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John Pelton Roberson 1832–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1832

Birth Location: Lisbon, Bedford, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 29 Oct 1912

Death Location: Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Father: Elijah Robertson

Mother: Mahala Burnett

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Waldron

Children(s): Samuel Robertson

John Pelton Roberson was born in 1832 in Lisbon, Bedford, Virginia, USA, the child of Elijah Robertson And Mahala Haley Burnett. John Pelton Roberson married Elizabeth Catherine Kitty Waldron, and had children including Samuel Pelton Robertson. John Pelton Roberson passed away in 1912 in Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Pelton Roberson was born in 1832 in Lisbon, Bedford, Virginia, USA, the child of Elijah Robertson And Mahala Haley Burnett.
  • John Pelton Roberson married Elizabeth Catherine Kitty Waldron, and had children including Samuel Pelton Robertson.
  • John Pelton Roberson passed away in 1912 in Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, USA.

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John Roberson's Ancestors

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John Roberson
1832–1912
Birth Place: Lisbon, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Parents
Elijah Robertson
1794–1857
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Mahala ("Haley") Burnett
1794–1857
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Harvey) Roberson
1762–1844
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Ann Betsy) Boggs
1784–1815
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Roberson's Descendants

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John (Pelton) Roberson (24 May 1832–29 Oct 1912) m. Elizabeth (Catherine (Kitty)) Waldron (20 April 1830–11 June 1907)
  1. 1. Samuel (Pelton) Robertson 1866–1902 m. Nannie (Luvenia) Secrest 1869–1945
    1. 1. Samuel (Rainard) Robertson 1902–1951 m. Naomi (Lucille) Oliver 1907–1987
      1. 1. Rainard (Wayne) Robertson 1935–2004 m. Dorothy (Lorene) Scott 1928–2015 m. Betty (Elizabeth Lee) Woodson 1947–2010 m. Joan Terry 1942–1973
      2. 2. Alwyn (Lee) Robertson 1927–1990
    2. 2. Elmer (Winfred Robertson MyHer-1, most DNA) maternal 1893–1959
    3. 3. Myrtle (Thester Robertson) AncDNA_2 1895–1943

John Roberson's Timeline

2 Records

1832
24 May 1832
Birth of John Pelton Roberson in Lisbon, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Lisbon, Bedford, Virginia, USA
1912
29 Oct 1912
Age 80
Death of John Pelton Roberson in Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1832
    Event Place: Lisbon, Bedford, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1912
    Event Place: Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, USA

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