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JOHN W. ROBERTS, educator, superintendent of the city schools at Sedan, has attained

prominence in educational circles in Southeastern Kansas, and though a native of the City of

Topeka he represents one of the oldest and most noted famihes ofOskaloosa. Both his

grandfather and father were

men

ofdistinction in the newspaper profession and his grandfather

edited one

of

the early free state papers

of

Kansas.

The family

of

which he is a member originated in England, and there were four

of

the Roberts

brothers who came to America in Colonial times, one of them settling in New York, another in

New

Jersey

and the

two others elsewhere.

John W. Roberts, grandfather

of

Professor Roberts, was bom at Waynesville, Ohio, in 1822. He

was reared on a farm near that town, was married there, and early got into the newspaper

business. He organized the company that established a paper at Waynesville and also published a

magazine. He was strongly abolitionist, and seeing an opportunity for being

of

greater influence

to that movement he sent the printing press

and

other materials

out

to Oskaloosa, Kansas, in

1860, and his brother-in-law, J. W. Day, established there the old Oskaloosa Independent, the first

copy

of

which was issued in July, 1860. John W. Roberts himselfcame

out

to Kansas in 1862,

andwas editor of the Independent imtil he retired at the age of seventy, though he

was

in close

touch with its management and a contributor to its columns until the time ofhis death. He died at

Oskaloosa in October 1900. Besides his work as a n editor he was author of

several

books. One of

these was entitled LookingWithin, a reply to Bellamy's famous Looking Backward. John W.

Roberts was one of the early repubhcans and a faithful upholder

of

that party all his life.

He married Huldah E. Fairholm, who

was bom in New

Jersey

in

1821,

and

died at Oskaloosa,

Kansas in 1905. Their

children

were:

Frank H.;

Julia F.

who now

lives

at

the old homestead in

Oskaloosa, widow ofW. D. Lane, who was an attomey; Mary M., who is unmarried, lives at

Oskaloosa and is assistant postmaster there; Charles A., who spentmany years in California

but

is

now living retired at Oskaloosa; Arthur E.,

who

was for several years associated with the

Independent, but is now deceased.

Frank H. Roberts, father ofProfessor Roberts, is still active in the newspaper work and is editor

of

the Oskaloosa Independent founded by his father.

He was

bom at Waynesville, Ohio, in July,

1851, but has lived in Kansas since he was eleven years

of

age. He grew up at Oskaloosa, and

leamed

the printing trade under his father. In 1879, removing to Topeka, he did reportorial and

editorial work on the Topeka Capital, and subsequently became identified with an evening paper

established by Maj. J. K. Hudson Company. When that evening paper went under, Frank H.

Roberts and Mr. Temple conducted the North Topeka Times for two years. Mr. Roberts then

retumed to Oskaloosa, taking charge of the Independent. He is now both publisher and editor of

that

old and

substantial

joumal.

He served as postmaster ofOskaloosa under the administrations

of

Harrison and McKinley, is a loyal republican, and has held all the lay offices in the local

Methodist Episcopal Church during the last thirty years. He was an associate

of

former

Govemor

Stanley for a number

of

years in Sunday School work at Oskaloosa. Fratemally he is a member of

the Ancient Order

of

United Workmen and the Knights and Ladies

of

Security. He first married

Emma

L.

Wilkins

who wasbomnear

Crawfordsville Indiana

in 852 and ied at

Colorado

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Springs Colorado in 1891. Her

children

were: John W.; Eugene S.,a printer employed inthe

Independent officeat Oskaloosa. FrankH. Roberts married for his secondwifeDaisyM.

Needham ofLeavenworth, Kansas. By thismarriage there are also two children: Frank N., whose

homeis stillwithhis parents, is a sophomore in BakerUniversity at Baldwin, and recently

returned fi om service on the border with the Second Kansas Volunteer Infantry. Charles Wesley,

living at home, is a fi-eshman in the Oskaloosa High School.

