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Robert Coleman Robertson 1847 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Nov 1847

Birth Location: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee

Death Date: 19 Aug 1912

Death Location: Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee

Father: Dio Robertson

Mother: Elizabeth Kear

Spouse(s): Mary Emert

Children(s): John Robertson, Emily Robertson, Lou Robertson, Robert Robertson, Samuel Robertson, Zula Robertson, Hugh Robertson

Born in 1847 in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, Robert Coleman Robertson was the child of Dio Cleason Robertson and Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Kear. In time, Robert Coleman Robertson married Mary Jane "Mollie" Emert, and they raised a family that included John W. Robertson, Emily Jennie Robertson, Lou Robertson, Robert Benjaham "Ben" Robertson, Samuel William Houston "Sam" Robertson, Zula Adeline Robertson and Hugh Emertt Robertson. Robert Coleman Robertson died in Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee in 1912.

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Parents

Dio Robertson
1804 – 1891
Birth Location: South Carolina
DR
Elizabeth Kear
1805 – 1861
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina
EK

Spouses(s)

Mary Emert
1855 – 1937
Birth Location: Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee
ME

Children(s)

John Robertson
1873 – 1934
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
JR
Emily Robertson
1875 – 1942
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
ER
Lou Robertson
1881 –
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
LR
Robert Robertson
1885 – 1961
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
RR
Samuel Robertson
1889 – 1959
Birth Location: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee
SR
Zula Robertson
1891 – 1982
Birth Location: Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee
ZR
Hugh Robertson
1894 – 1928
Birth Location: Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee
HR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 Nov 1847
    Event Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012, Year: 1850; Census Place: Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: M432_895; Page: 415B; Image: ., Year: 1860; Census Place: District 4, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: 412; Image: 323., Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1518; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0138; Image: 131; FHL microfilm: 1375531., Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1595; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 140; FHL microfilm: 1241595., Year: 1880; Census Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 1277; Family History Film: 1255277; Page: 367C; Enumeration District: 182; Image: ., Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 Aug 1912
    Event Place: Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 1277; Family History Film: 1255277; Page: 367C; Enumeration District: 182; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1518; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0138; Image: 131; FHL microfilm: 1375531.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: District 4, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 4, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: 412; Image: 323.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: M432_895; Page: 415B; Image: .

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