John S. M. Robertson of Gallatin Co. KY

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1. John S. M.¹ Robertson was born in Kentucky circa 1789.

He married Milly (Robertson). Milly was born circa 1785 in Pennsylvania.

In the Census of 1850, John was listed as a head of household in Gallatin Co, KY.⁽¹⁾

John S. M. Robertson and Milly (Robertson) had the following children:

• 2 i. James G.² Robertson was born in Kentucky circa 1814. He married Elizabeth (Robertson). Elizabeth was born circa 1820 in Kentucky.

  He was listed as a household member of John S. M. Robertson's house in the Census of 1850 in Gallatin Co, KY.⁽²⁾

• + 3 ii. Nancy Robertson was born circa 1815.

• + 4 iii. Rodger Robertson was born circa 1815.

• + 5 iv. Theophilus C. Robertson was born circa 1820.

• + 6 v. William Robertson was born circa 1830.

3. Nancy² Robertson (John S. M.¹)⁽³⁾ was born in Kentucky circa 1815. Nancy died after 1880 in maybe, Montgomery Co, KS, or Missouri, at age unknown.

She married twice. She married Arthur Marcum before 9 December 1832 in Gallatin Co, KY.⁽⁴⁾ Arthur was born before 1800. Arthur died circa 1839 in probably, Bartholomew Co, IN, at age unknown. She married John Richardson August 3, 1843 in Bartholomew Co, IN.⁽⁵⁾ John was born August 1804 in Ohio.⁽⁶⁾ (Additional notes for John Richardson⁽⁷⁾) John died February 1880 in Bartholomew Co, IN, at age 75. John applied for a marriage license to wed Nancy Robertson August 1, 1843 in Bartholomew Co, IN.⁽⁸⁾

He had been a farmer, but sometime around 1857, he became disabled, and thereafter was only rarely able to do any work to support his family. He died of pneumonia in February, 1880, at the age of sixty five.

She was listed as a resident in the census report 1840 in Bartholomew Co, IN.⁽⁹⁾ Nancy applied for a marriage license to wed John Richardson August 1, 1843 in Bartholomew Co, IN.⁽¹⁰⁾ In 1840, Nancy Markim was living in Rock Creek Township in Bartholomew County, where she would remain for at least forty years, with her young son, John, and four girls. The youngest would have been her daughter Emma, but thirty years later no other was mentioned when Nancy listed her children. Two of the girls were between five and nine years old, and one of the girls was above age ten. They were probably the children of Arthur Marcum by his first wife.

Every record of her children says that John was born in Kentucky in 1836 and Emma was born in Indiana around 1838, so the family must have moved from Kentucky before then. Why Nancy was in Rock Creek in 1840 hasn't been determined. No deed was registered in the name of Marcum to indicate that her late husband had settled there, so it's not known whether she had come to Bartholomew County with him, or for her own reason after his demise. None of Nancy's immediate neighbors were old enough to have been her father or uncle; she might have settled near a brother or sister.

She remarried in 1843, and had two more children. After her second husband became disabled around 1857, she and her young son worked a small rented farm for a while. Eventually her son Milton was the sole support of the family. After he died at the end of the Civil War, the neighbors made a loom for her, and she made a small income from weaving carpets. In 1871, she was granted a pension of eight dollars a month from Milton's war service, retroactive from his death. The application papers for that pension have provided most of the details known of her later life, and of her family.

Nancy Robertson and Arthur Marcum had the following children:

• 7 i. John³ Marcum⁽¹¹⁾ was born in Covington, Campbell Co, KY April 11, 1836. John died December 5, 1912 in Beaver Crossing, Seward Co, NE, at age 76. He married twice. He married Amelia (Milley) M. O'Neal April 28, 1864 in Bartholomew Co, IN. Amelia was born circa 1844 in Bartholomew Co, IN. Amelia was the daughter of James O'Neal and Sarah (Sally) Helton. Amelia died circa 1874 in probably, Bartholomew Co, IN, at age unknown. She must have died shortly after the birth of her fourth child, Luella.

  He married Amanda C. Clarkson February 11, 1875 in Bartholomew Co, IN. Amanda was born circa 1847 in Indiana. Amanda died at age unknown.

  A great deal of information about his life has come down through his application for pension as a veteran of the Union army in the Civil War.

  On July 6, 1861, he enlisted at Leon, in Decatur County, Iowa, into Company D of the 4th Regiment of the Iowa Volunteer Infantry. They were mustered into federal service at Council Bluffs, Iowa, Aug. 15, 1861, and proceeded from there to Rolla, Missouri where they were absorbed into the Army of the Southwest under General Curtis.