JohnW.Roberts wasbom July 3, 1880 while his parentswere living in Topeka. Hisbirthplace

was a house that stood on the site now occupied by the Presbyterian Manse on Hamson Street.

However, all his earlier years were spent in Oskaloosa,where he attended the public schools,

graduating

fi-om

high school in

1897.

The following year hewas employed in his father s

newspaper officeand in the postoffice and in 1898 he enteredBakerUniversity, where hewas

graduated A. B. in 1903. He had begun 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 was principal of the school at Coming, Kansas, was

principal at Wellsville, Kansas in 1906-07, from

1907

to

1909

wasprincipal at Oskaloosa, his

home town, and then spent three years as superintendent

of

schools at Peabody, Kansas, from

1909 to 1912. Since 1912Mr. Roberts has been superintendent

of

city schools at Sedan. He is one

of the

active

members of the Southeastern Kansas and also of the Kansas State Teachers

Association, and

of

the Association

of

Superintendents

of

Cities

of

the third class.

In

August 1908

at Clifton,

Kansas

hemarried Miss Lena A.

McConnell

daughter of

Rev.

Thomas and Sarah McConnell. Her father is a

Methodist

minister, a member

of the

Kansas

Conference. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts have one daughter, Margaret Emma,

bom

December 21, 1910.

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Welcome to the offices ofSenator

Pat

Roberts via the World Wide

Web

It

is my

hope that this informationwill help to keep

you informed

of

my

Floor

activities,

Committee involvement and other

materials

ofinterest to the constituents ofour great

State

of

Kansas.

Senator

Roberts

Urges Armed

Services Conmuttee

to

Approve

767 T a n k e r

L e a s e

As Chai rmen

o f t he Sena te

Intelligence

Committee, I am looking forward to

shaping our intelligence resources to

best

protect our nation from terrorist

treats.

We have a lot ,ofwork to do to win

M Sei iaie Scleci

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o ini ii il ie e on

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Iraqi

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ol

mass

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In the

midst of recpnstaiclion

efforts, Sen._Rob_eils, along with eight

olherSenators, r_etumed to

conduct

a

three dayinspectipn tri

p

to Iraq.

Statement

on

th e death o f

H u s s e m s sons .

S^atpr Roberts' coiTiments;_Report

of

thejoint

inquiry into intelligence

community activities_betoLe_and after

the terrorist attacks

of

Septernber 1j,

2001 .

S e n a t o r

R o b e r t s

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You

Congressional District

News

OnAugust 29th, Senator Roberts spoke at

the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the

National Guard Civil Support Team. More

photos are available on our B\ ent Photos

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A fourth generation Kansan fromDodge City, Senator Pat Roberts

service to the people

of

Kansas spans more than two decades.

First as an eight-term congressman from Kansas First District and now in

his second term as United States Senator, Roberts has built a reputation as

a leader in national security and defense issues, agriculture and health

care. He is an advocate of a strong education system, free and fair trade

policies, increased investment in science and technology, focused foreign

policy and a strong military — all of which are necessary to keep Kansas

competitive in today s rapidly evolving global marketplace.

As Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in the 108th

Congress, Roberts is leading the effort to improve the country s

intelligence gathering and analysis capabilities at a critical time in our

nation s history. It was Senator Roberts who cautioned the country that an attack on America s

homelandwas possible. In fact, after September 11, 2001, columnistDavid Broderwrote in the

Washington Post, Inwords that now appear to be eerily prescient, Roberts wamed (in 1999) that

there was a real opportunity for a handflil

of

zealots to wreck havoc on a scale that hitherto only

armies could attain. Roberts has pledged his committee will work to make the intelligence

community stronger and our nation safer in the post-September 11 world.

