Brief Life History of William
When William Robertson was born on 4 January 1811, in Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States, his father, Thomas W Robertson, was 26 and his mother, Susannah Hand Brooks, was 18. He married Carolina Matilda Caldwell in 1835, in Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 2 December 1880, in Jackson Township, Randolph, Missouri, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Randolph, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Wm Robbertson, "United States Census, 1880"
- William Robertson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Robertson in entry for Hannibal Robertson, "Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1829
Historical Boundaries 1829: Randolph created from Ralls and Non-County Area 6
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
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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