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Montgomery County, Ohio.ii. Mary Roberts, b. April 10, 1792, Lycoming Co., PA.

iii. Elizabeth Roberts, b. January 11,1794, Somers Point, NJ; d. Abt. 1818, Montgomery County,Oh io .

More A b o u t ELIZABETH R o b e r t s

Burial: Rehobeth Cemetery, Washington, Montgomery Co., Ohio

iv. Sarah Roberts , b. March 21,1798, Lycoming Co., PA. Vincent Rober ts , b. October 08,1800, Lycoming Co., PA.

vi. Tamzen Roberts, b. May 30,1802, Lycoming Co., PA; d. July 17, 1889; m. Isaac Rhoads.vii. JOSI H Roberts, b. July 16,1804, Lycoming Co., PA; d. Abt. 1826, Montgomery County, Ohio.

M o r e A b o u t JosiAH R o b e r t s

Burial: Rehobeth Cemetery, Washington, Montgomery Co., Ohio

viii. Hannah Roberts, b. September 01,1806, Lycoming Co., PA.ix. Rebecca Roberts , b. December 19, 1808, Lycoming Co., PA.X Jesse Roberts, b. December 10,1811, Lycoming Co., PA.

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3. John Somerss Roberts (Jorn^, John^) was bom March o8,1796 in East Hartford, Harford, CT,an d died July 26,1859 in Montgomery County, Ohio. He married Martha Hooper Rhodes January12,1819 in Ohio, daughter of Stephan Rhodes and Elizabeth Hooper. She was bora December 31,1799 in Gloucester Co., NJ , an d died October 13, i860 in Montgomery Coimly, Ohio.

N o t es f o r J o h n S o m e r s R o b e r t s

John Summers (Somers) Roberts, whose farm was located six miles northwest of Waynesville acrossthe county border in Washington Township, MontgomeryCo., Ohio, was the father of John WesleyRoberts, the publisher of the Miami-Visitorweeklynewspaper in Waynesville. John S. Roberts boughtthe 200 acre farm from the Israel Harris family in 1830 for 3,000.00. The house still stands to thenorth of E. Social Row Road, about on e mile east of th e Lebanon Pike (Rte. 42). John S. Roberts diedon his farm at th e age of 64 on July 26,1859. Alimb from a dead tree fell alnd killed him (Miami-Visitor, August 3,1859). The Roberts family owned the farm until 1866.

JOHN S. ROBERTS OBITUARY( Miami-Visitor , August 3rd, 1859, Waynesville, Ohio)

F T L CCIDENT OnTuesday oflast weekthe 26thinst. as Mr. John S. Roberts, father of the Editorof this paper, was engaged in extinguishing some fire which had broken out in a clearing on his farm,about six miles from this place in th e comer of Montgomery County, a limb from a dead hickory treefell upon and instantly killed him. He was prostrated where the fire was burning and was partlyconsiunedby the flames before being discovered, which was probably an hour or more after the fatlUimb h ad fallen.

He wa s last seen about te n o clock, th e limb was also noticed on t he tree near that t ime of th e day; whencalled to dinner at twelve he didnot come, was at once sought an d found.

The terrible news fell with a shock upon the family thus suddenly bereaved, which language can no tdescribe. Kindneighbors hastened to the scene of death and did aU that could be done for which thegratefid thanks of the family are nowtendered. Mr. R had been an acceptable member ofthe M. E.Church for over forty years, and the well grounded assurance that he has gone to this rewardis a sourceof much comfort to the surviving fnends, whose loss is felt to be irreparable.

He was in the sixty-fourthyear ofhis age, about fifty ofwhich had been spent within a few miles of hisrecent home, so that he was widely known throughout th e neighborhood, an d the concourses at thefuneral wasvery large.

n th e Miami-Visi tor o n t he s a m e d a te a s above:

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DIED: On Tuesday the 26thinst. by the falling ofa Umbof a tree, John Summers Roberts, in the sixty-fourth year of his age.

Cut downin a moment, with no one near to witness th e fearful work ofdeath, there is ye t no doubt thatwith him all is well. A humble follower of the Saviour, he has always borne testimony to th e verity ofthe religionof the ible and to a realizingsense ofits efficiency to prepare for death. A hundred, nay, athouseandt imes has he said he wished t o b e always ready, so that if called without warning all would bewell.

He is gone; the vacuum left can never be filled. Veiled in deep sorrow is the heart ofevery member ofthe bereaved family, who have lost husband an d fatheraloss that to them will ever be irreparable. Butthey havehope in his death, and from the deep pit of anguish can look up with peace to the skies,doubting not that the spirit that once animated the claytenement, now deserted, ranges the blissfulplains ofParadise, or hovers near as a guardian angel to watch theirsteps. Maythey all live to have ahappy re-union in heaven, where death never comes, tears never flow, and bereavements are unknown.

M o r e A b o u t J o h n S o m e r s R o b e r t s

Burial: Rehobeth Cemetery, Washington, Montgomery, OhioO r d i n a t i o n : F a r m e r

M o r e A b o u t M a r t h a H o o p e r R h o d e s :Burial: Rehobeth Cemetery, Washington, Montgomery Co., Ohio

M o r e A b o u t JOHN R o b e r t s a n d M a r t h a R h o d e s :Marriage: January 12,1819, Ohio

Child ren o f J o h n R o b e r t s a n d M a r t h a R h o d e s are :4. i. Mary Ann^ Roberts, b. October 24,1819; d. February 12,1863.5. ii. John Wesley Roberts, b. December 19,1824, Montgomery County, Ohio; d. October 23,

1900, Oskaloosa, Kansas.

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4. Mary Ann4 Roberts John Somers^, John^, John^) was bo m October 24,1819, and died Febmary12,1863. She married Alfred Dkon Brandriff September 13,1842. He was bom March 02,1817 inCincinnati, Ohio.

More A b o u t l f r e d B r a n d r i f f a n d M a r y R o b e rt sMarriage: September 13,1842

Chi ld o f M a r y R o b e r ts an d l fr e d B r a n d r if f is :6. i. Mary Meli ta MelliE)^ Brandriff , b. May 03,1852, Montgomery County, Ohio; d. June 30,

1927, Brewster, Ne w York.

5. John Wesley4 Roberts John Somers^, John^, John^ was bom December 19,1824 inMontgomery County, Ohio, and died October 23,1900 in Oskaloosa, Kansas. He married Hulda E.Fairholm October 10,1850 in Waynesville, Ohio, daughter of Isaac Fairholm and Mary. She wasbo m Abt. 1823 in Waynesville, Ohio, an d died July 16,1905 in Oskaloosa, Kansas.

N o t e s fo r J o h n We s l e y R o b e r t sREV. JOHN WESLEY ROBERTS: Roberts Family-Three Generations-ioo Years OskaloosaIndependent, Thursday, July 7,1960). He was a Local Preacher , no t a Pastor.

Rev. John Wesley Roberts: Bom 1824 in Ohio, and moving early to Warren Coimty, second countynorth of Cincinnati, J. W. Roberts was, in 1856, publishing a weekly newspaperin Waynesville, a townon th e Little Miami, together with a monthly magazine for family cultural reading. The Republican

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Party wa bo m that year, an d Roberts championed th e candidacy of its first candidate for President,John C.Fremont. Thatfact and Roberts' very name, after name of the founder of a great church, makeit easy tosee why he became fired with interest in te h struggleto make of Kansas Territory a free state.His brother-in-law ha d come to Lawrence, Kansas Territory, that year to scout the area north of th eKawwhere govemment land sales were being scheduled at Ft. Leavenworth an d Osawkee, of Delawarelands in Jefferson County. Letters from John Dayto Editor Roberts published in th e Miami Visitorfanned the flame of interest; Roberts decided to ship a printing press an d typesetting eqipment toOskaloosa and start a weekly newspaper. Theera called Bleeding Kansas was at an endbythe timeth e printing outfit ha d been shipedby the Hannibal and St. Jo R.R. thence by boat down th e Missourito Ft. Leavenworth, thence ox-teamed to Oskaloosa. First issue of The Independent came from th elittle Franldin press (first improvement over the Washington ) under dateline July ii , i860. This was61/2 months before Kansas Territory was to add the 34th star to the flag of the United States. Roberts'first editorial history of Oskaloosa included these observations: During th e past two years Oskaloosahas grown with unprecidented rapidty.. .where less than four years ago th e prairie sod was unbrokenand not a single house was seen, there is a thrivingvillage of 700 population. So short a space of timehas elapsed since th e wild Indian, th e buffalo, the deer and the antelope roamed these prairiesunmolestedby white men; though retarded by strife of war an d internal broils, th e steam whistle, th ebusy hammer, an d all th e bustling noise of a business town is heard; during th e present yearthere havebeen errected twenty buildings, among which are a church, a printing office, a glass front mercantilebouse, a two-stoiy residence for foimder Jesse Newell. Not completed: Newell's Hall, Dr. Johnson'sdrugstore. Smith Atha's balcksmith shop and some eight good dwellings in process.

