The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 958 

HARRY F. ROBERTS.

Harry F. Roberts, a rancher living at Tampico, is one of the native sons of
Yakima county, his birth having occurred on his father's ranch on the Ahtanum,
March 23, 1883. His parents were Harry and Augusta (Heath) Roberts, the former a
native of Glasgow, Scotland, and the latter of Maine. They were married in
Missouri and about 1881 removed westward to Yakima county by way of The Dalles,
Oregon. The father took up a homestead claim at what is now Tampico and located
a post office there. He also opened a store and in addition to its conduct
engaged in the cultivation of hop vineyards, in general farming and in the
raising of live stock. His was a very active and useful life in which industry
and perseverance won a substantial measure of success. Later he lived retired at
Yakima, where he spent his remaining days, his death there occurring in 1910.
His widow survives and is now a resident of Arizona.

Harry F. Roberts acquired a public school education in Yakima county and
afterward entered the sheep business and also took up general farming. He
likewise still conducts the store which was established by his father at
Tampico. In his business affairs he is a partner of his brother, W. A. Roberts,
who was born in Wide Hollow, in Yakima county, in 1883. Both are progressive and
enterprising young business men, alert to every opportunity and displaying
unfaltering enterprise in the conduct of their interests.

On the 6th of December, 1911, Harry F. Roberts was united in marriage to Miss
Daisy M. Archer, who was born at Parkston, South Dakota, a daughter of Benjamin
and Alice Archer, who removed to Bickleton, Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts
have become parents of a son and daughter, Archie and Kathlyn.

Fraternally Mr. Roberts is connected with the Elks Lodge No. 318 at Yakima and
his political endorsement is given to the republican party, which he has
supported since age conferred upon him the right of franchise. He is interested
in all that has to do with the welfare and progress of the community in which he
lives and his aid and cooperation are ever given to plans and projects for the
general good.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.