John McNairy Robertson (1822 - 1859)

Born 1822 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Jan 1859 at about age 37 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Profile written by Allan Harl Thomas

John McNairy Robertson was born in 1822 in Nashville, Tennessee, his father, John, was 30 and his mother, Lucy, was 32. He married Lydia F Clawson Robertson O'Neal in 1852. They had three children during their marriage. He died on January 1, 1859, in Birmingham, Alabama, at the age of 37, and was buried there.

Son of John McNairy Robertson, Sr.

Spouse: Lydia Clawson
Children:
McKinza Joseph Robertson (1853 - 1928)
William Russell Robertson (1854 - 1933)
Elonzo Robertson (1858 - 1948)

Sources

• BIO

John McNairy Robertson, Jr. son of John McNairy Robertson, Sr. was born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee in the area near the Traveler's Rest home of his grandparents. He grew up in a large extended family of uncles, aunts and cousins. and was enumerated there as head of a household in the 1850 census. 1850 DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, Nashville, p. 321 - ROBERTSON, John, head, age 28, single; Brown, B. age 24, single; Winham, W. O. W., age 21, single; Jackson, William, age 26, single. (John may have still been living in his parent's former home and renting rooms to single young men. Other relatives lived nearby. His father had moved south to Shreveport, Louisiana, with younger siblings. A married sister lived in Alabama.) John married Lydia A. F. Clawson, daughter of William Russell Clawson, deceased, and Nancy Mullen Clawson. The couple lived near Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, and had three sons before his untimely death January 1, 1859. The cause of his death, was passed down orally by his sons, as "killed by a falling tree while cutting board lumber." John's widow remarried in November and had another son before the Civil War began. This spouse died in 1863 or 1864, probably in the Civil War. After they were grown, John's three sons and his spouse, Lydia (twice widowed) migrated to Texas.

Children: 1. McKinza Joseph Robertson 1853-1928 2. William Russell Robertson 1854- 3. Elonzo Zebna Robertson 1859- - Blanche Keating Collie, GG granddaughter

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119953603/john-mcnairy-robertson : accessed 28 November 2021), memorial page for John McNairy “Jack” Robertson Jr. (1822–1 Jan 1859), Find a Grave Memorial ID 119953603, citing Old Pioneer Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Blanche Keating Collie (contributor 47962376) .