Roberts left The Independent to local management of his brother-in-law, John W. Day, an d returnedto Ohio to close up his affairs in Waynesville.The family arrived in Oskaloosa in spring of 1862, Mrs.Roberts was daughter of Isaac VailFairholm who, with his family, ha d settled at Oskaloosa in 1859.Children were three sons an d two daughters. They secured for residence the home of John Leavel,northeast comer of Delaware an d Hamilton Streets, only a block northeast of th e courthouse. Thisresidence as enlargd by additions is pictured int he perspective viewof north halfof Oskaloosa shown inspecial section B, Page i-A.

Rev.J. W.'s editorial columns duringfirst decade focussed on roads, that is, wagon roads), ontemperance, on law and order as opposed to the organized crime ofjayhawkingwhich had aheadquaarters at Oskaloosa and caused incessant violencein the community and county. It was a dayof old-fashioned personaljournalism: Roberts was so vocal that his life was often threatened, he for afew years carried weapons near his bedside for self-protection. But he ha d secretaccess to some of the

innermost counsels of th e jayhawkers and t feared the embarrasing publicity. Evildeeds wereexposed in those days which cannot be reprinted in i960 because t involve names too hot tohandle .

Roberts contined to supply pulpits and country schoolhouse religious gatherings over the county formany years until late in life. In the '70s and '80s his editorial focus turned to realroads and to localindus t r ies .

In 1888 Edward Bellamyproduced a romantic novel by way ofintroducing a Utopian system of nationalsocialism. In 1893 Roberts produced a book devdastatingly critical of th e Bellamy fantasy. But truth,ever laggard, is never as exciting as Utopiaand so LookingWithin never became famous. But itcontained one chapterworthy of mention even today. This chapter was descriptive in great detail of anencounter in mid-air oftwo charioteers representing tow opposing armies. I took position 50 0 feet

fi:om th e ear th where I could take in th e whole scene. Th e ai r wa s full of vehicles; more t h an 2 0 0 0chariots or ships had come froma distance to witness the unique event, etc.. This was ten years beforethe Wright Brothers flewthe first heavier-than-air machine at Kitty Hawk.

J. W.was a prolific contributor to literary magazines, a series Lawsof the Mind in the Microcosm ofBoston brought him an honorary membership in London's Society of Science,Arts an d Letters in 1889.

NOTE: The name ofJ. W. Roberts' literary magazine was The Message Bird . It was publishedfor th efour years before moving to Kansas.

JOHN WESTLYROBERTS: taken from Andrea's History of Kansas, 1883 , p. 516.

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continued charge ofsome member of th e family. The founder of the sheet is a native of MontgomeryCounty, Ohio, and in Warren County of that State, had, for about ten years, been engaged in thepublishing buriness, when he determined to remove to a section farther west. After establishing hisnew enterprise, he, in July, 1862, brought his family to Oskaloosa.

The Independent has been the official sheet of Jefferson Cojunty an d of th e city during almost th eentire period since its establishment. It s list of subscribers is surpassed by that ofvery few weeldypapers in Kansas, an d th e plant is a superior one, including a commodious stone an d brickbuilding,an d such presses an d otherconveniences as farily entitle it to be considered as one fo th e best equippedcounty offices in the State. A wise gleaning of th e news of hte day, a terse an d vigorous speech on topicsof public interest, an d a discriminating judgment regarding th e needs of th e people, are manifested inits columns, an d it is recognized as one of th e leading papers of th e state, an d on e of he r permanenti n s t i tu t ions

Since July 1882, The Independent has been in charge of F. H. Roberts , a so n of th e founder, an d ayoung ma n whose early training, habits of thought, an d th e characteristics of mind inherited by him,especiallyfit hi m for th e position of editorand publisher. It is confidently expected that th e publicationwill growin power an d influence, that in th e advancing thought an d extended knowldege of th e age, itwill ever keep abreast of th e times, an d retain th e position it now holds as a part of th e press of a greatcommonwealth an d a grand Nation.

OBITUARY OF JOHN WESLEYROBERTS: Oskaloosa Independent of October 26 1900 page 4, col. 3

It is with sadness that we record t he death of Rev. J W. Roberts, founder of th e INDEPENDENT an dfather of th e present editor of th e paper. After several days ofsuffering he passed away a few minutesbefore midnight Tuesdaypassed away as gently an d peacefully as a child falling to sleep.

How truly we can say, a good ma n has gone. None know this as well as those who came in daily an dhourly contact with him-his own family. His was a noble, patient, unselfish soul. Death ha d no victoiyin his case. He met, yes, welcomed Death an d conqueredhim with a smile. When asked if he dreadedth e end, he said he ha d no t a particle of dreadthat he had been preparing fo r this for years, an d as fa ras he was personally concerned preferredto go at once, rather than be in any way dependent upon the

care of those about him. Every one wh o entered hi s dying chamber was deeply impressed with hissublime faith in th e God whom he ha d so faithfully served an d whom he trusted to th e end It wasinspriation an d confirmation to th e Christian believer, an d would have dumbfounded th e skeptic. Hecomforted hi s wife an d children as long as whispered speech lasted with cheering an d hopefiilmessages. He assured them again an d agian that he was just going over, and tha t it was no change,only a step, and that his peace was like a river. I t was a wonderful an d never-to-be-forgotten scene.

The funeral services were held on Thursday afternoon at th e Methodist church, conducted by th epastor. Rev.Mr. McConneU, aided by the Presbyterian pastor, Rev.Mr. Gragg,both of whom borebeautiM tributes tothe hristian characteroftiie deceased and dwelt upon the inspiration and helphe ha d been to them. A quartette composed ofMisses Franc, Hatfield an d Kate Macomber, Prof.McProud an d W. O. Worswick, with Miss Helen Balsley as organist, made sweet music. The church washandsomely decorated with plants and flowers and ferns, and a ripened sheafof golden grain coveredt h e caske t

John Wesley Roberts was bom in Montgomery County, Ohio, December 19,1824 an d was 75years, 10months an d 4 days of age when he died. As a boy an d young ma n he worked on a farm an d helped clearoff some of th e Ohio forests. Then he taught school for a time, an d developed a literary faculty so earlythat at th e age of 18 he was writing articles for periodicals, an d in his 19th year conducted a theologiesdiscussion with a doctor of divinity, in th e old Ladies Repository of Cincinnati. In 1850 Mr. RobertsestSished a weekly newspaper at WaynesviBe,Warren County, Ohio, an d later published from th e sameoffice at hte same time a monthly literary paper of considerable merit. At Waynesville, Ohio, October10,1850, he was married Huldah E. Fairholm, who, with theirthree sons an d two daughters surviveh i m

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In i860, he came to Oskaloosa and established the INDEPENDENT on its present site, left it in chargeof John W. Day, his brother-in-law, an d returned to Ohio to close up his business there. Then th e warbroke outand Mr. Roberts offered his services to his county, bu t was rejected by th e examiningsurgeons. While at Camp Chase he was caughtin a rain storm, contracterd th e inflammatoryrheumatism an d came near dying with it. Recovering sufficienliy by July, 1862, he an d hi s family leftfor their Kansas home, coming over th e old Hannibal St. Jo e R.R. to St. Jo thence by steamboat toLeavenworth, thence by wagon to Oskaloosa.

In his new field he at once took an active an d prominent part in affairs an d made his paper a strongfactor for loyalty an d patriotism. Republican party doctrine, la w an d order, temperance an d morality.He ha d veiy strong convictions, was positive in hi s opinions of right an d wrong, an d ha d a stem senseof dutyall of which led him to combat what he believedto be wrong, an d combat it so vigoriously as tolead many to believe, doubtless, that he entertained personal animosity, which was no t true. He was atrue fnend to all me n who would allow him to be. Northing deterred him firomopposing what hebelieved to be wrongneither threats an d plots against life or property (repeatedly resorted to in th eearly days) no r any other thing.

Mr. Roberts waw for many yuears a local preacher in th e Methodist church, an d served in everycapacity except as pastor, including t hat o f delegate to genreal conference. He bestowed muchlabor,covering a long range of years, on church work, preaching hundreds of sermons, conducting manyseries of revival meeetings an d traveling many milesallwithout financial recompense, an d allcheerfullydone for the cause he held so dear; an d yet th e only regret he expressed in his last days was

th e o ne t ha t h e h ad n o t d o ne m o re f or th e Master.

