Son of Josiah Robertson, Sr., of Scotch descent, and Caroline Nichols. Married Eliza Mariah Terry 02 APR 1818 in Highland County, Ohio.
Veteran of the War of 1812.
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Josiah was a farmer, and emigrated to Ohio before 1820, locating temporarily in Highland County, but after his marriage moved to Wyandot County, where he purchased land and improved a farm. He came to Missouri in 1837, locating in Marion County, where he bought land and lived about sixteen years. After this he moved to Knox County, where he died in 1863. He served in the War of 1812, was Judge of what was Crawford County, Ohio, at the time that he lived there, and was a prominent man, very sociable and well liked. His wife, Eliza (Terry) Robertson, of Virginia, moved to Ohio with her parents when she was only seven years of age. She died in Saline County in 1889, in her eightieth year.
Note: A large portion of the above paragraph was taken from Portrait and Biographical Record of Lafayette and Saline counties, Missouri Containing Biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies and portraits of all the Presidents of the united states. Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1893, page 366.
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War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
Soldier: Josiah Robertson
Widow: Eliza M Robertson
Military Service Location: Virginia
Pension Number - #1: WO 29021
Pension Number - #2: WC 19527
Bounty Land Number - #1: Wt 26040 80 50
Bounty Land Number - #2: 31748 80 55
Roll Number: 80
Archive Publication Number: M313
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Josiah's wife's obituary:
Eliza M. Robertson
At the residence of her son, John M. Robertson, in Saline County, Missouri, on Tuesday the 16th day of December, A.D. 1879, Mrs. Eliza M Robertson, widow of Josiah Robertson, who died August 3, 1863. Eliza M. Robertson was born in Halifax County, Virginia, on the 1st day of January, 1800. Her father, Thomas Terry, emigrated with his family to Highland County, Ohio, in the fall of 1806. She was there married to Josiah Robertson, who was also a native of Halifax County, Va., on the 24 day of April, 1818. Shortly after her marriage, she, with her husband, emigrated to Crawford County, Ohio, on what was then called the Sandusky Plains, it bordering on the Sandusky River. That county was then almost a perfect wilderness. The farm belonging to her husband there, lay adjoining the reservation of the Wyandotte Indians, who then lived there with other tribes. There she lived until the fall of 1837, when her husband and family emigrated to Marion County, Missouri, where she lived until the tail of 1859, when she again removed with her husband to Edina, the county seat of Knox County, Missouri, where her husband died. In April 1865 Mrs. Robertson moved to Quincy, Ill., to live with her son, John M. Robertson, who then resided there. In March, 1866 she removed with her son to Saline County, Missouri, with whom and where she lived up to the time of her death.Being of strong religious convictions although she was raised in the Quaker faith, in the year 1844 she became a member of the Reformed church, in which faith she ever afterward lived, although for many years previous to her death, by reason of great age and bodily infirmities, she was unable to attend the ministration of that or any other church. During that time the Bible, Bunyan, Baxter and the popular religious periodicals of the day were her constant companions. The deceased was the mother of five children, three of whom survive, viz: Albert G. and John M. Robertson, both of whom reside in Saline County, Mo., and Isabella S. Moreland, widow of Washington Moreland, deceased, who now lives in Marion County on the old homestead which deceased settled in 1837. Mrs. Robertson's oldest child, Jane G. Hall, wife of Robert Hall, died in September 1853, in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Mo. Her second daughter, Caroline M. Black, wife of Daniel Black, died near Miami in April 1870.
The deceased was a very remarkable woman of the old school. In firmness and power of will she resembled the matrons of ancient Sparta and Rome; in love and devotion to her children, the ancient Patriarchs and their wives; in love and kindness to the whole human race, Howard. She was born to adorn any station in life, and was ennobled with the patent of the true nobility which God alone grants. In patience, meekness and self-denial she may be classed with the most renowned followers of the meek and lowly Jesus. Of universal benevolence she was ever ready to administer to the distresses of the unfortunate. Unselfish and unostentatious in all she did, she held the pomp and glory of the world in contempt. Her sole desire rested on that crown of righteousness promised by her blessed Redeemer. Her loss is felt by an aching void in the hearts of her surviving children and numerous grandchildren. Dear, dear mother, until the resurrection morn, farewell.
