The funeral of Wm. Robertson was held at the Methodist church yesterday afternoon. Mr. Robertson had been ill for some time at the home of his son, Charles, at Fort Morgan, Colo., and passed away on Monday.

Pilot 20 July 1921

KENNARD NEWS

The funeral of Wm. Robertson was held at the M.E. church last Wednesday and a large crowd attended.

Charles Robertson, of Ft. Morgan, Colo., Wm. Robertson, jr., Mrs. Alice Menking, of Elsie, Neb., and Mrs. Jessie Tallman, of Fremont, Neb., were here Wednesday to attend the funeral of their father, Wm. Robertson, sr.

Tribune 21 July 1921

Wm. Robertson, a former Washington county pioneer, died at the home of his son, Charles Robertson, at Ft. Morgan, Colo., on July 11, 1921, aged 86 years, months and 2 days.

Mr. Robertson was born in Brackenridge county, Kentucky, on January 9, 1835, and was married October 8, 1861, to Mary A. French. They were the parents of nine children, two dying in infancy.

Mr. Robertson came with his family to Nebraska in 1871 and settled on a farm near Kennard, where he resided for thirty years, rearing his children to manhood and womanhood. In 1900 he moved to Perkins county, Nebr., which has since been his home.

His wife passed away February 9, 1920. Some time ago he went to Ft. Morgan, Colo., to visit his son and was taken ill several weeks ago. On account of his advanced years the family realized that his recovery could hardly be expected and the children were summoned to his bedside, where they remained for some time, but at the time of his passing only the son at Ft. Morgan was with him.

Deceased had been a constant member of the Presbyterian church for more than sixty years, but two years ago he transferred is membership to the Methodist church at Kennard.

The body was brought to Kennard last week and the funeral held at the Methodist church on Wednesday, conducted by Rev. W. H. Underwood of Blair, and burial was made in the family lot at Kennard.

His surviving relatives are his seven children, Mrs. John Blaco, Mrs. Chas. Cunningham, and George Robertson of Kennard; Mrs. Alice Menking and Wm. Robertson, of Elsie, Nebr.; Chas. Robertson, Ft. Morgan, Colo., and Mrs. Jessie Tallman, of Fremont; two half sisters, Mrs. Mattie Pate of Blair, and Mrs. Lillie Vorhies of Lincoln.

From Danish Archives, Blair, NE:

Born 18 December 1835, Breckenridge Co., KY; Died 11 July 1921, Ft. Morgan, Colo. Buried Kennard.

Married 8 October 1861 Hardinsburg, KY to Mary Ann French (born 23 Nov 1845, Cloversport, KY; died 9 Feb 1920 Elsie, NE).

9 Children:

Martha 6 Buried in KY

Mattie Jane 6 May 1864-16 Dec 1925; married John Blaco; buried at Kennard

Effie born 1866; married C. Chas. Cunningham; Buried at Arlington

Allice 1875-14 Aug 1950; married Menking; Buried at Elsie

Jessie 1879; married Jesse Tallman; Buried San Francisco

Charles 1873-3 Aug 1923; Buried at Kennard

William Buried at Wallace

George W. 14 April 1897- 19 Feb 1868-3 Sept 1938; Married Minnie Bates; Buried at Kennard

Note: There is a GAR marker by William's stone.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~