Directly complementing hiswork onthe Senate IntelligenceCommittee, SenatorRoberts is also a

senior member

of

the Senate Armed Service Committee, chairing the Subcommittee on Emerging

Threats andCapabilities. His subcommittee oversees themilitary s contribution to homeland

security aswell as efforts to preventthe proliferation of nuclear, chemical andbiological weapons.

While committedto ensuringa strongnational defense for all Americans, SenatorRoberts

legislative

record speaks

to the

concern

forKansas communities, businesses and

families.

Heis

committed to preserving and protecting

Social

Security, enacting a prescription drugbenefitfor

seniorsunderMedicareandensuringKansans access to qualityhealth care services at reasonable

cost. As a member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Senator Roberts has

introduced childcare legislation, supports

fully

funding the Individuals withDisabilities in

Education Act and has introduced a bill addressing the critical nursing shortage facing our health

care

delivery system.

In agriculture. Senator Roberts work onbehalfofAmerica s farmers and ranchers iswell-known.

As the chairmanof the House AgricultureCommittee from 1995-1997, Roberts led the reformof

outdated

federal farm

policies. His

advocacy

has continued in the Senate as a key

member

of the

Senate

Agriculture

Committee. In the first sixweeks of 2003, Roberts helped write andpass critical

legislation to assist in drought relief. In 2000, hewrote sweeping reforms to the federal crop

insurance

program.

In addition, Senator Roberts hasledefforts to helpagriculture producers and

businesses

gain

leverage

in

world trade negotiations.

He advocates a

more cohesive

and aggressive

U.S. tradepolicy,

calling

for reform of unilateral

sanctions

andpassage of fast

track

trade

authority.

Senator

Roberts hasa long-standing commitment to increasing Kansas investment inmath,

science

andtechnology,

urging

schools anduniversities to remain highly

competitive

by

investing

in

research infrastructure. Callingthis focus aninvestment in our future, Senator Roberts in 1996

establishedhisblue-ribbonAdvisoryCommitteeon Science, Technologyand the Future to advise

him on Kansas technology needs.

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Senator

Pa t

Roberts - Biography

Bom inTopekaApril 20, 1936, SenatorRoberts is the son of the late

WesRoberts, Chairmanof the RepublicanNational Committeeunder

President DwightEisenhower. His great-grandfather, J W Roberts,

founded the Oskaloosa Independent, the state s secondoldest

newspaper Following

graduation

from Kansas State

University

in

1958 SenatorRoberts served in the U.S.Marine Corps for four years,

then worked as a reporter and editor for severalArizona newspapers.

Rejoined the staffofKansas Senator Frank Carlson in 1967 In 1969

Senator Roberts became Administrative Assistant to Kansas First

District Congressman Keith Sebelius Senator Robertswaselected to

Congress in 1980 succeeding Sebelius uponhis retirement. Hewas

first elected to the Senate in 1996following the retirement of Senator

NancyKassebaum (Baker) andwon re-election in 2002. Senator

Roberts and his wife, Franki have three grown children; David,

Ashleigh and Anne-Wesley.

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Subject: Jeff. Co. History

From PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL

ALBUM

OF JACKSON,

JEFFERSON ANDPOTTAWATOMIE COUNTIES KANSAS, 1890,

Chapman Bros, Chicago, pages 772 773

J. W. ROBERTS While Kansas was still a Territory,

and Oskaloosa in its infancy, but already the county

seat

of Jefferson County,

the

gentleman

whose name

initiates this sketch

established

the

Oskaloosa

Independent. This valuable

public

journal during the

thirty years since that timehas been incontinued

charge ofsome memberofthe family The founderof

the

sheet

is a native of Montgomery County, Ohio, and,

inWarren County of that State, had, for about

ten

years, been engaged

in

the

publishing

business, when

he determined to remove

to

a section

father

west

After establishing his new enterprise he, inJuly,

1862, brought his family to Oskaloosa.

