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- ↑ 1900 US Census, Cincinnati, Robert S. Roberts
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tim Gracyk, Bob Roberts – Tenor. Retrieved 16 May 2013
- 1 2 3 4 5 Allan Sutton, American Recording Pioneers – Bob Roberts Archived 2013-05-08 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 16 May 2013
- 1 2 3 4 5 Whitburn, Joel (1986). Pop Memories 1890–1954: The History of American Popular Music . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. pp. 371. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ↑ Ohio marriage records, Ancestry.com
