R. B. Robertson
Richard B. Robertson, of Tarkio township, was born at Union City,
Atchison county, Missouri, on Jan. 4th, 1857, the son of Samuel O. and
Elizabeth Robertson. His parents came from Ray county, Missouri, in 1844,
and located on the Missouri bottom. The whole life of the subject
of this sketch has been passed in Atchison county. In Richard's eighth
year his father died, and he lived on the farm until in his twenty-first
year, when his mother died and h e commenced farming on his own account.
In the year 1882 he located four miles east of Tarkio, where he farmed
until in 1894, when he began work for Dr. Baker, selling his medicines,
i n which business he has made a decided success. He has a nice home, one mile
northeast of Tarkio, the residence being of modern design and
of the following dimensions: 14x__ (illegible) feet, 1 1/2 stories, and
14x16 feet, one story. Also a barn, brick cellar, necessary
outbuildings and an orchard and vineyard. The residence is beautifully
located and nicely kept. Mr. Robertson and wife make a specialty of
raising poultry and have some of the finest chickens we ever saw.
On Feb. 5th, 1881, Mr. Robertson was married to Miss Emma Francis
Bale, daughter of Samuel A. and Mary J. (Richardson) Bale. She was born
in Petersburg, Ill., Feb. 14, 1859. Mr. and Mrs. Robertson's son, R.
Richard, was born Feb. 10, 1885. The young man graduated from Tarkio
High School in his sixteenth year, with first honors among the boys of the
class. He also attended Tarkio College.
Mr. and Mrs. Robertson are members of the Christian church at
Tarkio and are active workers in same. Mr. Robertson is a member of the
Masonic lodge at Tarkio and the Modern Woodmen camp at Tarkio. Mrs.
Robertson is a member of the Order of Royal Neighbor s and the Ladies'
Aid Society. Politically, Mr. Robertson is a Democrat. in charge of the
local Masonic lodge.
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF ATCHISON CO, MO; Issued by the Atchison Co. Mail;
Stapel, H.F.;MR-977-811 At24b; p. 434; available Pub. Lib. of Independence
MO
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L. M. Robertson, farmer and stock raiser,
section 16, was born 3 August 1843, in Clay Co., MO. His father, A. E.
Robertson, was a native
of Tennessee, and his mother, who maiden name was Mary Gross, was a native of
Missouri. They moved to Atchison County in 1849 when L. M. w
as about six years old, settling on the bottom south of Rock Port. It was on
this frontier that the subject of this sketch was reared to
manhood. He passed his youth on the farm and attended school in the old log
school houses with puncheon floors, slab benches and sod chimney. He
has given his attention to agricultural pursuits through life. In the spring of
1862 h e enlisted in the State Militia and assisted in routing
the bushwhackers out of the lower counties. In 1864 he enlisted in an
independent company of cavalry, made up at Nebraska City. They were
attached to a Minnesota regiment and served on the frontier, fighting the Sioux,
Winnebago, and Flat-head Indians. They went through Montana
and up into British America, experiencing some pretty hard fighting. At the
close of the war Mr. R. settled in Atchison County, on a farm, and
has since been engaged in agricultural pursuits. In February, 1880, he settled
where he now resides. He owns 100 acres of fine land, has a neat
residence, a good orchard, etc., his farm being well watered and well adapted
for stock purposes. He has filled the position of school
director some seven years. He was formerly a member of the Grange. Mr. Robertson
was married November 17, 1867, to Miss M. J. File, a native of
Illinois, born September 17, 1848. She was a daughter of William and Betsy
File. They have three children: Samuel R., born August 5, 1868,
Melissa, born April 26, 1871, and Carrie B., April 28, 1875. Himself and
wife are active members of the Christian Church."
Note: this is Littleton Mayberry Robertson.
COUNTY HISTORY: HISTORY OF HOLT & ATCHISON COS, MO; p. 929
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