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Barbara Janette Robertson

Female 1922 - 2013  (91 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Barbara Janette Robertson was born on 10 Apr 1922 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa (daughter of John Plake Robertson and Lena Mabel Baird); died on 13 May 2013; was buried in Park View Cemetery, Manteca, San Joaquin County, California.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188223160/barbara-janette-howe

    Waterswall/C/3

    Barbara married Walter Thompson Howe on 28 Feb 1942 in Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa. Walter was born on 29 Jul 1920; died on 23 Sep 2005; was buried in Park View Cemetery, Manteca, San Joaquin County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Plake Robertson was born on 19 Feb 1870 in Indiana; died on 23 Aug 1958 in Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa
    • Census: 1910, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa
    • Census: 1920, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa
    • Census: 1925, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa
    • Census: 1930, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa

    Notes:

    Morning Sun News-Herald. 28 August 1958.

    Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the Sharon R.P. church for John P. Robertson, 88, who died Saturday, August 23 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Robert Swanson in Burlington. Officiating at the services was the Rev. J.O. Edgar. Burial was in Sharon Cemetery.

    Mr. Robertson was born February 19, 1870 in Indiana. He was the son of John and Elizabeth Van Osdol Robertson. On December 31, 1896 he was married to Lena M. Baird of the Sharon Community. His active years were spent in farming in Louisa and Des Moines counties.

    He was preceded in death by his wife and one son, and is survived by seven daughters and two sons. They are Mrs. Marjorie Brown, Fulton, MO, Mrs. Gertrude Fish, Wapello, Mrs. Hilma Gardner, Rock Island, Il., Mrs. Dorothy Swanson, Burlington, Mrs. Marian Smith, Island of Formosa, Mrs. Betty Caparoon, Muscatine, Mrs. Barbara Howe, Manteca, California, Clayton Robertson, Elisa, Texas and James Robertson, Morning Sun. Also surviving are one sister, Mrs. Bess Milburn, Wapello; three brothers, Irvin Robertson and Mark Robertson, both of Davenport, and Arthur Robertson of Bettendorf, 21 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22938790/john-plake-robertson

    John married Lena Mabel Baird on 31 Dec 1896 in Des Moines County, Iowa. Lena (daughter of James Wallace Baird and Mary Ann Walkinshaw) was born on 20 Aug 1878 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 29 Sep 1952 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Lena Mabel Baird was born on 20 Aug 1878 in Des Moines County, Iowa (daughter of James Wallace Baird and Mary Ann Walkinshaw); died on 29 Sep 1952 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    Morning Sun News Herald. 2 Oct 1952

    Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Church for Mrs. John P. Robertson, 74, who died in Burlington hospital Monday, September 29. Mrs. Robertson had been hospitalized for more than two weeks with a heart ailment.

    Lena Mabel Baird was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Baird and was born in Des Moines county on August 20, 1978. On December 31, 1906 she was married to John P. Robertson who survives.

    Also surviving are two sons, Clayton and James, both of Morning Sun; Mrs. Marjorie Brown, Fulton, Mo., Mrs. Gertrude Fish, Wapello; Mrs. Hilma Gardner, Rock Island, Ill., Mrs. Dorothy Swanson, Burlington; Mrs. Mirian Smith, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Mrs. Betty Caparoon, Muscatine, and Mrs. Barbara Howe, Manteca, Calif. One son, Donald, two brothers and one sister are dead.

    Other survivors include 4 brothers, a sister, 21 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren.

    Final rites were in charge of Re. John O. Edgar and interment was in Sharon cemetery.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24278603/lena-mabel-robertson

    Children:
    1. Donald Hugo Robertson was born on 4 Oct 1898 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 15 Apr 1948 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    2. Marjorie Violet Robertson was born on 14 Sep 1900 in Louisa County, Iowa; died in Apr 1990; was buried in Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri.
    3. Gertrude G. Robertson was born on 6 Oct 1902 in Louisa County, Iowa; died on 19 Aug 1982 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Victor Memorial Cemetery, Victor, Iowa County, Iowa.
    4. Hilma Katherine Robertson was born on 8 Dec 1904 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 14 Sep 2000 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois; was buried in Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois.
    5. Dorothy May Robertson was born on 13 Jun 1907 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 19 Oct 2002 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa; was buried in Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    6. James Russell Robertson 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.
    7. Clayton Phillip Robertson was born on 12 Apr 1911 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 2 Mar 2004 in Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas; was buried in Valley Memorial Gardens, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas.
    8. Elizabeth Rebecca Robertson was born on 18 Apr 1917 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 19 Aug 2002 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa.
    9. 1. Barbara Janette Robertson was born on 10 Apr 1922 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 13 May 2013; was buried in Park View Cemetery, Manteca, San Joaquin County, California.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  James Wallace BairdJames Wallace Baird was born on 18 Sep 1847 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa (son of John Baird and Catherine McElhinney); died on 27 Sep 1923 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 29 Sep 1923 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa
    • Census: 1900, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa
    • Census: 1920, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa

    Notes:

    Obituary from Find a Grave and Kim Thompson:

    Prominent Farmer Is Laid to Rest.

