Emma Roberta Fitts

1925 - 2016  (90 years)

• Name	Emma Roberta Fitts  [1]
  Nickname	Roberta
  Birth	25 Dec 1925	Kinnakeet, Dare Co, North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Anecdote	Roberta was the daughter of Rev. Robert Nicholson Fitts and Emma Jane Jolly.
  Census with parents	1930	Ocracoke, Hyde Co., North Carolina   [2]
  	Roberta Fitts, 4, is in her parents household #67. Her father is Robert N. Fitts and her mother, Emma J. Fitts. They live in a rented house, which was the Methodist parsonage.
  Census with parents	1935	Shallotte, Brunswick Co., North Carolina   [3]
  	Inferred residence in 1935, asked on 1940 census.
  Census with parents	1940	Dover, Craven Co., North Carolina   [3]
  	Emma Roberta Fitts, 14, is in her parents' household #103. Her parents are Robert Nicholson Fitts and Emma J. Fitts. They live in a rented house (parsonage).
  World War II	1945  [4]
  	Roberta joined the Navy Nurse Corps shortly before the war ended.
  Graduation	1945	Durham, North Carolina   [4]
  	Roberta graduated from Watts School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. (Watts is now part of Duke University Health Services)
  Marr Name	Emma Roberta Marshall  [1]
  Record ID	115918
  Death	26 Jan 2016	Martinsville, Henry Co., Virginia
  Person ID	I115918	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2023

  
  

  Family	Charles Hayward Marshall, Jr.,   b. 3 Aug 1923, Kennebunk Beach, York Co, Maine d. 4 Oct 2007, Martinsville, Henry Co., Virginia (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	18 Sep 1948	Seven Springs Methodist Church, Wayne Co, North Carolina   [1, 5]
  	Miss Emma Roberta Fitts, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. R. N. Fitts of Seven Springs, to Charles Hayward Marshall, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Marshall, Sr., of Washington, on September 18 in the Seven Springs Methodist Church. At home, Washington (DC). (The News and Observer, 10 Oct 1948, Sun, p. 33)
  Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living   3. Barbara Joan Marshall,   b. 25 Nov 1952, Washington, District of Columbia d. 24 Nov 1953, Washington, District of Columbia (Age 0 years)   4. Living
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2023
  Family ID	F38923	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Emma Roberta Fitts 1925-2016 with husband Charles Hayward Marshall, Jr. 1923-2007 1998 50th Anniversary, Massenutten, Virginia

  
  

• Sources

  [S3039] Stell, Judy - Marshall Family of N'hamp Co, 2019, (Richmond, VA: Judith Marshall Stell, 2019), Mary Hayward Marshall Bible (Descendants of Rush & Mary Hayward Marshall), 3039. [S3245] 1930 Census. [S3246] 1940 Census. [S3241] Stell, Judith Marshall, Stell, Judy- The Giant Family Project, 2020 . [S3248] North Carolina Marriage Records.