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Robert Benjaham "Ben" Robertson 1885 – 1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1885

Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee

Death Date: 16 May 1961

Death Location: Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee

Father: Robert Robertson

Mother: Mary Emert

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Robert Benjaham "Ben" Robertson was born in 1885 in Sevier, Tennessee, the child of Robert Coleman Robertson and Mary Jane "Mollie" Emert. In 1900, Robert Benjaham "Ben" Robertson resided in Civil District 5 (south, west part), Sevier, Tenne. Robert Benjaham "Ben" Robertson passed away in 1961 in Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Robert Benjaham "Ben" Robertson was born in 1885 in Sevier, Tennessee, the child of Robert Coleman Robertson and Mary Jane "Mollie" Emert.
  • In 1900, Robert Benjaham "Ben" Robertson resided in Civil District 5 (south, west part), Sevier, Tenne.
  • Robert Benjaham "Ben" Robertson passed away in 1961 in Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee.

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Robert Robertson's Ancestors

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Robert Robertson
1885 – 1961
Birth Place: Sevier, Tennessee
Parents
Robert Coleman Robertson
1847 – 1912
Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee
Mary (Jane "Mollie") Emert
1855 – 1937
Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee
Grandparents
Dio (Cleason) Robertson
1804 – 1891
South Carolina
Elizabeth (Jane "Betsy") Kear
1805 – 1861
Rutherford, North Carolina
Nathaniel (Wesley "West") Emert
1820 – 1905
Emert's Cove, Sevier, Tennessee
Hannah (Emily) Hill
1821 – 1904
Chestnut Hill, Jefferson, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
John Robertson
1768 – 1816
James Kear
1753 – 1832
Mary Shelton
1770 – 1830
Daniel Emert
1793 – 1851
Sarah Reagan
1787 – 1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Robertson
1728 – 1771
Frances Innes
1732 – 1771
Frederick Emert
1754 – 1829
Barbara Neidig
1755 – 1842
Timothy Reagan
1750 – 1830
Elizabeth Trigg
1760 – 1827

Robert Robertson's Timeline

3 Records

1885
12 Oct 1885
Birth of Robert Benjaham "Ben" Robertson in Sevier, Tennessee
Sevier, Tennessee
1900
1900
Age 15
Robert Benjaham "Ben" Robertson resided here in Civil District 5 (south, west part), Sevier, Tennessee
Civil District 5 (south, west part), Sevier, Tennessee
1961
16 May 1961
Age 76
Death of Robert Benjaham "Ben" Robertson in Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee
Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1885
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1595; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 140; FHL microfilm: 1241595.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1961
    Event Place: Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 5 (south, west part), Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1595; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 140; FHL microfilm: 1241595.

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