    In the death of James Wallace Baird, which occurred September 27th (1923), the community suffers a real loss. He was one who could be depended upon, clear spoken, and ever ready to help those in need. His kindly counsel will be greatly missed.

    He was born September 18, 1847, in Louisa County, Iowa, and died at is home near Mediapolis, Iowa, nine days after his seventy-sixth birthday. On April 7th, 1871, he was united in marriage to Mary Ann Walkenshaw and had lived in the home where he passed away, fifty years.

    To this union nine children were born, all of whom live near Morning Sun, with the exception of Dr. Oliver E. Baird of Blanchard, Iowa. All the children are living with the exception of Otto C. Baird, who passed away in 1910. The remaining children are: Mrs. Minnie L. Carithers, Edmund A., Merrill W., Oliver E., Ralph E., Oscar M., Mrs. Lena May Robertson and Mrs. Blanche U. Thompson.

    Early in life he joined the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian church where, in after years, he served faithfully as deacon, and to the end of his life he was treasurer until failing health made it impossible, Mr. Baird was to be found regularly at the church he loved on the Sabbath day.

    Those who were bending over him in his last moments caught his last words "The Almighty has power."

    Funeral services were conducted at Sharon church and he was buried at Sharon cemetery, Saturday, September 29, 1923.

    Morning Sun News-Herald, 4 Oct 1923


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22318418/james-wallace-baird

    James married Mary Ann Walkinshaw on 7 Apr 1871. Mary (daughter of John Walkinshaw and Margaret Glasgow) was born on 19 Mar 1850 in Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio; died on 21 Nov 1948 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried on 24 Nov 1948 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Mary Ann WalkinshawMary Ann Walkinshaw was born on 19 Mar 1850 in Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio (daughter of John Walkinshaw and Margaret Glasgow); died on 21 Nov 1948 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried on 24 Nov 1948 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa

    Notes:

    Obituary from Find a Grave and Kim Thompson:
    Mrs. Mary Ann Baird Dies Sunday

    Mrs. Mary Ann Baird, 97, the town's eldest citizen, died at midnight Sunday (November 21, 1948) at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Minnie Carithers. She had been in declining health for several weeks.

    Mary Ann Walkinshaw was the daughter of John and Margaret Glasgow Walkinshaw, and was born March 19, 1851, at Londonderry, Ohio. On April 7, 1871, she was married to James W. Baird, and for many years they lived on a farm in the Sharon community. Baird died in 1928 and in 1927 Mrs. Baird came to Morning Sun to make her home with her daughter.

    In addition to Mrs. Carithers, Mrs. Baird is survived by six other children: Mrs. J. P Robertson and Merrill Baird, Morning Sun; Ralph and Oscar Baird, Wapello; Dr. Oliver Baird, Tarkio, Missouri; and Mrs. L. L. Myers of Ontario, California. Two sons, Otto and Edward Baird, are dead.

    Also surviving are 34 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, and 6 great-great-grandchildren.

    Mrs. Baird was a member of the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian church, at which church services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. Reverend M. W. Doughterty was in charge, and burial was in Sharon cemetery.

    Morning Sun News-Herald, 25 Nov 1948

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22318456/mary-ann-baird

    Children:
    1. Minnie Lauretta Baird was born on 24 Aug 1874 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 29 Jun 1950 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 1 Jul 1950 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    2. Edmond Alfonz Baird was born on 13 Sep 1876 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 29 Nov 1941 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 1 Dec 1941 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    3. 3. Lena Mabel Baird was born on 20 Aug 1878 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 29 Sep 1952 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    4. Merrill Waldo Baird was born on 25 Dec 1880 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 24 Sep 1964 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    5. Oliver Emmett Baird was born on 8 Dec 1882 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 8 Feb 1964 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa; was buried in Tarkio Home Cemetery, Tarkio, Atchison County, Missouri.
    6. Otto Clarence Baird was born on 17 Jul 1886 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 24 Aug 1910 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    7. Ralph Ehrman Baird was born on 4 Jun 1888 in Garland, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 8 Dec 1963 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    8. Oscar Marion Baird was born on 15 Aug 1890 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 30 Mar 1960 in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    9. Blanche Verona Baird was born on 15 Aug 1890 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 25 Feb 1983; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  John Baird was born on 2 Apr 1813 in Ireland; died on 4 Jul 1881; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa

    Notes:

    Name:
    son of Robert Baird and Jane Lindsay

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22938531/john-baird

    John married Catherine McElhinney on 12 Mar 1840 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Catherine (daughter of Robert McElhinney and Nancy Martin) was born on 10 Aug 1822 in Ireland; died on 14 Apr 1900 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Catherine McElhinney was born on 10 Aug 1822 in Ireland (daughter of Robert McElhinney and Nancy Martin); died on 14 Apr 1900 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    Obituary from Find a Grave and Kim Thompson:
    The Morning Sun News-Herald.

