John Marmaduke Robertson (abt. 1821 - abt. 1878)

Husband of Mary Ellen (Morrison) Robertson — married 1848 in Florida, United States

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Died about 20 Aug 1878 at about age 57 in Leesburg FL

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John was born 18 Jul 1821.in South Carolina. The moved to Moss bluff Florida. His family came to Leesburg in 1843 as part of the armed occupation act His family were the first white settlers arrive in what is now Leesburg FL. He married Mary Ellen Morrison in 1848. She died in 1862 and he quickly remarried a Mary Permelia Ward they had 8 children. He was a charter member of the Leesburg Masonic Lodge and the second Lodge Master. He was also in the Civil War and was taken prisoner but gained parole in Waldo Florida. John Marmaduke Robertson passed away 20 Aug 1878. He was buried at the Lone Oak Cemetery, Leesburg FL. I visited Lone Oak recently and found his Masonic headstone cracked and broken.

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Leesburg history museum, Leesburg, FL Name: John Mamadike Robertson Enlistment Rank: Private Muster Place: Florida Muster Company: H Muster Regiment: 5th Battn Cavalry Muster Regiment Type: Cavalry Muster Information: Enlisted Side of War: Confederacy Survived War?: Yes Death Date: 20 Aug 1878 Death Place: Sumter County, Florida Notes: 1865-05-20 Paroled, (Waldo, FL) Additional Notes: Married Mary Thompson in February 1863 Save Cancel Source Citation Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

Source Information Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

Original data: Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA from the following list of works.

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