Veteran of the War of 1812.
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Josiah was a farmer, and emigrated to Ohio before 1820, locating temporarily in Highland County, but after his marriage moved to Wyandot County, where he purchased land and improved a farm. He came to Missouri in 1837, locating in Marion County, where he bought land and lived about sixteen years. After this he moved to Knox County, where he died in 1863. He served in the War of 1812, was Judge of what was Crawford County, Ohio, at the time that he lived there, and was a prominent man, very sociable and well liked. His wife, Eliza (Terry) Robertson, of Virginia, moved to Ohio with her parents when she was only seven years of age. She died in Saline County in 1889, in her eightieth year.
Note: A large portion of the above paragraph was taken from Portrait and Biographical Record of Lafayette and Saline counties, Missouri Containing Biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies and portraits of all the Presidents of the united states. Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1893, page 366.
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War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
Soldier: Josiah Robertson
Widow: Eliza M Robertson
Military Service Location: Virginia
Pension Number - #1: WO 29021
Pension Number - #2: WC 19527
Bounty Land Number - #1: Wt 26040 80 50
Bounty Land Number - #2: 31748 80 55
Roll Number: 80
Archive Publication Number: M313
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Josiah's wife's obituary:
Eliza M. Robertson
At the residence of her son, John M. Robertson, in Saline County, Missouri, on Tuesday the 16th day of December, A.D. 1879, Mrs. Eliza M Robertson, widow of Josiah Robertson, who died August 3, 1863. Eliza M. Robertson was born in Halifax County, Virginia, on the 1st day of January, 1800. Her father, Thomas Terry, emigrated with his family to Highland County, Ohio, in the fall of 1806. She was there married to Josiah Robertson, who was also a native of Halifax County, Va., on the 24 day of April, 1818. Shortly after her marriage, she, with her husband, emigrated to Crawford County, Ohio, on what was then called the Sandusky Plains, it bordering on the Sandusky River. That county was then almost a perfect wilderness. The farm belonging to her husband there, lay adjoining the reservation of the Wyandotte Indians, who then lived there with other tribes. There she lived until the fall of 1837, when her husband and family emigrated to Marion County, Missouri, where she lived until the tail of 1859, when she again removed with her husband to Edina, the county seat of Knox County, Missouri, where her husband died. In April 1865 Mrs. Robertson moved to Quincy, Ill., to live with her son, John M. Robertson, who then resided there. In March, 1866 she removed with her son to Saline County, Missouri, with whom and where she lived up to the time of her death.Being of strong religious convictions although she was raised in the Quaker faith, in the year 1844 she became a member of the Reformed church, in which faith she ever afterward lived, although for many years previous to her death, by reason of great age and bodily infirmities, she was unable to attend the ministration of that or any other church. During that time the Bible, Bunyan, Baxter and the popular religious periodicals of the day were her constant companions. The deceased was the mother of five children, three of whom survive, viz: Albert G. and John M. Robertson, both of whom reside in Saline County, Mo., and Isabella S. Moreland, widow of Washington Moreland, deceased, who now lives in Marion County on the old homestead which deceased settled in 1837. Mrs. Robertson's oldest child, Jane G. Hall, wife of Robert Hall, died in September 1853, in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Mo. Her second daughter, Caroline M. Black, wife of Daniel Black, died near Miami in April 1870.
The deceased was a very remarkable woman of the old school. In firmness and power of will she resembled the matrons of ancient Sparta and Rome; in love and devotion to her children, the ancient Patriarchs and their wives; in love and kindness to the whole human race, Howard. She was born to adorn any station in life, and was ennobled with the patent of the true nobility which God alone grants. In patience, meekness and self-denial she may be classed with the most renowned followers of the meek and lowly Jesus. Of universal benevolence she was ever ready to administer to the distresses of the unfortunate. Unselfish and unostentatious in all she did, she held the pomp and glory of the world in contempt. Her sole desire rested on that crown of righteousness promised by her blessed Redeemer. Her loss is felt by an aching void in the hearts of her surviving children and numerous grandchildren. Dear, dear mother, until the resurrection morn, farewell.
