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John Clarke Roberts Full Name: John Clarke Roberts Date of birth: September 7, 1840 Date of death: February 19, 1912 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 105 Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905 28th   Democrat Crowell / Foard   Childress, Cottle, Dickens, Foard, Hall, Hardeman, King, Motley, Wichita, Wilbarger   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries Resolution congratulating Hon. J.C. Roberts on the birth of his twenty-first child, amended to call his name Pat Neff, 3/10/1903, p. 694. Resolution, "Pat Neff" Roberts, 3/16/1903, p. 782. House Journal. March 10, 1903 March 16, 1903 Biographical Sketches John Clarke Roberts, birth date 9/7/1840, death date 2/19/1912, burial in Crowell Cemetery, Crowell, Foard County. Includes biographical sketch and photos. Find a Grave. Obituary, "J.C. Roberts Is Dead," Record and Chronicle (Denton, Texas), 2/22/1912, p. 6, crediting Denton Public Library. "Mr. Roberts was a veteran of the Civil war, and the only man in Texas to have a child named by an act of the Legislature. While serving a term in the Legislature he received news of the birth of his twenty-first child, a son. The Legislature, then in session, claimed the honor of naming the child, and the name chosen was that of the then speaker of the House, Hon. Pat Neff, and conferred by legislative enactment. Deceased was a former a county judge of Hardeman county, then of Foard county, and served several legislative terms from the latter county." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Military Service Notes Confederate States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, Company F, 14th Texas Cavalry, enlisted 1/8/1862 at Montague, Texas, appointed 2nd Lieutenant 5/8/1862, resignation accepted 7/15/1863. John Clarke Roberts, death date 2/19/1912 in Denton County, widow Mrs. Matilda J. Roberts of Denton, marriage date 3/18/1880 in Cook County. Pension File No. 42459, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com. Other Resources Report of the resolution congratulating Representative J.C. Roberts on the birth his twenty-first child, "Rock Island Merger," 3/12/1903, p. 2. Bryan Eagle. Report of resolution naming Representative J.C. Roberts' son Pat Neff Roberts, and Mrs. J.C. Roberts' approval, The Brand (Hereford, Texas), 4/3/1903, p. 6, crediting Deaf Smith County Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). 28th Legislature (1903) - J.C. Roberts, postoffice Crowell, nativity Missouri, age 62 (born circa 1841), lawyer and farmer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual. Photographs Photograph. J.C. Roberts, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 28th R.S. - 1903 Counties and County Boundaries   County Government and County Finances   Public Buildings and Grounds   Stock and Stock Raising

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