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THOMAS W. ROBERTS, farmer and stock-raiser, post-office Dudenville, is located on section 4, township 29, range 29. The subject of this sketch was born in Canada Aug. 31, 1838, and was the son of Isaac and Elizabeth Roberts. His father was born in Ireland and his mother in Pennsylvania. Of three children our subject was the youngest child, and was reared and educated in Canada. He moved to Wayne county, N. Y., in the fall of 1868, and was married to Miss Hannah, daughter of William and Elizabeth Phelps, natives of Ohio. Mrs. Roberts was born May 31, 1843, and was married in 1861. Mr. Roberts lived in Wayne county, N. Y., eight years, and then moved to Muscatine, Iowa, where he remained five years. He then moved to Jasper county, Mo., locating on his present farm in 1876. On March 10th, 1877, Mrs. Roberts died and left four children, named John S., Grace E., Matilda E., and Ida S. Mr. Roberts married for his second wife Samantha Lazenby. Her father was a native of Virginia, and her mother of Ohio. Mrs. Roberts was born in Clinton county, Ohio, February 28, 1847, and moved to Jasper county in 1869 with her parents. She was married in 1877. By this union they have one child, named Clement I. Mr. Roberts has a fine farm of 520 acres all under fence, 350 in cultivation, well watered with one living spring and two wells. The stream North Fork runs through his farm. He has a fine two-story frame residence, located on high ground, commanding a fine view of the surrounding country; good granary and out-buildings; is going to put up a new barn this season. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts are members of the Holiness Association, and in the community none stand higher.