Roseltha Delcie Lewis 
Roseltha Delcie was born on August 20th, 1871 in , Crawford County, Arkansas, USA.1 Roseltha Delcie's father was David Walker LEWIS and her mother was Eliza Jane SHIPLEY. Her maternal grandparents were Nathan Pascal SHIPLEY and Elizabeth Mildred LESTER. She had eight brothers and two sisters, named William Franklin, Henry Davis Baskum, Moody, Sherman Darwin, Walker Harlin, Harvey Leander, Thomas Wesley, Joseph Webber, Lizzie and Gertrude Ellen. She was the oldest of the eleven children. She died at the age of 68 on July 6th, 1940 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA. She was buried in West Side District Cemetery, Taft, Kern County, California, USA.2 3 General Notes
Roseltha Delcie Lewis was born the 20th of August, 1871 in Crawford County, Arkansas, the first child of David Walker Lewis and Eliza Jane Shipley. She married 1) James Harvey Roberts the 12th of February, 1888 in Crawford County, Arkansas. He was born the 21st of May, 1861 in Wirt County, Virginia to Robert Richard Roberts and Mary Elizabeth Lohr Cannon. She and James had eleven children before their divorce:
1. unnamed Roberts, female b. January 16, 1889
2. Zora Elizabeth Roberts b. January 11, 1890
3. Venus Roberts b. February 28, 1892
4. Gertrude Ellen Roberts b. March 29, 1896
5. Manilla Dewey Roberts b. August 4, 1898
6. Zocalia Roberts b. July 22, 1900
7. Denver Harvey Roberts b. October 9, 1902
8. Dicey Fay Roberts b. August 30, 1904
9. Roseltha Roberts b. June 6, 1907
10. Irine Vivian Roberts b. April 10, 1910
11. James Milton Roberts b. November 4, 1912
She married 2) John Sherman. Roseltha died the 8th of July, 1940 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California and was buried in Westside Cemetery, Taft, Kern County, California. (It is believed James remarried and had a son, James B. Roberts, born in 1933.) James Harvey Roberts died the 22nd of September, 1951 in Harrison, Arkansas.
Written by Susan Kimes Burgess
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Lynne Chandler’s Shipley Descendant Chart, Jan. 25, 2000 "LynneC8296 at aol dot com" gives death as the 6th of July, 1940. CA Death Records from 1940-1997 on Rootsweb at http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi has Roseltha Sherman: b. 8/20/1871 in Arkansas to (father) Lewis and (mother) Shipley, d. 7/8/1940 in Kern County, CA.
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1880 Census: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp
Source Information:
Census Place Upper, Crawford County, Arkansas, USA
Family History Library Film 1254041
NA Film Number T9-0041
Page Number 478D
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Walker LEWIS Self M Male W 30 AR Farmer TN TN
Eliza J. LEWIS Wife M Female W 28 AR Keeps House AR AR
Rosettha LEWIS Dau S Female W 8 AR At Home AR AR
Elizabeth LEWIS Dau S Female W 7 AR At Home AR AR
Franklin LEWIS Son S Male W 5 AR At Home AR AR
Gertrude LEWIS Dau S Female W 1 AR At Home AR AR
1900 Census: Hardin, Faulkner, Arkansas; Roll T623_58 Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 31.
Roberts James H Head White Male 39 Married 12 1888 West Virginia Virginia West Virginia Hardin, Faulkner, Arkansas
Roberts Roseltha Wife White Female 28 Married 12 1888 Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Hardin, Faulkner, Arkansas
Roberts Nora Daughter White Female 10 Single Arkansas Virginia Arkansas Hardin, Faulkner, Arkansas
Roberts Venus Daughter White Female 8 Single Indian Territory Virginia Arkansas Hardin, Faulkner, Arkansas
Roberts Gertrude Daughter White Female 5 Single Arkansas Virginia Arkansas Hardin, Faulkner, Arkansas
Roberts Manilla Daughter White Female 1 Single Arkansas Virginia Arkansas Hardin, Faulkner, Arkansas
1910 Census: Harmon, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: T624_67; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0137; FHL microfilm: 1374080.