    Mrs. Catharine McElhinney-Baird was born near Londonderry, Ireland, August 10th, 1822. She departed this life April 14th, 1900.

    When about 3 years old she came with her parents to the United States, and after residing a series of years In Pennsylvania and New York; emigrated to Iowa, with the rest of the family, where they arrived April 15, 1840.

    She lacked a single day of having lived in [outside?] the state 60 years.

    She was married to John Baird in Philadelphia, March 12, 1840. Mr. Baird's death occurred on July 4th, 1881, so that she lived in widowhood almost 19 years.

    She was in the truest sense of the word a mother. Five sons and six daughters live to mourn her death. One child died in early life.

    Her grandchildren number 29, and her great-grandchildren, 3. She was eminently practical in all her life work. "She managed her affairs with discretion."

    She loved her church devoutly, and understood the principles upon which It stood. She attended church when it cost her much effort, and when she felt unable to go any other place. During her last illness, her mind was unusually clear; her anticipation of the approaching end was with a quiet faith, a comfortable hope, a well grounded assurance. In herself she saw nothing on which to depend. In Jesus Christ she saw all that her soul desired. Her end came painlessly and peacefully, like the light of the morning-star that does not set but melts away into the clearer light of the eternal day. "Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright for the end of that man is peace."

    The funeral was attended by a vast concourse of people and among the mourners were a large number of early settlers. We note year by year how their number is being diminished. The emigrants are again emigrating -- this time to a land where infirmities of age, and sickness, and sorrow, and separation are words unknown.

    May their posterity be as true to the right and as loyal to duty as the fathers and mothers were. "Show thy work unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children."


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22318395/catherine-baird

    Children:
    1. 6. James Wallace Baird was born on 18 Sep 1847 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 27 Sep 1923 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 29 Sep 1923 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    2. Margaret Ann Baird was born on 12 Sep 1852 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 16 Dec 1933 in Santa Ana, Orange County, California; was buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California.

  3. 14.  John Walkinshaw was born on 1 Mar 1810 in County Antrim, Ireland; died on 16 Apr 1883 in Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio
    • Census: 1860, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa
    • Census: 1870, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19859547/john-henry-walkinshaw

    John married Margaret Glasgow in 1835 in Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio. Margaret (daughter of John Glasgow and Mary Arthur) was born on 17 Oct 1810 in Ireland; died on 12 Nov 1860 in Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Margaret Glasgow was born on 17 Oct 1810 in Ireland (daughter of John Glasgow and Mary Arthur); died on 12 Nov 1860 in Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    From cemetery records: Margaret Walkinshaw, died 12 Nov 1860, age 50y, 20d. Wife of J. Walkinshaw.

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19859751/margaret-walkinshaw

    Children:
    1. James Walkinshaw was born on 4 Mar 1836 in Ohio; died on 25 Feb 1859; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    2. Jane Glasgow Walkinshaw was born on 29 Mar 1837 in Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio; died on 24 Jun 1922 in Santa Ana, Orange County, California; was buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California.
    3. Maria Walkinshaw was born on 24 Jul 1839 in Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio; died on 11 Dec 1924 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried on 13 Dec 1924 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    4. Hugh Wycoff Walkinshaw was born on 8 Jul 1840 in Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio; died on 13 Oct 1921 in Harlan Township, Page County, Iowa; was buried on 15 Oct 1921 in Covenanter Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa.
    5. John Henry Walkinshaw was born on 9 May 1842 in Ohio; died on 2 Jul 1925 in Blanchard, Page County, Iowa; was buried on 5 Jul 1925 in Blanchard Cemetery, Blanchard, Page County, Iowa.
    6. Mary Ann Walkinshaw was born on 22 Feb 1845 in Guernsey County, Ohio; died in 1851 in Guernsey County, Ohio; was buried in Scotch Covenanter Cemetery, Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio.
    7. Margaret Love Walkinshaw was born on 22 Feb 1845 in Ohio; died in 1932; was buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California.
    8. Adam Walkinshaw was born on 31 Jan 1847 in Guernsey County, Ohio; died on 29 Nov 1925 in Santa Ana, Orange County, California; was buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California.
    9. Lemuel Walkinshaw was born on 15 Jan 1849 in Guernsey County, Ohio; died on 1 Mar 1930 in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California; was buried in Park View Cemetery, Manteca, San Joaquin County, California.
    10. 7. Mary Ann Walkinshaw was born on 19 Mar 1850 in Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio; died on 21 Nov 1948 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried on 24 Nov 1948 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    11. Arthur Glasgow Walkinshaw was born on 27 May 1854 in Ohio; died on 26 Mar 1929 in Santa Ana, Orange County, California; was buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California.


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