Robert ROBERTSON

1833 - 1905  (~ 71 years)

• Name	Robert ROBERTSON
  Birth	Apr 1833	Stokes, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Apr 1905	Holly, Prowers, Colorado at home
  Burial	Holly Cemetery, Holly, Prowers County, Colorado
  Notes	Robert Robertson 1850 Census in Marion, Decatur Co., Indiana b.1833 in NC, living with Robert and Lucy Burton, Sarah's uncle and his wife Robert Robertson 1859 marriage record Arcola, Douglas, Indiana Robert Robertson 1860 Census in Camargo, Douglas Co., Illinois b.1833 in NC Robert Robertson 1870 Census in Fayette, Vigo Co., Indiana b.1826 in NC Robert Robinson 1880 Census in Van Buren, Clay Co., Indiana b.1827 in NC Robert Robinson 1900 Census in Holly, Prowers Co., Colorado b.1831 in NC Robert Robison 1905 Headstone in Holly, Prowers Co., Colorado b.1832 Catharine Garber had son William Garber when she married Robert. Robert's oldest son John wrote on Robert's death certificate, "Deceased was orphaned at the age of four years" which coincides with his father James taking a new partner, Ruth Young, in 1937. "Robert married Catherine Garber September 18, 1859. (Actually September 3, 1859 -Ed) They came to Kansas in 1886 and in 1905 moved to Holly, Colorado, to take a claim of government land. This trip was made in a covered wagon drawn by a team of oxen. The oxen yoke used was hand made by William Garber. In 1910 Howard S. Robison brought the yoke back to Scandia where it is in the Scandia Museum, on loan by John E. Robison, the present owner." Adah R. Robison 1982
  Person ID	I85946	Zentmeyer Main Tree
  Last Modified	6 May 2019

  
  

  Father	James ROBERTSON,   b. Abt 1771, Chesterfield, Virgina d. 1852, Patrick, Virginia (Age ~ 81 years)
  Mother	Sarah Agnes BURTON,   b. Abt 1810, Stokes, North Carolina d. 1837, Stokes, North Carolina (Age ~ 27 years)
  Marriage	4 Dec 1828 See 'Marriage Bond' below	Stokes Co., North Carolina   [1]
  Notes	Our Robison 'family lore' holds that James and Sarah died, and the children were parceled out to be raised by relatives. We did find their four children in the 1850 US Census living with four different families, including Robert, our ancestor, living with Sarah Burton's uncle Robert Burton and his wife Lucy. And while James Robertson had clearly not died, the fact that Robert's son John wrote "Deceased was orphaned at the age of four" on Robert's death certificate leads us to conclude that Sarah Burton died in 1837, the same year James promised to marry Ruth Young. So no time for mourning.
  Photos		Marriage Bond for James Robertson and Sarah Burton This is a Marriage Bond, it is not a marriage record. A Bond was an indication of an intention to marry, but we have found no record for this marriage taking place. Bondsman was Thomas Westmoreland.
  Family ID	F23253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine A. GARBER,   b. 5 Sep 1839, Logan, Ohio d. 4 May 1920, Holly, Prowers, Colorado (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	3 Sep 1859	Arcola, Douglas, Illinois
  Children	1. John William ROBISON,   b. 16 Apr 1862, Arcola, Douglas, Illinois d. 05 May 1917, Holly, Prowers, Colorado (Age 55 years)   2. Emanuel Sherman ROBISON,   b. 27 Nov 1864, Sanford, Vigo, Indiana d. 30 Nov 1922, La Junta, Otero, Colorado (Age 58 years)   3. Howard Sheridan ROBISON,   b. 19 Jun 1868, Sanford, Vigo, Indiana d. 08 Feb 1949, Porterville, Tulare, California (Age 80 years)   4. Charles Frank ROBISON,   b. 16 Dec 1870, Carbon, Clay, Indiana d. 10 May 1950, Monmouth, Polk, Oregon (Age 79 years)   5. George Worth ROBISON,   b. 13 Jul 1875, Carbon, Clay, Indiana d. 23 Sep 1956, Porterville, Tulare, California (Age 81 years)   6. Harry Johnson ROBISON,   b. 08 Jun 1878, Carbon, Clay, Indiana d. 15 Jul 1916, La Junta, Otero, Colorado (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F23249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2024

  
  

• Photos		Robert in the 1850 US Census Living in Marion, Decatur Co., Indiana with Robert Burton, Sarah Burton's uncle, and his wife Lucy
  		Headstone for Robert Robison Located in Holly Cemetery, Holly, Prowers County, Colorado Photo courtesy Leon Barton

  
  

• Sources

  [S33] North Carolina, Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868.