James Brooks Ayres ROBERTSON
Clarissa Maria WRIGHT
Husband: James Brooks Ayres ROBERTSON
Birth: 7 Sep 1836, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
Death: 27 Apr 1912, Stroud, Lincoln Co., Oklahoma
Burial: Apr 1912, Stroud Cemetery, Stroud, Lincoln Co., Oklahoma
Father: John ROBERTSON
Mother: Maria FRIES
Marriage: 19 Jan 1860, Cedar Co., Iowa
Wife: Clarissa Maria WRIGHT
Birth: 27 Sep 1842, Amity, Knox Co., Ohio
Death:
(obituary)
22 Jul 1915, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio
Burial: Jul 1915, Stroud Cemetery, Stroud, Lincoln Co., Oklahoma
Father: Horace WRIGHT
Mother:
Maria Elizabeth WILLIAMS
Children:
1. John Horace ROBERTSON, b: 16 Nov 1860, Adams Twp., Keokuk Co., Iowa
2. Anna Martha ROBERTSON, b: 1 Aug 1862, Adams Twp., Keokuk Co., Iowa
3. George Allen ROBERTSON, b: 11 Jul 1866, Adams Twp., Keokuk Co., Iowa
4. Margaret Clarissa ROBERTSON, b: 11 Mar 1869, Adams Twp., Keokuk Co., Iowa
5. James Brooks Ayres ROBERTSON Jr., b: 15 Mar 1871, Adams Twp., Keokuk Co.,
Iowa
6. Mary Elizabeth ROBERTSON, b: 14 Sep 1973, Adams Twp., Keokuk Co., Iowa
7. Almeda Florence ROBERTSON, b: 12 Dec 1875, Adams Twp., Keokuk Co., Iowa
d: 5 Jun 1945, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California
bur: Stroud Cemetery, Stroud, Lincoln Co., Oklahoma
8. Martha Alice ROBERTSON, b: 28 Mar 1877, Adams Twp., Keokuk Co., Iowa
d: 20 Aug 1958, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California
bur: Stroud Cemetery, Stroud, Lincoln Co., Oklahoma
9. Warren Keswick ROBERTSON, b: 11 Oct 1879, Adams Twp., Keokuk Co., Iowa
10. Charles Howard ROBERTSON, b:
9 Nov 1883, Adams Twp., Keokuk Co., Iowa
11. Ralph Kent ROBERTSON, b: 20 Dec 1885, Adams Twp., Keokuk Co., Iowa
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Notes:
James served
with the Union forces in the Civil War. His Service Record shows:
Name:
James B. A. Robertson
Residence: Iowa
Enlistment Date: 11 Aug 1862
Enlistment Rank: Private
State Served: Iowa
Service Record: Enlisted in Company B, Iowa 24th Infantry
Regiment on 29 August 1862.
Mustered out Company B, Iowa 24th
Infantry Regiment on 29 June 1865
in Washington D.C.
He
received a pension, and Clarissa after he died, for his service. The Pension
Records show:
Name:
James B. A. Robertson
State of Application: Iowa & Oklahoma
Widow: Clarissa M. Robertson
Service: B 24 Iowa Inf & K & VRC
Pension Type: Invalid Widow
Date Filed: 26 Jan 1887 20 May 1912
Application #: 595,100 986,867
Certificate #: 386,049 745,537
1870 Federal Census Data (M593_0402,
Page 257B), Adams Twp., Keokuk Co., Iowa,
Enumeration
Date: 15-Jun-1870, Family #36
|
NAME |
Age |
Sex |
Occupation or Trade |
Real Estate |
Per. Estate |
POB |
In |
Marr |
D, D, B, I, I, P, or C |
|
ROBERTSON, Jas B A |
34 |
M |
Farmer |
$1,200 |
$482 |
PA |
|
|
|
|
Clarissa |
28 |
F |
Keeping House |
|
|
OH |
|
|
|
|
John H |
9 |
M |
|
|
|
IA |
X |
|
|
|
Anna M |
7 |
F |
|
|
|
IA |
X |
