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Richard Robertson 1808 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1808

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Robertson

Mother: Nancy Keesee

Spouse(s): Matilda Thompson

Children(s): Joseph (Robinson)

In 1808, Richard Robertson entered the world in Kentucky, United States, born to Joseph H Robertson and Nancy Phoebe (Feby) Keesee. Richard Robertson married Matilda Thompson, and had children including Joseph H Robertson (Robinson). Richard Robertson passed away in 1880 in Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1808, Richard Robertson entered the world in Kentucky, United States, born to Joseph H Robertson and Nancy Phoebe (Feby) Keesee.
  • Richard Robertson married Matilda Thompson, and had children including Joseph H Robertson (Robinson).
  • Richard Robertson passed away in 1880 in Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Robertson
1784 – 1860
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
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Nancy Keesee
1780 – 1850
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Matilda Thompson
1806 – 1893
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Joseph (Robinson)
1836 – 1910
Birth Location: Virginia
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Richard Robertson's Ancestors

Self
Richard Robertson
1808 – 1880
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
Parents
Joseph H Robertson
1784 – 1860
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Nancy (Phoebe (Feby)) Keesee
1780 – 1850
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Monroe) Roberson
1759 – 1816
Lancaster, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Rhoda Sartain
1766 – 1837
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, British Colony
Tabitha (Hannah) Stovall
1743 – 1790
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Robertson
1737 – 1828
John Sartain
1731 –
Mary Vance
1724 –
Thomas Stovall*
1710 – 1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sartain
1700 – 1756
Ann Sartain
Ann (Saunders)
1664 – 1736

Richard Robertson's Descendants

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Richard Robertson (1808 – 1880) m. Matilda Thompson (17 April 1806 – 1893)
  1. 1. Joseph (H Robertson) (Robinson) (abt 1836 – 30 Jan 1910) m. Nancy Robertson (abt 1845 – )
    1. 1. Roland (I) Robertson (1860 – 1921) m. Mary (Frances) Lambert (May 1865 – 1931)
      1. 1. Fred Robertson (29 July 1889 – 27 November 1967) m. Georgia (A) Copley (17 December 1889 – 5 aug 1951)
        1. 1. Arthur Robertson (abt 1920 – 31 July 2002) m. Letha Damron (11 April 1922 – 19 April 2020)

Richard Robertson's Timeline

2 Records

1808
1808
Birth of Richard Robertson in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1880
1880
Age 72
Death of Richard Robertson in Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
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