  He was wounded in the ear while fighting in the battle of March 7 and 8, 1862, called Elkhorn Tavern by the Confederates, at Pea Ridge, Arkansas, where the Union victory was important in saving Missouri for the Northern cause. His wound was attested in the 1883 pension application by John R. Muir, who had been a neighbor in Bartholomew Co. and served as a corporal in Co. G of the 22nd Indiana Volunteers. Other comrades-in-arms mentioned in his pension papers were James Campbell, Israel Milligan, Lt. James Finley, and Capt. Howard Brown.

  His military service was marked by an interruption, during which he returned home to Bartholomew County and married. John maintained that on Feb. 13, 1863, he had been captured by Confederates near Napoleon, Arkansas, on the Mississippi River. They paroled him, after he promised to go home and fight no more. The Union army was unaware of this event, however, and carried him as a deserter, absent without leave, between Jan. 17, 1863 and July 13, 1864. He rejoined his company then, in northwestern Georgia, as General Sherman was preparing to advance toward Atlanta.

  During the campaign for Atlanta, General Sherman was overall commander of three Union armies. The 4th Iowa was assigned to the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Division of the 15th Army Corps, in the Army of the Tennessee.[1]

  General Sherman led his army from Atlanta to the coast in two great columns, sixty miles apart, with the Army of the Tennessee on the right. After Savannah had been presented to President Lincoln by Sherman for Christmas, 1864, the armies proceeded into South Carolina. It was the 15th Corps that occupied the state capital, Columbia, whose burning was blamed on the Union forces.

  John was mustered out with his company at Louisville, Kentucky, on July 24, 1865, with an honorable discharge.

  His 1890 pension application, No. 469831, applied for in Greene County, MO, when John and his family were living nearby in Fair Grove, said that he had lived in Indiana for 18 years after the war, and then moved to Cherryvale, KS, for three years. That was probably between 1883 and 1886. He finally was granted a pension, Certificate No. 718752, and was receiving $15 a month in 1912.

• 8 ii. Emma Marcum⁽¹²⁾ was born in Indiana 1838. Emma died at age unknown. She married twice. She married Samuel Day before 1860. Samuel was born circa 1830 in Tennessee. (Additional notes for Samuel Day⁽¹³⁾) Samuel died before 1878 in probably, Missouri, at age unknown. She married Aaron Hall circa 1879 in Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO.⁽¹⁴⁾ Aaron was born circa 1836 in "Missing Place" no. 1381. (Additional notes for Aaron Hall⁽¹⁵⁾) Aaron died before 1899 at age unknown. Aaron was employed. When her mother listed her children in an affidavit dated July 20, 1870, she named Emma Day, aged 32, in Kansas City, Missouri. The author examined the 1870 census of Kansas City, which has not been indexed, page by page, and found only the wife of Samuel Day who seemed likely to be Nancy's daughter.

Nancy Robertson and John Richardson had the following children:

• 9 iii. Mary Sarilda Richardson was born in Bartholomew Co, IN circa 1844.⁽¹⁶⁾ Mary died at age unknown. She married twice. She married Joshua Norton October 26, 1865 in Bartholomew Co, IN.⁽¹⁷⁾ Joshua was born circa 1840. Joshua died at age unknown. No record of this man has been found in Bartholomew County after his marriage. He might have moved out of state, but the unusual name of his bride argues that he must have died soon after his marriage, as she seems to have remarried two years later, although she then gave her maiden name. Examination of the published cemetery records of Bartholomew County might support the author's speculation.

  She married John W. Helton December 19, 1867 in Bartholomew Co, IN.⁽¹⁸⁾ John was born circa 1848 in Hawkins Co, TN.⁽¹⁹⁾ John was the son of John Helton and Susan A. (Helton). John died 1872 in Bartholomew Co, IN, at age 24. His body was interred in Burnsville, Christian Church, Bartholomew Co, IN.⁽²⁰⁾ John applied for a marriage license to wed Mary Sarilda Richardson December 18, 1867 in Bartholomew Co, IN.⁽²¹⁾ His parents are assumed from nearby residence in Rockcreek Township in Bartholomew County in the 1870 census, when this one is called John Junr. In the same census, Isabella Winsted was in the home, indicating a relationship with her mother, Agnes.

  Mary applied for a marriage license to wed John W. Helton December 18, 1867 in Bartholomew Co, IN.⁽²²⁾ Her mother's affidavit on July 20, 1870, named Sarilda Helton, aged 26, as one of her children, saying Sarilda lived near Elizabethtown.