Son of Josiah Robertson, Sr., of Scotch descent, and Caroline Nichols. Married Eliza Mariah Terry 02 APR 1818 in Highland County, Ohio.
Veteran of the War of 1812.
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Josiah was a farmer, and emigrated to Ohio before 1820, locating temporarily in Highland County, but after his marriage moved to Wyandot County, where he purchased land and improved a farm. He came to Missouri in 1837, locating in Marion County, where he bought land and lived about sixteen years. After this he moved to Knox County, where he died in 1863. He served in the War of 1812, was Judge of what was Crawford County, Ohio, at the time that he lived there, and was a prominent man, very sociable and well liked. His wife, Eliza (Terry) Robertson, of Virginia, moved to Ohio with her parents when she was only seven years of age. She died in Saline County in 1889, in her eightieth year.
Note: A large portion of the above paragraph was taken from Portrait and Biographical Record of Lafayette and Saline counties, Missouri Containing Biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies and portraits of all the Presidents of the united states. Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1893, page 366.
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War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
Soldier: Josiah Robertson
Widow: Eliza M Robertson
Military Service Location: Virginia
Pension Number - #1: WO 29021
Pension Number - #2: WC 19527
Bounty Land Number - #1: Wt 26040 80 50
Bounty Land Number - #2: 31748 80 55
Roll Number: 80
Archive Publication Number: M313
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Josiah's wife's obituary:
Eliza M. Robertson
At the residence of her son, John M. Robertson, in Saline County, Missouri, on Tuesday the 16th day of December, A.D. 1879, Mrs. Eliza M Robertson, widow of Josiah Robertson, who died August 3, 1863. Eliza M. Robertson was born in Halifax County, Virginia, on the 1st day of January, 1800. Her father, Thomas Terry, emigrated with his family to Highland County, Ohio, in the fall of 1806. She was there married to Josiah Robertson, who was also a native of Halifax County, Va., on the 24 day of April, 1818. Shortly after her marriage, she, with her husband, emigrated to Crawford County, Ohio, on what was then called the Sandusky Plains, it bordering on the Sandusky River. That county was then almost a perfect wilderness. The farm belonging to her husband there, lay adjoining the reservation of the Wyandotte Indians, who then lived there with other tribes. There she lived until the fall of 1837, when her husband and family emigrated to Marion County, Missouri, where she lived until the tail of 1859, when she again removed with her husband to Edina, the county seat of Knox County, Missouri, where her husband died. In April 1865 Mrs. Robertson moved to Quincy, Ill., to live with her son, John M. Robertson, who then resided there. In March, 1866 she removed with her son to Saline County, Missouri, with whom and where she lived up to the time of her death.Being of strong religious convictions although she was raised in the Quaker faith, in the year 1844 she became a member of the Reformed church, in which faith she ever afterward lived, although for many years previous to her death, by reason of great age and bodily infirmities, she was unable to attend the ministration of that or any other church. During that time the Bible, Bunyan, Baxter and the popular religious periodicals of the day were her constant companions. The deceased was the mother of five children, three of whom survive, viz: Albert G. and John M. Robertson, both of whom reside in Saline County, Mo., and Isabella S. Moreland, widow of Washington Moreland, deceased, who now lives in Marion County on the old homestead which deceased settled in 1837. Mrs. Robertson's oldest child, Jane G. Hall, wife of Robert Hall, died in September 1853, in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Mo. Her second daughter, Caroline M. Black, wife of Daniel Black, died near Miami in April 1870.
The deceased was a very remarkable woman of the old school. In firmness and power of will she resembled the matrons of ancient Sparta and Rome; in love and devotion to her children, the ancient Patriarchs and their wives; in love and kindness to the whole human race, Howard. She was born to adorn any station in life, and was ennobled with the patent of the true nobility which God alone grants. In patience, meekness and self-denial she may be classed with the most renowned followers of the meek and lowly Jesus. Of universal benevolence she was ever ready to administer to the distresses of the unfortunate. Unselfish and unostentatious in all she did, she held the pomp and glory of the world in contempt. Her sole desire rested on that crown of righteousness promised by her blessed Redeemer. Her loss is felt by an aching void in the hearts of her surviving children and numerous grandchildren. Dear, dear mother, until the resurrection morn, farewell.
