Jennie Elvessie "Vessie" Meyers: McKeown Genealogy

1906 - 1994 (87 years)

Generation: 1

Jennie Elvessie "Vessie" Meyers was born on 2 Oct 1906 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 25 Jun 1994 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

Notes:

Jennie Elvessie “Vessie” Robertson, 87, of rural Douds, formerly of Morning Sun, died at 6 a.m. Saturday, June 25, 1994, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.

Born October 2, 1906, in Wapello, she was a daughter of James T. and Mary Catherine Wilson Meyers. On December 25, 1933, she married James R. Robertson. He died in 1985.

Mrs. Robertson attended rural schools in the Long Creek area of Louisa County and was a 1927 graduate of Wapello High School. She and her husband farmed in the Louisa and Muscatine counties until retiring to Morning Sun in the middle 1970s. She drove a school bus and was a cook at Morning Sun High School. She also work several years in the Louisa County Home Health Care Program.

She had lived with her son Milton near Douds from 1987 until entering the Care Center in 1992.

She was a member of the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Church. She was a past member of the Louisa County Farm Bureau and a past president of its women's division.

Survivors include one son, Milton Robertson of Douds; one daughter, Janet Caudle of San Jose, California; and six grandchildren.

Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by two daughters.

Friends may call after noon Friday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m.

The funeral for Mrs. Robertson will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Church south of Morning Sun with the Rev. Robert Schmidtberger officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Church or Parkview Care Center and may be left at the funeral home.

The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Monday, June 27, 1994

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175488575/jennie-elvessie-robertson

Jennie married James Russell Robertson on 25 Dec 1933 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. James (son of John Plake Robertson and Lena Mabel Baird) was born on 14 Jul 1909 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 16 Apr 1985 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Valeda Joanne Robertson was born on 2 Dec 1935 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 16 Feb 1936 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried on 17 Feb 1936 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
3. Marlene S. Robertson was born on 9 May 1937 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 21 Dec 1971 in Honolulu, Hawaii; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa.
4. Milton A. Robertson was born on 14 Sep 1939 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 13 Mar 2012 in Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

Generation: 2

Valeda Joanne Robertson

(1.Jennie¹) was born on 2 Dec 1935 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 16 Feb 1936 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried on 17 Feb 1936 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

Notes:

Robertson Infant Dies; Rites Held
Wapello – The two month old daughter, Valeda Joanne, of Mr. and Mrs. James Robertson died Sunday morning at the home of the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Robertson. Funeral services will be held at the home this afternoon and burial made in Sharon cemetery, south of Morning Sun.
The Muscatine Journal, Muscatine, Iowa. Monday, 17 February 1936.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136046708/valeda-joanne-robertson

Marlene S. Robertson

(1.Jennie¹) was born on 9 May 1937 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 21 Dec 1971 in Honolulu, Hawaii; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa.

Notes:

Mrs. Marlene Wilson
Morning Sun – Funeral services for Mrs. Marlene Sue Wilson, 34, of Honolulu, Hawaii, former Morning Sun resident, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Church near Morning Sun.
Dr. G.M. Robb will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood cemetery. The body is at the Pierce Funeral Home in Morning Sun.
Mrs. Wilson died Wednesday, Dec. 22 at her home.
A daughter of James and Vessie Meyers Robertson, she was born May 9, 1937 at Wapello. She was a graduate of Morning Sun High School and the Burlington Hospital School of Nursing where she previously was a member of the hospital teaching staff.
The former Marlene Sue Robertson married David Kyle Wilton, Sept. 6, 1958 at Morning Sun.
Survivors include her husband, David, who is stationed with the U.S. Air Force at Honolulu; a son, David and a daughter, Tami, both at home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Robertson, Wapello; a brother, Milton Robertson of Fairplay, Colo. and a sister, Mrs. Janet Caudle, Quebec, Canada.
The Muscatine Journal, Muscatine, Iowa. Monday, 27 December 1971.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9499535/marlene-sue-wilson

Elmwood Gardens-C, Lot 12

Milton A. Robertson

(1.Jennie¹) was born on 14 Sep 1939 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 13 Mar 2012 in Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

Notes:

Milton A. Robertson, 72, of rural Douds died at 7:07 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, 2012, in the emergency room of Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.

Born Sept. 14, 1939, in rural Morning Sun, he was the son of James R. and Jennie Elvessie Meyers Robertson. On June 17, 1961, he married Janell V. Luebs in Denver.

Mr. Robertson farmed south of Douds, owned and operated Douds Kwik Stop convenience store and was a longtime bus driver for Van Buren Community Schools. He worked as a range conservationist for the U.S. Forest Service in Colorado and northern California, retired in 1987 and moved to Douds.

He graduated from Morning Sun High School and Colorado State University.

He served as chairman of the administrative board of Christ United Methodist Church in Douds and served the church in many capacities.

He was a past master of Celestial Lodge No. 413, Ancient Free & Accepted Masons, Douds, member of Ottumwa York Rite and Davenport Scottish Rite Masonic bodies and currently president of Ottumwa Scottish Rite Club.

He was Chequest township clerk, member of Douds Community Club and previous member of Lions Clubs in the West and in Cantril. He was active in the Republican Party.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Cindy Rawls of Highlands Ranch, Colo., and Elizabeth Enserro of Lonetree, Colo.; one son, James Robertson of Douds; five grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; eight step-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Janet Caudle of Bonne Terre, Mo.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.

Burial will be in Sharon Cemetery, rural Morning Sun.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86852968/milton-a.-robertson

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Jennie Elvessie "Vessie" Meyers