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Samuel D. Roby

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Birth	:	30 Jun 1851 Herkimer County, New York, USA
Death	:	30 Jun 1912 USA
Burial	:	Rogers Township Cemetery, Rogers City, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate	:	45.4225000, -83.8236110
Plot	:	202
Description	:	1860 census Name: Samuel Roby Age in 1860: 8 Birth Year: abt 1852 Birthplace: New York Home in 1860: Williamstown, Dodge, Wisconsin Gender: Male Post Office: Mayville Name Age Jacob Roby 36 Ester Roby 33 Georg Roby 15 Samuel Roby 8 Elizabeth Roby 8 Melton Roby 3 Infant Roby 1/12 Seth Rebec 51 Mary Resch 16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1870 census Name: Samuel Roby Age in 1870: 19 Birth Year: abt 1851 Birthplace: New York Home in 1870: Williamstown, Dodge, Wisconsin Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Kekoskee Household Members: Name Age J W Roby 46 Esther Roby 42 Samuel Roby 19 Elizabeth... Read More	1860 census Name: Samuel Roby Age in 1860: 8 Birth Year: abt 1852 Birthplace: New York Home in 1860: Williamstown, Dodge, Wisconsin Gender: Male Post Office: Mayville Name Age Jacob Roby 36 Ester Roby 33 Georg Roby 15 Samuel Roby 8 Elizabeth Roby 8 Melton Roby 3 Infant Roby 1/12 Seth Rebec 51 Mary Resch 16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1870 census Name: Samuel Roby Age in 1870: 19 Birth Year: abt 1851 Birthplace: New York Home in 1870: Williamstown, Dodge, Wisconsin Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Kekoskee Household Members: Name Age J W Roby 46 Esther Roby 42 Samuel Roby 19 Elizabeth Roby 19 Milton Roby 14 Eugene Roby 10 William Klangdah 22 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marriage to Mary E McCracken 5 Jan 1876 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1880 census Horicon, Dodge, Wisconsin occupation: saloon Name Age S. D. Roby 29 Mary E. Roby 28 Sarah E. Roby 7 J.W. Roby 58 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995" Name: Samuel D. Roby Birth Date: 1851 Birthplace: Herkaimer (sic), N.Y. Age: 47 Spouse's Name: Mrs Louisa J. Biggs Spouse's Birth Date: 1850 Spouse's Birthplace: Ill. Spouse's Age: 48 Event Date: 07 Dec 1898 Event Place: York County, Nebraska ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1900 census Name: Samuel D Roby Age: 49 Birth Date: 1851 Birthplace: New York Home in 1900: Yankee Hill, Lancaster, Nebraska (State Penitentiary) Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Prisoner Marital Status: Single ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1910 census Douglas County Hospital, Omaha, Douglas, Neb. name: Sam D Roby Age in 1910: 57 Birth Year: abt 1853 Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1910: Omaha Ward 7, Douglas, Nebraska Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Inmate Marital Status: Widowed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1912 Oshkosh, WI City Directory Mrs. Mary E. Roby (wid. Samuel D.) nurse, res. 599 Main. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New York Times, November 2, 1897: -EX-CONVICT FINDS TREASURE- It Was Buried in a Wisconsin Town by a Chicago Thief. JUNEAU, Wis., Nov. 1.-Just before he was released from the State's prison at Waupun, Samuel D. Roby of the town of Elba, near here, won the confidence of a fellow-convict. The convict confessed that he was one of a gang of Chicago thieves, who, being unable to dispose of the booty in Chicago, took it to Elba and buried it on a farm. Following the convict's descriptions. Roby has been digging on the farm in question, and has already recovered nineteen gold watches and a number of rings and diamond pins, the whole being valued at between $2,000 and $5,000. Roby says the best of the booty is yet to be found. He will turn over the property to the owners upon proper identification. The prisoner who disclosed the information is W. T. J. Blacerby, and he is serving a four-year sentence for a burglary committed in the town of Elba. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Where is Samuel D. Roby's memorial?
Samuel D. Roby's memorial is located at: Rogers Township Cemetery, Rogers City, Presque Isle County, USA.
When did Samuel D. Roby death?
Samuel D. Roby death on 30 Jun 1912 in USA
Where are the coordinates of the Samuel D. Roby's memorial?
Latitude: 45.4225000
Longitude: -83.8236110

Family Members:

Parent

Col Jacob Whitman Roby

(1824 - 1906)

Esther Catherine Moon Roby

(1828 - 1899)

Spouse

Siblings

George Henry Roby

(1845 - 1896)

Elizabeth C. Roby Burke

(1851 - 1933)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Rogers Township Cemetery
Rogers City, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4225000, -83.8236110

2. Peace Lutheran Cemetery
Rogers City, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4071510, -83.8334800

3. Mount Calvary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.3675003, -83.7755966

4. Belknap Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.3633330, -83.8641670

5. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.3588890, -83.7825000

6. Barabas Burial Site
Belknap Township, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3609414, -83.8714236

7. Tulgetske Burial Site
Moltke Township, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4000015, -83.9274979

8. Saint James Lutheran Cemetery
Moltke Township, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3786110, -83.9258330

9. Moltke Township Cemetery
Moltke Township, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4180984, -83.9480972

10. Saint Michaels Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.3341670, -83.8436110

11. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Rogers City, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4111110, -83.9527780

12. Bismarck Township Cemetery
Hawks, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3022900, -83.8871400

13. Faith Lutheran Cemetery
Hawks, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2991982, -83.8850021

14. Hope Lutheran Cemetery
Hawks, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2971992, -83.8852997

15. Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery
Metz, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2891670, -83.8002780

16. Bismarck Cemetery
Hawks, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3013890, -83.9111110

17. Saint Dominic Cemetery New
Metz, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2846830, -83.7967167

18. Metz Township Cemetery
Metz, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2704300, -83.8091700

19. Old Saint Dominic Catholic Cemetery
Metz, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2704200, -83.8087000

20. Ocqueoc Township Cemetery
Ocqueoc, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3960991, -84.0413971

21. Saint Peter Schroeder Cemetery
Metz, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2652780, -83.7691670

22. Saint Casimir Cemetery
Posen, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2755560, -83.6963890

23. Weinkauff Cemetery
Posen, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2778500, -83.6663000

24. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Ocqueoc, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4266480, -84.0879500