ROBBERTS, Jacob Cole "Jake" & Sarah Catherine (MARTIN)

MARTIN, ROBBERTS, DEMING

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 2/27/2015 at 15:26:53

JACOB COLE "JAKE" ROBBERTS
October 02, 1850 ~ 1924

Andreas History of The State of Nebraska., Butler County
Part IV, Biographical Sketches
Andreas, A.T. The Western Historical Co. Chicago. 1882.

Jake C. Robberts, attorney of David City, Butler Co., Neb., was born at Grinnell, Poweshiek Co., Iowa, October 2, 1850. He is the son of Rev. James Fletcher and Roxanna (Deming) Robberts, who settled in Poweshiek County, Iowa, in 1848. He attended Western College, in Linn County, Iowa, one year, and Simpson Centenary College, at Indianola, Warren Co., Iowa, four years. After leaving college he settled on a farm in Decatur County, Iowa, in which county he was made Deputy Treasurer of the county; was twice elected to the office of County Superintendent of Schools for the county; was admitted to practice law in March, 1873, before Hon. James W. Hewett, Circuit Judge. He married Miss Sarah Catherine "Sallie" Martin, of Leon, Iowa, on December 23, 1873; moved to David City, Butler Co., Neb., in January, 1877, and commenced practicing law. In 1880, Mr. Robberts was elected to the Nebraska Legislature from Butler County, and served in the Sixteenth Session, in 1881, from the Fifty-first District, including Butler, Colfax and Platte Counties. He was Chairman of the Committee of Railroads. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of the A., F. & A. M., Fidelity Lodge, No. 51, David City, also a member of the I. O. O. F., at David City. Is also a member of the firm of W. J. Cordner & Co., who own a large cattle ranch two miles from David City, and breed Short-Horn Durham cattle.

NOTE: Jake died at the age of 74 years, Kingfisher, Oklahoma. Sallie was born in 1855 and died in 1920. They were interred at Kingfisher Cemetery.

Transcription and submission by Nettie Mae Lucas IAGWArchives@aol.com May 18, 2005

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