George W. Roberts collection
Collection
Identifier: L579
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two Civil War diaries, correspondence, papers, a coffee can, and a spoon belonging to George W. Roberts in Indiana and the United States ranging from circa 1861 to 1944. There are also numerous ribbons, buttons, and badges from Roberts, most from Grand Army of the Republic encampments or posts, as well as numerous 69th Indiana Regiment reunion ribbons (1889-1917, undated); an 1895 Indiana Trustees Association annual meeting ribbon; a 19th Indiana Veteran Volunteers reunion ribbon (1899); a 1900 Sixth District convention delegate ribbon; an Independent Order of Odd Fellows Chinkaroror Lodge No. 120, Williamsburg, Indiana, in memoriam ribbon (undated); and miscellaneous ribbons.
The collection also includes ribbons worn at four Woman's Relief Corps conventions from his daughter, Eva Roberts Courtney, who was president of the Woman’s Relief Corps during 1943-1944. Also included are transcriptions of George W. Roberts correspondence ranging from 1862 to 1912, undated, as well as photocopies of the correspondence and diaries.
Dates
- circa 1861-1944, undated
Creator
- Roberts, George W., 1834-1913 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
George W. Roberts was born on March 3, 1834 to Hanan and Leutisha (White) Roberts in Williamsburg, Indiana. A local plasterer, he married Orisa Almina Stutson on September 21, 1854 in Indiana. On August 3, 1862, Roberts enlisted in Company E, 69th Indiana Infantry Regiment. He transferred to Company D on January 23, 1865, then was promoted to full sergeant on May 1, 1865 and mustered out on July 5, 1865 in Mobile, Alabama. The Roberts family had three children: Alice A., William J., and Eva M. Orisa died on October 30, 1894 and Roberts later married Mary E. Ball on September 6, 1902 in Wayne County, Indiana. Roberts was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He died on March 10, 1913 in Richmond, Indiana.
Source:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "George W. Roberts." 1850 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 7, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "George W. Roberts." 1860 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 7, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "George W. Roberts." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 7, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "George W. Roberts." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 7, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "George W. Roberts." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 7, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "George W. Roberts." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 7, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "George W. Roberts." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011 . Accessed July 7, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "George W. Roberts." Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Accessed July 7, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "George W. Roberts." U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Accessed July 2013. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "George W. Roberts." Web: Indiana, U.S., Civil War Soldier Database Index, 1861-1865. Accessed July 7, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "George W. Roberts." Web: Wayne County Indiana Marriage Records, 1811-1903." Accessed July 7, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "George W. Roberts." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed July 7, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230174735/george-w.-roberts.
Findagrave.com. "Orisa Roberts." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed July 7, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230174759/orisa-roberts.
Source:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "George W. Roberts." 1850 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 7, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "George W. Roberts." 1860 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 7, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "George W. Roberts." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 7, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "George W. Roberts." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 7, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "George W. Roberts." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 7, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "George W. Roberts." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 7, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "George W. Roberts." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011 . Accessed July 7, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "George W. Roberts." Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Accessed July 7, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "George W. Roberts." U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Accessed July 2013. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "George W. Roberts." Web: Indiana, U.S., Civil War Soldier Database Index, 1861-1865. Accessed July 7, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "George W. Roberts." Web: Wayne County Indiana Marriage Records, 1811-1903." Accessed July 7, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "George W. Roberts." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed July 7, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230174735/george-w.-roberts.
Findagrave.com. "Orisa Roberts." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed July 7, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230174759/orisa-roberts.
Extent
0.6 Cubic Feet (2 manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Lynn Edwin Jones in 2011/08.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed in 2013/07 by Bethany Fiechter. EAD finding aid created in 2013/07 by Bethany Fiechter. EAD finding aid revised 2020/09/04; 2022/07/07 by Brittany Kropf.
- Buttons
- Coffee
- Correspondence
- Diaries
- Grand Army of the Republic (U.S.)
- Medals
- Military discharge
- Military life
- Military veterans
- Ribbons
- Roberts, George W., 1834-1913
- Soldiers
- Transcriptions
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
- United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 69th (1862-1865)
- Veterans -- Societies, etc.
- War diaries
- Woman’s Relief Corps (U.S.)
- Women in war
- World War, 1939-1945
Creator
- Roberts, George W., 1834-1913 (Person)
- Title
- George W. Roberts collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
