Lesbia Word Roberts

Image: Lesbia Word Roberts, ca. 1928-1929, from her TCU Scrapbook

 

Lesbia Word Roberts (1910-2007) was a member of the Tarrant County Historical Commission, winner of the William E. Jary Award (1994) for Oil Legends of Fort Worth, longtime member of the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, and secretary to various oilmen here in Fort Worth and Austin (John E. Farrell, Bert Weekley, George and Herman Brown). She attended Polytechnic High School and Texas Christian University and was an avid genealogist. Her husband of 48 years, William E. Roberts (1915-2007), set up the computer program for Tarrant Appraisal District, which he managed during the 1990’s.