When Joshua Abner Robertson was born on 19 August 1862, in Perryville, Perry, Missouri, United States, his father, William Abner Robertson, was 44 and his mother, Jane Elizabeth Erwin, was 42. He married Mary Emily Reynolds on 19 July 1894, in Verdi, Verdi Township, Lincoln, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Draper, Jones, South Dakota, United States in 1920 and United States in 1949. He died on 25 March 1951, in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in College View, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States.
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Nebraska is the 37th state.
Historical Boundaries: 1873: Lyman, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Lyman, South Dakota, United States
North Dakota is the 39th state.
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.
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