ROBERT L. WESTBROOK was the 4th of 13 children born to Moses Westbrook, Jr. and Martha Lawrence Allen. Robert died, age 16, shortly after the family had arrived in Marengo Co., AL from Lenoir Co., NC.
According to the Westbrook Family Bible, Robert's parents had 13 children:
1. Mary Eliza, 1812-1846, 1st wife of Jesse Jones, m. 1841
2. William A., b. 1814, d. bef 1860; m. Louisa Bradford 1836
3. Richard, b. 1816
4. Robert L., 1818-1838
5. Allen, b. 1819, a Physician, m. Ann Mayfield 1845, moved to Lauderdale Co., MS
6. Absoly b. 1823, 1st wife of James F. Aldridge m. 1836, died before 1848.
7. George Washington, b. 1825, m. Mary,
Served 2nd AL, Light Artillery, CSA
8. Elizabeth, 1827-1849, 2nd wife of Jesse Jones, m. 1847
9. James, b. 1829, m. 1st Elizabeth Grouer 1848, m. 2nd Joanna A. Hartley 1855
Served Murphy's Battalion AL Cavalry, CSA
10. Priscilla, 1831-1870, 2nd wife of James F. Aldridge m. 1848
11. John Ivey, b. 1831, m. 1st Elizabeth A. Killingsworth 1844; m. 2nd Susan Hamilton 1846. Pastor of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Marengo Co., AL
12. Charles, b. 1833,
Served Goldthwaite's Battalion, AL Light Artillery, CSA
13. Lewis Whitfield, 1836-1863, became a Lawyer in Wilson Co., TN, m. Sarah Jane Peyton 1857,
Sgt. Lewis Westbrook, Co, H, 7th Regiment, CSA, killed during Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, PA.
It is most likely that he was the first to be buried in this Family Graveyard.
His tombstone read:
Robert L., son of Moses and Martha L. Westbrook who departed this life Sept. 2, A. D. 1836.
His tombstone (not his coffin) was subsequently moved to the south section of Jefferson Cemetery.
According to the Westbrook Family Bible, Robert's parents had 13 children:
1. Mary Eliza, 1812-1846, 1st wife of Jesse Jones, m. 1841
2. William A., b. 1814, d. bef 1860; m. Louisa Bradford 1836
3. Richard, b. 1816
4. Robert L., 1818-1838
5. Allen, b. 1819, a Physician, m. Ann Mayfield 1845, moved to Lauderdale Co., MS
6. Absoly b. 1823, 1st wife of James F. Aldridge m. 1836, died before 1848.
7. George Washington, b. 1825, m. Mary,
Served 2nd AL, Light Artillery, CSA
8. Elizabeth, 1827-1849, 2nd wife of Jesse Jones, m. 1847
9. James, b. 1829, m. 1st Elizabeth Grouer 1848, m. 2nd Joanna A. Hartley 1855
Served Murphy's Battalion AL Cavalry, CSA
10. Priscilla, 1831-1870, 2nd wife of James F. Aldridge m. 1848
11. John Ivey, b. 1831, m. 1st Elizabeth A. Killingsworth 1844; m. 2nd Susan Hamilton 1846. Pastor of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Marengo Co., AL
12. Charles, b. 1833,
Served Goldthwaite's Battalion, AL Light Artillery, CSA
13. Lewis Whitfield, 1836-1863, became a Lawyer in Wilson Co., TN, m. Sarah Jane Peyton 1857,
Sgt. Lewis Westbrook, Co, H, 7th Regiment, CSA, killed during Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, PA.
It is most likely that he was the first to be buried in this Family Graveyard.
His tombstone read:
Robert L., son of Moses and Martha L. Westbrook who departed this life Sept. 2, A. D. 1836.
His tombstone (not his coffin) was subsequently moved to the south section of Jefferson Cemetery.
