William married Malinda Adaline Penney on 28 Jan 1886. Malinda (daughter of George Washington Penney and Polina Jane Martin) was born on 27 May 1866 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 29 Apr 1939 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Hensley Cemetery, Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Joeannah Roberts was born on 16 Sep 1887; died on 26 Mar 1953.
2. James Samuel Roberts was born on 12 Oct 1890 in Dallas, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 28 Dec 1968.
3. Phillip Washington Roberts was born on 24 Mar 1895 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 9 Mar 1948 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 11 Mar 1948 in Hensley Cemetery, Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
4. William Clark Roberts was born on 9 Nov 1897; died on 14 May 1961.
5. Nancy Roberts was born on 15 Aug 1900; died on 17 Feb 1976.
6. Sallie Mittice Roberts was born on 1 Mar 1903 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 14 Mar 1964 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Poe Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
7. Macon Landreth Roberts was born on 3 Aug 1905; died on 26 Mar 1981.
8. Henry Cecil Roberts was born on 14 Aug 1907; died on 8 Aug 1968.
9. Mary Blanch Roberts was born on 5 Feb 1910; died on 8 Mar 1912.