Since his retirement from active editorial work in 1882, Mr. Roberts has written a good dealforscientific an d literary publications, an d one series of articles on Laws of th e Mind brough him lettersfrom all parts of th e land an d as honorary membership in a London, England, scientific society. Hisbook, Looking Within , an answer ot Bellamy's Looking Backward , reached it's second edition underan Eastern Publishing house, an d was favorably commented upon by leading papers from New York toSan Francisco an d New Orleans. He left two unpublished manuscripts on religio-scientific topics.

Twoweeks before his death Mr. Roberts preached at th e Presbyterian church, an d on th e 10th inst. Thegolden wedding anniversary of himself and wifewas celebrated by a happy gathering of many old-timefiiends. He took a cold soon afterward, however, which aggravated his lung trouble, an d this, with th elime deposit in th e arteries, which greatly affected th e heart action, rapidly weakened him an d caried

him off before many of his friend were aware that he was seriouslyill.Bu t he ye t lives.

M o r e A b o u t J o h n We s l e y R o b e r t s

Bmial: PleasantView Cemetery, Oskaloosa, KansasElected: Probate Court Judge Oskaloosa CountyOccupation: Newspaper Publisher

N o t es f o r H u l d a E. a i r h o l mHULDA E. FAIRHOLM ROBERTS: A Standard History of Kansas an d Kansans , written an dcompiledby William E. Connelley, Secretary of th e Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka. Chicago:Lewis Publishing Company, copyright 1918;transcribed 1997.

He John Wesley Roberts) married Huldah E. Fairholm, who was bom at Mount Holly, New Jersey, in1824, an d died at Oskaloosa, Kansas, in 1906. He r ancestors were from Ireland bu t were of Englishd e s c e n t a n d w e r e A m e r i c a n co lon is ts .

M o r e A b o u t H u l d a E. a i r h o l mBurial: PleasantView Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Kansas

M o re A b o u t J o h n R o b e r t s an d H u l d a a i r h o l mMarriage: October 10,1850, Waynesville, Ohio

Chi ldren o f J o h n R o b e r t s a n d H u l d a a i r h o l m are :

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i. Clarence Herbert^ Roberts , b, September 1856, Waynesville, Ohio; d. 1857, d. at the age ofone yearand six days, abt. September 29,1857.

Notes fo r CLARENCE HERBERT ROBERTS:

The obituary of Clarence Herbert Roberts is in the Miami-Visitor weeklynewspaper ofWaynesville, Ohio, September 30th, 1857.

7. ii. Frank Henry Roberts, b. July 25, 1851, Waynesville, Ohio; d. September 26,1945.8. iii. Julia F. Roberts, b. 1853, Waynesville, Ohio; d. March 1938.

iv. Mary M. Roberts, b. February 08,1858, Waynesville, Ohio; d. October 20,1949.

M o r e A b o u t MARY M . R o b e r t s

Burial: Pleasant View Cemetery, Oskaloosa, KansasOccupation: Assistant Paymaster of Oskaloosa, Kansas

Charles A. Roberts, b. May 06,1855, Waynesville, Ohio; d. April 16,1917, Oskaloosa,Kansas; m. Harr ie t Shrader, February 27,1876, Oskaloosa, Kansas; b. 1859.

Notes fo r C h a r l e s A. R o b e r t s

CHARLES A. ROBERTS: Roberts Family-Three Generations-100 Years The OskaloosaIndependent, Thursday, July 7,1960)

CHARLES A. ROBERTS, the second son of John Wesley Roberts, was in his youth a compositorand pressman, but early turned to other intersts.

M o r e A b o u t CHARLES A . R o b e r t s

Burial: Pleasant View Cemetery, Oskaloosa, KansasOccupation: Farmer

More Ab o u t C h a r l e s R o b e r t s an d H a r r i e t S h r a d e r

Marriage: February 27,1876 , Oskaloosa, Kansas

vi. Arthur E. Roberts, b. May 03,1860, Waynesville, Ohio ?; d. March 02,1907, Kansas City,Missouri; m. FRANCES LEWIS January 28, 1898, McLouth, Kansas; b. 1879.

Notes fo r r t h u r E. R o b e r t s

ARTHUR E. ROBERTS: Roberts Family-Three Generations-100 Years The OskaloosaIndependent, Thursday, July 7,196 0)

ARTHURE. ROBERTS,youngestson of the founder.He became a local reporter on the Independent duringthe eightiesand earlyninetiesbefore truningto photography and otherin teresets .

Mo re A b o u t r t h u r E. R o b e r t s

Burial: Pleasant View Cemetery, Oskaloosa, KansasOccupation: PhotographerResidence: Oskaloosa , Kansas

M o r e A b o ut r t h u r R o b e r t s an d F r a n c e s Lewis:

Marriage: January 28,1898, McLouth, Kansas

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6. Mary Meltta cMellie)5 Brandriff MaryAnn^ Roberts, Jo h n Somers^, John^, John^ was bo mMay03,1852 in MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,and died June 30,1927 in Brewster,New York Shemarried Alfred Thomas Lukens. He was bom July 06,1845 in Springfield, Ohio.

Child o f M a r y B r a n d r i f f a nd l f r e d L u k en s is :

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9. i. Martha Lukens, b. January 25,1891, Fort Wayne, Indiana; d. August 19,1956, Carmel, NY.

7. Frank Henrys Roberts John Wesley^, JohnSomers^, John^, John^) was bo m July 25,1851 inWaynesville, Ohio, and died September 26,1945. He married (1) EmmaL.Wilkins May 13,1878 inOskaloosa, Kansas. She wasbom in SugarGrove, Indiana, and ^ed 1891. He married 2 DaisyNeedham October 02,1894 in Oskaloosa, Kansas, daughter of Charles Needham an d Mary Lucas.She was bo m Febmaiy 03,1870 in Tonganoxie, Kansas, an d died 1947.

N o t e s fo r r a n k H e n r y R o b e r t sF. H. ROBERTS, Roberts Family-Three Generations-100 Years (taken from th e OskaloosaIndependent , TTiursday, July 7, i960)

F. H. Roberts was Mr. Independent for moreyears than most peoplelive. Bom into the newspaperfamily at Waynesville, Ohio in 1851,he never left that family until his final release shortly followinghis94th birthday. Even so, his last editorial column followed his decease by one week, and was acceptedby friends as bearing the unique style of his pencil.

In his youth he wasknown to the boysas Hank, to the fair sex as Hal, bu t to his co-equals oftheprofession as F. H., or Frank.

His heritage was the newspaper business and as F. H. used to say there was printer s ink in his bloodstream. The Indepdendent was not only the community newspaper for Oskaloosa bu t also the meansofpersonal expressionfor F. H. Roberts in an era of personaljoumalism wherein he emerged as one ofKansas great fighting editors among that small band ofwariors in the state s tough and turbulent timesof early-day growth. There was no fence-straddlihng for F. H., as he and his contempararies fought forwhat Iheythought was right and goodfor Kansas, and he never deviated from this course throughouth i s e d i t o ri a l l ife .

Inescapably, TheIndependent and F. H. Robertsbecameone and indivisible. Hisnewspaperbecamea reflection of himself, his ideals and principles. Never one to be in the least awedby celebrities, pompand circumstance, wealth or size, F. H. took on one and all with his down-to-earth editorials andreporting, imbued with his humor and commonsense. His editorial cosmoswas nation and worldwide. If he thought the NewYorkTimes was offbase, the disparity between that giemt, metropolitanmedium and the OskaloosaIndependent never occurred to him, instead he would take the times totask an d send a marked copyto its editor.

Each day was a new and vivid experince for F. H. Roberts; his questing spirit looking for new horizons,interesting peopleand events, with a compulsion to take part and tell the story; and that story is told inthe succeedingissues of TheIndependent weekafter week, year after year, constitutingalmost an epicof Kansas histroy.

F. H. Robertshad an opportunity givento fewmen, to livefrom pre-Civil War dayspast the end ofworld War H,witnessing first-hand the great panorama of developoment in Kansasfrom its birth tocomtemporarytimes.

