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On February 21, 1947, Jeanette Miller Roberts was accused by her uncle of stealing his money. She was taken to Hammond City Jail by Marshal Victor G. Anderson and Chief of Police John Wesley Bales. She was questioned about the money and was forced to disrobe from waist down and was beaten. Someone is looking for family members of Jeanette Miller Roberts. What happen to Jeanette? Are there any family members in the area that can recall the incident? How did she lose her baby? Did she have other children. Is she still living?
Jeanette was married to a man named James O. Roberts in Amite, Louisiana. He was born in Amite, Louisiana in 1924. He moved to Hammond and was living in the household with Dorothy Robe After the incident, she moved to New Orleans to live with her uncle Lee Cook, and aunt Pearl Cook. They lived at 1303 Willow Street.
James was born in Amite, Louisiana in 1924. He moved to Hammond and was living in the household with Dorothy Roberts. James died on December 28, 2014, in San Francisco, California. If anyone know of any Powell's and Roberts, please contact me.
If you have information, please email me at afrigenah@yahoo.com
