Allen Robertson

Brief Life History of Allen

When Allen Robertson was born on 3 February 1844, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Jeremiah Allen Robertson, was 35 and his mother, Martha Nicholson, was 38. He married Margaret C. Miller on 24 December 1868, in Buchanan, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Sugar Creek Township, Harrison, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Melbourne, Harrison, Missouri, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1862. He died on 16 August 1923, in Gilman City, Harrison, Missouri, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Christian Union Cemetery, Gilman City, Harrison, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Allen Robertson
1844–1923
Margaret C. Miller
1853–1923
Marriage: 24 December 1868
Sarah Martha Louisa Robertson
1870–1939
Virginia S Robertson
1872–1955
William Shadrick Robertson
1876–1953
Emma Lea Robertson
1877–1927
Daniel Allen Robertson
1881–1967
Pearl J Robertson
1891–1979

Sources (11)

  • Allen Robertson in household of Martha Robertson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Allen Robertson, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Robertson, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1845

Historical Boundaries: 1845: Harrison, Missouri, United States

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

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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