Photograph Gallery 5
Roberson family: left to right: (front row) Gladys Evelyne (born 1899), Wallace Elmer (born 1901), Gertrude (born 1912), John Wesley “Weck” (born 1903), Anna Lou (born 1905), Add Eugene Roberson (born 1874)
(back row) Ruby Allene (born 1910), Ella Narcissus Whitson Roberson (born 1878), and Mabel Edra (born 1908)
Contributed by Barb Allen Coons
Seated: Add Eugene Roberson and Ella Narcissus Whitson Roberson
Left to right: Gladys Eveline Roberson Luckett, Wallace Elmer Robinson, Anna Lou Roberson Fisher, John Wesley Roberson, Earl Eugene Roberson, Gertrude Roberson Burdette, William Edward Robertson, Mabel Edra Roberson Roberts, Estil Slaton Roberson, Ruby Allene Roberson Vickers
Contributed by Barb Allen Coons
Alfred Roberson, born July 14, 1814, died June 6, 1887, husband of Elizabeth Ann Tucker Roberson
Contributed by Barb Allen Coons
Earl Eugene Roberson and Howard William Burdette
Contributed by Barb Allen Coons
Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) Tucker Roberson, wife of Alfred Roberson, born June 17, 1816 and died January 25, 1892.
Contributed by Barb Allen Coons
Eudoxia T. Stum Roberson, born February 10, 1836; died January 26, 1923; wife of John E. Roberson; daughter of Henry Stum and Susannah U. Smith.
Contributed by Barb Allen Coons
John E. Roberson, Eudoxia T. Stum Roberson and unknown younger gentleman
Contributed by Barb Allen Coons
John E. Roberson Family
Front row: Frances (Fannie) Gray Roberson Green and James Edward Roberson
Second Row: Eudoxie Roberson Driskell Shemwell, Henry Franklin Roberson, John Alney Roberson, John E. Robeson, Eudoxia T. Stum Roberson and Samuel Tildon Roberson
Third Row: Robert Worthington Roberson, Alice Eudora Roberson Casebier Arnold, Louisa C. Roberson Whitson, Susan M. Roberson Rhoads, Milton Alvis Roberson, Mary Belle Roberson Jackson, Lenard Alfred Roberson, and Willie Catherine Roberson Mohon.
Two of the Roberson children were not present for the picture: Nancy Elizabeth Roberson Taggart who lived in Texas and Ann Eliza Roberson who passed away in 1882.
Contributed by Barb Allen Coons
Josiah Rust, father of Joseph Rust and grandfather of Rita Rust.
Contributed by Bruce Wayne Hawkins
Chappell Sears, born 1918, and Claude Sears, born 1909, sons of Ellis Thomas Sears & Jenneviah Chappell
Undated photo of Arnold Settle, probably 1940s. One of the women is his wife Flora Fentress Settle and the other is named Betty. The photo was possibly taken in Indianapolis, IN, at the home of Jimmy Fentress.
Contributed by J.P. Johnson
Left or right (possibly): Mrs. Sherrod, Ruby, Blanche, Grandma
1949 photograph: There is another photograph where Ruby is listed as Ruby Sherrod. “Grandma” is Anna Ophelia Mercer Williams.
Contributed by Jim Grace.
Archie Sherrod, son of William Samuel Sherrod and Josie Scott. He married Allie Jessup.
Contributed by Jim Grace. Information provided by Jean Wells
William Samuel Sherrod and his wife Mary Opal Jameson Sherrod. Opal, born in June 28, 1906, was the daughter of James Oliver Jameson and Ivy Luro Lile Jameson.
Contributed by Jim Grace. Information provided by Jean Wells
Photograph of Roscoe Skipworth born August 26, 1877 (Great-grandfather of Ginger Walker), his wife Cordelia (Hodge) Skipworth born February 9, 1884, oldest daughter Lula, baby Bessie; children in front row (left to right) are, Beulah, Edna, Estil & Ella. They went on to have 3 more children, a son Pearl, a daughter Ivy, and Marjorie Skipworth (Grandmother of Ginger Walker) who married Charlie Hamby. They all lived around the area of Rosewood in Muhlenberg County, KY.
