Union Cemetery

Roberts, Amos


BORN IN: Maine
DIED: 4/12/1888
AGED: 66
DEATH LOCATION: Redwood City

OCCUPATION: Farmer

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BURIED IN UNION CEMETERY WITH THE SAME LAST NAME:

BURIED NEARBY IN PLOT O129:
CURRENT EVENTS:
  • 1831 Reaper (Cyrus McCormick)
  • 1836 Revolver (Samuel Colt)
  • 1845 Texas annexed into U.S.
  • 1846 Mexican-American War
  • 1849 California Gold Rush
  • 1850 California became the 31st State
  • 1860 The Pony Express
  • 1861 Abraham Lincoln elected President
  • 1861 American Civil War
  • 1865 Abraham Lincoln assassinated
  • 1866 Ku Klux Klan
  • 1869 National Woman Suffrage Assoc.
  • 1871 The Great Chicago Fire
  • 1876 Telephones (Alexander Graham Bell)
  • 1876 Baseball's National League
  • 1877 Phonograph (Thomas Edison)
  • 1879 Light Bulb (Thomas Edison)
OBITUARY ---------------

AMOS ROBERTS

Times Gazette

April 21, 1888

Last week, we noticed briefly the death of Amos Roberts of this place. Mr. Roberts has been in the employ of the Hawes family for the past eighteen years and but little is known of his former history. Thirty years ago, he came to California from Maine with his wife, a daughter, and two sons. He was wealthy, possessing a fortune of at least $100,000. Three years later his wife and daughter died and to lessen the pangs of grief at the loss of his wife and child, he look to drink. His two boys were taken care of by a kind lady friend and raised, one afterwards dying of small pox. From that time the unfortunate man sank lower and lower, yielding hopelessly to the demon of drink. His wealth vanished and without money or friends, he came to this county. Mr. Roberts has always been known here as one who spent his earnings for drink but never during his deepest courtesy which belong only to a man of intelligence and refinenient. His last years were spent with Mr. Schroeder doing light work about the place. His fondness for little children made him a general favorite with the family. During his illness, he was kindly cared for by the Schroders and his remains were interred at their expense. His son died two weeks ago in San Francisco from consumption.

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