ROBERTS-Frederick M. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Frederick M. Roberts, farmer, Attica, son of Archibald Roberts, was born in Davis township, August 3, 1842. His mother, Phebe, was the daughter of Frederick Alenduff. Both his parents arrived here in 1828. He was married January 2, 1870, to Miss Maggie Duncan. She died June 10, 1871, and he married Josephine Stanley February 10 1874. She was the daughter of Martin and Melinda (Bartlett) Stanley, and was born November 20, 1854. They have two children: Walter, born November 14, 1875, and Mary Edith, September 30, 1878. Mr. Roberts enlisted July 6, 1863, in Co. D, 116th Ind. Vols. For six months, and served eight. The regiment rendezvoused and was organized in La Fayette. It went to Dearborn, Michigan; thence to Detroit, and from there by the 93Morning Star94 steamer to Cleveland, and the rest of the way by rail to Cincinnati and Camp Dick Robinson, where it was brigaded with three other regiments. From this point the march was begun for Greenville, Tennessee. Here he spent the winter of 1863-4, scouting and marching, and was in two skirmishes. In that at Walker92s Ford a soldier of the Co. F was killed. Two from his company and five from his regiment were taken prisoners during the winter services. He was mustered out at La Fayette, March 1, 1864. His second enlistment was February 10, 1865, in Co. F, 150th Ind. Vols. The regiment was organized at Camp Carrinton, Indianapolis, and served in the Shenandoah Valley. The men were mustered out at Stevenson Station, and disbanded and paid off at Indianapolis, August 5, 1865. His captain in the 116th was Abram Claypool, and Col. Kice commanded the regiment. Capt. Roswell, and Col. Taylor, of LaFayette, were his officers in the 150th. This last regiment marched from Harper's Ferry to Winchester, and was at Charleston, Virginia, when Lee surrendered. Mrs. Roberts is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and he owns a well-cultivated farm of 226 acres, and is a republican.