James Russell Robertson
1909 - 1985 (75 years)-
Name James Russell Robertson Born 14 Jul 1909 Des Moines County, Iowa 
[1, 2] Gender Male Died 16 Apr 1985 Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa [1, 2] Buried Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa [1, 2] Person ID I1026 McKeown Last Modified 9 Aug 2023
Father John Plake Robertson, b. 19 Feb 1870, Indiana , d. 23 Aug 1958, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 88 years) Mother Lena Mabel Baird, b. 20 Aug 1878, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 29 Sep 1952, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 74 years) Married 31 Dec 1896 Des Moines County, Iowa [1, 2] Family ID F389 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Jennie Elvessie "Vessie" Meyers, b. 2 Oct 1906, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa , d. 25 Jun 1994, Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa (Age 87 years) Married 25 Dec 1933 Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa [2] Children 1. Valeda Joanne Robertson, b. 2 Dec 1935, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa , d. 16 Feb 1936, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa (Age 0 years)2. Marlene S. Robertson, b. 9 May 1937, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa , d. 21 Dec 1971, Honolulu, Hawaii (Age 34 years)3. Milton A. Robertson, b. 14 Sep 1939, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa , d. 13 Mar 2012, Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa (Age 72 years)Last Modified 23 Oct 2017 Family ID F395 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 14 Jul 1909 - Des Moines County, Iowa 
Married - 25 Dec 1933 - Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa 
Died - 16 Apr 1985 - Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa 
Buried - - Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Morning Sun - James R. Robertson, 75, died Tuesday, April 16, at Burlington Medical Center.
He was born to John P. and Lena Baird Robertson on July 15, 1909, and rural Mediapolis. He married Vessie Meyers on December 25, 1933 at Wapello.
The couple farmed for many years, until his retirement. He was a member of the Morning Sun Lions Club, the Louisa County Historical Society, the Garden Club and the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Church.
Surviving: His wife, Morning Sun; a son, Milton, Janesville, California; daughter, Janet Caudle, Lexington, Massachusetts; eight grandchildren; a brother, Clayton Robertson, McAllen, Texas; six sisters, Hilma Gardner, Rock Island, Illinois, Marjorie Brown, Felton, Missouri, Dorothy Swanson, Campbell, California, Marian Smith, San Diego, California, Betty Caparoon, Muscatine, and Barbara Howe, Manteca, California.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday, Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Harlan Naylor, Sharon Cemetery. A memorial has been established
The Hawk Eye, Burlington, IA, April 18, 1985
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- Morning Sun - James R. Robertson, 75, died Tuesday, April 16, at Burlington Medical Center.
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