Roberts, Joseph M.

1830 - 1896  (66 years)

• Name	Roberts, Joseph M.
  Birth	19 Feb 1830	Caernarvonshire, Wales
  Christening	28 Feb 1830	Caernarvonshire, Wales   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	09 Jul 1896	Allentown, Lehigh Co., PA   [1]
  Burial	12 Jul 1896	Allentown, Lehigh Co., PA   [1]
  Person ID	I83518	My Damon Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2014

  
  

  Family	Walk, Sarah,   b. 14 Nov 1841   d. 05 Jan 1901, Allentown, Lehigh Co., PA (Age 59 years)
  Children	1. Roberts, Horace William,   b. 17 Sep 1870, Slatington, Lehigh Co., PA d. 03 Jul 1942, Allentown, Lehigh Co., PA (Age 71 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   2. Roberts, Luella,   b. 31 Mar 1872
  Family ID	F31441	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2017

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 Feb 1830 - Caernarvonshire, Wales Christening - 28 Feb 1830 - Caernarvonshire, Wales Death - 09 Jul 1896 - Allentown, Lehigh Co., PA Burial - 12 Jul 1896 - Allentown, Lehigh Co., PA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Arrived in New York aboard the George Washington on May 2, 1844, at the age of 14. He was naturalized at the Lehigh County Courthouse on August 31, 1852 A visit to the Public Records Office in Caernarvon gave us the following information: Evenezer Wesleyan Church Born Feb 19, 1830 Baptized Feb 28, 1830 Joseph, son of William and Sarah Roberts Abode - Smithfield, Carnarfon (William) Parish of Llanbeblig (Sarah) Occupation: Stonecutter Performed by Evan Hughey DEATH : From the front page of the Allentown Morning Call, dated July 10, 1896 DEAD IN HIS CHAIR The Final Summons Came With Suddenness To Mr. Joseph M. Roberts The Agent for the Terminal Railroad at Gordon Street--Death Was Due to Asthma and Heart Disease--No Inquest Held Joseph M. Roberts, ticket agent at the Gordon Street station of the Terminal Railroad, was found dead in the office yesterday a.m. The cause of death was heart disease. Mr. Roberts was 67 years old. His family says he has had heart trouble and asthma for years. He lived at 413 1/2 Gordon Street. He frequently slept in the office as it was painful for him to walk home. One of the sons visited him Wednesday night. Mr. Roberts said he felt well. He told the son he would stay at the station over night and would be home for breakfast in the morning. At a quarter to 6 o'clock, Harry Hellman, the assistant agent got to the station for work. The ticket office was locked. Through the windows he saw Mr. Roberts. He was dead. A door was forced open. The body was cold. He had expired some hours before. Coroner A. J. Yost was notified. Dr. Yost made an investigation. He found that the cause of death was so plain that the expense of an inquest was unnecessary. Mr. Roberts was born in London. He came to Philadelphia at the age of 14 and became a civil engineer. He was occupied with his profession for many years in Lehigh, Northampton and Monroe Counties. He came to Allentown 13 years ago. For a time he was in the butchering business. When the Terminal Railroad was opened he entered the freight service. Three years ago he took charge of the Gordon Street Station. He is survived by his wife and six children, Mrs. Thos. J. Kramer, Mrs. Milton H. Knauss, Walter E., Orville T. and Horace, of Allentown, and Mrs. Ammon Schoenberger of South Bethlehem. The funeral of Mr. Roberts will take place Sunday afternoon. The body was embalmed by Burkholder & Sourbier.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] "Ancestors of John Roberts".