Household #189: Roberts, Frank/Prince
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In the 1900 Barney census, Frank Roberts headed a 4-person household. The table below preserves the exact names, relationships, ages, birthplaces, and occupations recorded for the household.
Household Snapshot
Frank Roberts headed a 4-person household in the 1900 Barney census with 1 spouse or marital partner, 1 child, and 1 extended-family member.
Frank Roberts's listed occupation was Farmer.
All listed household members were reported as born in Georgia.
Newspaper and Public-Record Trail
This section flags public-record leads separate from the census table. The detailed discussion stays in the family narrative, research status, and source citations below.
1900 Census Household
| Name | Relation | Age | Birthplace | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Roberts | Not captured | 9 | Georgia | Farmer |
| Frank Roberts | Head | 26 | Georgia | Farmer |
| Janie Roberts | Wife | 17 | Georgia | — |
| Isaac Roberts | Son | 3/12 | Georgia | — |
Children and Later Trails
This section is reserved for later-life child evidence. No later spouse, death, burial, obituary, probate, separate household, or descendant-line identification has been added here yet from direct records.
Family Narrative
The head of HH#189 is best identified as Prince Roberts Jr., born about February 1874 in Georgia, son of Prince Roberts Sr. and Lucy Roberts. He appears as Prince Roberts Jr. in the 1880 Brooks County census, as Frank Roberts in the 1900 Barney census, as Prince Roberts in the 1910 and 1920 Barney censuses, as a badly indexed Prince/Pike Roberts in 1930 Hickory Head, and as Prince Roberts in the 1950 Valdosta census. No death record has been located.
The 6 August 1899 Brooks County marriage record names Prince Roberts and Janie Flournoy. This primary record is the strongest proof that the 1900 "Frank" is Prince. The 1900 household has wife Jane and infant son Isaac, consistent with the August 1899 marriage. A June 14, 2026 Ancestry search result also surfaced an Ancestry tree entry for "Prince Frank Roberts" with spouse Hannah Jane "Janie" Flournoy and parents Prince Roberts and Lucy Roberts; that tree is secondary and should not be treated as proof by itself.
Janie Flournoy Roberts was born about 1878-1883 in Georgia and died in December 1957 in Dade County, Florida. Her pre-marriage trail includes a likely 1900 Valdosta census entry as Jane Flornouy, laundress and boarder, and a 1908 Valdosta city directory entry for Janie Flournoy. Her parents remain unresolved; she does not fit cleanly as a child of John and Hannah Flournoy because her reported mother's birthplace is Georgia, while Hannah's is Virginia.
Children documented across the census trail include Isaac/Governor, Mary M., James F., Willie E./Will Everett, Simeon/Simon, and Bessie Mae Roberts. The authenticated FamilySearch re-pass closed the infant Isaac/Governor trail: he appears as Isaac Govoner Roberts in a Georgia death record, died 21 January 1929 in Barney, Brooks County, with parents Janie Flournoy and Prince Roberts and spouse Lola Clark. Adult/death trails for Mary M., James F., Willie E./Will Everett, Simeon/Simon, and Bessie Mae Roberts remain incomplete in the entry.
Connections to Other Barney Families
Prince Roberts Jr. connects to the Prince Roberts Sr. family, which also includes Ike Roberts (HH#61) and Louise Roberts Stroud. His possible relationship to Robert Roberts (HH#184) remains unproved. Janie's Flournoy surname may connect to the HH#179/HH#185 Flournoy network, but her exact parents have not been identified.
Research Notes
- Prince Roberts Jr.'s death record and burial remain missing after Georgia/Florida index searches.
- Janie Flournoy's parents need a direct record; current evidence proves her maiden name and later life but not parentage.
- Adult/death trails are still needed for Mary M., James F., Willie E., Simeon/Simon, and Bessie Mae Roberts. Isaac/Governor is now supported by a 1929 Georgia death record naming both parents and spouse Lola Clark.
- The 1910 wife name "Hannah" should be treated as an enumerator/name variant unless a separate wife is proved.
- The 1900 Valdosta Jane Flournoy entry is a strong candidate but should remain a likely match unless tied by address, family, or another direct record.
- Ancestry trees are secondary only; use them as search leads, not as proof.
Online exhaustion update
The June 2026 pass exhausted available online Georgia/Florida census, death, city-directory, and family-tree leads for Prince Jr.'s death/burial and Janie's parentage. The authenticated FamilySearch re-pass closed Isaac/Governor Roberts through a 1929 Georgia death record naming parents Janie Flournoy and Prince Roberts and spouse Lola Clark. The Frank/Prince identity remains strongly supported by the 1899 marriage and census continuity, but Janie's parents and the remaining child trails remain unclosed.
Open Research Questions
- Resolve the open items flagged in Research Notes above with direct records before expanding this household narrative.
Research Status
Source-exhausted for available online sources. The Frank/Prince identification is strong through the marriage record and census continuity, and Isaac/Governor Roberts is now directly supported by a parent-naming death record. Prince Jr.'s death/burial, Janie's parentage, and the other child adult trails remain open after online search.
Sources
- 1880 US Federal Census, Quitman, Brooks County GA, Prince Roberts Jr. in Prince Roberts Sr. household (Ancestry 6742:7465853)
- 1900 US Federal Census, Barney, Brooks County GA, Frank Roberts household
- 1910 US Federal Census, Barney, Brooks County GA, Prince Roberts household (Ancestry 7884:3199440)
- 1920 US Federal Census, Barney, Brooks County GA, Prince Roberts household (Ancestry 6061:7326003)
- 1930 US Federal Census, Hickory Head, Brooks County GA, Prince Roberts, heavily misindexed
- 1950 US Federal Census, Valdosta, Lowndes County GA, Prince Roberts (Ancestry 62308:127654801)
- Georgia County Marriages, Prince Roberts and Janie Flournoy, 6 Aug 1899, Brooks County GA
- Georgia Deaths 1928-1943, Isaac Govoner Roberts, died 21 Jan 1929, Barney, Brooks County GA, parents Janie Flournoy and Prince Roberts, spouse Lola Clark
- Georgia Deaths, Louise Stroud, 29 Feb 1924, father Prince Roberts
- Georgia Deaths, Ike Roberts, 10 Aug 1942, father Prince Roberts
- 1900 US Federal Census, Lowndes County GA, Jane Flornouy, candidate pre-marriage record
- 1908 Valdosta City Directory, Janie Flournoy, 307 Lee Lane
- Florida Death Index, Janie Roberts, Dec 1957, Dade County FL
- 1950 US Federal Census, Miami, Dade County FL, Janie/Bessie Roberts candidate
- Ancestry family tree result, Prince Frank Roberts; secondary lead only
- June 2026 online exhaustion search for Prince Jr. death/burial, Janie Flournoy parentage, and Roberts child adult/death trails; no additional direct proof located.
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