Absolom Elijah Roberts was born on 7. Mar. 1880 at Bellefonte, Boone County, Arkansas. Absolom Elijah Roberts was born on 17. Mar. 1880 at Arkansas. He was the son of
Alexander Newton Roberts and
Rebecca Ann Hinson. Absolom Elijah Roberts married
Matilda Florence Bruce, daughter of
Caleb Bruce and
Jane H. Crownover, on 5. Nov. 1899 at Boone County, Arkansas. Absolom Elijah Roberts was shown in the census on 4. Jun. 1900 as a farmer. In the census on 4. Jun. 1900 Absolom Elijah Roberts was named Absalom E. Roberts.
Absolom Elijah Roberts and
Matilda Florence Bruce appeared on the census of 4. Jun. 1900 at Washington Twp., Boone County, Arkansas; no children. Absolom Elijah Roberts was shown in the census on 16. Apr. 1910 as a farmer. In the census on 16. Apr. 1910 Absolom Elijah Roberts was named Absalom E. Roberts.
Absolom Elijah Roberts and
Matilda Florence Bruce appeared on the census of 16. Apr. 1910 at Washington Twp., Boone County, Arkansas; 5 children, 5 living.

In the census on 10. Jan. 1920 Absolom Elijah Roberts was named Lige Roberts. Absolom Elijah Roberts was shown in the census on 10. Jan. 1920 as a farmer.
Absolom Elijah Roberts and
Matilda Florence Bruce appeared on the census of 10. Jan. 1920 at Bearcreek Twp., Boone County, Arkansas. Absolom Elijah Roberts was shown in the census on 8. Apr. 1930 as a farmer. In the census on 8. Apr. 1930 Absolom Elijah Roberts was named Elija Roberts.
Absolom Elijah Roberts and
Matilda Florence Bruce appeared on the census of 8. Apr. 1930 at Washington Twp., Boone County, Arkansas. Absolom Elijah Roberts died on 12. May. 1947 at Boone County, Arkansas, at age 67.