Brief Life History of Robert Russell
When Robert Russell Robertson was born on 19 November 1889, in Fairfield, Freestone, Texas, United States, his father, Benjamin Franklin Robertson Sr., was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Lizzie Stripling, was 21. He married Sarah Grace Kirkwood on 1 August 1915, in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Galveston Land District, Texas, United States in 1920 and Houston, Harris, Texas, United States in 1930. He died on 3 August 1963, in Orange, Orange, Texas, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Pasadena, Harris, Texas, United States.
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- Russ R Robertson, "United States Census, 1920"
- Robert Russell Robertson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Bob Robertson, "Find a Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1893
Historical Boundaries: 1893: Harris, Texas, United States
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: patronymic from the Middle English, Norman French, and Older Scots personal name Robert + -son. This surname is especially common in Scotland, where Robert was a popular personal name and the name of three kings of Scotland, including Robert the Bruce (1274–1329).
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Robertsson: patronymic from the personal name Robert .
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Robertsen, a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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