Descendants of John Gross
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN1 GROSS (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.)
was born 1802 in SC (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.), and
died Abt. August 1887 in Tipton County, TN (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import:
Feb 18, 2003.). He married (1) UNKNOWN (Source:
actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.).
She was born Abt. 1815 (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18,
2003.), and died Abt. 1840 (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18,
2003.). He married (2) JOICE HUNLEY (Source:
actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.) February 17, 1841 in Tipton Co., TN
(Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.). She was born Abt. 1820 (Source: actims.FTW,
Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.), and died Abt. 1865 (Source: actims.FTW, Date of
Import: Feb 18, 2003.). He married (3) LEANA COOPER MOORE (Source:
actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.) May 30, 1865 in Tipton County, TN
(Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.). She was born December 1840 in TN (Source:
actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.), and died Aft. June 21, 1900 in
Tipton Co., TN (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.).
Notes for JOHN GROSS:
The information on
John Gross was provided by Allan Tims.
More About JOHN GROSS:
Burial: Unknown,
Tipton County, TN (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.)
Notes for JOICE HUNLEY:
I have notes that
refer to joice as Sue. This information
came from my grandmother Ida Gross Robertson.
More About JOHN GROSS and JOICE HUNLEY:
Marriage: February 17,
1841, Tipton Co., TN (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.)
More About JOHN GROSS and LEANA MOORE:
Marriage: May 30,
1865, Tipton County, TN (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.)
Children of JOHN GROSS and UNKNOWN are:
i. JAMES H.2 GROSS (Source:
actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.), b. Abt. 1831 (Source: actims.FTW,
Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.); d. Unknown.
ii. JOHN GROSS (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.),
b. Abt. 1833 (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.); d. Unknown.
iii. WILLIAM L. GROSS (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.),
b. May 31, 1834 (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.); d.
February 17, 1897, Tipton Co., TN (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18,
2003.).
More About WILLIAM L. GROSS:
Burial: February 1897,
Campground Cemetery, Tipton Co., TN (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb
18, 2003.)
iv. JOSEPH GROSS (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.),
b. Abt. 1836 (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.); d. Unknown.
v. ISAAC W. GROSS (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.),
b. Abt. 1838 (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.); d. Unknown.
vi. MARY GROSS (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.),
b. Abt. 1839 (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.); d. Unknown.
Children of JOHN GROSS and JOICE HUNLEY are:
vii. GEORGE W.2 GROSS (Source:
actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.), b. Abt. 1843 (Source: actims.FTW,
Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.); d. Unknown.
2. viii. HENRY CLAY GROSS, b. August 17, 1845, Tennessee; d. June 16, 1917.
ix. NANCY JANE GROSS (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.),
b. 1848, Tennessee (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.); d.
Unknown.
3. x. THOMAS STONE GROSS, b. May 1850, Tennessee; d. December 12, 1921, Tenn.
Children of JOHN GROSS and LEANA MOORE are:
xi. JOHN CALVIN2 GROSS (Source:
actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.), b. May 16, 1865, Tipton Co., TN
(Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.); d. December 21, 1946,
Tipton Co., TN (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.).
More About JOHN CALVIN GROSS:
Burial: December 1946,
Campground Cemetery, Tipton Co., TN (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb
18, 2003.)
xii. MARTHA ELIZABETH GROSS (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.),
b. December 25, 1867, Brighton, Tipton Co., TN (Source: actims.FTW, Date of
Import: Feb 18, 2003.); d. July 30, 1948, Marston, New Madrid Co., MO (Source:
actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.).
More About MARTHA ELIZABETH GROSS:
Burial: July 31, 1948,
Mounds Park Cemetery, Libourn, New Madrid Co., MO (Source: actims.FTW, Date of
Import: Feb 18, 2003.)
xiii. LEVI GROSS (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.),
b. 1871 (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.); d. Unknown.
xiv. MARY LAVENNIA GROSS (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.),
b. January 19, 1873, Tipton Co., TN (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb
18, 2003.); d. August 06, 1918, New Madrid Co., MO (Source: actims.FTW, Date of
Import: Feb 18, 2003.).
