When Alice Hamilton Robertson was born on 18 January 1851, in Ohio, United States, her father, Ezra R. Robertson, was 27 and her mother, Caroline W. Paris, was 24. She married William O N Prater on 10 October 1877, in Warren, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Warren Township, Washington, Ohio, United States for about 30 years and Miami Township, Miami, Kansas, United States in 1900. She died on 31 January 1935, in Geneva Township, Jennings, Indiana, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Hulse Cemetery, Scipio, Geneva Township, Jennings, Indiana, United States.
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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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