Mary Jane (Roberts) Robertson (1878 - 1963)

Born 1 Jul 1878 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Erastus Robertson — married 4 Jul 1899 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died 6 Jan 1963 at age 84 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

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Mary (Roberts) Robertson is buried in Magee Cemetery.

Biography

Mary Jane Roberts was born on Jul 1, 1878 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA as the first child of Frank L. Roberts and Mary Ann Bishop.

She had two siblings, namely: Joseph, and Margaret.

She died on Jan 06, 1963 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 84).

When she was 20, she married William Erastus "Ras" Robertson on Jul 04, 1899 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.

Mary Jane Roberts was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee Cemetery).^[1] She is buried next to her spouse and two children, Infant Son and Annie on the left side after entry, row 25. Race: (White) She lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1880 (Beat 1). She lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi in 1900. She lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi in 1910. She lived in Oak Grove, West Carroll, Louisiana, USA in 1920.

William Erastus "Ras" Robertson and Mary Jane Roberts had the following children:

1. Infant Son Robertson was born and dies on Apr 19, 1900 in Mississippi, USA.
2. Katie Elizabeth Robertson was born on Aug 11, 1901 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Sep 06, 1986 (Age at Death: 85). She married Johnny Leonidas "Lonnie" McWilliams on Jul 17, 1919 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (date on headstone).
3. Annie Robertson was born on Mar 26, 1903 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Jan 31, 1941 (Age at Death: 37).
4. Pearlie Robertson was born on Apr 19, 1905 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. She died in 1925 (from heart condition, Age at Death: 19). She married Johnny Toney in 1921 in Gilbert, Franklin Parish, Louisiana, USA.
5. Matilda Ann "Tilda" Robertson was born on Nov 19, 1907 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 04, 1973 (Age at Death: 66). She married Andrew Columbus Lee on Feb 15, 1925 in Gilbert, Franklin Parish, Louisiana, USA.
6. Jessie Lee Robertson was born on Jul 26, 1909 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 07, 1992 in Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 83). She married Kiley C. Welch on Dec 24, 1932 in Simpson, Mississippi, USA.
7. Ethel Vardman Robertson was born on Aug 23, 1911 in Mississippi, USA. He died on May 08, 1982 (Age at Death: 70).
8. Mary Robertson was born on May 07, 1914 in Mississippi, USA. She died in 1938 (Age at Death: 23).
9. A. G. Robertson was born on Oct 17, 1917 in Mississippi, USA. He died in 1921 (Age at Death: 3).

Note: 1900 census has Mary Ann living next door to her parents.

Bio by Myrtis added after a GEDCOM import.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ findagrave Mary Jane Roberts Robertson
2. ↑ Roberts-10306 was created by Myrtis Bishop through the import of Bishop-misc.ged on Jul 26, 2014.

• Headstone
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVWC-XPZ : accessed 20 December 2015), Marry Robertson in household of W E Robertson, Oak Grove, West Carroll, Louisiana, United States; citing sheet 14A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,633.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-WYT : accessed 20 December 2015), Mary J Roberts in household of Charley F Roberts, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 120, sheet 5B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,771.Note: Her and her children are listed on image as Roberts s/b Robertson
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9F9-TCM : accessed 20 December 2015), Mary J Robertson in household of Erastus Robertson, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 16A, family 286, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,827.
• "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4PS-L21 : accessed 20 December 2015), Mary J Roberts in entry for Frank Roberts, 1880.