The Independent has been the

official

sheet of

Jefferson County and of the cityduring almost the

entire periodsince its establishment. Its list of

subscribers is surpassed bythat ofveryfewweekly

papers in Kansas, and the plant is a superiorone,

including

a commodious stone and brick building and

such presses andotherconveniences as

fairly

entitle

itto

be considered

as

one

of the best

equipped

country offices inthe State. Awise gleaningofthe

news of the day, a terse and vigorous speech on topics

of public interest, and a discriminating judgment

regarding

the needs ofthe

people

are

manifested

in

its columns,

and

it is recognized

as one

of the

leading

papers ofthe State, and one ofher permanent

institutions

Since July, 1882, the Independent has been in

charge ofF.

H

Roberts, a son ofthe

founder

and a

young man

whose

early

training

habits of

thought

and

th e characteristics of

mind inherited

by him,

especially fit him forthe position ofeditorand

publisher

is

confidently

expected that the

publication will

grow

in power

and

influence

that

in

the advancing thoughtand extended knowledge ofthe

age, itwill ever keep abreast ofthe times, and

retain the positionithow holds

as

a part of the

press ofa great

commonwealth

and a

grand

Nation

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FromDisinfopedia, the encyclopedia

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propaganda.

According

to

his

Senate

web

site,

Pat

Rohctis isa

fourth generation

Kansan

from

Dodge

City. Bom

in

Topeka

April 20, 1936, Senator Roberts is the

son

of the late

Wes

Roberts,

Chairman

ofthe Republican National Committee under

President Dwiuht

D.

Eisenhower.

His great-grandfather,

J.W.

Roberts,

founded

the Oskaloosa Independent, the state's second

oldest newspaper.

Roberts has served the people ofKansas formore than twodecades; First asan

eight-

term congressman from Kansas' First District and now in

his

second term asUnited States

Senator,

Roberts hasbuilt a reputation as a

leader

in

national security and defense

issues,

agriculture

and

health

care.

Heisan advocate ofa

strong

education system, free

and

fare

trade policies,

increased investment in

science

and

technology, focused foreign

policy and

a strong

military

— all ofwhich

are

necessary to

keep

Kansas competitive in today's

rapidly evolving global marketplace.

As Chairman of the Senale Sclcci Conimitieo on Imelliiiencc in the 108th Congress,

Roberts is

leading

the effort to improve the

country's

intelligence gathering and analysis

capabilities

ata

critical time in

our

nation's

history. It

was Senator

Roberts

who

cautioned

the country thatan attack onAmerica's homeland was

possible.

Following the

events

of September 11, 2001,

Roberts

isquoted in 1999 as saying that there was areal

opportunity for a handful ofzealots to

wreck havoc

on a

scale

that hitherto

only

armies

could

attain. |

Directly complementing his work

on

the Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator

Roberts

is also a senior member

of

the Senate

Ai'med

Sei \

tee Comnnuec, chairing the

Subconimiiieo

on i '.nierginu Threais and

Cajaabiliiies.

His subcommittee

oversees

the

military's

contribution to

homeland

security as well as

efforts

to prevent the

proliferation

of nuclear, chemical and biologicalweapons. f4 j

SenatorRoberts served as chairman of the House Agriculture Committeefrom 1995-1997.

Inthe

first

six weeks of 2003, Roberts

helped

write and

pass

critical legislation to assist in

drought

relief. In

2000,

he wrote sweeping

reforms

to the

federal crop insurance

program.

In addition. Senator Roberts has led

efforts

to help agriculture producers and businesses

gain leverage

in

world trade negotiations. He advocates

a

more cohesive and aggressive

U.S. trade policy, calling for

reform

ofunilateral

sanctions

and

passage

of'fast track'

trade

authority. U

Roberts graduated from Kansas State University

in

1958,

then

served

in

the U.S. Marine

Corps for four

years, followed by

work

as

a

reporter

and

editor

for

several Arizona

newspapers.

