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Absalom Willis Robertson 1887–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1887

Birth Location: Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1 Nov 1971

Death Location: Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Franklin Robertson

Mother: Josephine Willis

Spouse(s): Gladys Willis

Children(s): Absalom Robertson, Marion Robertson

The story of Absalom Willis Robertson began in 1887 in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America. In 1950, Absalom Willis Robertson resided in Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA. Absalom Willis Robertson married Gladys Churchill Willis, and had children including Absalom Willis Tad Robertson, Marion Gordan Pat Robertson. Absalom Willis Robertson passed away in 1971 in Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Absalom Willis Robertson began in 1887 in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America.
  • In 1950, Absalom Willis Robertson resided in Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA.
  • Absalom Willis Robertson married Gladys Churchill Willis, and had children including Absalom Willis Tad Robertson, Marion Gordan Pat Robertson.
  • Absalom Willis Robertson passed away in 1971 in Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Absalom Robertson's Ancestors

Self
Absalom Robertson
1887–1971
Birth Place: Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Franklin Pierce Robertson
1853–1927
Yancey Mills, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
Josephine (Ragland) Willis
1858–1950
Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Archie (Jonathan) Robertson
1826–1864
Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
Annis (Jane) Woodson
1830–1859
Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Cosby Robertson
1803–1878
Susanna Browning
1803–1860
1787–1866
Josephine Abell
1799–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archelaus Robertson
1775–1856
Mary Carver
1782–1822
Jonathan Browning
1778–1815

Absalom Robertson's Descendants

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Absalom (Willis) Robertson (27 May 1887–1 Nov 1971) m. Gladys (Churchill) Willis (1897–1968)
  1. 1. Absalom (Willis Tad) Robertson 1923–2002
  2. 2. Marion (Gordan “Pat”) Robertson 1930–2023 m. Adelia (Florence “Dede”) Elmer 1927–2022

Absalom Robertson's Timeline

3 Records

1887
27 May 1887
Birth of Absalom Willis Robertson in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 63
Absalom Willis Robertson resided here in Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
1971
1 Nov 1971
Age 84
Death of Absalom Willis Robertson in Lexington, Virginia, USA
Lexington, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1887
    Event Place: Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lexington, Rockbridg

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lexington, Rockbridg

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1971
    Event Place: Lexington, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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