Brief Life History of John Wesley
When John Wesley Robertson was born on 30 September 1849, in Clark, Indiana, United States, his father, Wesley Robertson, was 39 and his mother, Nancy Gillam Lee, was 35. He married Jessie Mae Hensley on 1 January 1878, in Monroe, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Van Buren Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States in 1880 and Bloomington, Perry Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. He died on 11 November 1921, at the age of 72, and was buried in White Oak Cemetery, Bloomington, Perry Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States.
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- John W Robertson, "United States Census, 1910"
- John W Robertson, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- John Wesley Robertson, "Find A Grave Index"
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1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
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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