Santa Clara County Biographies


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W. H. ROBERTS, 
 
the subject of this sketch, is an intelligent and energetic mechanic, who has 
established a blacksmith and carriage repairing shop near the corner of Saratoga 
Avenue and the Stevens Creek road, in the Doyle District, about four miles from 
San Jose. These works are a decided advantage to the community, and Mr. Roberts 
just reaps the pecuniary reward to which his enterprise and industry entitle 
him. He is also an inventor of no mean order. One of his most useful and 
beneficial inventions is the Roberts Cultivator, which is so well appreciated by 
orchardists and others that it is rapidly taking precedence over all its 
competitors. This is particularly noticeable in the community surrounding Mr. 
Roberts' place of business. He is also the owner of a comfortable and pleasant 
home adjoining his shop. By his useful, active life, and his qualities of 
integrity and industry, Mr. Roberts has won the deserved esteem of his neighbors 
and fellow-citizens. He is a member of Santa Clara Lodge, No. 52, I. O. O. F. 
Politically he is a strong and intelligent Republican.
        Mr. Roberts was born in 1856, in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and is the 
son of William and C. E. (Riddle) Roberts. He became a resident of this State in 
1873, coming directly to Los Gatos, of this county. At that place he made his 
home for four years, being engaged in mechanical pursuits. He then established 
the works above mentioned. In 1881 Mr. Roberts married Miss Laura V. Reynolds, 
the daughter of Frank Reynolds, of Los Gatos. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts have no 
children.
 
Pen Pictures From The Garden of the World or Santa Clara County, California, 
Illustrated. - Edited by H. S. Foote.- Chicago:  The Lewis Publishing Company, 
1888.
Pg. 563