|
|
|
Geo Allen |
4 |
M |
|
|
|
IA |
|
|
|
|
Margaret C |
1 |
F |
|
|
|
IA |
|
|
|
1880 Federal Census Data (T9_0348,
Page 17B), Adams Twp., Keokuk Co., Iowa,
Enumeration Dist: 148,
Enumeration Date: 3-Jun-1880, Family #42
|
NAME |
Age |
Sex |
Relation |
M/S W/D |
Occupation |
POB |
Fa |
Mo |
Dis-abled |
In Sch |
|
ROBERTSON, J B A |
43 |
M |
Head |
M |
Dry Goods Merchant |
PA |
--- |
--- |
|
|
|
Clarissa M |
37 |
F |
Wife |
M |
Keeping House |
OH |
OH |
ME |
|
|
|
John H |
18 |
M |
Son |
S |
Farm Laborer |
IA |
PA |
OH |
X |
X |
|
Anna M |
17 |
F |
Daughter |
S |
Keeping House |
IA |
PA |
OH |
|
|
|
George A |
13 |
M |
Son |
S |
Farmer |
IA |
PA |
OH |
|
X |
|
Maggie O |
11 |
F |
Daughter |
S |
|
IA |
PA |
OH |
|
X |
|
James B A |
9 |
M |
Son |
S |
|
IA |
PA |
OH |
|
X |
|
Mary E |
6 |
F |
Daughter |
S |
|
IA |
PA |
OH |
|
X |
|
Aleda F |
4 |
F |
Daughter |
S |
|
IA |
PA |
OH |
|
|
|
Martha A |
3 |
F |
Daughter |
S |
|
IA |
PA |
OH |
|
|
|
Warren K |
5m |
M |
Son |
S |
(noted: born in Oct) |
IA |
PA |
OH |
|
|
1900 Federal Census Data (T623_0441,
Page 9B), Adams Twp., Keokuk Co., Iowa,
Enumeration District: 39, Enumeration Date: 20-Jun-1900, Family #186
|
NAME |
Relation |
Sex |
Birth Mo. |
Birth Yr |
Age |
M/S W/D |
# Yr Mar |
# C Bn |
# C Liv |
POB |
Fa. POB |
Mo. POB |
Occupation |
In Sch |
|
ROBERTSON, J B A |
Head |
M |
Sep |
1836 |
63 |
M |
40 |
|
|
PA |
PA |
PA |
Farmer |
|
|
Clarissa |
Wife |
F |
Jun |
1842 |
57 |
M |
40 |
11 |
11 |
OH |
OH |
MA |
|
|
|
Ameda F |
Daughter |
F |
Dec |
1875 |
24 |
S |
|
|
|
IA |
PA |
OH |
|
|
|
Martha A |
Daughter |
F |
Mar |
1877 |
23 |
S |
|
|
|
IA |
PA |
OH |
|
|
|
Warren K |
Son |
M |
Oct |
1879 |
20 |
S |
|
|
|
IA |
PA |
OH |
Farmer |
|
|
Charles H |
Son |
M |
Nov |
1883 |
16 |
S |
|
|
|
IA |
PA |
OH |
|
X |
|
Ralph K |
Son |
M |
Dec |
1885 |
14 |
S |
|
|
|
IA |
PA |
OH |
|
X |
1910
Federal Census Data (T624_1259, Page 94B), Stroud Ward 2, Lincoln Co., Oklahoma,
Enumeration District: 97, Enumeration Date: 23-Apr-1910, Family #64
|
NAME |
Relation |
Sex |
Age |
M/S W/D |
# Yr Mar |
# C Bn |
# C Liv |
POB |
Fa. POB |
Mo. POB |
Occupation |
In Sch |
|
ROBERTSON, James B A |
Head |
M |
73 |
M1 |
50 |
|
|
PA |
PA |
PA |
None |
|
|
Clarissa M |
Wife |
F |
68 |
M1 |
50 |
11 |
11 |
OH |
OH |
NY |
None |
|
|
Meda F |
Daughter |
F |
34 |
S |
|
|
|
IA |
PA |
OH |
Deaconess / M E Church |
|
Almeda and Martha never married.
1940 Federal Census Data (T626_0389, Page 5671A), Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co.,
California,
Enumeration District: 60-1168, Enumeration Date: 4-Apr-1940, Family #97
|
NAME |
Relation |
Sex |
Age |
M/S W/D |
In |
Gr. |
POB |
Occupation / Industry |
|
ROBERTSON, Meda F |
Head |
F |
64 |
S |
|
C-3 |
IA |
|
|
Alice M |
Sister |
F |
63 |
S |
|
C-5 |
IA |
Teacher / Religious Education |
|
GILL, Elizabeth M |
Sister |
F |
66 |
W |
|
8 |
IA |
|
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