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Title	William H. Roberts Obituary
Subject	Presidents and Politics Military Ohio Civil War Soldiers Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents Assassinations
Place	Findlay (Ohio) Hancock County (Ohio)
Description	This obituary published in the Findlay Morning Republican documents the life of William H. Roberts, a Civil War veteran residing in Findlay, Ohio who witnessed both the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the capture of John Wilkes Booth. Roberts was a member of the 13th Michigan Light Artillery regiment and was with a group of soldiers who were present at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865, when President Lincoln was shot. Roberts moved to Hancock County, Ohio in the 1890s and served as the caretaker of the post office until his death in 1931.
Creator	Findlay Morning Republican
Date of Original	1931
Source	Published material 3 3064 00326 7181 (June 8-October 3, 1931)
Submitting Institution	Findlay-Hancock County Public Library
Type	Text

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Full Text	Veteran Who ^m Lincoln i Shot Expires in Findlay Mflillam H. Roberts, 85, Dies of Infirmititi—Funeral is Tomorrow Was in Fonfs theater in Wi^iington When Ira- gedy Oooofed hi 18^

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