More About MARY LAVENNIA GROSS:
Burial: August 1918,
New Hope Cemetery, Marston, New Madrid Co., MO (Source: actims.FTW, Date of
Import: Feb 18, 2003.)
xv. HARVEY P. GROSS (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.),
b. 1876, Tipton Co., TN (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.); d.
Abt. 1946, Marston, New Madrid Co., Missouri (Source: actims.FTW, Date of
Import: Feb 18, 2003.).
xvi. ERSKIN GROSS (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.),
b. July 30, 1881 (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.); d.
November 23, 1976 (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.).
xvii. UNKNOWN GROSS (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.),
b. Abt. May 1888 (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.); d.
Unknown.
Generation No. 2
2. HENRY CLAY2 GROSS (JOHN1) (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.)
was born August 17, 1845 in Tennessee (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb
18, 2003.), and died June 16, 1917 (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18,
2003.).
More About HENRY CLAY GROSS:
Burial: June 1917,
Campground Cemetery, Tipton Co., TN (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb
18, 2003.)
Child of HENRY CLAY GROSS is:
i. OBIE3 GROSS, b. October
08, 1895, Tipton County, TN; d. February 1963, Tennesse.
More About OBIE GROSS:
Social Security Number:
413-24-3314
3. THOMAS STONE2 GROSS (JOHN1) (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2003.)
was born May 1850 in Tennessee (Source: actims.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 18,
2003.), and died December 12, 1921 in Tenn.
He married (1) LYDIA A. TIMS. She was born
in Mississippi, and died Unknown. He
married (2) ANN JOYNER. She died
Unknown. He married (3) NANCY J. INNIS. She died Unknown.
Notes for THOMAS STONE GROSS:
1910 Census Report:
State: Arkansas, County: Woodruff, Cache
Township, District 134 page 16
Thomas S. Gross age:
60; Wife Annie, age 60.
Also living in the
household: James H. Gross, son, age
31, with wife Daisy B. age 21
1880 Census Report:
District 4, Tipton County, Tennessee; List Thomas and Lidia as having the
following children Lola W., Nannie, and James H.
1900 Census Report:
District 134, Woodruff County, Cashe Township, Arkansas: List the children as
James, age 20; Ollie age 18, and Ida age 12.
Annie is listed as
Thomas' wife with step children whose last name is listed as Joyner. This lead me to believe Annie is Thomas'
third wife and she was married before and thejJoyner are hers. I have listed Annie as Ann Joyner and Thomas'
third wife. The 1900 Census list them as
being married 8 years.
Children of THOMAS GROSS and LYDIA TIMS are:
4. i. IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, b. January
24, 1888, X, Tipton , Tennessee; d. November 23, 1983, Shreveport, Louisiana.
ii. JAMES H. GROSS, b. September 1879; d. Unknown; m. DAISY; d. Unknown.
iii. OLLIE DODSON GROSS, b. October 1881; d. Unknown.
Child of THOMAS GROSS and ANN JOYNER is:
iv. KING3 GROSS, b. August
16, 1905; d. May 12, 1916.
Children of THOMAS GROSS and NANCY INNIS are:
v. LOLA W.3 GROSS, b. 1872; d.
Unknown.
vi. NANNIE GROSS, b. 1877; d. Unknown.
Generation No. 3
4. IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS (THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born
January 24, 1888 in X, Tipton , Tennessee, and died November 23, 1983 in
Shreveport, Louisiana. She married SAMUEL IRA ROBERTSON, SR. November 24,
1907 in Howell, Arkansas, son of SAMUEL ROBERTSON and ROSSI WORKMAN. He was born
December 05, 1886 in Charolette, Mecklenburg, North Carolina (Source:
Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 4, Social Security Death Index:
U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from M through Z, Date of Import:
Apr 22, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.112.4.57305.10), and died April 16, 1965 in
Shreveport, Louisiana (Source: Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 4,
Social Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from M
through Z, Date of Import: Apr 16, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.112.4.57305.10).
