COL JOHN N. ROBERTS Kansas' 15th Adjutant General April 1, 1889 - January 1, 1893 State Representative - 16th District
	COL John N. Roberts was born at Mecca, Trumbull County, Ohio, July 3, 1838, of parents who in early life moved from near Hartford, Conn., to Trumbull County, Ohio. His family was of Scotch decent; tracing their lineage to a Scotch Highlander, Major Roberts, an officer in the British Army, who came to this land in the 17th century. His grandfather was also a military man, serving in the Revolutionary war as a member of a body of dragoons known as the Scotch Highlanders. John Roberts was skilled in the manufacture of engines and machinery, having learned this trade in his father’s factory in Ohio. His knowledge of machinery was a major factor in his success in his business life, as a manufacturer. In April, 1861, in response to Lincoln’s first call for troops, he enlisted as a private in the 19th Ohio Infantry, and with his regiment, was mustered in at Columbus, Ohio, for 90 days. This regiment was assigned to the Army under command of General McClellan, and served in western Virginia, taking part in the battles of Rich Mountain and Beverly Ford, where the Confederate General Garnett was killed and his army captured. Upon being mustered out, by reason of expiration of term of service, he assisted in organizing the 6th Ohio Cavalry, which in October, 1861, was mustered into service for three years. Roberts was commissioned 1st Lieutenant of Company G. In August, 1863, he was transferred and promoted to be Captain of Company D, same regiment, and in November, 1864, was commissioned Major of the regiment. Upon organization of the Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, commanded first by General Stoneman, then by General Pleasanton, and during the last 18 months of the war, by the matchless Phil Sheridan, the 6th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry was assigned to that organization and served therein until the close of the Civil War, taking part in the many battles and raids which have made that organization famous and the name Phil Sheridan immortal. On June 21, 1863, Roberts was very severely wounded while taking part in a cavalry charge at Upperville, Va., but remained in the army until the winter of 1864-65, when, by his military obligation expired. About two years after leaving the Army he was married at Warren, Ohio, to Emily S. Sutliff. They had one child, Isabel Brandon, the wife of H.L. Armstrong of Topeka. Roberts was elected as the candidate of the Republican Party to the Kansas Legislature and served during the regular session of 1885 and the special session of 1886. In 1889, he was appointed Adjutant General of the State of Kansas, and held that position for four years. He died November 21, 1927 in San Diego, California. He is buried in Lawrence's Oak Lawn Cemetery Section 8 Lot 291.