Florida (Leonard) Roberts (abt. 1877 - 1959)

Born about 1877 in Florida, United States

Wife of Zachariah Hannah — married about 1895 in Florida, United States

Descendants

Died Jun 1959 at about age 82 in Tarpon Springs, Pinellas, Florida, United States

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Biography

Florida (Leonard) Roberts is a part of US Black heritage.

Florida was born about 1877 in Florida, USA.

Her 1st marriage was to Zachariah Hannah about 1895 in Florida.

1900 CENSUS - Tarpon Springs, Hillsborough, Florida ^[1]

Zachariah Hanna 27 Head Bahamas Black Married 5 yrs Sponger fisher, parents both born in Bahamas

Florida Hanna 22 Wife Florida Black Married 5 yrs

John Hanna 5 Son Florida Black

George Hanna 3 Son Florida Black

Nathaniel Hanna 2 Son Florida Black

Elbertha Hanna 1/12 Dau Florida Black

By the next Census, she was married to Frank Roberts.

1910 CENSUS - Grand Boulevarde, Tarpon Springs, Hillsborough, Florida ^[2]

Frank Roberts 41 Head Bahamas (West Indies) Black

Florida Roberts 35 Wife Florida Black

John H Hanna 14 StepSon Florida Black

George Hanna 13 StepSon Florida Black

Nathanael Hanna 12 StepSon Florida Black

Bertha Hanna 11 StepDau Florida Black

Ann Hanna 10 StepDau Florida Black

Esther Hanna 8 StepDau Florida Black

Rosa Hanna 5 StepDau Florida Black

Zachariah Hanna 3 StepSon Florida Black

1930 CENSUS - 502 Hibiscus Street, Tarpon Springs, Pinellas, Florida ^[3]

Florida Roberts 49 Head Florida Negro Widowed Laundress Private Family

Edward Roberts 16 Son Florida Negro Laborer Caddy Golf

George Roberts 8 Grandson Florida Negro

Eleanor Williams 43 Sister Florida Negro Widowed Laundress Private Family

1935 FLORIDA STATE CENSUS - Precinct 53, Pinellas, Florida ^[4]

Florida Roberts 55 Head Florida Colored

Edward Roberts 22 Son Florida Colored

Joseph Roberts 18 Son Florida Colored

1950 CENSUS - Morgan Street, Tarpon Springs, Pinellas, Florida

Florida Roberts 69 Head Florida Negro Widowed

Edward Roberts 37 Son Florida Negro Separated Yard Work Private Estate

Westly Haggett 17 Grandson Florida Negro Fertilizer / Farm

Death

Florida Leonard Hannah Roberts died in June 1959 in Tarpon Springs, Pinellas, Florida and was buried there in Rose Cemetery. Her residence there was 531 Levis Avenue. ^[5]

For some reason, she was listed as Mrs. Hannah in her obituary with husband Zachariah Hannah listed as her spouse even though she was married afterwards to someone else. The children mentioned in her obituary were:

• George M.
• John R.
• Nathanial
• Edward Roberts
• Joseph Roberts
• Ester Williams
• Annie Hargrett

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 CENSUS; Place: Tarpon Springs, Hillsborough, Florida; Roll: 170; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0058
2. ↑ 1910 CENSUS; Census Place: Tarpon Springs, Hillsborough, Florida; Roll: T624_161; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1374174
3. ↑ 1930 CENSUS; Place: Tarpon Springs, Pinellas, Florida; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 2340065
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.