He

joined

the staffofKansas Senator frank Carlson in 1967. In 1969, Senator

Roberts becameAdministrative Assistant to Kansas' FirstDistrictCongressman Keith

Sebelius. Senator Robertswaselected to Congress in

1980,

succeeding

Sebelius

uponhis

retirement. He was first elected to the Senate in 1996following the retirement of Senator

Nancy Kassebainii (Baker) andwon re-election in 2002. ] bj

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Sent:

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12 2003

6:51 AM

Subject: Andrea s History ofKansas

ANDREA S HISTORY OF KANSAS,

1883.

page

51 6

JOHN W. ROBERTS, editor of

th e

Oskaloosa Independent,

was born inMontgomery County, Ohio, December 19,

1824. Atthe (age?) of seventeen he began writing for

the press and soon acquired a reputation as a writer.

In 1850

he

becam e

editor of the

Miami Visitor, at

Waynesville,

Ohio,

which he continued until 1860,when

he sold th e office an d

established

th e

Independent

of

Oskaloosa, Kas. During th e civil

wa r

he had

many

unpleasant

experiences

atOskaloosa,

on account of

his ^

strong

opposition

to

the

lawless element,

which

had

C

grown

up in Kansa as a consequence of the long \ ,

continued struggle to make it a free State. The

jayhawkers on several occasions threatened to bumthe

Independentoffice and hang the editor, and

laid

many

plans for the execution ofthese threats. But he was

advised

of their intentions, and

frustrated their

designs. He continued a

bold,

fearless, and

persistentopposition to the jayhawkers until they

were driven from the country. In 1874, while in

Denver for a short time, h e w as temporary editor of

the Rocky Mountain

News,

during the absence of the

regular

editor.

Here

he received the

compliments

of

Gov. Evans,

an d

Hon. Schuyler Colfax, who

were

visiting Denverat the same time. In April, 1875, he

purchased the

Leavenworth

Daily

and

Weekly Commercial,

which he sold again after a few months. In July,

1882, he tumed over the entire management of the

Independent to his son, F.

H.

Roberts, and retired

from

active newspaper work. Hewas married October

10, 1850, toMiss Hulda Fairholm, ofWaynesville,

Ohio.

They

have several

children.

F.

H.

ROBERTS,

wa s

bom

at

Waynesville, Ohio, July 25,

1851, and moved to Oskaloosa, Kas., with his parents,

July

17,1862.

Worked

as a

printer

and

local

editor

on the Independent, until

May

9,1874, when he became

a partner

in

its publication. OnSeptember12, 1879,

he severed his connection with th e

Independent

and

removed to Topeka, where he served first

as

city,

then

as assistant editor of

the

Daily Capital, until

November, 1881, when he leased the ofTice of the North

Topeka

Times,

and published that paper

until

March,

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1882.

On

July

18

1882 he returned toOskaloosa

and

tookentire charge of the

office

of the Independent.

On May 13 1878 hewasmarried to

Miss Emma

L.

Wilkins of

Sugar

Grove Indiana. He has two

children both born at Topeka. JohnW. bom July3

1880and Eugene S. born November13 1881.

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Karen

Campbell

J U)-

From: Jefferson

County

Genealogical

Society

<[email protected]>


Sent: Friday,

September

12, 2003 7:02

AM

Subject: John Wilkins Roberts obit

Ihave not yet

found

a

picture

ofJ.

W.

Senion-stlll

looking. 1have included a copy ofthe death article

ofthe grandson, John

Wilkins

Roberts, as also

gives some of the newspaper history-

Oskaloosa Independent of 1 Oct. 1970,

JOHN WILKINS

ROBERTS

John Wilkins Roberts, a namesake of the original

publisher

oftheOskaloosa Independent, died lastweek

in Topeka at the

age

of 90.

The Independent had been retained in the Roberts

family

until its sale by J.

W.

Roberts to John

Hoskinson, an employee during the Roberts' tenure.

