Blair Roberts

Blair Wilson Roberts
Born: 10 Dec 1879 Loc: Moundsville, Marshall Co., WV Died: 15 Jun 1963 Loc: Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC Bur: Evergreen Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., WVA Occupation: Real Estate Developer	Father: Albert Roberts Mother: Wilhemena Deitz
	Married 1^st: Bertha Porter, daughter of Newton Porter and Mariette
	Children: Hope
Married 2^nd: 09 Jul 1921 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC Leah Range, daughter of George W. Range and Emma Hannah Lindley Children: Living
NC Marriage Records: Name: Leah Range Gender: Female Age: 28 Race: White Spouse: Blair W Roberts Spouse Gender: Male Spouse Age: 37 Spouse Race: White Marriage Date: 9 Jul 1921 Marriage Location: Winston-Salem Marriage County: Forsyth Marriage State: North Carolina
1880 Census: Clay, Marshall Co., WV 1900 Census: Clay, Marshall Co. WV 1910 Census: Buckhannon Ward 3, Upshur Co., WV 1920 Census: Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC 1930 Census: Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC
SS Death Index: Name: ROBERTS, BLAIR Date of Death: Jun 1963 Date of Birth: 10 1879 Residence (2/88 and prior): North Carolina
NC Death Index: Name: Blair W Roberts Death Date: 15 Jun 1963 Death County: Mecklenburg Death State: North Carolina Death Age: 83 Birth Date: abt. 1880 Race: 1
Evergreen Cemetery Records: Leah (Range) Roberts was buried 30 Aug 1957 Blair Wilson Roberts was buried June 18, 1963 \|Section 4 A Lot 340 Buried in lots 1 & 2 of a 4 grave lot
Obituary: Funeral services for Blair W. Roberts, retired developer and contractor and former Harvard professor, will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Harry and Bryant Chapel in the Oaks. Officiating will be Harold M. Robinson, pastor of Dilworth Methodist Church, of which he was a member. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Mr. Roberts died Saturday in a local hospital. He was 83. A Moundsville, W. Va., native, Mr. Roberts received his Ph. D. from Boston University. He taught Greek and Latin at Harvard University before serving as a chaplain in World War I. He moved to Charlotte in 1919 and entered the real estate and contracting business, retiring in 1955. Mr. Roberts was a member of the Goodfellows Club and the Mecklenburg Wildlife Club. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. James Lawrence of Charlotte and Mrs. Bonar Griffiths of San Mateo, Calif.; a son, Dr. B. W. Roberts, Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla., and a sister, Mrs. Iva Richmond of Wichita, Kans.
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