Contributed by Ginger Walker
Eli Thomas “Bud” Skipworth (born July 6, 1847 & died March 15, 1912) and his 2nd wife Harriet Catherine Hammond (born November 4, 1853 & died July 30, 1920). Eli's parents were Darius Hill Skipworth & Nancy Jane Meek. Eli's 1st wife was Rebecca Farris, and they were the parents of Roscoe “Ross” Skipworth & 3 other children. Photo taken about 1897.
Contributed by Ginger Walker
Estil Skipworth was born in 1903 and died February 26, 1922, at the age of 19. His parents were Roscoe “Ross” & Cordelia (Hodge) Skipworth. He and his entire family had caught some type of flu-like illness, and Estil succumbed to the disease on what was to have been his wedding day. His parents & siblings were still too sick to even attend his funeral. Photo taken 1921.
Contributed by Ginger Walker
Marjorie Skipworth born February 17, 1920 and grandmother of Ginger Walker. Her parents were Roscoe “Ross” & Cordelia (Hodge) Skipworth. She was born & raised in Rosewood, Muhlenberg County, KY, & continued to live there with her husband Charlie Hamby & their children. Photo taken when she was about 2 years old in 1922.
Contributed by Ginger Walker
Roscoe “Ross” Skipworth born August 26, 1877, in Rosewood, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky; Parents, Eli Thomas “Bud” Skipworth & Rebecca Farris. Roscoe married Cordelia Hodge. Photo taken about 1897.
Contributed by Ginger Walker
Roscoe & Cordelia (Hodge) Skipworth, Great-grandparents of Ginger Walker. They lived in the area of Rosewood, Greenville, Muhlenberg Co., KY all their lives. They had 9 children including Marjorie Skipworth, Grandmother of Ginger Walker, and wife of Charles Hamby.
Contributed by Ginger Walker
The photo is of five generations and dated 1907.
First generation: The woman seated on the left is Mary Elizabeth “Betsy” (Yontz) Smith (18 August 1811 - 04 December 1908) d/o Rudolph Yontz and Sabra Reed and w/o Leonard Smith.
Second generation: The man is William Henderson Smith (30 September 1841 - 06 July 1925) only son of Leonard and Betsy Yontz Smith.
Third generation: Woman standing is Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” (Smith) Humphrey (16 November 1865 - 02 February 1953) w/o Rollie Elliston Humphrey and d/o William Henderson and Marietta Isadora Catherine Mason Smith.
Fourth generation: Woman seated on right is Dee (Humphrey) O'Neal (01 January 1888 - 20 October 1988) w/o George Claborn O'Neal and d/o Rollie E. and Mollie Smith Humphrey.
Fifth generation: The baby is Elizabeth “Beth” (O'Neal) Sakal (18 May 1907 - 19 March 1995); married William Sakal in Akron, OH, and d/o George C. and Dee O'Neal.
Contributed by Dorann O'Neal Lam
William Henderson and Isadora Mason Smith Family
Picture made about 1890
Front row (left to right): John Joseph Smith
Elizabeth (Yontz) Smith
Nellie Grace Smith
William H. Smith
Carlos Smith
Isadora (Mason) Smith
Rosa Bell Smith on lap
Mary Elizabeth Smith
Second Row (standing, left to right): Fannie Taylor Smith
Laura Dell Smith
Anna Isadora “Daisy” Smith
Erasimus Mitchell Smith
Leonard Mason Smith
Contributed by Dorann O'Neal Lam
Seated (center): James Gilmore born about 1904 and Mrs. Gilmore
Seated (right): Rosie and Fanny Smith
Standing (left to right): Nell, Dell & Mollie Smith
The five Smith women were daughters of William Henderson and Isadora Mason Smith