The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-01-07
Obituary..

James Perry Roberts, son of James
and Mary Battlemow Roberts, was
born in mortal life near Taylorsville,
o., Sept. 20, 1881, and passed into i'm
mortality at his home near Mowrys.
town on Tuesday evening, Dec. %,
1908, aged II years 3 months and 3
days He belonged to a family of
fourteen children, all of whom have
passed away except one sister, Mrs
Mary Ann Champion, who resides at
Lynchburg, o land one invalid brother,
Edward Clinton Roberts, who has been
under the special care and protection
of the deceased for many years-per-
haps thirty-and who now at his death
will be left to the care of other near
relatives.
James Perry Roberts was married
by the Rev Emile Grand.Girard Feb.
%, 1859, to Miss Mariah Kibler, with
whom he had lived in joyous wedlock
for a period of almost fifty years. To
this union were born eleven children,
five sons and six daughters, all still
living except one son, Isaac X Roberts,
who preceded him to the better land,
dying in infancy in 1878 The ten
living children are asfollows: Charles
+. Roberts, Mrs. Ollie +. Wrinkle, Mrs.
Ida j. Sauner, Mrs. Ella @. Fenwlck,
Herbert X. Roberts, Arthur W. Rob-
erts, William p. Roberts, Viola @.
Roberts, Mrs. Guessie l.. Jones and
Amelia NJ. Roberts, all residing in
Highland county, O., except Mrs.
Guessie L. Jones. who lives in Hamil.
ton, o. He was the grandfather OF
thirty.seven children, twenty-seven of
whom are still livlAg and ten have
passed to the great beyond. Also he
had one great grand-child, Milliard
Winkle, thus making his lineal de-
scendants number forty.nine.
James Perry Roberts united with
the Presbyterian Church at Mowrys-
town, May 8, 1860, and he has been
connected with it ever since, period
of more than forty eight years. he
was ordained a ruling elder April 10,
1888, soon after the church re-organi-
zation, and has served 1t faithfully
ever since. AT the time of his death
he was the senior elder, always inter
ested In its welfare, regular in at
tendance, wise in counsel and ready
for service.
Mr.. Roberts was a man widely
known throughout this whole region,
for here he had spent his life. He
was a man of religious and social
nature, of strict integrity, universally
loved and respected, devout, indus
trious and successful man in his busi-
ness, and he had accumulated consid-
cradle property. he will be sadly
missed In the home where his pres
ence was the joy of the household and
his wife, children and grandchildren
we're the delight of his heart. He
will be greatly missed In the church
and his place will be hard to fill. He
often spoke to his pastor and others
of his expected departure soon for the
better land. And when about his
work would sing his favorite hymn,
"Jesus Lover of My Soul, Let me to
Thy Bosom Fly" And repeat to him.
self that passage of scripture, 81
shall be satisfied when / awake with
thy likeness" He has heard the Mas
ter's call, "Come Home !" He has
entered into the "palace of the king"
and there with unspeakable delight
he now joins In the worship of the
General Assembly and church OF the
first born In heaven, where he shall
await the loved, but now sorrowing
ones of earth.
"Precious In the sight of the Lord
is the death of His saints"