1,829 documented Roberts ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
'Son of Robert' (Germanic 'bright fame'); very common in Wales and England.
Where the records place them: Iowa (100%), out of 1,810 Roberts records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: John, William, Mary, George and James.
Of the 1,810 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 78 years.
The earliest recorded birth is Mary A. Roberts, born 1803 in Virginia.
Documented Roberts families on this page come from Biographical Record of Belmont County, Ohio, History of Floyd County, Iowa and Past and present of Mahaska County, Iowa.
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Deceased Roberts ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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'Son of Robert' (Germanic 'bright fame'); very common in Wales and England.
The documented line here reaches back to 1803. Most Roberts lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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