Notes for IDA FRANCIS IRENE GROSS:
Obit for Ida Gross
Robertson: from the Shreveport Times
Ida Gross Robertson
Shreveport
Grave side services
for Mrs. Ida gross Robertson, 95, of Shreveport will be held at 2:30 p.m., Sat.
November at Centuries Memorial Park Cemetery.
The rev. McNair Smith, pastor of Fairfield Presbyterian Church, where
she was a member, will officiate.
Arrangements are under the direction of RoseNeath's Southside
Chapel. Visitation will be held from
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Saturday at Rose Neath's Southside Chapel.
Mrs. Robertson, a
native of Tipton Co., Tenn., and a resident of Shreveport since 1924, died
Friday, November 25, 1983 at heritage Manor Nursing Home after a long
illness. She was a member of the Cedar
grove Branch of The War Moms of WW II.
Survivors include two
sons, Samuel Ira Robertson, Jr. of Shreveport and Bobby Robertson of Campti,
LA.; two daughters Geneva L. Hanna of Shreveport and Bettie Jo Roberts of
Metarie, La.; several nieces and nephews; fifteen grandchildren, twenty-three
great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchild.
In lieu of flowers,
the family requests that memorials be made to Fairfield Presbyterian Church.
Notes for SAMUEL IRA ROBERTSON, SR.:
May have been born in
Gastonia, North Carolina. Samuel was called Ira by most people. He lived around Cotten Plant, Ark as a young
man with his family. He was a brick
mason by trade. Ira moved to Shreveport,
and lived at 105 E. 72nd St. This was in
the Ceder Grove area of Shreveport. Ira
loved to fish and bet on horses. He was
known in the Shreveport area as a master craftsman in the brick layer
trade. Ira worked on many homes and
office buildings in the Shreveport area.
More About SAMUEL IRA ROBERTSON, SR.:
Fact 2: State of
issue: LA (Source: Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 4, Social
Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from M
through Z, Date of Import: Apr 16, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.112.4.57305.10)
Fact 7: Social
Security #: 435-03-2398 (Source: Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 4,
Social Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from M
through Z, Date of Import: Apr 16, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.112.4.57305.10)
More About SAMUEL ROBERTSON and IDA GROSS:
Marriage: November 24,
1907, Howell, Arkansas
Children of IDA GROSS and SAMUEL ROBERTSON are:
5. i. THOMAS GLENN4 ROBERTSON, b.
October 19, 1908, Wiville Arkansas; d. June 07, 1976, Springhill, Louisiana.
6. ii. ALMA REBECCA ROBERTSON, b. July 11, 1912, Heber Springs, Cleburne, Arkansas;
d. June 08, 1982.
iii. GENEVA LORINE ROBERTSON, b. Private.
7. iv. JAMES ROLAND ROBERTSON, SR., b. April 24, 1918, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas; d.
April 16, 1975, Springhill, Louisiana.
v. JACK MOORE ROBERTSON, b. Private.
8. vi. SAMUEL IRA ROBERTSON, JR., b. December 10, 1922, El Dorado, Union, Arkansas; d.
February 14, 1997.
9. vii. OLLIE DOTSON ROBERTSON, b. January 25, 1925, Shreveport, Louisiana; d. April
12, 2001, Fairview Alpha, LA.
10. viii. BETTIE JOE ROBERTSON, b. August 19, 1927, Shreveport, Louisiana; d.
September 30, 1990, Kenner, Louisiana.
Generation No. 4
5. THOMAS GLENN4 ROBERTSON (IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born October 19, 1908 in Wiville Arkansas
(Source: Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 4, Social Security Death
Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from M through Z, Date of
Import: Apr 17, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.112.4.57310.159), and died June 07, 1976
in Springhill, Louisiana (Source: Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed.
4, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames
from M through Z, Date of Import: Apr 17, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.112.4.57310.159). He married LUCILLE RUSS January 24,
1935 in Monroe, Ouchita, Louisiana. She
was born June 17, 1914 in Ruston, Louisiana, and died March 16, 2004 in
Spearsville, LA..
