MR. VINCENT ROBERTS, OSHKOSH. WINNEBEGO COUNTY, WISCONSIN.
Vincent Roberts born in March 1818 in Llenegryn, Merioneth came to New York state and married Triphenia Ann (Jones) Roberts, who was born in New York State in 1822. He then moved to Iron Ridge, Wisconsin, taking up a body of land which he farmed for several years, when the Milwaukee railroad was built through it and he became the agent of eastern capitalsts in buying lands and loaning money which brought him into the real estate business and he followed it until his death which occurred October 5th, 1888. His wife died in June, 1887.They were the parents of ten children, seven sons in succession, followed by three daughters. Their names and order of birth follow: William, John, Vincent, David M., George W., Clarke, Richard W., Lydia, wife of James Wiggins, of Woodland, Wisconsin; Mary, wife of Lynn Wheeler, of Randolph, Wisconsin; and Lavina, wife of A. Burt Day, of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; all living except Richard W.