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Found on the Smithsonian websiteJames Smithson portrait image from the Smithsonian Institute website. See it and others at https://www.si.edu/https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/james-smithson.jpgJames SmithsonJames Smithson portrait image from the Smithsonian Institute website. 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Erik Jonsson Central Library in Dallas, TexasPhoto source: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in downtown Dallas, Texas2016-07-18T11:14:16+00:00monthlyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/2016/07/14/summer-fun-and-tips-for-your-genealogy/https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/burton-and-scout-1-2.jpgBurton and Scout 1 (2)My dad, B.L. Roberts is on the right ca 1930. Both boys have pump .22 rifles.https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/mom-at-our-4oth-e1468444275991.jpgMom at our 4othMy mother Bertha Roberts posing with me in the summer of 2015https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/charles-and-inky-byrd-2.jpgCharles and Inky ByrdCharles and Inky Byrd with their son2020-08-05T22:04:14+00:00monthlyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/2016/05/14/my-cousin-richard-calhoun-byrd-1805-1854-the-governor-of-arkansas/https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bertha-roberts-her-children-20062.jpgBertha Roberts and children in 2006Bertha Mae Byrd Roberts with her three children; Deborah, Gary and David; all products and beneficiaries of God's great grace often applied through Bertha's grit and gumption.https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/arkansas-state-seal.pngArkansas State Sealhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bertha-mae-byrd-roberts-portrait.jpgBertha Mae Byrd Roberts ca 1951https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/young-bertha.jpgBertha Byrd ca 1948Bertha Mae Byrd with brothers J.L. and Elmer Byrd. ca 19482016-07-10T12:35:28+00:00monthlyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/2016/05/26/my-grandfather-gus/https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/pat-kelly-shared-photo-on-facebook-second-from-left-bob-wills-far-right-pappy-odaniel-burrus-pres-and-future-governor-e1464179441447.jpgPat Kelly shared photo on Facebook. Second from left, Bob Wills, far right Pappy O'Daniel, Burrus pres. and future GovernorBob Wills 2nd from left. "Pappy" O'Daniel far right. Photo shared on Facebook by Pat Kellyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gus-roberts-as-a-child-in-about-1905-or-19061.jpgGus Roberts as a child in about 1905 or 1906https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1905-or-1906-ft-worth-masonic-home-children-2.jpg1905 or 1906 Ft. Worth Masonic Home Children (2)https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1905-or-1906-ft-worth-masonic-home-children-gus-roberts-and-ingram-sisters1.jpg1905 or 1906 Ft. Worth Masonic Home Children Gus Roberts and Ingram sistersEmma, BG, Grace and Gushttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/emma-lee-ingram.jpgEmma Lee Ingram ca 1917Emma Lee Ingram ca 1917https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/4033-littlejohn-2009.jpg4033 Littlejohn, Fort Worth, TX in 20094033 Littlejohn Ave. Fort Worth, Texas https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gus-emma-roberts.jpgGus and Emma Roberts ca 1942Gus and Emma Roberts ca 1942https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gus-emmas-marker.jpgGus & Emma's MarkerGus and Emma Roberts' grave in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas in 2014https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gus-lee-roberts-1916.jpgGus Lee Roberts 1916Gus Lee Roberts 1916https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gus-military2.jpgGus Roberts ca 1918Gus Roberts ca 19182016-07-21T15:23:21+00:00monthlyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/2016/05/05/the-tragic-end-to-the-life-of-john-anderson-roberts/https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/lavina-jane-wallace-roberts-marker.jpgLavina Jane Wallace Roberts markerLavina Jane Wallce, Wife of J.A.Roberts, Born Sept 5, 1828, Died May 7, 1895https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/john-anderson-roberts-darker-2.jpgJohn Anderson RobertsJohn Anderson Roberts from ca 1890 to 1895https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1832-map-of-williamson-county-tn.jpg1832 Map of Williamson County, TN1832 Map of Williamson County, Tennessee. Adaptation from Matthew Rhea's Map of Tennessee (1832, Columbia.https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gary-with-john-a-marker.jpgGary Roberts visits John A. Roberts graveGary Roberts visits his great-grandfather John Anderson Roberts grave in Little Vine Cemetery in Lamar County, Texas 2012. Photo by Clayton Collins2016-07-10T12:31:11+00:00monthlyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/2016/05/09/the-tragic-end-to-the-life-of-john-anderson-roberts-part-2/https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/union-and-confederate-flags.jpgUnion and Confederate flagshttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/clip-of-1885-loughridge-map-of-calloway.jpgClip of 1885 Loughridge Map of CallowayClip of 1885 Loughridge Map of Calloway County, KY (from Kentucky.gov)https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1895-article-on-lavina-roberts-death-from-honey-grove-signal-2.jpg1895 article on Lavina Roberts death from Honey Grove SignalHoney Grove Signal. (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, May 10, 1895, Sequence: 5 | The Portal to Texas Historyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2001-dorthy-tillie-notes-on-the-lassiters-and-roberts-snippet-from-p-21.jpgClip from Tillie letter to Glen Gambill in 2001This is a clip from page 2 of a letter written about the Roberts and Lassisters from Dorthy Tillie to Glen Gambill in 2001.https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2001-dorthy-tillie-notes-on-the-lassiters-and-roberts-snippet-from-p-2.jpgClipped from 2001 letter from Dorthy Tillie to Glen GambillThis is a clip from page 2 of a letter written about the Roberts and Lassisters from Dorthy Tillie to Glen Gambill in 2001.https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gary-with-lassiter-marker.jpgCornelia Ann Lassiter !853 - 1939Gary Roberts visits the gravesite of Cornelia Ann Roberts Lassiter the first time in 2012https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/lassiter-james-bryant-1848-1910.jpgLassiter, James Brittian 1848 - 1910James Brittian Lassiterhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1870-lassiter-and-roberts-marriage-license1.jpg1870 Lassiter and Roberts marriage licensePhoto copy of marriage license of J.B. Lassiter and Cornelia Roberts 1870https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/blog-photo-of-roberts-in-front-of-lamar-county-home2.jpgCornelia Lassiter, Lavina and John Anderson RobertsCornelia Lassiter, Lavina Jane and John Anderson Roberts in front of their Lamar County Home in the Maxey Community ca 1890 - 1895https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cornelia-ann-roberts-lassiter-photo-shared-by-linda-kisner-2.jpgCornelia Ann Roberts LassiterPhoto of Cornelia Ann Roberts Lassiter. She was the daughter of John Anderson and Lavina Jane Roberts and the wife of J.B. Lassiter. Thanks to Linda Kisner for originally sharing this photo in 2012. Photo has been edited GFR.2016-07-10T12:30:26+00:00monthlyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/2016/05/12/where-was-newton-roberts-in-the-1860s-and-1870s-or-when-census-records-wont-tell-us-what-we-want-to-know/https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/where-was-newton-roberts-in-1860-daughter-s-b-marriage-record-2.jpg1877 Calloway County, KY Marriage RecordCalloway County, KY Marriage Record Source Information Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Marriage Records, 1852-1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.2016-07-10T12:29:33+00:00monthlyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/2016/05/16/what-do-you-see-in-my-only-photo-of-john-anderson-roberts/https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gary-glen-gambill-and-jimmy-lassister-at-cornelia-lassister-house1.jpgGary, Glen Gambill and Jimmy Lassister at Cornelia Lassister houseGary Roberts, Glen Gambill and Jimmy Lassiter in front of the old James B. and Cornelia Lassiter house in Lamar County, Texas.2016-07-10T12:27:37+00:00monthlyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/2016/05/19/the-tragic-end-to-the-life-of-john-anderson-roberts-final-chapter/https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dee-in-little-vine-cemetery1.jpgDee in Little Vine CemeteryDee Roberts visits the gravesites of John and Lavina Roberts in the Little Vine Cemetery on a cold February day in 2014 (Sumner, TX)https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/john-killian-pardon1.jpg1911 Full Pardon for John Killian1911 Full Pardon for John Killianhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/mary-roberts-pardon1.jpg1905 Pardon granted to Mary Roberts1905 Pardon granted to Mary Robertshttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/john-a-roberts-white-horse-and-black-carriage.jpegJohn A. Roberts white horse and black carriagehttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/john-anderson-roberts-darker-contrast.jpgJohn Anderson Robertshttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/19th-alabama-bugle-patch.gif19th Alabama bugle patchhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1896-roberts-and-thompson-marriage-record-2.jpg1896 Roberts and Thompson marriage recordJohn A. Roberts and Mrs. Mary Thompson marriage recordhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gus-roberts-birth-certificate.jpgGus Roberts birth certificateGus Roberts certificate of birthhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1900-roberts-and-lassiter-clip-of-lamar-county-census.jpg1900 Lamar County Census for Roberts and LassiterClip from 1900 Federal Census for Lamar County, TX2017-02-27T14:27:44+00:00monthlyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/2016/05/23/paying-attention-to-details-in-your-family-research/https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1901-w-w-roberts-is-made-guardian-of-gus-roberts.jpg1901 W.W. Roberts made guardian of Gus RobertsW. W. Roberts is made guardian of Gus Roberts on December 3, 19012016-07-10T12:25:57+00:00monthlyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/2016/05/30/remembering/https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/american-eagle-and-flag-image.jpgAmerican eagle and flag imagehttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1774-byrd-richard-at-glade-hollow-from-documentary-history-of.jpgGlade Hollow from Documentary History of Dunmore's War, 1774Our family at Glen Hollow Fort in the fall of 17742016-07-10T12:24:24+00:00monthlyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/2016/06/06/one-of-my-favorite-documents-in-all-the-world/https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/00002-1841-roberts-john-r-tax-record-from-williamson-county-tn.jpgWilliamson, County, Tennessee Tax Record from 1841My strong second favorite tax record is also from Williamson County, TN in 1841https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1841-williamson-county-tax-record-with-many-family-connections.jpg1841 