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Lena Mabel Baird

Female 1878 - 1952  (74 years)


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  1. 1.  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.

    Notes:

    Morning Sun News Herald. Oct 2, 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

    Lena married John Plake Robertson on 31 Dec 1896 in Des Moines County, Iowa. John was born on 19 Feb 1870 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 23 Aug 1958 in Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Donald Hugo Robertson  Descendancy chart to this point 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. 3. Marjorie Violet Robertson  Descendancy chart to this point 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. 4. Gertrude G. Robertson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 06 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. 5. Hilma Katherine Robertson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 08 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. 6. Dorothy M. Robertson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jun 1907 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 19 Oct 2002; was buried in Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    6. 7. James Russell Robertson  Descendancy chart to this point 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. 8. Clayton Philip Robertson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Apr 1911 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 02 Mar 2004 in McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas; was buried in Valley Memorial Gardens, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas.
    8. 9. Elizabeth Rebecca Robertson  Descendancy chart to this point 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.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Donald Hugo Robertson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lena1) 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.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22938931/donald-hugo-robertson


  2. 3.  Marjorie Violet Robertson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lena1) was born on 14 Sep 1900 in Louisa County, Iowa; died in Apr 1990; was buried in Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94909513/marjorie-violet-brown

    Marjorie married Owen Thomas Brown on 29 Dec 1926 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa. Owen was born on 30 May 1900 in Middletown, Montgomery County, Missouri; died on 29 Oct 1966 in Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri; was buried in Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Gertrude G. Robertson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lena1) was born on 06 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.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: chiropractor

    Notes:

    Gertrude Fish
    Wapello – Gertrude R. Fish, 79, Wapello, died this morning at the Burlington Medical Center.
    Services are pending at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home.
    The daughter of John P. and Lena Baird Robertson, she was born Oct. 6, 1902, in Des Moines County.
    Her marriage to Virgil Fish took place Oct. 25, 1927, in Marengo. Mrs. Fish graduated from the Palmer School of Chiropractic in 1924 and had been practicing in Wapello since that time.
    Survivors include her husband; one daughter, Lela Leverin of Keystone; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two brothers, Clayton Robertson of McAllen, Texas, and James Robertson of Morning Sun; and six sisters, Marjorie Brown of Fulton, Mo., Hilma Gardner of Rock Island, Dorothy Swanson of San Jose, Calif., Marian Smith of San Diego, Calif., Betty Caparoon of Muscatine and Barbara Howe of Manpeca, Calif.
    One brother preceded her in death.
    The Muscatine Journal, Muscatine, Iowa. Thursday, 18 August 1982.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230816956/gertrude-fish

    Gertrude married Virgil Theodore Fish on 25 Oct 1927 in Marengo, Iowa County, Iowa. Virgil was born on 25 Oct 1899 in Victor, Iowa County, Iowa; died on 26 Jun 1987 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Victor Memorial Cemetery, Victor, Iowa County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Hilma Katherine Robertson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lena1) was born on 08 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.

    Notes:

    Services for Hilma C. Gardner, 95, Rock Island, are 11 a.m. Monday at Memorial Heights United Methodist Church, Rock Island, where she was a member. Burial is in Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery.
    Visitation is 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Wheelan Funeral Home, Rock Island. Memorials may be made to the church or to a favorite charity.
    Mrs. Gardner died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2000, at Trinity Medical Center, West Campus, Rock Island.
    Hilma Robertson was born Dec. 8, 1904, in Morning Sun, Iowa, the daughter of John P. and Lena M. Baird Robertson. She married Herbert V. Gardner June 22, 1926, in Morning Sun. He died in June 1992.
    Mrs. Gardner had worked for the Rock Island County Agriculture Soil Conservation Service, retiring in 1962.
    She was a member of the Methodist Women of the church.
    Survivors include daughters and son-in-law, Kathryn Gustafson, Rock Island, and Dorothy and M. Gordon Tipple, Rock Island; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a brother, Clayton Robertson, McAllen, Texas; and sisters, Marian Smith and Barbara Howe, both of Manteca, Calif., Dorothy Swanson, Sheffield, Iowa, and Betty Caparoon, Muscatine, Iowa.

