WI BIO - Door Co - ROBERTS, Joseph

History of Northern Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical, 1881, vol I, pp 
263-264

Joseph ROBERTS, proprietor, blacksmith and wagon shop, Forestville [in 
southern Door County, Wisconsin], was born 02 March 1844 in Wales, England. 
He came with his parents to America in 1859, and located in Racine [Racine 
County], Wisconsin. From there they removed in 1860 to Ahnappe [now Algoma, 
Ahnappe Township, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin], where he assisted his father 
in farming.

Being desirous of making an independent living, Joseph ROBERTS began to learn 
the trade of blacksmith, and in 1873 returned to Racine and worked one year, 
thence to Fond du Lac [Fond du Lac County], and in 1876 removed to 
Forestville [Door County] and opened his present business. [p 263]

In July 1877 Mr. [Joseph] ROBERTS was married to Miss Bertha POPPY, of 
Milwaukee [Milwaukee County, Wisconsin]. In 1880 a Mr. STONEMAN entered into 
copartnership with Joseph ROBERTS, the firm style now [text published 1881] 
being Stoneman & Roberts.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly