84. George Granberry⁶ ROBERTSON (Asaph Powell⁷, Norvell⁸, Jeffery⁹, Jeffery¹⁰, Jeoffrey¹¹, Rev William¹², John¹³, Thomas¹⁴, William¹⁵, William¹⁶, David¹⁷, Gilbert¹⁸, John¹⁹, Alexander²⁰, Robert "Riach"²¹ DUNCANSON of STRUAN, Duncan²² of RANNOCH, Robert²³ , Duncan "The Stout"²⁴ of ATHOLL)⁽⁷⁰⁾ was born in Covington County, Mississippi 16 JUL 1837. George died 15 FEB 1902 in Louisiana, at 64 years of age. His body was interred in Kitchen Creek Cemetary, Pollock, Louisiana.

He married Amanda Mortimer CHAMBERS 5 MAR 1862. Amanda was born 16 APR 1844. Amanda was the daughter of John CHAMBERS and Marcia WELCH. Amanda died 5 FEB 1906 at 61 years of age. Her body was interred in Kitchens Creek Cemetary, Pollock, Louisiana. SOURCE NOTES: This information comes from writing by George Lee ROBERTSON, eldest son of George Granberry ROBERTSON. On September 20, 1880 George Lee ROBERTSON purchased a notebook in Pineville, La. in which a board bill for the George Granberry Family is listed. This notebook indicates that prior to the founding of Kitchen Creek Church the G. G. ROBERTSON family attended church at Clear Creek Church, in the Clear Creek Community northeast of the Camp Livingston area.

Clear Creek Methodist Church was established 1885, rebuilt 1962. According to the June 1, 1880 Census, the George Granberry ROBERTSON family resided in Franklin Parish, Louisiana.

"George Granberry Robertson, born at Covington County, MS, July 16, 1837, died in Louisiana February 15, 1902 and married March 5, 1862 in Mississippi to Amanda Mortimer Chambers. Amanda was born April 16, 1844; died February 5, 1906. Both are buried in Kitchen Creek Cemetary, Rt. 2, Pollock, Louisiana near the Grant, Rapides Parish line.

"Soon after his marriage he enlisted in the Confederate Army and served until the war ended. The last eight months he was a prisoner of war at Camp Chase, Ohio. On August 12, 1863, while home on parole he and his wife were baptized into Leaf River Church. (Pastor: W.E. Shepard.) He engaged in farming after the war and in 1880 he and his family moved to Louisiana. An elder brother, Norvell Loammi, had preceded him.

"Retiring in his nature, he sought no public places, choosing rather to serve the Lord he loved. On [August] 12, 1863, he, his wife, a younger brother and a sister were baptized into the Baptist Old Leaf River Church near Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

"He came from a religious family, and was a grandson and a nephew of TWO Norvell Robertsons, Norvell Sr., and Norvell, Jr., who for many years were so prominent in the Baptist Ministry of South-east Mississippi. His brother, Norvell Loammi, was pastor for a number of years at Kitchens Creek Baptist Church and he served as assistant pastor and was one of the Founders of the Church."

George Granberry ROBERTSON and Amanda Mortimer CHAMBERS had the following children:

+ 37 i. George Lee⁵ ROBERTSON was born 15 DEC 1862.

85 ii. Oscar Leedyard ROBERTSON was born 4 JUL 1866.⁽⁷¹⁾ RESEARCH NOTES: Mississippi. Oscar died 23 FEB 1875 at 8 years of age.⁽⁷²⁾ RESEARCH NOTES: Mississippi.

86 iii. Ransom Wyatt ROBERTSON⁽⁷³⁾ was born in Covington County, Mississippi 24 JUN 1869. Ransom died 12 JAN 1942 in At his home in Grant Parish, at 72 years of age. His body was interred in Kitchen Creek Cemetary, Pollock, Louisiana. He married Amanda Delilah EMMONS 26 APR 1890. Amanda was born in near Flat Creek, Winn Parish, Louisiana 20 FEB 1869. Amanda⁽⁷⁴⁾ was the daughter of unknown EMMONS and unknown CRUMP. Amanda died 25 MAY 1958 in At her home, at 89 years of age. Her body was interred in Kitchen Creek Cemetary, Pollock, Louisiana. SOURCE NOTES: Information concerning Ransom Wyatt ROBERTSON was written by his grandson, Lee Wyatt ROBERTSON. "Ransom Wyatt ROBERTSON moved with his parents from Mississippi to Grant Parish, Louisiana 1880-81. He received little formal education, possibly 5th grade or equivalent, probably mostly or altogether in Mississippi. Throughout his life, however, he did much reading and educated himself to a much higher level. Before his marriage to Amanda Delilah EMMONS on April 26, 1890, and for some years thereafter, he worked in sawmills. Beginning about 1900 or a little later, he began to support his growing family by truck farming and ceased sawmill work. For part of those early years, he worked as far from hom as Urania, Louisiana (LaSalle Parish), paying board there and coming home to see his family only from Saturday night to Sunday night; Saturdays were full work-days in those times, and he received the same $1.25 for 10 hours of work on Saturdays as on other days of the week. As a young man, under the tutelage of his father, George Granberry ROBERTSON, and his uncle, Norvell Loammi ROBERTSON, who was a preacher, he became active in Kitchen's Creek Baptist Church and was a deacon and principal director of church affairs for many years. He led a very industrious and active life until his health failed in his late 60s; I think he was generally happy, although happiness was repeatedly marred by tragedy in losses by death of children, grandchildren and others. While he was never wealthy, he was a successful farmer for many years; through his industry and thrift and that of his wife, his family was well provided for. I am sure none of his children ever experienced real hunger, or fear of hunger."