83 Roberts James H Head Male White 48 1862 Married Virginia Virginia Virginia
83 Roberts Rosa Wife Female White 38 1872 Married Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas
83 Roberts Vinia Daughter Female White 18 1892 Single Oklahoma Virginia Arkansas
83 Roberts Gertrude Daughter Female White 18 1892 Single Arkansas Virginia Arkansas
83 Roberts Mannila D Daughter Female White 12 1898 Single Arkansas Virginia Arkansas
83 Roberts Yozalia Daughter Female White 10 1900 Single Arkansas Virginia Arkansas
83 Roberts Denver H Son Male White 8 1902 Single Arkansas Virginia Arkansas
83 Roberts Dicie Daughter Female White 6 1904 Single Arkansas Virginia Arkansas
83 Roberts Rosealphia Daughter Female White 3 1907 Single Arkansas Virginia Arkansas
83 Roberts Irene Daughter Female White 0 1910 Single Arkansas Virginia Arkansas
1920 Census: Harmon, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: T625_84; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 142; Image: 347.
80 Roberts James H Head Own Male White 52 1868 Married West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia
80 Roberts Rosettha Wife Female White 49 1871 Married Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas
80 Roberts Denver Son Male White 17 1903 Single Arkansas West Virginia Arkansas
80 Roberts Zeltha Daughter Female White 12 1908 Single Arkansas West Virginia Arkansas
80 Roberts Vivin Daughter Female White 9 1911 Single Arkansas West Virginia Arkansas
80 Roberts Milton Son Male White 7 1913 Single Arkansas West Virginia Arkansas
1930 Census: Township 4, Kern, California; Roll 121; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 32; Image: 182.0.
Clyde C Chandler 38
Gertrude E Chandler 36
Charles H Chandler 15
Colman C Chandler 13
Marvin W Chandler 11
Chester E Chandler 9
Robert E Chandler 6
Reba J Chandler 3 3/12
Rosetta Roberts 57 Divorced
1940 United States Census: , Kern, California; Roll: T627_214; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 15-55; enumerated April 11, 1940
45 210 1/2 Monroe Yes Sherman Roseltha Head Female White 68 abt 1872 Widowed Arkansas Same Place No
46 210 1/2 Monroe Van Vrankea Helen Housekeeper Female White 23 abt 1917 Single Oklahoma Oakwood Dewey Oklahoma
California Death Index, 1940-1997
about Roseltha Sherman
Name: Roseltha Sherman
[Roseltha Lewis]
Social Security #: 0
Sex: FEMALE
Birth Date: 20 Aug 1871
Birthplace: Arkansas
Death Date: 8 Jul 1940
Death Place: Kern
Mother's Maiden Name: Shipley
Father's Surname: Lewis
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.11 Aug 1848 in Cedar Creek, Crawford County, Arkansas, USA d.02 Mar 1919 in Chester, Crawford County, Arkansas, USA
- b.20 Aug 1871 in , Crawford County, Arkansas, USA d.06 Jul 1940 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA
- b.~ 1775 in probably Maryland, USA d.01 Feb 1820 in , Rhea County, Tennessee, USA
- b.01 Jan 1805 in , Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA d.26 Aug 1881 in Mulberry, Crawford County, Arkansas, USA
- b.1759 in Dunmore/Shenandoah County, Virginia d.25 Jan 1841 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee
- b.~ 1780 in , , Tennessee, USA d.15 Nov 1857 in , , Tennessee, USA
- b.~ 1750 d.< 1840 in , Greene County, Tennessee, USA
- b.27 May 1827 in near Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA d.22 Feb 1863 in , Crawford County, Arkansas, USA
- b.1811 in During Oats Harvest in Tennessee, USA d.>19 Mar 1890 in , , Arkansas, USA
- b.Jul 1853 in Lees Creek, Upper Township, Crawford County, Arkansas, USA d.20 Aug 1931 in 435 South Valencia, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, USA
- b.31 Jul 1831 in , , Arkansas, USA d.01 Oct 1882 in , Crawford County, Arkansas, USA
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1 1920 United States Census
2 Find a Grave
3 Lynne Chandler’s Shipley Descendancy Chart sent Jan.25, 2000 "LynneC8296 at aol dot com"
Further sources/citations:
Mildred Werelius, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=burgess_kimes&id=I40722
2 Find a Grave
3 Lynne Chandler’s Shipley Descendancy Chart sent Jan.25, 2000 "LynneC8296 at aol dot com"
Further sources/citations:
Mildred Werelius, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=burgess_kimes&id=I40722
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