James Russell Robertson
1909 - 1985 (75 years)-
Name James Russell Robertson Born 14 Jul 1909 Des Moines County, Iowa 
[1, 2] Gender Male Occupation farmer [1] Died 16 Apr 1985 Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa [1, 2] Buried Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa [1, 2] Person ID I77 Wunnenberg Last Modified 14 May 2023
Father John Plake Robertson, b. 19 Feb 1870, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa , 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 Family ID F24 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 14 Jul 1909 - Des Moines 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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