ROBERT L. WESTBROOK was the 4th of 13 children born to Moses Westbrook, Jr. and Martha Lawrence Allen. Robert died, age 16, shortly after the family had arrived in Marengo Co., AL from Lenoir Co., NC.
According to the Westbrook Family Bible, Robert's parents had 13 children:
1. Mary Eliza, 1812-1846, 1st wife of Jesse Jones, m. 1841
2. William A., b. 1814, d. bef 1860; m. Louisa Bradford 1836
3. Richard, b. 1816
4. Robert L., 1818-1838
5. Allen, b. 1819, a Physician, m. Ann Mayfield 1845, moved to Lauderdale Co., MS
6. Absoly b. 1823, 1st wife of James F. Aldridge m. 1836, died before 1848.
7. George Washington, b. 1825, m. Mary,
Served 2nd AL, Light Artillery, CSA
8. Elizabeth, 1827-1849, 2nd wife of Jesse Jones, m. 1847
9. James, b. 1829, m. 1st Elizabeth Grouer 1848, m. 2nd Joanna A. Hartley 1855
Served Murphy's Battalion AL Cavalry, CSA
10. Priscilla, 1831-1870, 2nd wife of James F. Aldridge m. 1848
11. John Ivey, b. 1831, m. 1st Elizabeth A. Killingsworth 1844; m. 2nd Susan Hamilton 1846. Pastor of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Marengo Co., AL
12. Charles, b. 1833,
Served Goldthwaite's Battalion, AL Light Artillery, CSA
13. Lewis Whitfield, 1836-1863, became a Lawyer in Wilson Co., TN, m. Sarah Jane Peyton 1857,
Sgt. Lewis Westbrook, Co, H, 7th Regiment, CSA, killed during Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, PA.
It is most likely that he was the first to be buried in this Family Graveyard.
His tombstone read:
Robert L., son of Moses and Martha L. Westbrook who departed this life Sept. 2, A. D. 1836.
His tombstone (not his coffin) was subsequently moved to the south section of Jefferson Cemetery.
According to the Westbrook Family Bible, Robert's parents had 13 children:
1. Mary Eliza, 1812-1846, 1st wife of Jesse Jones, m. 1841
2. William A., b. 1814, d. bef 1860; m. Louisa Bradford 1836
3. Richard, b. 1816
4. Robert L., 1818-1838
5. Allen, b. 1819, a Physician, m. Ann Mayfield 1845, moved to Lauderdale Co., MS
6. Absoly b. 1823, 1st wife of James F. Aldridge m. 1836, died before 1848.
7. George Washington, b. 1825, m. Mary,
Served 2nd AL, Light Artillery, CSA
8. Elizabeth, 1827-1849, 2nd wife of Jesse Jones, m. 1847
9. James, b. 1829, m. 1st Elizabeth Grouer 1848, m. 2nd Joanna A. Hartley 1855
Served Murphy's Battalion AL Cavalry, CSA
10. Priscilla, 1831-1870, 2nd wife of James F. Aldridge m. 1848
11. John Ivey, b. 1831, m. 1st Elizabeth A. Killingsworth 1844; m. 2nd Susan Hamilton 1846. Pastor of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Marengo Co., AL
12. Charles, b. 1833,
Served Goldthwaite's Battalion, AL Light Artillery, CSA
13. Lewis Whitfield, 1836-1863, became a Lawyer in Wilson Co., TN, m. Sarah Jane Peyton 1857,
Sgt. Lewis Westbrook, Co, H, 7th Regiment, CSA, killed during Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, PA.
It is most likely that he was the first to be buried in this Family Graveyard.
His tombstone read:
Robert L., son of Moses and Martha L. Westbrook who departed this life Sept. 2, A. D. 1836.
His tombstone (not his coffin) was subsequently moved to the south section of Jefferson Cemetery.
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Robert L., son of Moses and Martha L. Westbrook who departed this life Sept. 2, A. D. 1836.
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