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GEORGE W. ROBERTS, one of the leading merchants of Folsomville, was born February 10, 1848, in Tennessee, and is the second in a family of seven children born to the marriage of Nathaniel Roberts, a native of North Carolina, and Elizabeth Gabbard a native of Kentucky. In 1850 these parents removed to Warrick County, Indiana, and settled near De Gonia Springs, remaining there nine years. In 1859, they went back to Tennessee, but a year later returned to Warrick County, and settled in Folsomville, where the father died, February 8, 1869. Hit widow yet survives him, and resides with our subject. George W. Roberts was raised by his parents with whom he lived until March 1, 1864, when he became a private in Company M, Tenth Indiana Cavalry, and serving through the battles of Pulaski, Athens, Decatur and others, was honorably discharged at Vicksburg, August 31, 1865. Returning home from the war, Mr. Roberts has since been engaged, at different times, in farming, tobacco buying, merchandising and acting in the capacity of some local official. He is at present transacting a good business in Folsomville, where he is well known and highly esteemed. He is a Republican, a member of the G. A. R., and is the owner of forty acres of good land, December 8, 1868, he was united in marriage with Miss Louisa Fisher, a native of this county, and the daughter of Mr. M. Fisher, and by her is the father of four sons and three daughters, all living.