He was born in December 1846 (7), probably to Owen and Hannah Roberts (9, 10). He was 23 years old when he was enlisted (1, 5 [23 in 1870], 6 [33 in 1880], 7 [53 in 1900], 8 [63 in 1910], 9 [40 in 1850], 10 [51 in 1860], 11 [73 in 1920]). He was born in New York, New York (1) or Pennsylvania (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11).
In 1850, he was living in New Market Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (9). He was living with Owen and Hannah Roberts (presumably his parents), and with Laura, Adalia, Annie, and Elizabeth (presumably his sisters) (9).
In 1860, he was living in the 2nd ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (10). He was living with Owen and Hannah Roberts (presumably his parents), and Laura, Adelia, Annie, and Alfred (presumably his siblings) (10). He had attended school in the last year (10).
He was 5 feet 7 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, hazel eyes, and sandy hair (1).
He was drafted (1). He was enlisted on 31 July 1863 (1). He was enlisted for three years (1). His enlistment was credited to the third congressional district (1).
He may have been enlisted in the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry. The Owen Roberts in the 118th served in company F (2, 13 [company H]). He was enlisted on 2 August 1862 (13). He was wounded at Petersburg, Virginia, on 19 June 1864 (2). He was not accounted for when the 118th mustered out (2).
If he did serve in the 118th, he was transferred to the 91st Pennsylvania (1). He served in company C of the 91st Pennsylvania (1).
On 15 September 1865, he applied successfully for a pension (4, 13).
In 1870, he was living in the second ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5). He was a bookkeeper (5). He was living with several families with different surnames (5).
In 1874/75, he married Phoebe W [unknown surname] (7). In 1900, she had had 5 children, 3 of whom were alive (7); in 1910, she had had 4 children, 3 of whom were alive (8).
In 1880, he was living at 1240 South 5th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (6). He was a bookkeeper at a furniture [store? manufacturer?] (6). He was living with his wife Phoebe, and children James Eldon, Howard, and Laura, along with his mother-in-law Hannah (6).
In 1900, he was living at 1240 South 5th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7). He was a real estate agent (7). He was living with his wife Phoebe, and children Eldon J, Howard, and Laura (7).
In 1910, he was living at 1240 South 5th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (8). He was not working (8). He was living with his wife Phoebe and daughter Laura (8).
In 1920, he was living at 5131 [?] Newhall Street, ward 22, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (11). He was living with his wife Phebe, and his daughter Laura Connelly and her family (11). He was not working (11).
He died on 14 February 1923, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (13).
On 7 March 1923, his widow, Phoebe W Roberts, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (4, 13).
In 1930, his widow, Phebe Roberts, was living at 161 West Penn [?] Street, ward 22, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (12). She was living with her daughter Elizabeth (12). (Note: this doesn't seem to fit with the 1880 census; perhaps I have the wrong Phoebe Roberts.)
1 company C, descriptive roll, entry 187 (Owen Roberts)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 28 June 2004 (Owen Roberts--118th PA only; no card for 91st PA)
3 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'One hundred and eighteenth regiment', volume 3, page 1331. (Owen Roberts)
4 pension index, by name (Owen D Roberts)
5 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2nd ward, microfilm series M593, film 1388, page 12 = 213 handwritten (Owen Roberts)
6 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 43, microfilm series T9, film 1167, page 171 B = 2 handwritten (Owen D Roberts)
7 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 2, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 45, microfilm series T623, film 1452, page 285 A = 19 [?] handwritten (Owen Roberts)
8 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 2, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 37, microfilm series T624, film 1386, page 224 B = 18 handwritten (Owen D Roberts)
9 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, New Market Ward, microfilm series M432, film 817, page 351] (Owen Roberts)
10 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 2, microfilm series M653, film 1152, page 43 = 43 handwritten] (Owen Roberts)
11 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 22, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 535, microfilm series T625, film 1622, pages 244 B = 13 handwritten to 256 A = 14 handwritten] (Owen D Roberts)
12 1930 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 22, supervisor's district 21, enumeration district 51-664, microfilm series T626, film 2106, page 58 A = 3 handwritten] (Phebe [?] T [?] Roberts)
13 pension index, by regiment, 118th PA Infantry, company H (Owen D Roberts)
not in Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233.
