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| Roberson-Pool House before restoration |
The
house at 211 Turner Street was built between 1880 and 1885. Since the
western side of the 200 block belonged to the Roberson family, except
for the Jacob Gibble House on lot 103 (217 Turner Street), and only one
deed of sale has been found (for the southern portion of lot 93), it
stands to reason that Joseph Pigott Roberson, the carpenter, built the
house, the lot perhaps willed to Joseph and his sister Cinderella Pigott
Roberson Pool. Nephew Russell Manson was head of household in 1930.
Therefore, the home was owned by descendants of the Roberson family for
at least fifty years, the lot for about 80 years.
Malachi
Bell Roberson, son of Joseph Roberson and Sarah Bell, was born January 1, 1802 in North Carolina,
and died February 14, 1855. On January 20, 1827 Malachi married Sarah Ann Pigott (c.1800‒1878),
daughter of Jechonias Pigott (1774‒1856) and Cinderella Chadwick
(1782‒1818). This was Sarah Ann Pigott’s second marriage; her first was
to Elijah Bell in 1818. MORE...
