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J. C. Roberts, farmer, Wabbaseka, Ark. Among the many influential and substantial citizens of Jefferson County none are more prominently identified with its agricultural interests than Mr. Roberts. His birth occurred in Alabama, on June 14, 1842, and he received a good practical education in that State. His marriage to Miss Lelia B. Clement, a native of Alabama, took place October 6, 1871, and to this union have been born seven children, three sons and four daughters, six of whom are still living: Bettie C., Agnes, Fannie I., Mary E., Nathaniel T. (who died in early youth), John C., and Charley W. Early in life Mr. Roberts was initiated into the mysteries of farm life, and this pursuit he has since followed. He is the owner of 989 acres of good land, 500 acres of which are under cultivation, all in Jefferson County. He is a member of the Episcopal and his wife of the Methodist Church, and both are liberal supporters of all worthy enterprises. The parents of Mr. Roberts, John and Martha (Jones) Roberts, were natives of Raleigh, N. C., and Alabama, respectively, the father born in 1806. He moved from North Carolina to Alabama in 1824, and there married Miss Jones, who bore him six children, three sons and three daughters, two of whom survive, and both are residents of this State. He was a farmer, and was the owner of about 300 acres of good land. His wife died in 1847, and he in 1877. They were members of the Baptist Church.