When he was 90 years old F. H.was asked to write his observations on his own life in a period ofthemost marvelous development in the world s history. From his own account comes the following

abridgement: Asa boy of5, still in dresses, wavinga flagfor John C.Fremont (first Republicancandidate for president in 1856),standingbehind the white picketfenceon his grandfather s farm onthe state tollturnpike in MontgomeryCounty, near Dayton, Ohio. Setting type in his father s printshop and beingproclaimedas the youngest typesetter int he United Statesby the Cinciimati DailyEnquirer whichcopieda columnof matter from the MiamiVisitor set by the boyof 81/2 years.Standingon the banks ofthe OhioRiverwith his father and lookingat a band ofNegroesworkingonthe Kentuckyside, and being told they were slavesand what slavery meant. Seeingthe daily drilling ofUnion Armyrecruits on the town streets, and catching cartidges thrown from the train windowsbysoldiers on their wayto the front as they sang the favorite hymn ofthe day: Weare coming. FatherAbraham, 300,00 strong .

Witnessing the sabotage and subversive activities of the Copperheads and Knights of the Golden

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Circle, th e fifth column movement of th e Civil Wa r days against th e Union; with one of their main localtargets t hat o f th e Roberts family.

The great adventure as a boy of i i years in th e journeyto Kansas, by rail, steamboat an d ox team withconstant guard against marauding guerillas and bushwhackrs; finally to Oskaloosa and a new frontier 1862 .

Asa boy of12watching from th e height of land two miles south of Oskaloosa th e pillar ofblacksmokefrom burning Lawrence, sacked by Quantrill (1863) with 150 citizens massacred by th e raiders. At th eage of 11beginning his work on 'The Independent' as roller boy, folder, carrier and typesetter, for yearssticking his type by th e light of tinsconce candles, later by coal oil lamps.

At16 starting local itemizing, noting th e prairie fires se t by Indians on th e Delaware Reservation;expoits oflocal townsment who went to Wallace county and westward as buffalo hunters; notices of th e150 pound catfish brought weekly fi om th e Kaw river for sale as steaks; meetings by suffragetteadvocates by Ji m Lane an d other notables. His recreations were riding Indian poines after cows on th eIndian reservation, gathering wild plums an d grapes, hunting prairie chicken, ducks an d quail, runningtwo miles to th e old swimming hole, an d going sleighing with bob-sled parites.

In 1874 the young man's name went on l l ie Independent' masthead as a partner and during hisfather's long absence in Denver, F. H. got his baptism in fights with the liquor men, horse theives andother products of th e wild an d wooly times.

In 1878 he was calledto Topeka where he an d his new bride, th e former Emma Wilkins, resided forfour years and where their two sons, John Wilkins and Eugene Stanley,were bom. F. H.joined MajorJ. K.Hudson on the new 'EveningCapital' as citynews reporter then state news editor. After the'Capital' changed to a morning paper, F. H. went to the 'Topeka Bee', and then as editorot the 'NorthTopeka Times' Qater TheMail and Breeze').

His formal education, begun in the so-called select and short term schools ofthe '60s, was finishedinthe high school built in 1867on the Herkimer Street propert which he was in later years to own. Hewas fortunate in having some masterful teachers. His later education in the school of experience,especiallyduring four years residence in Topeka, brought F. H. into closecontact with officials of stateand nation, gave him a profound insight into the machinery of politics and the essentials of truestatesmanship. This insight plus a well-sharpened and unfearing pencil stood him in good stead even

after an d made his editorial column one widely quoted by state leaders.

The coming ofthe Leavenworth,Topeka and southwester Railroad, which reached Oskaloosa in 1882,induced F. H. to return to Oskaloosa an d assume editorial an d business management of TheIndependent . He cameto hisjob at the verythreshhold ofOskaloosa's expanding ambitions andachievements. Oskaloosa now ha d a railroad, a second an d a third were in prospect. The Kansas City,Wyandotteand Northwesternhad been chartered in the precedingdecadeand the feverwasgrowinghot again,in factthe trains did reach Oskaloosain 1887. Alsorewarmingwasthe feverfor an Atchison,Oskaloosa Lawrenceroad, also a Chicago,Kansas Arkansas R.R.wasbeing projected. New andbetterbusiness blocks for the town were being planned; the Masonic Blockwas completed in 1887; inthe same year Chritchfield's Opera Housewas erected. There were rapid changesofpersonnel in thebusiness section as a new generation ofleaders arose after the depression ofcivilwar and grasshopperinvasions. Finer residences were being bilt; in 1891came the three-story Critchfield mansion which

was to be a landmark for 65 years.

From 1882for the next some 40 years, F. H. Roberts devoted his energies to the Independent andOskaloosa. His intersts were spread among his family,the Methodist Church, the Republican Party,communityaffairs,and, of course, his newspaper. His wife Mrs. EmmaWilldins Roberts,died in 1891after a longillness,leavingF. H. withhis two sons, John and Gene. In 1894he married MissDaisyNeedham, who survived him until her death in 1947. Two sons survive them, Frank Needham Robertsand Charles WesleyRoberts. His brothers, Charles and Arthur and sisters Mary and Julia (Lane) aredeceased .

F. H.'s devotion to th e G.O.P. never wavered. In 1888 under President Harrison an d again underPresidents McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt, he was appointed postmast for thirteen years service.

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In 1900 after his father's death, F. H. became th e sole owner of The Independent . He was active inmany civic and religious organizations, served as Mayor of Oskaloosa. I t seemed that a single jo b wasnever enough for F. H. In 1895he was president ofthe Kansas Editorial Association. During the firstdecade ofthe new centuiy he furnished the spark which resulted in a new public school building and ina new Methodist church; during the teens he took lively interst in th e formation and operation of th emilitaiy unitknown as Company B which went to Europe for th e first World War; he was a primemover in the formation of Rural High School District No. 105 and its school building. He helped getthrough Oskaloosa th e Federal highway designated U. S.59, promoted th e brick paving around th epublic square, helpedget a city water systerm installed.

In 1920, John W(ilkins) Roberts left th e teaching profession an d returned to th e newspaper field an d The Independent as partner and business manager. John W. Roberts also bought the McLouthTimes an d soon after F. H. inaugurated the Meriden Message , taken over in managementin 1926 byW es Rober t s

With John's advent into the business F. H. became freer for expanded activities. He was 70 years ofagein 1921 an d after attaining th e age of 80 wrote a story of l ife Begins at 70 which received nation-widepublication. It was truly a remarkable story.

In his decade ofthe '70s, F. H. Roberts served as Executive Clerk of th e U. S. Senate; delegate to th eRepublican National Convention; delegate to th e Methodist General Conference, delgate to th eNational Conference on Child Welfare; made a national survey for Gevemor Heniy J AUenof motionpicture regulation for Kansas standards; as a doUar-a year general managerfor four years of th eLeavenworth Topeka Railrad, keeping it alive by benefit district taxes (a program which he pu t overwith the voters through his newspapers) until hard roads could adequately serve th e transportaionneeds of Oskaloosa and other communites on th e line; was Secretary of th e State Board ofAdministration for eight years under four governors; wrote a syndicated column of various state weeklynewspapers; an d always maintained his editorial and reporting columns in The Independent .

Throughout his lifetime he was devoted to his church. Ashe wrote at th e age of 90 years, when th eRoberts family came to Oskaloosa there was a current saying that th e Methodist and the jimpson weedshad taken th e town. He became an ofbcial of th e Methodist Sunday School at 12years of age an dserved in various continuous official capacities for 78 years, including 22 years as Sunday schoolsuperintendent and 31years as teacher of th e Men's Bible Class.

Hundreds of stories an d anecdotes ca n be told about F. H. Roberts, but to su m up his s toryare his ownwords on th e material development during his lifetime which he saw himself: I have seen th e CivilWar, the Spanish-American War, two World Wars, numerous Indian wars, extinction oft he buffalo, thecoming ofthe first railroad west ofthe Missouri River in Kansas, the advent ofthe binder and combineon the farms, electric light and power following that of coal oil lighting, the linotype, the phonograph,radio an d television, the motor car and th e airplane, th e wondrous development of medical and surgicalscience, an d many other things too numerous to mention

Asadvice to others, when he was 90, he wrote: Toyoimg men, intent on getting rich quick, this ma n of90 years cites the fact that he tried in earlier years silver in Colorado, gold in Califomia, rice lands inTexas, oil in Kansasand, after all, relied fo r a living on th e print shop i n t he old home town.

F. H. Roberts was bu t fivefeet six inches tall, his weight 125 pounds; bu t his spirit was truly tall, his pe nwas mighty, to him THE state was Kansas, THE town was Oskaloosa,THE newspaper, his beloved Independent .