His grandfather,

in

July 1860, founded the

independent and

continued

under the

Roberts

aegis

until 1958. Mr. Roberts was proud of his

newspaper

heritage.

He

was a teacher and school administrator

inOskaloosa and directed the Independent through

thirty-eight of its

total

ofninety-eight years ofthe

Roberts -

operated

paper.

He

was

an active member of the Methodist Church and

Masonic Order, Rotary Club and other civic

organizations of Jefferson County.

He was coerced by his years to

finally

release the

Independent

to

strangers hands . He was saddenedat

the prospect ofthe transition but not beingable to

be

active in

the

staff-work

was

an

even

harder life.

His decision to sell came slowly

and

surely.

John

Roberts

fulfilled every aspect of

above-average publishing duringhis career. He has

set very high standards to be followed by his successors.

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Karen

Campbell

From: Jefferson County Genealogical Society <[email protected]>

To:

Karen

Campt eir

<campt)[email protected]>

Sent: Tuesday

September

09 2003 3:42 PM

Subject: Re: J. W.Roberts, publisherof the Oskaloosa Independent

Hello

Karen

I'm Richard Wellman a

volunteer

with

the

Jefferson

Co.

Kansas

Genealogical Soc. 1will

attempt

to assist

in your research. I'm not sure what level of detail

you

are

seeking, but

will start

with

some

of

the basic

facts that I f ind in my reference materials at my

home .

Much of the information you already

have

is

about the

same as

what is

contained

as a

biography

of John

Wesley

Roberts

and

his

son

F.

H.

Robers

in

ANDREA S

^

HISTORY OF

KANSAS.

However, you have year of birth

as

^1

1822, whereas he was bom 19 Dec. 1924.

Also

his ^ ^

wife's birth

year

was 1822

rather than

1821. Ifyou

don t haveaccess to

Andrea s

book Ican supply that

information. There is

also

a biographical sketch in

the

CO.

history book of JACKSON, JEFFERSON AND

POTTAWATOMIE

COUNTY HISTORY.

Here a re s om e of the records I found

1875 Je ffe rson

Co.

KS

census

records

J. W. Roberts,

age

50, Editor, b. OH, to KS from OH,

living

Oskaloosa

H. E. Roberts, age 52, b. NJ, to KS from OH

F. H. Roberts,(m) age 23, Editor, b. OH, to KS from OH

J. F. Roberts,(f) age 21,

house

domestic, b. OH, to KS

from OH

C. A. Roberts, (m) age 19, Type compositor, b. OH, to

KS f rom

OH

M. M. Roberts, (f)age 16, house domestic, b. OH, to

KS

from OH

A. E. Roberts, (m) age 14, b. OH, to KS from OH

FROM

DEATH RECORDS

John Wesley Roberts, b. 19 Dec. 1924, d. 23 Oct. 1900,

buried Pleasant

View Cem. Oskaloosa KS.

Hulda (Fairholm) Roberts, b. 1922, d. 16 July 1905,

aged 82years, 6months, 18 days, bur.

Pleasant

View

Frank Henry Roberts, b. 25 July 1851, d. 26 Sep. 1945,

bur Pleasant View.

Julia F. (Roberts) Lane, b. 1853, d. Mar. 1938,

bur. Pleasant View.

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newspaper

in

Kansas published continuously without

change of name or of place.

John Roberts

was

not involvedwiththe creation of the

town of Oskaioosa. as that occurred in 1856 by

Jesse

Newel and Joseph Fitsimons. The

first

Issue ofthe

Independent of11 July 1860 carried a history of

Oskaioosa. Oskaioosa

was

a village

and

an election

was held

in

April

1861 for

mayor, treasurer, engineer,

constable, assessor and 5 trustees, that did not

include any ofthe Roberts family. t was not until

1869when the village was incorporated

as

a

town.

t

was

then that J. W. Roberts was elected one of

the

Trustees positions.

I'm

sure

we can find

some

additional information, but

this will giveyou something to work on. 1think we

can probably

find

a

photograph

ofsome ofthe

Roberts

family,

but

will

have to wait

until

Ican

visit

the

Gen Soc

library.

I had not

been aware

of

the

writing of any books by

John Roberts.

I ll

have to do more research on that

question

Rich a rd Wel lman

- Karen Campbell <campbeka@oplin,org> wrote:

> Hello,

>

> My name is Karen Campbell. Iam the genealogy

> librarian at The Mary

L

Cook Public Library in

> Waynesville, Ohio. I am doing some research on John

> W. Roberts who was the founder

and

publisher of the

> Oskaioosa Independent. Iam hoping that you might

> have more information

and

maybe

some

photographs of

> him and his family? Do you have any information

> about the Oskalloosa Independent itself? I am also

> interested in tracking down

the

books

he

wrote.

> especially. Looking Within. This is what 1have so

>

fa r

on th e

family:

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Karer^CamgbeH

o iB i r

O S f V~^croSA X:/<J^ Sf.

F r om :

To:

Sen t :

Subject:

Jefferson County Genealogical Society <[email protected]>

Karen Campbell <[email protected]>

Friday, September 12, 2003 6:15 AM

J W. Rober t s

Hello

Karen,

Since

I

had been

livingout-of-state for

about

35

years, I

had not been aware

of

the Pat

Roberts

connect ions

to

the Jefferson

Co.

roots.

I don t

have

any

personal

knowledge about

Pat

Roberts interests,

but would guess that he would be supportive of

any

family

research.

The

question

about

other

writings is probably

best answered in the obituary. At least that gives

you a

better

idea of

what

you might be looking for. I

also

have the

copies

of

the

other two biographies.

They are fairly short, so

can

put the info, in the

computer and will send you

an

e-mail copy. Do you

also want

a

hard-copy

from

the

original? Iwill send

them in

separate

e-mails.

Richard

Oskaloosa Independent of 26 Oct. 1900, page 4, col.

2 3

OBITUARY-J . W. ROBERTS

It

is

with s adne s s tha t we record t he d ea th of Rev.

J. W. Roberts, founder of

the INDEPENDENT and

father

of

the present editor

of

the

paper. After

several

days of suffering

he passed

away a few minutes before

midnight

Tuesday-passed

away

as

gently

and

peacefully

as

a child falling to sleep.

How truly

we

can say, a good man has gone. None

know this as well as those

who came

in daily and

hourly

contact

with

him-his own

family. His

was

a

noble, patient, unselfish soul. Death had no victory

in his

case.

He met,

yes,

welcomed Death and

conquered

him with a smile.

When asked if he dreaded

the

end,

he said

he had

not a particle of

dread-that he

had

been

preparing

for this for years,

and as far as he was personally

concerned

preferred

to

go at once, rather

than

be

in

anyway dependent upon

the care

of

those about

him.

Everyone who entered his

dying

chamber was

deeply

impressed

with his sublime faith in the God whom

he

had

so

faithfully

served and

whom

he

trusted

to

the

end.

Itwas inspiration

and confirmation to

the

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Christian believer, and would have dumbfounded the

skeptic.

He comforted

his

wife and

children as long

as

whispered speech lasted

with

cheering and hopeful

messages. He assured them again and again that he

wasjustgoing

over

and that itwas nochange,

only a step, and that his peacewas like a river.

It

was

a

wonderful

and

never to be forgotten

scene.

The funeral services were held on Thursday

afternoon at the Methodist church,

conducted

by the

pastor.

Rev. Mr. McConnell

aided bythe Presbyterian

pastor,

Rev.

Mr. Gragg, bothofwhom bore beautiful

tributes

to

the Christian

character

of the deceased

and dweltupon the inspiration and help he had been to

t hem.

Aquartette composed ofMisses Franc, Hatfield and

KateMacomber, Prof. McProud and W.