[I did not find an entry for him in Rootsweb WorldConnect (searched June 2007)]
[I did not find entries for him in the Ancestry index to the 1890 census (searched July 2007)]
[I did not find an entry for him under the 91st PA Infantry in the pension index, by regiment (viewed December 2008)]
| line | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| Dwellings visited | 120 | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Families visited | 145 | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Name | Owen Roberts | Hannah Do | Laura Do | Adalia Do | Annie Do | Owen Do Jr | Elizabeth Do |
| Age | 40 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| Sex | M | F | F | F | F | M | F |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Blacksmith | ||||||
| Real estate owned | |||||||
| Birthplace | Penna | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Dwelling number | 298 | ||||||
| Family number | 354 | ||||||
| Name | Owen Roberts | Hannah " | Laura " | Adelia " | Annie " | Owen " | Alfred C " |
| Age | 51 | 52 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
| Sex | M | F | " | " | " | M | " |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation | Black Smith | Book Folder | " " | " " | |||
| Value of real estate owned | |||||||
| Value of personal estate | 300 | ||||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Cannot read & write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Dwelling-house number | 108 | |||||
| Family number | [150] | |||||
| Name | Roberts Owen | Babbitt Eliz | " Carrie G | Colloins Francis | " Anna M | " Frank L |
| Age | 23 | 37 | 12 | 24 | 25 | 8/12 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | F | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Book keeper | Sales lady | At school | Clerk | Wife at home | |
| Real estate value | 1000 | |||||
| Personal estate value | 100 | 500 | ||||
| Birthplace | Penna | " | " | " | " | " |
| Father foreign born | ||||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||||
| Birth month if born within year | Sep | |||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | |||||
| Can't read | ||||||
| Can't write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| street name | S 5th St | |||||
| house number | 1240 | |||||
| dwelling visit # | 18 | |||||
| family visit # | 19 | |||||
| name | Roberts Owen D | - Phoebe W | - Jas Eldon [?] | - Howard S | - Laura | - Hannah H |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | F | F |
| age | 33 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 72 |
| month born if born in year | ||||||
| relationship | Wife | Son | Son | Daughter | Mother in Law | |
| single | ||||||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||||
| widowed/divorced | 1 | |||||
| married during year | ||||||
| occupation | Book Keep Furniture [?] | Keeping House | At Home | At Home | At Home | At Home |
| months unemployed | ||||||
| currently ill? | ||||||
| blind | ||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||
| idiotic | ||||||
| insane | ||||||
| disabled | ||||||
| school this year | ||||||
| can't read | ||||||
| can't write | ||||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Ireland | Penna | Penna | Penna | Ireland |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | New Hampshire | Penna | Penna | Penna | Delaware |
| line | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| street | S 5th St | ||||
| house number | 1240 | ||||
| dwelling number | 2 | ||||
| family number | 2 | ||||
| name | Roberts Owen | - Phoebe W | - Eldon J | - Howard S | - Laura |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Son | Daughter |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | F |
| birth date | Dec 1846 | Oct 1846 | June 1876 | April 1877 | Dec 1878 |
| age | 53 | 53 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | S |
| # years married | 25 | 25 | |||
| mother of how many children? | 5 | ||||
| # of children living | 3 | ||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||||
| # years in USA | |||||
| naturalized citizen? | |||||
| occupation | Real Estate Agt | Bookkeeper | Machinist | School Teacher | |
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| # months in school | |||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | R | ||||
| free or mortgaged | |||||
| farm/house | H | ||||
| # of farm schedule | |||||
| line | 86 | 87 | 88 |
| street | South Fifth Street | ||
| house nr | 1240 | ||
| dwelling nr | 243 | ||
| family nr | 364 | ||
| name | Roberts Owen D | - Phebe | - Laura |
| relationship | head | wife | daughter |
| sex | M | F | F |
| color | W | W | W |
| age | 63 | 63 | 30 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | S |
| #years present marriage | 35 | 35 | |
| mother of # children | 4 | ||
| mother of # living children | 3 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Eng England | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Eng England | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | |||
| naturalized/alien | |||
| speaks English | English | English | English |
| occupation | none | none | Teacher |
| nature of industry etc. | School | ||
| employer etc. | W | ||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | ||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | ||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | Yes | ||
| owned/rented | R | ||
| owned free or mortagaged | |||
| farm/house | H | ||
| nr on farm schedule | |||
| civil war vet | UA | ||
| blind | |||
| deaf & dumb | |||
| line | 99 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| street | Newhall Street | Newhall Street | |||
| house number | 5131 [?] | ||||
| dwelling visit number | 318 | ||||
| family visit number | 326 | ||||
| name | Connelly John H | " Laura R | Connelly Elvira [?] L | Roberts Owen D | " Phebe W |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Father in law | Mother in law |
| own/rent | O | ||||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | M | ||||
| sex | M | F | F | M | F |
| race | W | W | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 42 | 41 | 4 | 73 | 73 |
| marital status | M | M | S | M | M |
| year of immigration | |||||
| naturalized/alien | |||||
| year of naturalization | |||||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | |||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| birth place | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| native language | |||||
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's native language | |||||
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's native language | |||||
| can speak English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| occupation | Accountant | None | None | None | None |
| industry, business | Railroad | ||||
| employment status | W | ||||
| number of farm schedule | |||||
| line | 39 | 40 |
| street | West Penn [??] Street | |
| house number | [161] | |
| dwelling visit # | [48] | |
| family visit # | 62 | |
| name | Roberts Phebe [?] T [?] | - Elizabeth T |
| relation | Head | Daughter |
| owned/rented | R | |
| value or rent | 72.00 | |
| radio | ||
| farm | ||
| sex | F | F |
| color | W | W |
| age | 86 | 57 |
| married? | Wd | S |
| age 1st marriage | 25 | |
| school/college since 9/29 | No | No |
| can read & write | Yes | Yes |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Delaware | Pennsylvania |
| native language | ||
| immigration year | ||
| naturalization | ||
| can speak English | Yes | Yes |
| occupation | None | Principal |
| industry | Private School | |
| worker class | W | |
| at work yesterday | Yes | |
| unemployment schedule # | ||
| veteran? | ||
| war | ||
| farm schedule # | ||