F. H. ROBERTS: Andrea's history of Kansas, 1883 , p. 516

F. H. RO RTS was bom at Waynesville, Ohio, July 25,1851 and moved to Oskaloosa, Kansas, with hisparents, July 17,1862. Worked as a printerand local editor on TheIndependent , until May9,1874when he became a partner in its publication. On September 12,1879 he severed his connection with TheIndependent and removed to Topeka,wherehe servedfirst as city,then as assistant editor of the DailyCapital ,until November1881when he leased the officeof TheNorth TopekaTimes and

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oldest continuous weeklynewspaper in Kansas published under the same name in the same town. TheweeklyKansasChief,established by Sol. Miller at White Goud June 4,1857, is stiUbeing printed and istherefore older, but it moved from White Cloud to Troy in 1872. C. C. Calnan is its present publisher.The oldest newspaperretaining itsoriginal title throng the years is the Leavenworth Timesestablished as a weeklyMarch 7,1857, and issued as a daily since 1858.The D. R.Anthonys ofLeavenworth, another famous family of editors whose third generation is now publishing th e paper, didno t take over the Times imtil1871,sJthough the seniorAnthony was publisher of otherpapers inLeavenworth as early as 1861.

M o r e A b o u t F r a n k H e n r y R o b e r t sBurial: Pleasant View Cemetery, Oskaloosa, KansasElected: MayorofOskaloosa l^nsasOccupation: Newspaper PublisherReligion: Methodist Episcopal Church

M o re A b o u t F r a n k R o b e r t s a n d E m m a Wilk in s :Marriage: May 13,1878, Oskaloosa, Kansas

M o r e A b o u t F r a n k R o b e r ts a n d D a i s y N e e d h a m :

Marriage: October 02,1894, Oskaloosa, Kansas

Chi ldren o f F r a n k R o b e rt s a n d Emma Wi l k i n s are :10. John Wilkins Roberts, b. July 03, 1880, Topeka, Kansas.

ii. Eugene Stan ley Rober ts , b. November 13,1881; d. 1951; m. Jennie Sut ton.

Notes fo r E u g e n e S t a n l e y R o b e r t s

EUGENE S. ROBERTS: Roberts Family-Three Generations-100 Years (The OskaloosaIndependent, Thursday, July 7,1960 )

Gene wasthe prime mechanically- mindedmember of the family. His early educationincludedformal trade school type of training in printing, he began practice of the craft inhis teens. By thetime he was 21 he was handling die production machinery and the power required to operatethem. He was both shop foreman and maintenanceman throughoutin his adult years. His healthbegan to fail in 1949 and he passed on in 1951,at seventy.

Outside the shop, Gene s keenest interests were his church, to the ideals of which he waspersonallya strictconformist, and in competitive athletics,particularlybaseball. Geneis survivedby his widow,Mrs. Jennie SuttonRoberts, of Oskaloosa.

Chi ldren o f F r a n k R o b e r ts a n d Daisy Ne e dha m are :ill. F r a n k Needham Rober ts , b. December 28,1897, Oskaloosa, Kansas; m. l a r a Reeder

McCoy, October 07,1920, Columbus, Georgia.

N o t e s fo r F r a n k N e e d h a m R o b e r t s

FRANK NEEDHAM ROBERTS: Roberts Family-three generations-100 Years (The OskaloosaIndependent, Thursday, July 7,1960

Frank Needham Roberts: Rank wa s almost bom a soldier. His earlies utterances were Do-e-e,when the name of Admiral Dewey of Manila Bay fame was on everybody s lips. But prsently itwas not the navy after allFrank took the army when he enlisted in Oskaloosa sown Company B o f th e Kansas n a t i o na l Gu a rd .

He made early contact with the Independent office in his boyhood, learning the fi^ont office andback shop during his teens and high school years. After graduating fi om Oskaloosahigh schoolhe entered Baker Universtity, and following year found him with scores of other Oskaloosa lads

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on the way to the Mexican border. The next year the United States entered World War I andFrank became sergeant major of Headquarters Battalion, 139th Infantry. He was selected fromthe Armyfor West Point and graduated fromthe Academy in 1920at die age of 22, goingon to ahighlydistinguishedmilitary career, attainingthe rank of Major General and retiring in 1957 after41 years in the United States Army.

From West Point Frank went to Ft. Benning Infantry School; then to the Philippines; back to WestPoint as an instructor; to the Presidio; on to Peking as a hinese language student; then to Nankingas assistant military attache, this duty culminating in the famous Panay incident; back toCommand an d General Staff School at Ft. Leavenworth; to maneuvers in Minnesota, Ohio,Carolina nd Louisiana; to G-2 with the General Staff; troop command at Ft. Warren; to Burmawith Stillwell as head of G-2; then to the Strategy and Policy Group, Operations Division of theGeneral Staff, then chief of Group and General Marshall s Army Planner; to Moscow on a militarymission, then Military Attache at Moscow and again in Turkey; head of the Military Departmentat U.C.L.A.; Military advisor to Hairiman and Stassen; Chief of StaffAllied Services SouthernEurope; CommanderCalifornia Military District imtil retirement; presently in Allen Dulles CIA inWashington, D.C.

Frank Roberts earned a unique honor as an Army captain in 1937. As assistant military attache inNanking he and U. S. Embassy associated evacuated from the ctiyjust ahead of its capture, Therape of Naking, by the Japanese. They went aboard the Panay, U. S. gunboat, which steamed up

the Yangtze River. The Panay was siuik by Japanese bombers, a number of Americans killed andwounded, the survivors strafed and harassed. Capt. Roberts, although wounded himself, tookcommand after naval officers were killed or incapacitated, got the survivors to shore, led them tosafety under fire, danger and hardship in an arduous trek where his ability to speak Chinese wasinvaluable. He was awared the Navy Cross and the Army Distinguished Service Medal, highestpeace time decorations of the two services.

Added to his DSM are two oak leafclusters for his work in Moscow and as chiefArmy Plannerduring World War II. Another wartime award is Honorary Commander, order of the BritishEmpire; two other awards by foreign countries for his work as Chief of Staff, Allied ServicesSouthern Europe, the Honorary Commander, Order of King George I, Greece, and HonoraryCommander, Order of the Italian Republic.

General Roberts and his family now live at Falls Chiurch, Va.

M o re A b ou t FRANK N e e d h a m R o b e r t s :

Occupation: Major General of the U. S. Army

Mo re A b o u t F r a n k R o b e r t s and C l a r a M c C o y :

Marriage:October 07,1920, Columbus,Georgia

11. iv. Char l e s We s le y Rober ts , b. December 14,1902, Oskaloosa, Kansas; d. 1976, Oskaloosa,K ans as .

V Hal fo rd Dana Roberts , b. October 30,1895.

M o r e A b o u t H a l f o r d D a n a R o b e r t s :

Baptism: October 30,189 5

8 . J ulia F.s Roberts John Wesley^, JohnSomers^, John^, John- was bom 1853 in Waynesville,Ohio, an d died March 1938. She married W. D. LaneJune 08,1876 in Hays, Kansas. He was bom1843.

M o r e A b o u t J u l i a F. R o b e r t s :

Burial: Pleasant View Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Kansas

M o re A b o u t W . L a n e a n d J u u a R o b e r t s :

Marriage: June 08,1876, Hays, Kansas

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columns until th e time of his death. He died at Oskaloosa in October, 1900. Besides hi s work as aneditor he was author of several books. One of these was entitled Looking Within, a reply to Bellamy'sfamous Looking Backward. John W. Roberts was one of th e early republicans an d a faithful upholderofthat party all his life.

He married Huldah E. Fairholm, who was bom in New Jersey in 1821, an d died at Oskaloosa, Kansas,in 1905. Their children were: Frank H.; Julia F., who now lives a t th e old homestead in Oskaloosa,widow of W. D. Lane, who was an attorney; Mary M., who is unmarried, lives at Oskaloosa an d isassistant postmaster there; Charles A., who spent many years in Califomia bu t is now living retired atOskaloosa; Arthur E., who was for several years associated with th e Independent, bu t is now deceased.

Frank H. Roberts, father of Professor Roberts, is still active i n t he newspaperwork an d is editor of th eOskaloosa Independent founded by his father. He was bo m at Waynesvihe, Ohio, in July, 1851, bu t haslived in Kansas since he was eleven years ofage He grew up at Oskaloosa and leamed ihe printingtrade under his father. In 1879, removing to Topeka, he did reportorial an d editorialwork on th eTopeka Capital, an d subsequently became identified with an evening paper established by Maj. J K.Hudson Company. When that evening paper went under, Frank H. Roberts an d Mr. Templeconducted th e Norfii Topeka Times for two years. Mr. Roberts then retumed to Oskaloosa, takingcharge of th e Independent. He is now both publisher an d editor of that old an d substantial joumal Heserved as postmaster of Oskaloosa under the administrations of Harrison an d McKinley, is a loyalrepublican, an d has held all the lay offices in the local Methodist Episcopal Church during the last thirtyyears. He was an associate offormer Govemor Stanley for a number ofyears in Sunday Schoolwork atOskaloosa. Fratemally he is a member of the Ancient Order ofUnited Workmen an d the Knights an dLadies of Security. He first married Emma L.Wilkins, who was bo m near Crawfordsville, Indiana, in1852, an d died at Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1891. Her children were: John W.; Eugene S., a printeremployed in the Independent officeat Oskaloosa. Frank H. Roberts married for his second wifeDaisyM. Needham of Leavenworth, Kansas. Bythis marriage there are also two children: Frank N., whosehome is stiUwith his parents, is a sophomore in Baker Universityat Baldwin,and recently retumedfrom service on th e border with th e Second Kansas Volunteer Infantry. Charles Wesley, living at home,is a freshman in th e Oskaloosa High School.

