Robert Roy Robertson (1883 - 1960)

Born 20 May 1883 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Cornelia (McCain) Kropf — married 31 Dec 1899 (to before 1 Apr 1907) in Weakley, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Pearl (Wheat) Evanson — married 28 Nov 1908 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Died 6 Jun 1960 at age 77 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Robert was born in 1883.

He and Delia McCane marred on 31 Dec 1899 in Weakley, Tennessee, United States^[1] This marriage ended before 1 April 1907; she remarried on that date. The marriage produced three children.

On 28 Nov 1908, he married Pearl Wheat in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United State.^[2]

There are two records for him in the 1920 census

One shows him in Salt Lake, Utah, United States with a wife Pearl Robertson, 30, born in Arkansas, and a daughter , Gladys Robertson, 8, Born in Idaho, and a son, Leroy Robertson, 6, born in Utah. ^[3]

The other shows him, also in Salt Lake City, with a wife identified as Bessie Robertson, 36, born in Utah. ^[4] The children in this household are listed as

• Roberta Robertson, Daughter, 1, Utah
• Lorimer Orr, Step-son, 16, Utah
• Audrey Orr, Step-daughter, 15, Utah
• James Orr, Step-son, 12, Utah
• Elsie Orr, Step-daughter, 7, Utah

The 1930 census shows him and his wife, Bessie Robertson,46, born in Utah, living in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, with children Roberta Robertson, 12, Utah, Bessie Robertson, 10, Utah, and Robert R Robertson Jr. 5, Utah.^[5]

He passed away on 6 Jun 1960 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHQ-SFKS : 10 March 2021), Robt Robertson and Delie Mc Cane, 31 Dec 1899; citing Weakley, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 988,737.
2. ↑ "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSGT-32R : 3 August 2017), Robert Robertson and Pearl Wheat, 1908.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PY-BYX : accessed 8 November 2022), Robert Robertson, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing , sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll ; FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PY-LRL : accessed 8 November 2022), Robert Robertson, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing , sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll ; FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH6J-M5S : accessed 8 November 2022), Robert R Robertson, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 51, sheet 9A, line 1, family 67, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2421; FHL microfilm 2,342,155.
6. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMS-QF1X : 23 February 2021), Robert Roy Robertson, 6 Jun 1960; Death, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.

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