Jacob Zachariah Roberts and Alice Ada Medford Roberts with Grandson William Bruce Roberts Jr. Jacob was born 17 June 1858 in Dufau, Erath Co., Texas and died 8 May 1932 in Mills Co., Texas. Alice Ada Medford Roberts was born 7 March 1860 in Erath Co., Texas and died 19 November 1946 in Mills Co., Texas. They were married 30 November 1882 in Erath Co., Texas. They were the parents of seven children. Alice was a Granddaughter of the late Zachariah Hardin Medford and Martha Wilkes and the daughter of the late Stephen Hill Medford. Jacob and Alice are buried in the Hurst Ranch Cemetery, Hamilton Co., Texas. Photo furnished by unidentified source.
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