Carlton Melvin Roberts

Carlton Melvin Roberts

• Carlton Melvin Roberts was born on 14 May 1898 in Canaseraga, Allegany County, New York.
• Carlton Melvin Roberts registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 while a student at Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, permanent address with is father at 20 Gardeau in Perry.
• He married Marjorie Virginia Harwood, daughter of John L. Harwood and Martha Belle Dart, on 5 September 1931 in Lake George, Warren County, New York.
• The following appeared on 11 October 1931 in The Buffalo Courier-Express: Mrs. Martha B. Harwood announces the marriage of her daughter, Marjorie Virginia of New York, to Dr. Carlton M. Roberts of Buffalo at Lake George on September 5th. Dr. and Mrs. Roberts will be at home at the Hyde Park apartments, North street, after October 15th.
• The following appeared on 14 October 1931 in the Perry Herald: Mrs. Martha B. Harwood of Buffalo announces the marriage of her daughter, Marjorie Virginia to Dr. Carlton M. Roberts. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts will be at home in the Hyde apartments, 196 North street, Buffalo, after October 15.
       Dr. Roberts is the son of W. J. Roberts of the village.
• The following appeared on 14 February 1940 in the Buffalo Courier-Express: Justice John V. Maloney yesterday reserved decision on the application of Attorney George W. Wanamaker for $500 tin counsel fees for representing a defendant in a pending action for annulment of marriage.
       Wanamaker is representing Marjorie V. Roberts, who now is separated from her husband, Dr. Carlton M. Roberts of 468 Delaware Avenue, the plaintiff. The attorney seeks to have the husband pay the fees. Wanamaker's motion was contested by Philip Catalano, representing Dr. Roberts.
• Carlton Melvin Roberts died on 16 March 1965 at age 66 in Helmuth, Erie County, New York.
• He was interred at Prospect Lawn Cemetery, Hamburg, Erie County, New York.
• The following appeared on 19 March 1965 in the Buffalo Courier-Express: Memorial services for Dr. Carlton M. Roberts, 66, first dental consultant to the Erie County Social Welfare Department, will be held at 2 Saturday afternoon at Holmes Chapel, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 724 Delaware Ave.
       Dr. Roberts died Tuesday in Helmuth following a three-year illness. He practiced dentistry from 1925 to 1962 at 471 Linwood Ave.
       Dr. Roberts set up dental procedures for the guidance of the County Welfare Department in 1936.
       He was a native of Canaseraga, Allegany County. He attended schools in Perry and was graduated in 1924 from the University of Buffalo Dental School.
       Dr. Roberts, a life member of the Eighth District Dental Society and the Erie County Dental Society, also was a member of the Buffalo Consistory, the University Club, Wanakah Country Club and the Elma Gun Club.
       Surviving is his wife, the former Marion Nicholson, of Angola; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Raymond Garris, of Winter Haven, Fla., and Mrs. James M. Dunning, of Panorama City, Calif; and a sisterm Mrs. Gretchen H. Rauber of Perry.

• Last Edited: 20 Jul 2017