87 iv. Mary Drucilla ROBERTSON was born 2 DEC 1871. Mary died 6 MAR 1920 at 48 years of age. Her body was interred in Pleasant Hill Cemetary, Pineville, La. She married John Hewit COULSON. John was born 27 SEP 1858. (Additional notes for John Hewit COULSON⁽⁷⁵⁾) John died 13 MAY 1934 at 75 years of age. His body was interred in Pleasant Hill Cemetary, Pineville, La.

88 v. John Howard (Johnny) ROBERTSON⁽⁷⁶⁾ was born in Mississippi 16 DEC 1873. John died 13 SEP 1960 in Louisiana, at 86 years of age. His body was interred in Springhill Cemetary. He married Viola Rosela (Ola) ATES 12 SEP 1900. Viola was born 24 APR 1884. Viola⁽⁷⁷⁾ was the daughter of William B. ATES and Laura A.. Viola died 3 APR 1967 at 82 years of age. Her body was interred in Springhill Cemetary. Following his marriage to Ola, Johnny worked at Ball Sawmill and they lived on Ball's front. About a year later they moved to the old homeplace on Springhill Road and he started truck farming. The main crops were strawberries, sugar cane and peanuts. He had a sugar cane mill known as a syrup mill because of the producing of syrup. The children helped before and after school and were allowed to have a horse although the girls were not allowed to ride, for it was considered "unladylike." Once when Esther allowed a friend to cut her hair short she received a "whipping" from her parent. Johnny and Ola's children attended the local schools, namely Ball Grammar, Simms, Pollock and Tioga. John H. ROBERTSON was a member of Ball Baptist Church. His grave marker at Springhill Cemetary reads "The Lord is my Rock and Salvation."

89 vi. Joseph Walter ROBERTSON⁽⁷⁸⁾ was born 17 DEC 1875. Joseph died 8 OCT 1882 at 6 years of age. SOURCE NOTES: From print version of Robertson geneaology. "According to the information in the George Granberry ROBERTSON Family, Joseph Walter ROBERTSON was born in Mississippi and must have died in Louisiana. Wilson and Mae ROBERTSON and Peggy Sandifer visited the Clear Creek Methodist Church Cemetary in search of Joseph Walter's grave but to date [1979 --WBS] have found no evidence of where he was buried."

90 vii. Claudius Trumbull ROBERTSON⁽⁷⁹⁾ was born 14 APR 1878. Claudius died 16 JUL 1962 at 84 years of age. His body was interred in Sardis Baptist Cemetary, Hwy 171, Rapides Parish, La. He married Sarah Jane (Dollie) KIRKLAND 25 JUN 1903. Sarah was born 23 JAN 1882. Sarah was the daughter of unknown KIRKLAND. Sarah died 18 JUN 1972 at 90 years of age. Her body was interred in Sardis Baptist Cemetary, Hwy 171, Rapides Parish, La. At one time Claudius and Dollie lived in the old homeplace of George Granberry ROBERTSON.

91 viii. Stella Josephine (Phenie) ROBERTSON⁽⁸⁰⁾ was born in Pineville, La. 18 SEP 1881. Stella died 9 DEC 1938 in Family Residence, 806 St. Joseph St., Pineville, La., at 57 years of age.⁽⁸¹⁾ RESEARCH NOTES: Died at 4:15 pm from pneumonia after an illness of several days. She married Robert Roy DUKE 18 OCT 1899.

Robert was born 20 MAR 1878. (Additional notes for Robert Roy DUKE⁽⁸²⁾) Robert died 6 AUG 1931 at 53 years of age.⁽⁸³⁾ His body was interred in LaSalle Parish, La. Phenie moved when about 4 years old to Grant Parish. She was an active member of the Pineville First Baptist Church. Deeply religious, she was industrious and hard working to keep her family together.

92 ix. Evelyn May (Evie) ROBERTSON was born 20 APR 1884. Evelyn died 25 JUL 1950 at 66 years of age. Her body was interred in Springhill Cemetary. She married twice. She married Carl WILSON. His body was interred in Springhill Cemetary. She married Columbus Lawrence MORGAN. Columbus was born 17 MAY 1877. (Additional notes for Columbus Lawrence MORGAN⁽⁸⁴⁾) Columbus died 21 DEC 1953 at 76 years of age. His body was interred in Springhill Cemetary.

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