WILLIAM J. ROBERTS, CAMBRIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, WISCONSIN.
Deceased, was born in North Wales in July, 1802; son of John Roberts. Married in September, 1841, to Elizabeth Davies, daughter of William Davies; she was born February 13th, 1817, also in North Wales; came to America in 1855, and lived in Utica, New York, one year; then came to Wisconsin and settled in the town of Courtland, where he followed farming till his death, June 3rd, 1877.He left one daughter, Mary, born December 31st, 1842, in Wales, and married February 27th, 1863, to Griffith Gee Jones, and has three children - Ellen, Owen and William.
Mr. and Mrs. Roberts lost three children on the passage to America, who died of cholera - Ellen, aged 11, Ann, aged 7, and John, aged 3 - and one in Utica; William died in infancy.
Mrs. Roberts is a member of the Congregational Church, as was her husband. Has 40 acres of land, and her daughter, Mrs. Jones, is living with her.
Wisconsin County History and Findagrave.
WILLIAM J. ROBERTS, CAMBRIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, WISCONSIN.
Mehefin 3ydd, 1877, ger Cambria, Wisconsin, William J. Roberts, yn agos i 80 oed. Enw ei gartref yn Nghymru oedd Pylldy, yn agos i Gonway, Gogledd Cymru.Yr oedd yn ddyn tawel, difeddwl ddrwg, yn onest, a chanddo galon dosturiol, a pherchid ef gan ei gydnabod oll.
Aeth i'r glyn gan bwyso ar Iesu Grist ei anwylyd. Gadawodd weddw oedranus ac un ferch i alaru ar ôl priod hoff a thad tyner.
Hebryngwyd ei weddillion i'r gladdfa ger Cambria gan dyrfa luosog iawn, a gweinyddwyd yn grefyddol wrth y tŷ gan Mr. William E. Roberts (A.), Randolph, ac wrth y bedd gan y Parch. Rees Evans, Cambria. Heddwch i'w lwch.