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James Russell Robertson

Male 1909 - 1985  (75 years)


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  1. 1.  James Russell Robertson was born on 14 Jul 1909 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 16 Apr 1985 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    Morning Sun - James R. Robertson, 75, died Tuesday, April 16, at Burlington Medical Center.

    He was born to John P. and Lena Baird Robertson on July 15, 1909, and rural Mediapolis. He married Vessie Meyers on December 25, 1933 at Wapello.

    The couple farmed for many years, until his retirement. He was a member of the Morning Sun Lions Club, the Louisa County Historical Society, the Garden Club and the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Church.

    Surviving: His wife, Morning Sun; a son, Milton, Janesville, California; daughter, Janet Caudle, Lexington, Massachusetts; eight grandchildren; a brother, Clayton Robertson, McAllen, Texas; six sisters, Hilma Gardner, Rock Island, Illinois, Marjorie Brown, Felton, Missouri, Dorothy Swanson, Campbell, California, Marian Smith, San Diego, California, Betty Caparoon, Muscatine, and Barbara Howe, Manteca, California.

    Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday, Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Harlan Naylor, Sharon Cemetery. A memorial has been established

    The Hawk Eye, Burlington, IA, April 18, 1985


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175488230/james-russell-robertson

    James married Jennie Elvessie "Vessie" Meyers on 25 Dec 1933 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. Jennie was born on 2 Oct 1906 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 25 Jun 1994 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Valeda Joanne Robertson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Dec 1935 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 16 Feb 1936 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried on 17 Feb 1936 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    2. 3. Marlene S. Robertson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 May 1937 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 21 Dec 1971 in Honolulu, Hawaii; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa.
    3. 4. Milton A. Robertson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Sep 1939 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 13 Mar 2012 in Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Valeda Joanne Robertson Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 2 Dec 1935 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 16 Feb 1936 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried on 17 Feb 1936 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    Robertson Infant Dies; Rites Held
    Wapello – The two month old daughter, Valeda Joanne, of Mr. and Mrs. James Robertson died Sunday morning at the home of the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Robertson. Funeral services will be held at the home this afternoon and burial made in Sharon cemetery, south of Morning Sun.
    The Muscatine Journal, Muscatine, Iowa. Monday, 17 February 1936.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136046708/valeda-joanne-robertson


  2. 3.  Marlene S. Robertson Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 9 May 1937 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 21 Dec 1971 in Honolulu, Hawaii; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    Mrs. Marlene Wilson
    Morning Sun – Funeral services for Mrs. Marlene Sue Wilson, 34, of Honolulu, Hawaii, former Morning Sun resident, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Church near Morning Sun.
    Dr. G.M. Robb will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood cemetery. The body is at the Pierce Funeral Home in Morning Sun.
    Mrs. Wilson died Wednesday, Dec. 22 at her home.
    A daughter of James and Vessie Meyers Robertson, she was born May 9, 1937 at Wapello. She was a graduate of Morning Sun High School and the Burlington Hospital School of Nursing where she previously was a member of the hospital teaching staff.
    The former Marlene Sue Robertson married David Kyle Wilton, Sept. 6, 1958 at Morning Sun.
    Survivors include her husband, David, who is stationed with the U.S. Air Force at Honolulu; a son, David and a daughter, Tami, both at home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Robertson, Wapello; a brother, Milton Robertson of Fairplay, Colo. and a sister, Mrs. Janet Caudle, Quebec, Canada.
    The Muscatine Journal, Muscatine, Iowa. Monday, 27 December 1971.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9499535/marlene-sue-wilson

    Elmwood Gardens-C, Lot 12


  3. 4.  Milton A. Robertson Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 14 Sep 1939 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 13 Mar 2012 in Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    Milton A. Robertson, 72, of rural Douds died at 7:07 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, 2012, in the emergency room of Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.

    Born Sept. 14, 1939, in rural Morning Sun, he was the son of James R. and Jennie Elvessie Meyers Robertson. On June 17, 1961, he married Janell V. Luebs in Denver.

    Mr. Robertson farmed south of Douds, owned and operated Douds Kwik Stop convenience store and was a longtime bus driver for Van Buren Community Schools. He worked as a range conservationist for the U.S. Forest Service in Colorado and northern California, retired in 1987 and moved to Douds.

    He graduated from Morning Sun High School and Colorado State University.

    He served as chairman of the administrative board of Christ United Methodist Church in Douds and served the church in many capacities.

    He was a past master of Celestial Lodge No. 413, Ancient Free & Accepted Masons, Douds, member of Ottumwa York Rite and Davenport Scottish Rite Masonic bodies and currently president of Ottumwa Scottish Rite Club.

    He was Chequest township clerk, member of Douds Community Club and previous member of Lions Clubs in the West and in Cantril. He was active in the Republican Party.

    Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Cindy Rawls of Highlands Ranch, Colo., and Elizabeth Enserro of Lonetree, Colo.; one son, James Robertson of Douds; five grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; eight step-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Janet Caudle of Bonne Terre, Mo.

    He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.

    Burial will be in Sharon Cemetery, rural Morning Sun.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86852968/milton-a.-robertson



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