Susannah T. (Hall) Robertson (1810 - 1885)

Born 28 Feb 1810 in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Edward (Woollen) Woolen — married 27 Jul 1831 in Shelby County, Illinois, United States

Wife of Peter Myers — married 5 May 1842 in Shelby County, Illinois, United States

Wife of Richard Dickerson Burrus — married 19 Jan 1857 in Shelby County, Illinois, United States

Wife of Carey Allen Robertson — married 12 Mar 1861 in Shelby County, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 3 May 1885 at age 75 in Illinois, United States

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Biography

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Susan was born in 1810. She was the daughter of Samuel Hall and Nancy Steele. ^[1]

She was officially a midwife, but her medical skill was so recognized that even physicians called her Doctor as a sign of respect. ^[2] She passed away in 1885.

Residences

Susan was enumerated in the following locations:

• 1850 - Shelby County, Illinois ^[3]
• 1860 - Shelby County, Illinois ^[4]
• 1880 - Shelby County, Illinois

Family

Susan married four times. Her first marriage was in 1831 to Edward Woolen, son of Edward Woolen and Levina [--?--] . ^[5] To this union were born the following children:

• 1832 - Nancy C.
• 1835 - Louvina
• 1838 - John W.

After Edward's death, Susan married in 1842 to Peter Myers. ^[6] To this union were born the following children:

• 1844 - Ruth Ann Lacy ^[7]
• 1847 - Arminda ^[8]
• circa 1850 - James
• 1850 - Sarah Jane

After Peter's death, Susan married in 1857, Richard Dickerson Burrus, the son of Jacob Burrus and Virginia Ruth Dillon. ^[9] No children were born to this union.

After Dickerson's death, Susan married in 1861 for the fourth and final time to Carey Allen Robertson. ^[10] No children were born to this union.

Sources

1. ↑ The Pyle-Pile Family in American, 1642-1954, Pyle, Howard Thornton, pg 114, 568-570 https://archive.org/details/pylepilefamilyin00pyle_0
2. ↑ "Affidavit of Dr. J. B. McNutt", Louvina Burrus Pension File, 29 Jun 1887
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M853-NHL : 19 December 2020), Susanah Miers in household of Peter Miers, Shelby, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHT-G2G : 19 March 2020), Susan Burres in entry for Richard Burres, 1860.
5. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Z-PF25 : 22 July 2021), Edward Woollen and Susan Hall, 27 Jul 1831; citing Shelby, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,008,065.
6. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Z-PXRP : 22 July 2021), Peter Myers and Susan Woolen, 05 May 1842; citing Shelby, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,008,065.
7. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ4N-G52 : 8 March 2018), Ruth Ann Burrus, 06 Mar 1919; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,562,096.
8. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N387-RVW : 8 March 2018), Susan Hall in entry for Arminda Rogers, 20 Aug 1934; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,712,056.
9. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Z-PKMP : 22 July 2021), Dickerson Burris and Susan Myers, 19 Jan 1857; citing Shelby, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,008,065.
10. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Z-PPCR : 22 July 2021), Cary A Robertson and Susan Burris, 12 Mar 1861; citing Shelby, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,008,065.