Isaac ROBERTS(1-2) was born on 27 June 1885 in
Fenton, Staffordshire, England to John “Jack” Richard Roberts and Selina Parker.(3-4) He was baptized on 1 August 1886 in
Stoke-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England.(5)
He immigrated on 21 October 1887 to New York with his mother and older
sister.(6) Isaac appeared in the census
in 1900 in Frontier, Wyoming with his parents and four
siblings.(7) Isaac’s father, John, was one
of the first men to help Mr. P.J. Quealy start the coal mining operations along
the Hamsfork River in the Kemmerer area in 1897. (14-16) John, his sons and other family members were
employed with the Kemmerer Coal Company throughout their years in this small
coal mining community.(14-16) Isaac appeared in the census in 1910 in Frontier with
his parents and eight siblings.(8) He
submitted draft registration cards for WWI on 5 June 1918 in Frontier where he was working for the Kemmerer Coal Company,
Frontier Mine No. 3 as a driver.(4)
Isaac is described as medium height, stout build, blue eyes and dark
hair.(4) Isaac served in the military beginning
28 June 1918 in Kemmerer, Wyoming and served in France with the A&F.(9-10) He was honorably discharged from the United
States Army on 22 May 1919 in Fort D. A. Russell, Cheyenne, Wyoming.(10) He appeared in the census in 1920 in Lincoln
County, Wyoming where he was living with his parents and four siblings.(11) On 6 August
1923 Isaac’s mother, Selina, died from a cerebral hemorrhage.(13-14) Eight
days after Selina’s death, on 14 August 1923, John was working outside the coal mine, as a dock
boss checking cars of coal, when his 38 year old son Isaac was killed inside
the Frontier Mine No. 1 coal mine accident .(14) Isaac was buried in Kemmerer next to other
family members.(3) Isaac was single.(2-3)
1. Kemmerer
Republican, (Kemmerer, Lincoln, Wyoming), 24 August 1923, page 1,
microfilm; Lincoln County Library, 519 Emerald Street, Kemmerer, Lincoln,
Wyoming 83101.
2. Sneddon
Robert T. Inspector (Dist 1) &
Robert V. Hotchkiss Inspector (Dist2), "State Coal Mine Inspectors Of
Wyoming, Districts No. 1 and 2," year:
1923; report, 1923; , Wyoming State Archives on microfilm, Cheyenne,
Wyoming.
3. Isaac
Roberts, death certificate file no. 1424 (14 August 1923), State of Wyoming,
Wyoming State Archives, 2301 Central Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001.
4.
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,"
database with images, FamilySearch," digital, FamilySearch, FamilySearch.org
(: online 2 March 2018), Isaac Roberts; citing United States World War I
Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, "United States World War I Draft
Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K687-5DL : 12 December 2014), Isaac
Roberts, 1917-1918; citing Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States, NARA
microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records
Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 2,022,241..
5. Family
Search, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944," online
digital, FamilySearch.org (: online 2 March 2018), Isaac Roberts;
"England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944", database with
images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3P-2Z3V : 12
December 2017), Isaac Roberts, 1886..
6.
"Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957," digital
(online), Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010., Ancestry.com
(: online 2 March 2018), Isaac Roberts; Year: 1887; Arrival: New York, New
York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 513; Line: 54;
List Number: 1364.
7. 1900, ,
population schedules, Year: 1900; Census Place: Frontier, Uinta, Wyoming; Page:
24; Enumeration District: 0060, Isaac Roberts; digital images, Ancestry.com
(online : online digital 2 March 2018); Ancestry.com. 1900 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc,
2004..
8. 1910, ,
population schedule, Year: 1910; Census Place: Frontier, Uinta, Wyoming; Roll:
T624_1747; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0129; FHL microfilm: 1375760, Isaac
Roberts; digital images, Ancestry.com (: online digital 2 March 2018);
Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT,
USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006..
9. Kemmerer
Gazette, "Draftees," Kemmerer Gazette, published 28 June 1918,
Wyoming Newspaper Project Online (: online unknown).
10.
",'" Isaac Roberts, United States Army, personal papers of Isaac
Roberts and letters from John Richard Roberts.
copied from the personal papers of Patty Roberts Kolata given to
jroberts lott from Mary Wagner.
11. 1920, ,
population schedule, Year: 1920; Census Place: Election District 8, Lincoln,
Wyoming; Roll: T625_2027; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 63, Ike Roberts;
digital images, Ancestry.com (: online digital 2 March 2018);
Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT,
USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch..
12. Death Certificate for Selina
Parker,Wyoming State Archives, Barrett Building, 6101 Yellowstone Road, LL,
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, 307-777-7826.
13. Kemmerer
Gazette, obituary for Selina Parker, published 10 August 1923, Wyoming on microfilm; Lincoln County Library,
519 Emerald Street, Kemmerer, Lincoln, Wyoming 83101.
14. History titled, "John R. Roberts Pioneer
Miner of Frontier Wyoming." unpublished,
written by Letitia Roberts.
15. History titled, "History John Richard
Roberts” written by Kenneth Roberts, grandson of John Richard Roberts in
1999. unpublished.
16. Kemmerer Gazette, obituary for John Richard
Roberts, published 26 April 1940 Wyoming on microfilm; Lincoln County Library, 519 Emerald Street,
Kemmerer, Lincoln, Wyoming 83101.
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