    Dispatch - Argus QCOnline.com
    Obituaries for September 16, 2000


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140981049/hilma-catherine-gardner

    Lot 28, Section 19


  5. 6.  Dorothy M. Robertson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lena1) was born on 13 Jun 1907 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 19 Oct 2002; was buried in Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113664861/dorothy-r.-swanson

    Rest Haven, lot 199, space 2

    Dorothy married Robert Andrew Swanson on 11 Sep 1937 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. Robert was born on 2 Oct 1904 in Riverton, Fremont County, Iowa; died on 26 Apr 1967 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  James Russell Robertson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lena1) 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.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farmer

    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


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175488230/james-russell-robertson


  7. 8.  Clayton Philip Robertson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lena1) was born on 12 Apr 1911 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 02 Mar 2004 in McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas; was buried in Valley Memorial Gardens, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, Marshall, Louisa County, Iowa

    Notes:

    Clayton P. Robertson
    McAllen – Clayton P. Robertson. The Heavenly Choir has a new bass singer today! Clayton is home with the Lord. He was born April 12, 1911, on a farm near Mediapolis, Iowa, to the late John and Lena Mabel Robertson – the 7th of 10 children. He died March 2, 2004, in McAllen.
    He was active in the church choir of St. Mark United Methodist Church in McAllen, Texas for 34 years. He was also a founding member of the barber shop harmony group know as the Magic Valley Men of A Chord, and sang with them for about 15 years. Clayton’s greatest delight was as a volunteer librarian at Taylor Christian School where he would read to the children during the library hour.
    Mr. Robertson is survived by his son, Dwight Robertson; daughter-in-law, Becky Cantu Robertson, both of McAllen; two daughters, Linda J. Robertson of Alameda, Calif.; and Carol Green; son-in-law, Douglas Green, both of Fairfax, Va.; three granddaughters, Amy Pettus of San Jose, Calif., Lisa (Bill) McCrory of Coeuer D’Alene, Idaho and Erin Robertson of Bloomington, Ill.; three grandsons, Jason (Michelle) Green, Jeremy Green, both of Fairfax, Va., and Steven Robertson of Los Angeles, Calif.
    Visitation for Mr. Robertson will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, March 4, 2004, with the family to visit with friends and family from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at Kreidler Funeral Home, 314 N. 10th Street, McAllen. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, March 5, 2004, at St. Mark United Methodist Church, 301 W. Pecan Avenue, McAllen, Texas. Burial will follow at Valley Memorial Gardens Cemetery in McAllen.
    The family asks that memorial donation be made to Taylor Christian School, 2021 West Jackson Avenue, McAllen, Texas 78501. Kreidler Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
    The Monitor, McAllen, Texas. Thursday, 4 March 2004.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26754731/clayton-phillip-robertson

    Clayton married Alice Lucille Schmeiser on 08 Jun 1938 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. Alice (daughter of Joseph Schmeiser and Mary Elizabeth Riemann) was born on 28 Jun 1913 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 19 May 1997 in McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas; was buried in Valley Memorial Gardens, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 9.  Elizabeth Rebecca Robertson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lena1) 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.

    Notes:

    SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Elizabeth R. Caparoon, 90, of San Antonio, Texas, formerly of Muscatine, died Sunday, August 19, 2007, at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio.

    Private family services will be at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services. The Rev. Lloyd Mansfield of the Church of Christ will officiate. Burial will be in Muscatine Memorial Park Cemetery.

    Memorials may be directed to a charity of the donor's choice.

    Mrs. Caparoon was born April 18, 1917, in Morning Sun, the daughter of John P. and Lena M. Baird Robertson. She married Richard C. Caparoon December 24, 1936, in Long Beach, Calif. He died in 2006.

    She was a homemaker all her life and a member of the Women of the Moose.

    She felt her family was always the most important aspect of her life.

    She will be deeply missed by two her sons, Phillip E. Caparoon and his wife, Monna, of Houston, Texas and William C. Caparoon and special friend, Maria Niaves, of Madison, Wisconsin; a daughter, Shirley A. Oberhaus and her husband, Patrick, of Muscatine; seven grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.

    She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78066177/elizabeth-rebecka-caparoon



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