Brief Life History of Anthony
When Anthony Robertson was born on 9 September 1853, in Ohio, Kentucky, United States, his father, Francis Rogers Robertson, was 35 and his mother, Cornelia Peyton, was 31. He married Emily B Wilhite on 14 October 1883, in McLean, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States in 1910 and Heflin, Ohio, Kentucky, United States in 1920. He died on 31 October 1923, in Ohio, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, United States.
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- A Robertson, "United States Census, 1910"
- Robison, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960"
- W S Robertson, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Ohio, Kentucky, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
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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