Ann Perdue1

b. 6 February 1819, d. 5 February 1913
Birth6 Feb 1819 Ann Perdue was born on 6 Feb 1819 in Virginia.1,2 
Marriage She married John F. Roberts.1 
Cens-185026 Aug 1850  John and Ann farmed land in Washington County, Virginia. In 1850, the first census to record the names of everyone in a household, they were listed with 3 children: James (11), Mary (10), and Dorcas (5). John was 33 and Ann was 30.3 
Cens-186016 Jul 1860  Two additional Perdue children were born between 1850 and 1860: Robert and Ann [Sarah Nan]. Ann Logan, age 5, was also part of the 1860 household.4 
Cens-187025 Sep 1870  In 1870 two Logan children lived with John and Ann: John Logan (21) and Ann Logan (17).5 
  They were the children of Elizabeth (Perdue) Logan Litton, daughter of Robert Perdue. Elizabeth died in the late 1850s. 
Widowed4 Mar 1879  Ann was widowed when John Roberts died in March 1879. 
Cens-188012 Jun 1880  Ann's son Robert then assumed the roll of head of the household in which capacity he was enumerated in July 1880 although the enumerator noted that he was ill with flux at the time. Robert was 28; Ann was 61; Ann's daughter Sarah was 23.6 
  Ann's 3 oldest children had already married: James to Catherine Watson in Nov. 1860; Mary to James H. McDaniel in Nov. 1877, and Dorcas to John Logan in Aug. 1872. The two younger children married in the years following the 1880 enumeration: Sarah married John Whitley on June 5, 1883 and Robert married Julia McClellan the same day. 
Cens-190013 Jun 1900  By 1900 Robert and Julia were the parents of a son, John A. Roberts (b. June 1884). Ann, at 81, made her home with the family. She was noted to be the mother of 5 children, 4 of whom were living.2 
Death5 Feb 1913 Ann died on 5 Feb 1913 at age 93.1 
Burial She was buried at Bethel Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.1 

Research Comment:

Ann may have been the eldest daughter of Robert Perdue and his wife Dorcus who were originally from North Carolina (Ann's 1900 census indicated her parents were born in NC). However, Ann's census entries all indicate she was born in Virginia whereas Robert and Dorcus Perdue's daughter Elizabeth, born a few years after Ann, reported a North Carolina place of birth on her marriage record. Robert and Dorcus Perdue's 1830 census enumeration indicates a female child born 1816-1820 who is otherwise unaccounted for. The child is missing from the 1840 enumeration. Ann Perdue married John Roberts about 1837.

Ann and John Roberts provided a home for John Logan and Dorcas Ann Logan following the death of their mother (and Ann's possible sister) Elizabeth (Perdue) Logan Litton in the late 1850s. Ann also named children Dorcus and Robert, the names of her possible parents. However, when Ann died, the information offered by Ad Roberts (probably her grandson John Adam Roberts, b. 1884) stated that Ann's parents were John Perdue and Sarah Bruer [Brewer?]. Hence I have not linked Ann as a daughter of Robert and Dorcus at this time.

Family

John F. Roberts b. 5 Apr 1817, d. 4 Mar 1879
Children
  • James Alexander Roberts7 (circa 1838 - )
  • Mary E. Roberts8 (12 May 1840 - 4 Mar 1922)
  • Dorcas M. Roberts9 (circa 1850 - )
  • Robert W. Roberts10 (15 Feb 1852 - 2 Oct 1911)
  • Sarah Nan Roberts11 (5 Oct 1857 - 5 Apr 1911)
Last Edited3 Dec 2013

Citations

  1. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 251. Stone reported to read: Ann Roberts, 6 Feb. 1819-5 Feb. 1913, age 93, 11m 29d, "Mother."
  2. [S634] Robret W. Roberts household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Abingdon District, ED 105, sheet 10A, dwelling 177 (overwritten with 179), family 177 (overwritten with 179), viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2013. Household includes: Robert W. Roberts, 48, b. Feb. 1852, marr 17yrs, farmer; Julia M., wife, 41, b. June 1858, marr 17yrs, mother of one child, is living; John A., son, 15, b. June 1884; Ann, mother, 81, wid, b. Feb. 1819, mother of 5 children, 4 are living; b. VA, parents b. NC; all others b. VA/VA/VA.
  3. [S367] John Roberts household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., 67th District, p. 113 (stamped), dwelling 691, family 691, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2013. Household includes: John Roberts, 33, farmer; Ann 30; James 11; Mary 10; Dorcas 5; all b. VA.
  4. [S234] John F. Roberts household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western District, p. 115 (original script), dwelling 837, family 805, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2013. Household includes: John F. Roberts, 43, farmer, owns pers. prop. of $300; Ann, 41; James, 21; Mary, 20; Darcus, 15; Robert, 8; Sarah, 5; Ann Logan, 5; all b. VA.
  5. [S635] John F. Roberts household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring township, p. 20 (original script), dwelling 188, family 174, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2013. Household includes: John F. Roberts, 52, farmer, owns land worth $1,000 and pers. prop. of $800; Ann, 52; Mary E., 28; Darcus, 25; Robert, 17; Ann Logan, 17; John Logan, 21; all b. VA.
  6. [S162] Robert W. Roberts household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Abingdon District, ED 93, page 22D, dwelling 193, family 193, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, Nov. 2013. Household includes: Robert W. Roberts, 28, farmer, ill with flux; Ann, 61, mother, wid; Sarah S., 23, sister; all b. VA.
  7. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 303. James Alexander Roberts, 22, sgl, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/oJohn F. & Ann Roberts AND Catherine Watson, 21, sgl, b. & resid WCV d/o James C. & Martha Watson.
  8. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 232. James H. McDaniel, 50, wid, b. WCV, resid Sullivan Co., TN, farmer, s/o Geo & Mary McDaniel AND Mary E. Roberts, 37, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o John F. & Ann Roberts; 15 Nov. 1877 by George Barr.
  9. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 215. John W. Logan, 24, sgl, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o Jahue & Elizabeth Logan marr Dorcas M. Roberts, 22, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o John F. & Ann Roberts; marr 12 Aug. 1872.
  10. [S123] William R. Wheeler, Washington Co., VA Marriage Licenses 1881-1890, p. 70, 91. Robert W. Roberts, 30, sgl, b. & resid WCV, famer, s/o John F. & Ann Roberts AND Julia M. McClellan, 23, sgl, b & resid WCV, d/o James & Eliza McClellan; 5 Jun 1883.
  11. [S123] William R. Wheeler, Washington Co., VA Marriage Licenses 1881-1890, p. 90, 116. Nannie Roberts, 24, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o John F. Roberts & Ann marr John R. Whitley, 24, sgl, b. Wythe Co. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o Reece Whitley & Elizabeth; 5 Jun 1883.