Veteran of the War of 1812.
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Josiah was a farmer, and emigrated to Ohio before 1820, locating temporarily in Highland County, but after his marriage moved to Wyandot County, where he purchased land and improved a farm. He came to Missouri in 1837, locating in Marion County, where he bought land and lived about sixteen years. After this he moved to Knox County, where he died in 1863. He served in the War of 1812, was Judge of what was Crawford County, Ohio, at the time that he lived there, and was a prominent man, very sociable and well liked. His wife, Eliza (Terry) Robertson, of Virginia, moved to Ohio with her parents when she was only seven years of age. She died in Saline County in 1889, in her eightieth year.
Note: A large portion of the above paragraph was taken from Portrait and Biographical Record of Lafayette and Saline counties, Missouri Containing Biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies and portraits of all the Presidents of the united states. Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1893, page 366.
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War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
Soldier: Josiah Robertson
Widow: Eliza M Robertson
Military Service Location: Virginia
Pension Number - #1: WO 29021
Pension Number - #2: WC 19527
Bounty Land Number - #1: Wt 26040 80 50
Bounty Land Number - #2: 31748 80 55
Roll Number: 80
Archive Publication Number: M313
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Josiah's wife's obituary:
Eliza M. Robertson
At the residence of her son, John M. Robertson, in Saline County, Missouri, on Tuesday the 16th day of December, A.D. 1879, Mrs. Eliza M Robertson, widow of Josiah Robertson, who died August 3, 1863. Eliza M. Robertson was born in Halifax County, Virginia, on the 1st day of January, 1800. Her father, Thomas Terry, emigrated with his family to Highland County, Ohio, in the fall of 1806. She was there married to Josiah Robertson, who was also a native of Halifax County, Va., on the 24 day of April, 1818. Shortly after her marriage, she, with her husband, emigrated to Crawford County, Ohio, on what was then called the Sandusky Plains, it bordering on the Sandusky River. That county was then almost a perfect wilderness. The farm belonging to her husband there, lay adjoining the reservation of the Wyandotte Indians, who then lived there with other tribes. There she lived until the fall of 1837, when her husband and family emigrated to Marion County, Missouri, where she lived until the tail of 1859, when she again removed with her husband to Edina, the county seat of Knox County, Missouri, where her husband died. In April 1865 Mrs. Robertson moved to Quincy, Ill., to live with her son, John M. Robertson, who then resided there. In March, 1866 she removed with her son to Saline County, Missouri, with whom and where she lived up to the time of her death.Being of strong religious convictions although she was raised in the Quaker faith, in the year 1844 she became a member of the Reformed church, in which faith she ever afterward lived, although for many years previous to her death, by reason of great age and bodily infirmities, she was unable to attend the ministration of that or any other church. During that time the Bible, Bunyan, Baxter and the popular religious periodicals of the day were her constant companions. The deceased was the mother of five children, three of whom survive, viz: Albert G. and John M. Robertson, both of whom reside in Saline County, Mo., and Isabella S. Moreland, widow of Washington Moreland, deceased, who now lives in Marion County on the old homestead which deceased settled in 1837. Mrs. Robertson's oldest child, Jane G. Hall, wife of Robert Hall, died in September 1853, in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Mo. Her second daughter, Caroline M. Black, wife of Daniel Black, died near Miami in April 1870.
The deceased was a very remarkable woman of the old school. In firmness and power of will she resembled the matrons of ancient Sparta and Rome; in love and devotion to her children, the ancient Patriarchs and their wives; in love and kindness to the whole human race, Howard. She was born to adorn any station in life, and was ennobled with the patent of the true nobility which God alone grants. In patience, meekness and self-denial she may be classed with the most renowned followers of the meek and lowly Jesus. Of universal benevolence she was ever ready to administer to the distresses of the unfortunate. Unselfish and unostentatious in all she did, she held the pomp and glory of the world in contempt. Her sole desire rested on that crown of righteousness promised by her blessed Redeemer. Her loss is felt by an aching void in the hearts of her surviving children and numerous grandchildren. Dear, dear mother, until the resurrection morn, farewell.
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