Fact: Census (1860) 5th Ward Newark City, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Fact: Census (1850) Newark, ward 5, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Fact: Census (1840) Bernards Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Fact: Christening (27 Apr 1816) Presbyterian Church, Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey
Sources
Death
"New Jersey, Deaths, 1670-1988," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZVJ-QZK : 8 April 2016), Rob'T. F. Southard, 19 Sep 1898; citing Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States, Division of Archives and Record Management, New Jersey Department of State, Trenton.; FHL microfilm 589,810.
Marriages
To Joanna Baird, 2 March 1842:
"New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VW51-SR6 : 12 December 2014), Robert F Southard and Joanna Baird, 02 Mar 1842; citing Somerset, New Jersey, New Jersey State Archives, Trenton; FHL microfilm 1,023,875.
To Ann Bedell, 22 Dec 1836:
"New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VW51-4M6 : 12 December 2014), Robert F Southard and Ann Bedell, 22 Dec 1836; citing Somerset, New Jersey, New Jersey State Archives, Trenton; FHL microfilm 1,023,875.
Birth
"New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZN-6ZK : 12 December 2014), Robert Finley Southard, ; citing Presbyterian Church, Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, reference ; FHL microfilm 0982039 IT 2-9.
Censuses
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HM-DGD : 17 October 2014), Robert F Southard, Illinois, United States; citing p. 4, family 27, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,743.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6MX-R5Z : 9 November 2014), Robert F Southard, Newark, ward 5, Essex, New Jersey, United States; citing family 256, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRG-THD : 24 August 2015), Robert F Southard, Bernards Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States; citing p. 220, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 259; FHL microfilm 16,519.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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