Ella Mae Loafman Roberts

Ella Mae Loughman Roberts was my great grandmother. She was born Dec 17, 1865 in Greene Co. Pennsylvania. Her mother was Mary Johns Bowen and her father Elijah Loafman/ Loughman. Her siblings were Hannah Elizabeth 1855-1862, Samuel Mason 1856-1862, Mary Jane 1858-1886, Dillie Melete 1860-1862, Sarah Julia 1862-1922, Arla Dell 1868-1954, Margaret Ellen 1870-1939.

Couple years after her father death about 1874 Ella and her mother and siblings moved to Missouri to live with her uncle Mason Bowen ( her mother brother). In 1879 they moved to Larned, Pawnee Co. Kansas. Her sister Julia stayed behind and married Albert Selway. in 1883 Ella and her mother and siblings moved to Hodgeman Kansas on the Northwest Quarter Section 36, Township 22 South, Range 23 West. They lived in a sod house. They use to have to have rope with rocks tied to the ends of them to have the roof held down with.

Here is some letters that was transcribed, that Ella, and her siblings and mother wrote to Julia.

Letters transcribed from Ella, her sister Della and mother Mary to their sister Julia. 

Letters from Maggie, Della, and Ella

Mazeffa Roberts & Ella Mae Loughman Marriage Photo

6 Mar 1884 Ella married Mazeffa Roberts. 

There children were:

Myrtle Dell 1884-1971

Alta Ellen 1887-1962

Ethel Pearl 1890-1971

Earl LeRoy 1894-1976

Clyde Wilbur 1897-1941

Hazel Juanita Ruth 1910-1979

Back Row: Ethel, Alta, Myrtle
Front Row: Clyde, Mazeffa, Ella, Earl

Roberts Home 

Mazeffa, Margaret, Lola Sanders, Arla, George Sanders, Earl, Ethel, Clyde, Marjorie Sanders, Hazel, Ella, Opal

Roberts House

Ella, Margaret and Hazel

Ella remarried after Mazeffa died. Not sure when they married.

William Archer, Wanda Barron, Ella Roberts

Ella 

 Ella died 2 Sep 1945 in Larned Kansas. She was buried next to Mazeffa Roberts.