John W. Roberts was bo m July 3,1880, while his parents were livingin Topeka. His birthplace was ahouse that stoodon the site now occupiedby th e Presbyterian Manse on Harrison Street. However, allhis earlier years were spent in Oskaloosa,where he attended the pubHcschools, graduating from highschool in 1897.The followingyear he was employed in his father's newspaper officeand in the

postofficeand in 1898 he entered Baker University,where he was graduatedA. B.in 1903.He hadbegun teaching in the meantime, was employed as an instructor at Baker University,and in 1903-04,after leaving college,was again employed on the newspaper. For two years, from 1904 to 1906, he wasprincipal ofthe schoolat Coming,Kansas,was principal at Wellsville, Kansas, in 1906-07, firom 1907to1909wasprincipalat Oskaloosa, his home town, and then spent three years as superintendent ofschools at Peabody, Kansas, from 1909 to 1912 Since 1912Mr. Roberts has been superintendent of cityschools a t Sedan He is on e of th e active members o f the Southeastem Kansas and also o f th e KansasState Teachers Association, an d of th e Association of Superintendents of Cities of th e third class.

In August,1908, at Clifton,Kansas, he married MissLenaA. McConneU daughter of Rev.Thomas andSarah McConneU. He r father is a Methodist minister, a member of th e Kansas Conference. Mr. an dMrs. Roberts have one daughter, Margaret Emma, bo m December 21,1910.

JOHN WILKINS ROBERTS: Roberts Family-Three Generatio ns-ioo Years (The OskaloosaIndependent, Thursday, July 7, i960

JOHN WILKINS ROBERTS: Bom at Topeka during his father's year as state editor TopekaEveningCapital , John was educated in Oskaloosa schools.BakerUniversityand Universtiyof Kansasgraduateschool. He taught astronomy and Greek liteature at Baker, taught high school subjects andadministeredthe public schoolsat Coming WeUsvflle Os^oosa, Peabodyand Sedan

Upon reaching mid-term of normal life at close offirst world war and noting how veryfewmen wereremaining in public school workfar beyond mid-life, he determined to retum to the craft he had

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l ea rne d as a boy an d youth, he entered into a partnershipwith his father on The Independent an dbought the McLouth Times on which to cu t his own wisdom teeth. Was soon business manager of th ewhole enterprise, added a secondlinotype to increase dailycapacity of th e shop.

The year that F. H. got his appointment by Gov. Ben Paulen as executive Secretary of State, Board ofAdministration an d began spending five days a week at State House, John s borther Wes, havingfinished th e course in journalism at K-State, joined The Independent staff, adding th e dynamic ofprofessional training to th e publishing of Oskaloosa Independent , McLouth Times , MeridenMessage , high school papers for Oskaloosa, Ozawkie, Rock Creek an d occasionally others, including aCamp paper for CCCin th e thirties.

F. H. was keeping th e editorial copy book well-filled with observations from state capitol, so th e homestaff found foci of energ output in specialties, Wes s was county athletics, John s was hobnobbingpenwise with th e crative minds of rural correspondents, who were numerous particularlyin thedepression decade when everybody ha d to whistle to keep his courage up.

In 1934 F. H. R. returned after serving th e State eight years, to see whatyet he might do for his homecommunity, while Wes sought other avenues.

John s teaching proclivities made it easy for him to seek ou t prominghigh schoolyouths an d maidens,train them for officeclerks an d typists, lino opeators an d printers. During his 38 active years asmanager he so trained more than 30 of these young people. Mentioned individually here are only

those who stayed with th e printing craft ofjournalist s profession: Mabel Zickafoose (Mrs. Craig Jones)became a proficient operator, worked th e shops Lawrence, Kansas, then ff years a daily newspaper shopat Sa n Antionio, where she married he r boss, ha s a lovely suburban ranch home an d other interestesbut yet retains he r skills at th e lino keyboard; Dale Evans, printer-pressman, who went on to Lawrenceshops is now a color printer; GeraldTewell who became a first-rate printerfor a Denver specialtyhouse; Bob Steinmetz, who did printing and new makeup in Toltyoon Stars and Stripes, worked forHall s, Topeka, an d Ed. Abels, Lawrence, before moving to Florida with his familiy; Ross Barton who isa seniorin electrical engineering at K. U. bu t helps th e family pocketbookby steady workin a Lawrenceprint shop by th e training he got on The Independent ; Jack Stoner, who ha s completedtwo yerars injournalism at K U. by half-time hours, whilegetting practical experince in The Independent shop invirtually all phases ofthe craft, an d plans to continue this program.

Fainlly, John P. Hoskinson, who started with th e The Independent in 1939 stopped to help fight th e

wa r of th e Pacific, in command of troops in The Philippines, then returned to this office whilecombiningformal journalistic training at K. U. with practical experince half days i n t he shop. Since yeeditor has no so n of his own, John Hoskinson is hi s son in th e gospel, well-qualified to take overmanagement an d ultimate ownership of The Independent . He has already extended his wings toinclude full operation of th e combined Winchester Star an d Nortonville News .

In 1948 John Roberts purchased a model 31 BlueStreak lino an d shortlybefore turning th e shop overto Mr. Hoskinson, 1-1-58, bought a Heidelberg automatic jobber which ha s pu t this plant on acompetitive basis with th e city boys both in quality of product an d promptness of delivery.

During Roberts 38 years in th e business, his wife, Lena McConnell Roberts, earned he r diploma aslocal an d society editor, picking up personals on a regular beat around th e public square an d wearingou t th e telephone propmpting laggard reporters of local organizations.

The daughter, Margaret (Mrs. Frank Stehlik) became a machine operator in high school an d beforeentering upon course in painting arts at University of Kansas.

John s community activities included several terms as city councilman an d clerk, nine terms as clerk ofDist. 29 school board, fortyyears service to his local church an d twentyto Kansas Methodism asmember Conference Board of Education, member Executive Committee Kansas United Drys, trusteeWesley Foundation at K. U., trustee Baker University, Kansas City district lay leader, delegate tojurisdictional conference. He continues a weekly Editorial column an d occasional features in TheIndependent .

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help John an d Gene get out the three papers Independent , McLouth Times an d MeridenMessage .

The briefrecession following World War I ended in the early twenties, an d in 1922 The Independentbought a Merganthaler 5 to givethe shop two lino-type keyborards, a most helpful addition formeeting deadlines for three newspapers an d six high school papers, which ha d come into favor with thedevelopment of th e county athletic league. The league, which still exists, came into being through Wesefforts with those of th e late J W. Trusdale, then school superintendent at Oskaloosa, Ir a Brammell,superintendednt at McLouth, an d otherschool leaders of th e county. Wes specialized on The MeridenMessage and the high school publications, while furnishing the best objective coverage of league an dtournament sports paly th e county has ever enjoyed, in addition to general editing, reporting an dadvertising work.

In th e second halfof th e twenties, government authorities, through the farm bureaus an d otheragencies, began to take notice of soil depletion in eastern Kansas, encouraged terracing, crop roation,use of legumes an d many measures for improved farming practices. This was Wes field for coveragean d at the same time country correspondents were furnishing this newspaper excellent communtiynews an d coment, unparaUed in the paper s history.

Then came th e decade of deep depression. Wes remained with The Independent until F. H. returnedfrom eight years in th e statehouse. In 1934 Wes sought other avenues, finally landed deep in stateRepublican politics.

He served as manager for WillWest s primary campaign for governor in 1936; assistant state charimanthat same year; executive secretary of th e Republican State Committee until 1939; th e four succeedingyears as secretary to th e Governor of Kansas; from 43 to 46 in th e Marine Corps including th e battleIwo J ima and Okinawa; publicity director for th e Kansas Highway Commission in 1946; from 1947 to1950 served as Republican State Chairman during Senator Frank Carlson s terms as governor; in 1952ExecutiveDirectorofthe NationalEisenhowerHeadquarters in Washington D. C.; the same year headof organizition for th e Republican National Committee; elected Republican National Chairman in 1953;resigned, an d is now a consultant an d in public relations in Washington, D. C.where he an d his wifeRuth Patrick Roberts, have lived since 1956. Their son, Charles Patrick (Pat) is now a lieutenant i n t heMarine Corps on Okinawa.

M o r e A b o u t C h a r l e s R o b e r t s a n d B e a t r i c e P a t r i c k :

Marriage: November 22,1928, Oskaloosa, Kansas

Chi ld o f C h a r le s R o b er ts a n d B e a t r i c e P a t r i c k is :12 i. C h a r l e s P a t r i c k R o b e r t s

Ge n e ra t i o n N o 7

12 Char les Patrick? Roberts {Charles WESLsy^ F rank Henrys J o h n Wesley^, JohnSomerssJOHN^yJOHEE He married Franki

N o t es f o r C h a r l es P a t r ic k R o b e r t s :

SENATORPATROBERTS(http://roberts.senate.gov/about_pat.html)

Afourth generation Kansan from Dodge City, Senator Pat Roberts service to the people of Kansasspans more than two decades.

First as an eight-term congressman from Kansas First District an d now in his second term as UnitedStates Senator, Roberts has built a reputation as a leader in national security an d defense issues,agriculture an d health care. He is an advocate of a strong education system, free an d fair trade policies,increased investment in science an d technology, focused foreign policy an d a strongmili tary all ofwhich are necessaryto keep Kansas competitive in today s rapidly evolving global marketplace.

As Chairman of th e Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in the 108th Congress, Roberts isleading the effort to improve the country s intelligence gathering and analysis capabilities at a critical

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time in ou r nation's history. I t was Senator Roberts who cautioned the country that an attack onAmerica's homeland was possible. In fact, after September ii 2001, columnist David Broder wrote inth e Washington Post, In words that now appear to be eerily prescient, Roberts warned (in 1999) thatthere was a 'real opportunity for a handful of zealots to wreck havoc on a scale that hitherto ordyarmiescould attain.' Roberts has pledged his committee will work to make the intelligence communitystronger and ou r nation safer in the post-September 11world.

Directly complementing his work on th e Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator Roberts is also asenior member of th e Senate rmed Service Committee, chairing th e Subcommittee on Emerging

Threats and Capabilities. His subcommittee oversees the military's contribution to homeland securityas well as efforts to prevent th e proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.

While committed to ensuring a strong national defense for all Americans, Senator Roberts'legislative record speaks to the concern for Kansas communities, businesses an d families. He iscommitted to preserving an d protecting Social Security, enacting a prescription drug benefitfor seniorsunder Medicare and ensuring Kansans access to quality health care services at reasonable cost. As amember of th e Health, Education, Labor an d Pensions Committee, Senator Roberts ha s introducedchildcare legislation, supports fullyfunding the Individuals with Disabilitiesin Education Actand hasintroduced a bill addressing the critical nursing shortage facing ou r health care delivery system.

In agriculture. Senator Roberts' work on behalf ofAmerica'sfarmers and ranchers is well-known.Asthe chairman of the House Agriculture Committee from 1995-1997, Roberts led the reform of

outdated federal farm policies. His advocacyhas continued in the Senate as a key member oftheSenate Agriculture Committee. In the first sixweeks of 2003, Roberts helped write and pass criticallegislationto assist in drought relief.In 2000, he wrote sweepingreforms to the federal crop insuranceprogram. In addition. Senator Roberts has led efforts to help agricultureproducersand businesses gainleveragein worldtrade negotiations.He advocatesa more cohesive and aggressive U.S.trade policycallingfor reform of unilateral sanctions and passage of fast track trade authority.

Senator Roberts has a long-standing commitment to increasing Kansas' investment in math,science and technology, urging schools and universities to remain highlycompetitive by investing inresearch infrastructure. Callingthis focus an investment in our future, Senator Roberts in 1996established his blue-ribbon AdvisoryCommittee on Science,Technologyand the Future to advisehimon Kansas' technology needs.

Bom in TopekaApril20,1936, Senator Roberts is the son of the late Wes Roberts,Chairman of theRepublican NationalCommitteeunder President DwightEisenhower. His great-grandfather, J.W.Roberts, founded the Oskaloosa Independent, the state's second oldest newspaper. Followinggraduation from KansasState Universityin 1958,Senator Roberts servedin the U S Marine Corpsforfour years,then workedas a reporter and editor for severalArizonanewspapers. Hejoined the staff ofKansas Senator Frank Carlson in 1967. In 1969, Senator Roberts became Administrative Assistant toKansas' First District Congressman KeithSebelius.Senator Roberts waselected to Congress in 1980,succeeding Sebeliusupon his retirement. He wasfirst electedto the Senatein 1996 following theretirement ofSenatorNancy Kassebaum (Baker)and won re-election in 2002. Senator Roberts and hiswife,Franki have three grown children: David,Ashleighand Anne-Wesley.

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From Disinfopedia, the encyclopedia of propaganda:http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtnil?title=Pat 2oRoberts

Accordingto his Senate web site, Pat Roberts is a fourth generation Kansan from Dodge City. Bom inTopekaApril20,1936, Senator Roberts is the son ofthe late WesRoberts, Chairmanofthe RepublicanNational Committee under President DwightD. Eisenhower. His great-grandfather, J.W. Roberts,founded the Oskaloosa Independent, the state's second oldest newspaper. [i]

Roberts has served the people of Kansas for more than two decades: First as an eight-termcongressmanfrom Kansas' First Districtand nowin his second term as United States Senator, Robertshas built a reputation as a leader in national securityand defense issues, agriculture and health care.

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He is an advocate of a strong education system, free an d fare trade policies, increased investment inscience an d technology, focused foreign poliq^ an d a strong military aUof which are necessary tokeep Kansas competitive in today's rapidly evolvingglobal marketplace. [2]

AsChairman o f th e Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in th e 108th Congress, Roberts is leadingthe effort to improve the country's intelligence gathering an d analysis capabilities at a critical time inou r nation's history. I t was Senator Roberts who cautioned th e country t h at a n attack on America'shomeland was possible. Following the events of September 11,2001, Roberts is quoted in 1999 assaying that there was a real opportunity for a handful ofzealots to wreck havoc on a scale that hithertooidyarmies could attain. [3]

Directlycomplementing his work on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator Roberts is also asenior member of th e SenateArmed Service Committee, chairing th e Subcommittee on EmergingThreats an d Capabilities. His subcommittee oversees the military's contribution to homeland securityas well as efforts to prevent th e proliferation of nuclear, chemical an d biological weapons. [4]

Senator Roberts served as chairman of th e House Agriculture Committee from 1995-1997. In th e firstsix weeks of 2003, Roberts helped write and pass criticallegislation to assist in (brought relief. In 2000,he wrote sweepingreforms to the federal crop insurance program. In addition. Senator Roberts has ledefforts to help agriculture producers an d businesses gain leverage in world trade negotiations. Headvocates a more cohesiveand aggressiveU.S.trade policy, calling for reform of unilateral sanctionsan d passage of fast track' trade authority. [5]

Roberts graduated from Kansas State Universityin 1958, then served in the U.S.Marine Corps for fouryears,followed byworkas a reporter and editor for severalArizonanewspapers.Hejoined the staff ofKansas Senator Frank Carlson in 1967. In 1969, Senator Roberts became Administrative Assistant toKansas' First District Congressman KeithSebelius. Senator Roberts was elected to Congress in 1980,succeedingSebeliusupon his retirement. He wasfirst electedto the Senate in 1996following theretirement of Senator Nancy Kassebaum (Baker) an d won re-election in 2002. [6]

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M o r e A b o u t C h a r l e s P a t ri c k R o b e r t s :

Occupation: U.S. Senator from Kansas (Republican)

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the - i fne of Isaac Klncaid*s land; thence with the centre of the road and Klnceids l ine S, 57 1/^

lO p o le s to be beginning Contain ing on e ac re o f lo i id s t r i c t laeasiire and a l l th e E s t a t e , T i t l e and

