Eldridge Blount ROBERTSON, Jr.^[1]

1823 - 1876  (53 years)

• Name	Eldridge Blount ROBERTSON
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	1 Feb 1823	Giles County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  _UID	CBE37EADCEC4449A80AE8D0521E03EB3FB4C
  Death	3 Aug 1876	Bosque County, Texas
  Person ID	I35541	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2001

  
  

  Father	Eldridge Blount ROBERTSON, Sr.,   b. Between 1786-1796, Davidson County, Tennessee d. Between 1842-1845, Nashville, Tennessee (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Mary HAMMONS   d. 1868, Bosque County, Texas
  Marriage	Abt 1819	Giles Co., Tennessee
  _UID	1D8E4252A9884FE493ACF18E1681671E7D45
  _UID	1D8E4252A9884FE493ACF18E1681671E7D45
  Family ID	F26095	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Malinda Greenup DRAGOO,   b. 11 Mar 1833, Coal County, Missouri d. 30 Sep 1908, Meridian, Texas (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	3 Jun 1852	Hunt County
  _UID	4E4C08DE885A42B98B828A300A5C4E18F05F
  _UID	4E4C08DE885A42B98B828A300A5C4E18F05F
  Children	1. Judge James Monroe ROBERTSON, Sr.,   b. 25 Oct 1854, Hunt County, Texas d. 16 May 1934, Meridian, Texas (Age 79 years)   2. twin John Evard ROBERTSON, twin,   b. 5 Mar 1857, Bosque County d. 16 Aug 1864 (Age 7 years)   3. Mary Ann ROBERTSON, twin,   b. 5 Mar 1857, Bosque County   4. Eldridge Franklin ROBERTSON,   b. 28 Apr 1859, Bosque County   5. Sarah Malissa ROBERTSON,   b. 27 May 1861, Bosque County, Texas   6. Benjamin Alvin ROBERTSON,   b. 24 Jan 1864, Bosque County d. 17 Jul 1896, Meridian, Texas (Age 32 years)   7. George Phineas ROBERTSON,   b. 5 Mar 1866, Bosque County   8. Ephraim Barnett ROBERTSON,   b. 7 Aug 1869, Bosque County   9. Robert Sterling ROBERTSON,   b. 30 Jul 1871, Bosque County   10. Edward ROBERTSON, Twin,   b. 7 Feb 1874, Erath County d. 14 Feb 1874, Erath County (Age 0 years)   11. Ida ROBERTSON, Twin,   b. 7 Feb 1874, Erath County d. 14 Feb 1874, Erath County (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F25654	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  "Kinfolks" by William Curry Harllee p. 2590. Came to Texas in 1845, and settled in Independence, Washington County. Hewed timber for the first cotton gin erected in that section. Shortly thereafter engaged in land surveying, which he followed until 1850. Then he removed to Hunt County where he located a headright and began farming, and two years later, June 1, 1852, married Miss Malinda G. Dragoo. He moved from Hunt to Bosque County, May 3, 1856, and established himself on Hog Creek, where he improved a farm and resided until his death, August 3, 1876. Served in the Mexican War 1846-1848 and while in Mexico contracted yellow fever and was brought back to New Orleans where he recovered. Served in the War Between the States 1861-1865. In Speight's (Confederate) regiment from Waco,, Texas. All of his sons are freemasons. "Kinfolks" by William Curry Harllee p. 2590, 2596. See also Brown's Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas, p. 428.

  
  

• Sources

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