Malinda (Knight) Robertson (1811 - 1881)

Born 18 Jul 1811 in South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Reuben Robertson — married about 1832 in South Carolina

Descendants

Died 8 May 1881 at age 69 in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Malinda Knight was born July 18, 1811, in South Carolina. Malinda was the daughter of Abner Knight and Margaret Barker.

Malinda married Reuben Robertson sometime before 1832 in South Carolina. Married by the Reverend Tolliver Robertson ("An Account of Marriages Solemnized by Tolaver Robertson in South Carolina," Pg 12 and Pg 13).

Malinda and Reuben Robertson were living in Jefferson county, Alabama by late 1834, as Reuben Robertson obtained a land patent on the 15th November 1834 for 80 29/100's acre of land in Jefferson county, Alabama legally described as the W1/2 SE 1/4 Section 8 Township 19 South Range 6 West. Reuben paid $1.25 per acre for the land for a total purchase money of $100.36. Reuben received Certificate #11828 for the land on the 20th March 1837.^[1]

Malinda's husband Reuben appears as the head of household in the 1840 Federal census in Jefferson county, Alabama. Reuben's household appears as follows: 1 male under age 5; 2 males age 5 thru 9; 1 male age 30 thru 39; 2 females under age 5; and 1 female age 20 thru 29.^[2]

Malinda appears in the 1850 Federal census in Jefferson county, Alabama in the household of her husband Reuben. Reuben's household appears as follows: Reuben age 42, born South Carolina; Malinda age 40, born South Carolina; Manoah (male) age 16, born Alabama; Caroline age 14, born Alabama; Martha age 13, born Alabama; Henry age 11, born Alabama; Marion age 9, born Alabama; Elias age 7, born Alabama; Mary Ann age 5, born Alabama; Margaret M. age 4, born Alabama; and Jesse J. age 6 months, born Alabama.^[3]

Malinda appears in the 1860 Federal census in Jefferson county, Alabama in the household of her husband Reuben. Reuben's household appears as follows: Reuben age 50; Malinda age 47; Martha age 21; Marion age 19; Elias age 17; Mary age 15; Margaret age 14; Oliver age 11; Gray age 9; James H. age 7; and Reuben Y, age 6.^[4]

Malinda appears in the 1870 Federal census in Jefferson county, Alabama in the household of her husband Reuben. Reuben's household appears as follows: Reuben age 63; Malinda age 59; Martha age 33; Elias age 43; M.A. age 26; Margaret 23; J.T. age 21; S.G. age 19; J.H. age 17; and R.Y. age 15.^[5]

Malinda appears in the 1880 Federal census in Jefferson county, Alabama in the household of her husband Reuben. Reuben's household appears as follows: Reuben age 70; Malinda age 68; Martha age 40; Margaret M. age 31; and Tolliver age 29.^[6]

Malinda died on May 8, 1881, in Jefferson County, Alabama. Malinda was buried in the Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, Hueytown, Jefferson County, Alabama.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ U.S. Dept. of The Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Patents, Robertson, Reuben, Jefferson county, Alabama: https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=AL0870__.133&docClass=STA&sid=jqobqcn1.jau#resultsTabIndex=4
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTL-HCX : 27 August 2017), Reuben Robertson, Jefferson, Alabama, United States; citing p. 194, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 2,333.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH59-JLY : 4 April 2020), Malinda Robertson in household of Reuben Robertson, Jefferson county, Jefferson, Alabama, United States; citing family 5, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDK-FWB : 18 March 2020), Malinda Robinson in entry for Reuben Robinson, 1860.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHK6-3LK : 19 March 2020), Malinda Robertson in entry for Ruben Robertson, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4JG-X34 : 26 August 2017), Malinda Robinson in household of Reuben Robinson, Township 18 Range 4 West, Jefferson, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 72, sheet 460D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,017.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 26 July 2020), memorial page for Malinda Knight Robertson (18 Jul 1811–8 May 1881), Find A Grave: Memorial #43590995, citing Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, Hueytown, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA; maintained by Jim Robertson (contributor 47726845), headstone photo.

See Also

• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD2Q-7QV : 20 May 2020), Matilda Robertson in entry for Margret Hughes, 1920.
• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDFX-V9L : 20 May 2020), Matilda Robertson in entry for Jessie Toliver Robertson, 1926.
• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD5N-VPJ : 20 May 2020), Malinda Knight in entry for Mary Ann Robbins, 1935.
• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDR8-1V5 : 20 May 2020), Malinda Knight in entry for Gray Robertson, 1936.
• Aft Sep 1838: Charner came from Laurens County, SC, to Mud Creek in Jefferson County with Reuben Robertson and his wife Malinda Knight (sister of Charner) (Unsourced family tree handed down to Linda (Johnson) Leslie.)
• Jun 1846: Moved to Walker County, AL (Unsourced family tree handed down to Linda (Johnson) Leslie.)
• Robertson, Tolaver. Edited by Joseph R. Gainey. An Account of Marriages Solemnized by Tolaver Robertson in South Carolina Between October 1842 & February 1867. 1985. Greenville, South Carolina. --

  The names from this to the end of the book I married before I made a record; therefore, I cannot give the day and date....Reuben Robertson and Malinda Knight.