Amabel Scharff Roberts

In June 1917, Madison resident and Army nurse, Amabel Scharff Roberts, arrived in France. Americans back home thirsted for war news, and the Madison Eagle quenched that thirst by printing excerpts from Amabel’s letters home, which deeply touched Madison residents. The first native of Madison to ship off to war, she was tragically also the town’s first casualty to mourn. This is her story as told by her grand-nephew.

Adrian Scharff Roberts III has deep roots in Madison, his family arriving in the village of Bottle Hill in 1740. A plant manager, he retired four years ago and now lives in Barnegat. He has spent over 40 years researching his genealogy, and helping others with their own. He is a member of the Madison Hillside Cemetery Committee, the Madison Historical Society, and the Barnegat Historical Society. Amabel Scharff Roberts is his grandfather’s sister.

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