0.

Worswick, with

Miss Helen Balsley

as

organist, made sweet music.

The

church was handsomely decorated with plants and

flowers and ferns,

and

a ripened sheaf of golden grain

covered t casket .

John Wesley Roberts was born inMontgomery county,

Ohio Dec. 19,1824, and was 75 years, 10 months and 4

days of age when he died.

As a boy and young man he worked on a farm and

helped clear offsome ofthe Ohio forests. Then he

taught school for a time, and developed a literary

faculty so early that at the age of 18 he was writing

articles for periodicals,

and

in his 19th

year

conducted a theological discussion witha doctor of

divinity

in the old Ladies' Repository ofCincinnati.

In

1850

Mr.

Roberts

established a weekly

newspaper

at

Waynesville, Warren county,

Ohio

and later pulished

from the same office at the same

time

a monthly

literary paper of considerable merit.

AtWaynesbille, Ohio Oct. 10,1850, he was married

to Huldah E. Fairholm, who, with their

three sons and

two daughters survive him.

In 1860, he

came

to Oskaloosa

and

established the

INDEPENDENT, on its

present

site, left it in

charge

of

John W. Day his brother-in-law, and returned to Ohio

to close up his business there. Then the war broke

out and

Mr.

Roberts offered his

services

to his

country, but was rejected by

the

examining surgeons.

While at Champ

Chase

he

was

caught in a rain storm,

contracted the inflammatory rheumatism and came near

dyingwith it. Recoverying sufficiently by July,

1862,

he and

his family leftfor their

Kansas

home,

coming over the old Hannibal St. Joe R.R. to St.

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Joe, thence bysteamboat to Leavenworth, thence by

wagon to Oskaloosa.

In his new field

he

at

once

took

an

active

and

prominent part in affairs and made his paper a strong

factorfor

loyalty

and patriotism, Republician party

doctrine, lawand order, temperance and morality. He

had very strongconvictions, was positive inhis

opinions

of

right

and

wrong,

and hada stern sense of

duty-all of

which led

him to

combat

what he believed

to be wrong, and combat itso vigorously as to lead

many

to believe, doubtless, that he entertained

personal animosity, which was not

true.

Hewas a true

friend

to

all

men who

would allow him to be. Nothing

deterred him

from

opposing what he believed to be

wrong-neither threats and plots against

life

or

property

repeatedly

resorted to

the

early days)

nor

any other

thing.

Mr. Roberts was for many years a local preacher in

the Methodist church, and served in every capacity

except

as

pastor, including that ofdelegate to

general conference. He bestowed much

labor,

covering

a

long

range ofyears, on church work, preaching

hundreds of sermons, conducting many series of revival

meetings and travelingmany miles-all without

financial recompense, and all cheerfully done for the

cause he held so dear;

and

yet the only regret he

expressed in his lastdayswas the one thathe had not

done more fo r

the

Master

Since

his

retirement from active editorial work in

1882, Mr. Roberts has written a good deal for

scientific and literary publications, and one series

of articles on Laws of the Mind brought him letters

from

all parts ofthe landand as honorarymembership

ina London, England, scientificsociety. His book,

Looking Within,

an answer to Bellamy s Looking

Backward, reached its second edition under an Eastern

Publishing house, and was favorably commented uponby

leading

papers

from

New York to San Francisco and New

Orleans. He left two unpublished manuscripts on

religio-scientific topics.

Two

weeks before

his death Mr. Roberts preached

at

the Presbyterian church, and on the 10th

inst.

The

goldenwedding anniversary of himself and wife was

celebrated by a happy gathering of many old-time

friends He

took

a cold soon

afterward

however

which

aggravated his lung trouble, and this,

with

the

lime

deposit

in

the arteries,which greatlyaffected

the heart action, rapidly weakened him and carried

him

offbefore many of his friends were aware that he was

seriously

ill.

But he yet lives.

O

v

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