Williamson County, Tennessee tax recordMy favorite tax record and one of my all-time favorite document finds!2016-07-10T12:22:51+00:00monthlyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/2016/06/09/gus-roberts-aftermath/https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/b-l-roberts-betty-gail-2.jpgBetty Gailhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/senior-chief-roberts-1988.jpgSenior Chief Roberts 1988https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/matthew.jpgMatthewhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/matthew.jpegMatthew Roberts familyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/matthew-4-16.jpgOfficer Robertshttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mamaws-children-2.jpgBob and Bertha's Childrenhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/david-2015.jpgOfficer Robertshttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/david-cheryl-2003.jpegDavid and Cherylhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/bryan-pastor-in-traning-2.jpgPastor in Traninghttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/bryan.jpegRoberts Family2016-07-10T12:15:04+00:00monthlyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/2016/01/05/burton-lee-roberts-runaway/https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/barber-strap-21.jpgBarber strap 2Barber strap2016-05-24T12:22:17+00:00monthlyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/2015/10/10/photos-of-the-week-ca-1906-masonic-home-for-children-in-ft-worth-texas/https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/gus-and-emma-roberts-50th.jpgGus and Emma Roberts' 50thhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1905-or-1906-ft-worth-masonic-home-children-5.jpg1905 or 1906 Ft. Worth Masonic Home ChildrenMasonic Home for Children in 1905 or '06. Front Row L - R beginnig with 3rd girl; Emma Lee Ingram, B.G. Ingram, Grace Ingram and Gus Roberts.2024-08-15T00:02:58+00:00monthlyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/2015/03/10/the-reluctant-genealogist/2016-05-16T11:35:25+00:00monthlyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/2016/05/03/when-does-the-common-become-uncommon/https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/lemuel-lassiter-headstone.jpgLemuel Lassiter headstonePhoto credit: Mary Bigelow on Find a Gravehttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/john-dickson-last-civil-war-record-fold3_page_13_compiled_service_records_of_confederate_soldiers_who_served_in_organizations_from_the_state_of_texas.jpgJohn Dickson last Civil War RecordOne of several records for John Dickson available on Fold 3 in May 2016https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/john-dickson-memorial-marker.jpgJohn Dickson Memorial MarkerPhoto Credit: Lyn Dobson from Find a Grave2016-05-04T18:21:41+00:00monthlyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/2016/04/28/hilltop-manor-john-neely-house-built-ca-1810/https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/john-neely-house_hilltop-manor.pngJohn Neely House_Hilltop ManorThe John Neely House, or Hilltop Manor, in Williamson County, TN Photo taken by Ronald Neeley in 2003https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/hilltop-manor_john-neely-house-in-2016.jpgHilltop Manor_John Neely house in 2016John Neely house known as "Hilltop Manor" in Williamson County, Tennessee. Photo taken by Janice in 20162016-04-28T17:18:43+00:00monthlyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/2016/04/27/elizabeth-horn-byrd-rodman-1816-1886/https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gary-elizabeth-horn-byrd-rodmans-grave-1.jpgElizabeth Horn Byrd Rodman's grave 1Gary Roberts visits the grave of his 3 x great-grandmother again April 21, 20162016-04-28T12:08:18+00:00monthlyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/2016/03/24/more-connections-roberts-smithson-giles-and-nichols/https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/gary-with-w-o-smithson-grave-in-starkey-cemetery-2015.jpgGary with W.O. Smithson grave in Starkey Cemetery 2015Gary stands beside grave of W.O. Smithson in Starkey Cemetery in Montague County, Texas (September 2015)https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1838-roberts-john-and-newton-land-deed-from-william-tignor-2.jpg1838 Roberts, John and Newton land deed from William Tignor (2)2016-03-24T19:52:27+00:00monthlyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/2016/01/20/burton-lee-roberts-a-tip-of-the-cap/https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/burton-and-b-g-cheesman.jpgBurton and B.G. CheesmanBurton and BG Chessmanhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/b-l-roberts-ammended-birth-certificate.jpgB.L. Roberts ammended birth certificatehttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1918-gus-roberts-wwi-draft-reg-side-1-only.jpg1918 Gus Roberts WWI Draft Reg. side 1 only2016-01-20T12:36:30+00:00monthlyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/2016/01/12/burton-lee-roberts-1st-census-1920/https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/edward-and-grace-mohn.jpgEdward and Grace Mohnhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1920-burton-lee-in-us-census.png1920 Burton Lee in US censushttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1920-b-l-roberts-in-census-1-e1452546240197.jpg1920 B.L. Roberts in census 12016-01-12T22:23:54+00:00monthlyhttps://backtrackingthecommon.com/2015/12/23/burton-lee-roberts-and-the-ghost-of-christmas-past/https://backtrackingthecommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/b-l-roberts-family.jpgB.L. 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