Sn.te^Qst o f the sa i d Andrson M il le r e i t h e r i n Law or i n Equity, o f i n and to the sa i d premises; *t

g e th e r vdth a l l th e p r i v i l e g e s an d appur tenances to th e saipe belong ing , and a l l th e r e n t s , i s s u e s

p r o f i t s t h e r e o f ; To Have and to Hold th e same t.o th e o n l y prope r, u s e o f th e s a i d Mar tha W, Thompso

and he r h e i r s and assigns forever And the sa id Anderson Mil ler fo ? h im se lf aa id for h is hei r s , c r

e c u t o r s an d a d m i n i s t r a t o r s d o e s he reby OoVena^t y/i th t h e s a i d Mar tha W. Thompson and h e r he i r s en

a s s i g n s , t h a t he i s th e t r u e an d l a f u l o^wner o f th e sa id p rem i s es , and h a s f u l l power to convey

t h e sane; and t h a t th e the t i t l e , so conveyed i s C3.eer, Fr e e and Unincumbered; and f u r t h e r , t h a t

w i l l Warrant an d Defend t he same ag a i n s t a l l cla im o r o l ^ m s o f a l l persons whomsoever I n Witness

Whereof , th e said Anderson M il l e r and Susanna M il le r h i s wife v/ho hereby r e leas es a l l her r i g h t a

expectancy o f Dower i n the sa id premises , have h e remt o se t t h e i r hands and s e a l s , t h i s twenty

f i r s t da y o f March, i n th e y e a r o f ou r Lord oue Thousand E ig h t Hundred an d S i x t y fivet-

S i g n e d , Sea led an d A ckn o wled g ed i n p r e s e n c e o f u s ;

Sint i tha- M a r^ ,e t H e st er Anderson Mil ler SEAL)he r

Fran c i s Je f f e ry Susanna x M i l l e r (SEAL)m a r k

-;THE s ta te oF oHiO, OOUHTYoF V/ARREN, S,S . ; -

Be i t Remembered, That on th e twenty fJKSt dey o f March, i n the yea r o f our L o r d , one Thousan

Eigh t Hundred and Sixty f ive , before me, Francis Jeffery on e of th e Just ices o f the Peace , i n and

f o r sa id County p e r so n a l ly came Anderson M il l e r an d Susanna M i l l e r th e g r a n to r s i n the fo rego ing

D e e d , an d acknowl edged t he s ig ni ng and d ea l i ng the reo f to be t h e i r voluntary a c t and deed fo r th e

u s e s an d i j u r p o s e s t h e r e i n mentioned.. An d t h e s a i d Sus a nna h M i l l e r y d f e o f t h e s a i d Ande rs on M i le r

being examined by me-, separa te and-apart^ from-ii-er said-husband^ an d -Qiie conten ts o f sa id Dee lrbeii:^

by rae made known jnd explained to h e r, as th e St a t u t e d i r e c t s , declared t h a t d id , v o lu n ta ri ly ,

s i g n , s e a l , a nd a ck no wl ed ge th e same, and that d ie i s s t i l l s a t i s f i e d therewi th as h e r a c t an d dee

Sot the uses and purposes the re in mentioned, i n Testimory Whereof, I have h er eu nt o s u bs c ri be d ny

Uffime an d aff ixed ray s e a l , on th e day and y ea r a fo re sa id j

Received for Record June 13 1S65 Francis J e f f e ry J , P, (SEAL)

R ec or d ed 1 4 same m o n t l i P . F , S u l l i v a n R , W. 0

o n s a i d Deed w as o ne S Rev s t a u p o f t h e v a l u e o f 50 c t s vii ich was d u l y canoel lecU

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appurtanmoes unto the said Mlliaa Rogershis heirs and as.-igns against the lawful claimsof allpersons whomsoever,in mtness Whereof,the said Johnw. Robertsandhis wifeHuldahE. Robertshhereuntoset their handsandseals, this sixth dayof March,^nnoDominiEighteenHundredandSix

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Te r r y O r i t c h C i e l dJolm W, Roberts SEAL)

Wil l i a a n 0 B e l lHuldeh E. Roberts SfiAE)

STATE KAIJSAS,OoUHTYoP tTf^PFERSoU,BeforemeTerryOritchfield01er.kof thesaidCountyof JeffersonandStateofKansasr^

the abovenamedJohn Robertsandhis vdfeHuMahE. Robertsar.d acknowledgedthe signing and sing of the aboveconveyance tobetheir voluntaryact and deed; end the saidHuldahE. Robertsonbeing examinedseparate and apart fromher soldhusbandand the contentsof said Oonveyanjemade

knowntohertymeshethendeoliradthatshedidvoluntarily,signseal^ dacknowledisaand that she is still satisfied therevith ThisSth dayof MarchA.D Is^ witnessmyhandandthseal of aaid County this Oie snd year last above v/ritten

R e c e i v e d f o r Reco rd JmiP i^ County Seal) Terry Critchfleld

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Unlocking S e c r e t s In t h e 1 8 5 0 U.S. Ce n s u sXOTP4KS The 1850 census is often referred to as th e first modern c en s us b e ca u se of dramat i ca l l y improved

techniques including printed instructions for census enumerators that lead to more accurate resultsand a requirement for census takers to personally inquiry at every dwelling an d with every family, an dto send copies of th e results to three government sources. It was the first time tha t every member ofth e household had thei r name recorded in the record not just th e h ead of the family. In addition th e1850 census asked for a significantly greater amount of personal data. You can use t hi s d at a to learnne w facts abou t y ou r ances to rs an d to find clues to other resources.

Tips fo r Using t h e 1 8 5 0 U.S. Cens usTh e 1850 census records th e names o f e ve ry member of th e household. Th e inclusion of so muchpersonal d at a m ak es it possible to Identify families an d other groups by name for th e first t ime in U.S.census history. The inclusion of birthplaces for every individual allows for th e plotting of migrationalroutes. In addition ages provided make it possible to search for vital records in religious a nd o th errecords. Th e 1 85 0 c en su s m ay also provide clues for researching localities, marriage records probatesand a number of other genealogically Important records. This census also provides insight onoccupat ions and property values.

P r i n t a n d p re se rv eTranscription helps with fact checking an d provides easy to read reference sheets. Print a copy of eachindividual c e n s u s record t h en t ra n sf e r th e informat ion to o u r f re e c en s us c h ar t (PDF 14K).G e t A d o b e R e a d e r

G e t s om e e x t ra h e l pImportant information isn t always obvious at first. If you think you might be missing something havelook a t o ur q ue st io n a n d answer page .

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Census facts taken from Chapter 2: Researching th e Individual Censuses Finding Answers in U.S.Census Records by Loretto Dennis Szucs; by Loret to Dennis Szucs and Matthew Wright Orem UT:MyFamiiy.com Inc 2001 .

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Jackson Ronald V. Accelerated Indexing Systems comp. 1B50 United States Federal Census [database on-ilne]Provo UT: Ancestry.com 1999- . Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson an d AIS f rom microfilmed schedules of th1850 U.S. Federal Decennial Census.1850 United States Federal Census [database online] Provo UT:Ancest ry.com 2001. Data imaged from National Archives an d Records Administration. 1850 Federal Population

Census. M432 1 009 roils. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Adminis trat ion.

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Annals o f Oskaloosa Kansas

I tems Selec ted from Fi le s o f

The Oskaloosa Independent

Compiled by Frank H. Roberts obit 1945 and John Roberts

Years covered: 1854 - 1886, with some additional material

Reprinted 2003, with added index

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t h e r e w e re u p wa rd s o f 20 0 vo te r s inS lo ug h C re ek tawruship. By th e close

o f t he y ea r th e popula t ion of th e vi l

l a g e w as a ro u n d 500 .T he c ou nt y p op ul at io n w a s c lo s e

to 5 ,0 00 .

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th e big drouth, an d a great many ofth e tem porary s e tt le r s l ef t t he to wn .No t wi t h s t a n d i n g th is , se v e ra l new

enterprses we re u n de rt ak e n, a mo n gt h e m t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a n e w spaper, T h e I n de p en d e nt , th e bui ldin g of th e M et ho di st E pis co pa lchur ch , a public school, an d a ne wg r i s t m i l l .

Sa mu e l P ep pa rd c on str uc te d asa i l ing w agon , p l a n n e d to t r a v e l inIt to P i k e s P e a k . I t w as a n o r d in ar y l ig ht wagon, of 35 0 pounds,be d 3x 8 feet by six I n ch e s d ee p . Overth e c e n t e r o f f ro n t ax le w a s r a i s ed am a s t w i t h s a i l 9x11 f ee t . T h e s te er

in g a p p a r a t u s resembled a b o a t t il le r

reversed . On Ma y 9 th e w ago n se to u t on a t r i a l t r ip b u t w as w r ecked

by high wind. I t wa s soon repairedan d a party composed of SamuelPeppard, Stev e Ran da l l, J. T. Forbesa n d Gi d Coldon s et sa il fo r t he G re atPrairies an d Pikes Peak They ha d

about 40 0 pounds of provisions an dammu n i t io n . -Th ey h ad been on th er oa