Edna (McQueen) Robertson (1908 - 1955)

Born 11 Dec 1908 in Covington County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Elmon Robertson — married 5 Oct 1932 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA

Died 21 Dec 1955 at age 47 in Collins, Covington, Mississippi, United States

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Edna (McQueen) Robertson is buried in Blakley Cemetery.

Biography

Edna McQueen was born on Dec 11, 1908 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA ^[1] as the first child of Ance Joe McQueen and Edith Warren.

She had six siblings, namely: Elber, Malissa, Vondell, Louise, Dale Coye, and Infant Brother.

She died on Dec 21, 1955 in Collins, Covington, Mississippi, USA (Covington County Hospital; Age at Death: 47). ^[1]

When she was 23, she married Elmon Robertson on Oct 05, 1932 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA. ^[2]

Edna McQueen lived in Beat 5, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 1; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi,

She lived in Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter).

She lived in Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 21; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter).

She lived in Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1935. She lived in Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, United States on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 30; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). Race: (White)

She was buried in Covington County, Mississippi, USA (Blakely Cemetery). ^[3]

Elmon Robertson and Edna McQueen had the following children:

1. Faye Elmon Robertson was born on Jul 29, 1933 in Collins, Covington, Mississippi, USA. He died on Dec 03, 1984 (Age at Death: 51). ^[4]
2. Alford D. "A. D." Robertson was born on May 18, 1936 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Jul 03, 2010 (Age at Death: 74).

Mrs. E. Robertson Dies At Collins ^[1]

COLLINS - Mrs. Elmon Robertson, 47, died Wednesday at the Covington county hospital after an illness of six weeks.

Born and reared in this county she had lived in Hattiesburg prior to illness. She was a Baptist.

Funeral services will be held at the Mt. Olive Baptist church Thursday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. C. O. Estes, Rev. A. B. Pierce and Rev. B. H. Stringer. Interment will be in the Blakeney cemetery with Johns Funeral home in charge. The body will be at the funeral home until time for the service.

Survivors include her husband, Elmon Robertson, Hattiesburg: two sons, Sgt. Faye Robertson, U. S. Army, Ft. Benning, Alford Robertson, Hattiesburg; her father and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McQueen, Collins; four sisters, Mrs. Lester Shoemake, Mrs. Herman Johnson, both of Hattiesburg, Mrs. E. C. Strebeck, and Mrs. Van Herrin, both of Collins; one brother, Dale McQueen, Collins.

Nephews will serve as pallbearers.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Obituary for Edna McQueen Robertson Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, 22 Dec 1955, Thu, Page 16
2. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HFSB-XCW2 : 27 January 2020), Edna McQueen in entry for Robertson Elmon, 5 Oct 1932; citing Marriage, Covington, Mississippi, United States, 00086, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19438197/edna-robertson: accessed 29 December 2022), memorial page for Edna McQueen Robertson (11 Dec 1908–21 Dec 1955), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19438197, citing Blakely Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Covington County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by MyrtisJane (contributor 47090616).
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Name: Faye Elmon Robertson [Faye Robertson] SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 29 Jul 1933 Birth Place: Collins Covi, Mississippi Death Date: Dec 1984 Father: Elmon Robertson Mother: Edna McQueen Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Sep 1951: Name listed as FAYE ELMON ROBERTSON; 31 Dec 1987: Name listed as FAYE ROBERTSON

• "United States Census, 1940," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYGH-KKL
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMBG-DMW : accessed 4 February 2018), Edna Mcqueen in household of Ance J Mcqueen, Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 5A, line 36, family 85, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1144; FHL microfilm 2,340,879.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNR5-7YF : accessed 4 February 2018), Edna Mc Queen in household of A J Mc Queen, Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 9, sheet 15B, line 85, family 278, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 872; FHL microfilm 1,820,872.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP8H-X9Y : accessed 30 December 2022), Edna Mcowens in household of Ano Mcowens, Beat 5, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 22A, family 445, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 738; FHL microfilm 1,374,751.