Charlotte Roberts was born in 1865 and was the daughter of J.R. and Sarah
Woodall. She married Jeff Roberts and they had five children.
Charlotte Roberts bought a lot with a log house on it in 1892. As records
show the log house had been on the property at least since 1880. Charlotte
had a hardship raising her five children by herself. Census shows that in
1900 she was divorced from Jeff Roberts. J.R. Woodall, Mrs. Charlotte’s
father died in 1886 and her mother lived until 1905. Charlotte’s dad had
left an enormous amount of property. Records show that there was money
available from Charlotte’s father estate to help her build a house.
The log cabin was torn away and this two-story house was built in about
1903. It has two double fireplaces downstairs and two single fireplaces
upstairs. They have grates in them for coal burning. Mrs. Charlotte had a
certain spot in the side of her yard that was the coal pile. The upstairs
apartment was rented to boarders. The architecture of the stairway and rail
is a great piece of art. The rooms are large with original doors and wide
trim work. The enclosed garage at the back and a few storage buildings has
been added. The white columns on the porch are original. The house was
originally wood on the outside before it was covered with siding. Under the
floor is a fragment of the foundation of the old log house.
Mrs. Charlotte lived to be about ninety-four years old
