Margaret A. Sims; Hayden E., married to Martha E. Hundley, resides in Kansas; Mary A., married to James Sims, resides in Clinton County, Indiana; John Alonzo, died at the age of nine years; Diana, born October 18, 1852, lives at home; Josiah, married to Mary K. Blubough, August 17, 1882, lives on the farm. The deceased members are buried at Mechanicsburg. Mrs. Roberts is a member of the Christian Church.

Source Citation: Boone County Biographies [database online] Boone County INGenWeb. 2007. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~inboone> Original data: Harden & Spahr. "Early life and times in Boone County, Indiana." Lebanon, Indiana. May, 1887, pp. 354-355.

Transcribed by: Julie S. Townsend - July 6, 2007