McCrary chose to call it Roberta in honor of his young daughter .
Townspeople gave the honor of naming the new town to Hiram McCrary , who had given the railroad the rights to come through his land .
Hiram McCrary chose to call it Roberta in honor of Hiram McCrary 's young daughter .
Townspeople gave the honor of naming the new town to Hiram McCrary , who had given the railroad the rights to come through his land .