• 10 iv. Milton I. Richardson⁽²³⁾ was born in Bartholomew Co, IN March 1849. Milton died May 25, 1865 in Grant's Hospital, Willets Point, New York, at age 16. His body was interred May 26, 1865 in Willets Point, New York.

  When his father became disabled, Milton had to go to work to support the family. From the age of ten, he worked as a laborer on neighboring farms. In the fall of 1862, he was hired by William O'Neal to split rails. He made about one thousand of them, and was paid sixty cents a hundred. William later hired him several more times, for plowing corn, harvesting, chopping wood, and digging wells, and paid ordinary wages for a half hand, half to Milton and half to his father. Just before he went into the service, Milton bought a young mare from James O'Neal for $150, and left her with his mother, for her use.

  He enlisted at the age of fifteen, on Oct. 1, 1864, as a private in Company A of the 140th Regiment of Indiana Volunteers. Some time later, he came home on furlough, and sold the mare back to James O'Neal for $150, and left the money for his mother's support.

  The regiment first saw action in Tennessee in 1864. In early 1865, the 140th Regiment and the rest of the XXIII Corps were transported 1400 miles down the Tennessee River, up the Ohio, and thence by train to Washington DC and Alexandria. Gen. Cox's division, with Milton's unit, took ship Feb. 4, arriving at Ft. Fisher Feb. 9, and was engaged in the campaign against Wilmington, North Carolina. During the Carolinas campaign, the 140th Regiment was commanded by Col. Thomas J. Brady, in Col. Oscar W. Sterl's First Brigade, under Brig. Gen. James W. Reilly, and later Brig. Gen. Samuel P. Carter, commanding the Third Division of the Twenty Third Army Corps of Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield.

  At Kingston, North Carolina, on March 12, 1865, after complaining of illness for some weeks, he was sent to General Hospital at New Bern, North Carolina. From there, he was sent to Grant U.S. General Hospital in Willets Point, New York, where he was admitted on April 16th. He died there May 25, 1865, of disease variously reported as erysipelas (a streptococcus infection) and smallpox.

4. Rodger² Robertson (John S. M.¹) was born in Kentucky circa 1815.

He married Milly A. Knox. Milly was born circa 1820 in Kentucky. Milly was the daughter of Milly A. Knox.

In the Census of 1850, Rodger was listed as a head of household in Gallatin Co, KY.⁽²⁴⁾ He was listed as a neighbor of John S. M. Robertson in the Census of 1850 in Gallatin Co, KY.⁽²⁵⁾

Rodger Robertson and Milly A. Knox had the following children:

• 11 i. John T.³ Robertson was born in Gallatin Co, KY circa 1840.

• 12 ii. Willis P. Robertson was born in Gallatin Co, KY circa 1842.

• 13 iii. Emiline J. Robertson was born in Gallatin Co, KY circa 1845.

• 14 iv. Amanda T. Robertson was born in Kentucky circa 1846.

• 15 v. Mary A. H. Robertson was born in Kentucky circa 1848.

• 16 vi. Robert B. Robertson was born in Kentucky Jan or Feb 1850.

5. Theophilus C.² Robertson (John S. M.¹) was born in Kentucky circa 1820.

He married Harriet (Robertson). Harriet was born circa 1822 in Kentucky.

In the Census of 1850, Theophilus was listed as a head of household in Gallatin Co, KY.⁽²⁶⁾ He was listed as a neighbor of John S. M. Robertson in the Census of 1850 in Gallatin Co, KY.⁽²⁷⁾

Theophilus C. Robertson and Harriet (Robertson) had the following children:

• 17 i. John T.³ Robertson was born in Gallatin Co, KY circa 1845.

• 18 ii. Sarah E. Robertson was born in Gallatin Co, KY circa 1846.

• 19 iii. Amelia Robertson was born in Gallatin Co, KY circa 1848.

6. William² Robertson (John S. M.¹) was born in Kentucky circa 1830.

He married Rebecca (Robertson). Rebecca was born circa 1827 in Kentucky.

He was listed as a household member of John S. M. Robertson's house in the Census of 1850 in Gallatin Co, KY.⁽²⁸⁾

William Robertson and Rebecca (Robertson) had the following child:

• 20 i. James L.³ Robertson was born in Gallatin Co, KY Oct or Nov 1849.

Notes and References

Index

(Robertson)

Clarkson

Day

Hall

Helton

Knox

Marcum

Norton

O'Neal

Richardson

Robertson

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