John Plake Robertson
1870 - 1958 (88 years)
Generation: 1
1. John Plake Robertson was born on 19 Feb 1870 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 23 Aug 1958 in Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. Notes:
Morning Sun News-Herald. August 28, 1958.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the Sharon R.P. church for John P. Robertson, 88, who died Saturday, August 23 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Robert Swanson in Burlington. Officiating at the services was the Rev. J.O. Edgar. Burial was in Sharon Cemetery.
Mr. Robertson was born February 19, 1870 in Indiana. He was the son of John and Elizabeth Van Osdol Robertson. On December 31, 1896 he was married to Lena M. Baird of the Sharon Community. His active years were spent in farming in Louisa and Des Moines counties.
He was preceded in death by his wife and one son, and is survived by seven daughters and two sons. They are Mrs. Marjorie Brown, Fulton, MO, Mrs. Gertrude Fish, Wapello, Mrs. Hilma Gardner, Rock Island, Il., Mrs. Dorothy Swanson, Burlington, Mrs. Marian Smith, Island of Formosa, Mrs. Betty Caparoon, Muscatine, Mrs. Barbara Howe, Manteca, California, Clayton Robertson, Elisa, Texas and James Robertson, Morning Sun. Also surviving are one sister, Mrs. Bess Milburn, Wapello; three brothers, Irvin Robertson and Mark Robertson, both of Davenport, and Arthur Robertson of Bettendorf, 21 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Name:
son of John Hall Robertson and Elizabeth E. Van Osdol
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22938790/john-plake-robertsonJohn married Lena Mabel Baird on 31 Dec 1896 in Des Moines County, Iowa. Lena (daughter of James Wallace Baird and Mary Ann Walkinshaw) was born on 20 Aug 1878 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 29 Sep 1952 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Donald Hugo Robertson was born on 4 Oct 1898 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 15 Apr 1948 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
- Marjorie Violet Robertson was born on 14 Sep 1900 in Louisa County, Iowa; died in Apr 1990; was buried in Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri.
- Gertrude G. Robertson was born on 06 Oct 1902 in Louisa County, Iowa; died on 19 Aug 1982 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Victor Memorial Cemetery, Victor, Iowa County, Iowa.
- Hilma Katherine Robertson was born on 08 Dec 1904 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 14 Sep 2000 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois; was buried in Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois.
- Dorothy M. Robertson was born on 13 Jun 1907 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 19 Oct 2002; was buried in Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.
- 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.
- Clayton Philip Robertson was born on 12 Apr 1911 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 02 Mar 2004 in McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas; was buried in Valley Memorial Gardens, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas.
- Elizabeth Rebecca Robertson was born on 18 Apr 1917 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 19 Aug 2002 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa.