John
William
"Jack"
Robertson
aka Robeson, Robison
Born in White County, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Robeson
and Eliza (MNUnknown) Robeson
Brother of
Elihu Robeson [half], Alexander C. Robinson, Elizabeth (Robertson) Henderson, Louisa (Robertson) Yeager, Elvira (Robertson) Bohannon, George W. P. Robinson, William Crockett Robertson, James M Robinson and Martha Ann (Robertson) Street
Husband of
Lenora Jane (Wilhite) Thurman
— married
11 Aug 1856 (to about 1863) in White county, Tennessee
Descendants 
Died
at about age 25
in Ballard Creek, Washington County, Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Feb 2017
This page has been accessed 245 times.
Biography
John was born in 1838. He was the son of John Robeson and Eliza MNUnknown. He moved to Arkansas after marrying Lenora Wilhite. The story goes that John was killed by bushwhackers and/or the Indians at Ballard Creek, Washington County, on the Arkansas/Oklahoma border. Local women retrieved his body in the dark of night and buried it in a hand-dug, unmarked grave.He passed away in 1863.
Sources
- White county , Tennessee Oldest Marriage Book,1809-1859, published 1976, pg 57
- 1860; Census Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Arkansas; Roll: M653_38; Page: 725; Family History Library Film: 803038
Is John your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
-
~6.25%
Farris Robertson
:
23andMe
-
~1.56%
Wayne Oliver :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
Deborah Johnson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A123252 [compare], Ancestry member deblynnj
-
~0.78%
William Watson :
23andMe, GEDmatch LB455436C1 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LB455436C1 [compare], Ancestry member wjw
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch LB455436C1 [compare], FTDNA kit #134045
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Rejected matches › John P. Robertson (abt.1838-abt.1886) › William Cornelius Robinson (1838-1919) › John Robertson (abt.1836-) › John Roberts (bef.1835-) › William Roberts (abt.1810-abt.1860) › John Robertson (abt.1820-) › John Robinson (1840-) › John Robertson (1838-1901) › William Roberts (abt.1836-) › John Robertson (1853-) › John Clazie (abt.1841-1888) › John Robertson (aft.1738-1843) › John Roberts (abt.1837-)
Featured National Park champion connections: John is 11 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 20 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 14 degrees from George Catlin, 14 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 19 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 15 degrees from George Grinnell, 24 degrees from Anton Kröller, 16 degrees from Stephen Mather, 22 degrees from Kara McKean, 15 degrees from John Muir, 17 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 23 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
Incompatible marriage and children