More About THOMAS GLENN ROBERTSON:
Fact 2: State of
issue: LA (Source: Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 4, Social
Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from M
through Z, Date of Import: Apr 17, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.112.4.57310.159)
Fact 7: Social Security
#: 435-10-2059 (Source: Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 4, Social
Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from M
through Z, Date of Import: Apr 17, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.112.4.57310.159)
More About LUCILLE RUSS:
Burial: March 17,
2004, Monroe, LA
More About THOMAS ROBERTSON and LUCILLE RUSS:
Marriage: January 24,
1935, Monroe, Ouchita, Louisiana
Children of THOMAS ROBERTSON and LUCILLE RUSS are:
i. THOMAS GLENN5 ROBERTSON, JR., b. October 05,
1944, Monroe, Ouchita, Louisiana; d. December 05, 1944, Monroe, Ouchita,
Louisiana.
11. ii. JUDY ROBERTSON, b. Private.
6. ALMA REBECCA4 ROBERTSON (IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born July 11, 1912 in Heber Springs, Cleburne,
Arkansas (Source: Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 4, Social
Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from M
through Z, Date of Import: Apr 17, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.112.4.107885.46), and
died June 08, 1982 (Source: Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 4,
Social Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from M
through Z, Date of Import: Apr 17, 1997, Internal Ref.
#1.112.4.107885.46). She married FRANK LESTER WELSH, SR.. He was born February 01, 1913, and died
October 27, 2001 in Shreveport, Louisiana.
More About ALMA REBECCA ROBERTSON:
Burial: Unknown,
Springhill, Louisiana
Fact 2: State of
issue: LA (Source: Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 4, Social
Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from M
through Z, Date of Import: Apr 17, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.112.4.107885.46)
Fact 7: Social
Security #: 433-50-8017 (Source: Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 4,
Social Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from M
through Z, Date of Import: Apr 17, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.112.4.107885.46)
More About FRANK LESTER WELSH, SR.:
Burial: October 30,
2001, Springhill, Louisiana
Child of ALMA ROBERTSON and FRANK WELSH is:
12. i. FRANK LESTER5 WELSH, JR., b. Private.
7. JAMES ROLAND4 ROBERTSON, SR. (IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born April 24, 1918 in Little Rock, Pulaski,
Arkansas, and died April 16, 1975 in Springhill, Louisiana. He married HILDA SMITH April 14,
1939 in Bossier City, Bossier, Louisiana, daughter of GUY SMITH and DAISY REYNOLDS. She was born April 05, 1920 in Lewisville,
Lafayette, Arkansas (Source: Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 4,
Social Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from M
through Z, Date of Import: Apr 17, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.112.4.57232.55), and
died February 03, 1990 in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Notes for JAMES ROLAND ROBERTSON, SR.:
James grew up in
Shreveport, Louisiana. Ceder Grove was
the area of Shreveport he lived. 105
east 72 St.
James served in the
Navy SeaBees during World War II. He was
a Builder First Class Petty Officer.
James was known as
"Tubby" by his friends and family.
James was a brick
mason. He worked for International Paper
Company from 1950 to 1975 when he died.
He was a foreman in the plant, but still worked with his tools. Before
working for IP, he worked construction as a brick mason across Louisiana and
Arkansas.
James was also a
founding member of the Springhill Association for Retarded Citizens. He served as President and other
offices. He was also a member of
Louisiana Association for Retarded Citizens.
He held every office but president.
Along with his wife, Hilda,
started Camp LARCEE, a summer camp for people with mental
retardation. This camp ran from 1959 to
1978. He spent two weeks of vacation
each of those years at camp. Camp LARCEE
provided a place for people with mental retardation to have fun and
recreation. It also provided a training
ground for people who wanted to work with the disabled. Over the years a college course was taught to
the counselors. They could get two hours
college credit. Many of the counselors
went on to become teachers or go to work in the disability field. All of the family worked at camp.
James also helped many
people in the community. He along with
his family helped people whose homes had burned down rebuild their homes.
James and Hilda were
honored by the American Association on Mental Retardation- Louisiana with a "Significant Contributions of the
20th Century" recognition award
August 5, 1999
The article about them
reads
"Hilda and James
Robertson(Jimmy) was a young family with a small son, soon to become the
parents of a baby girl that happened to have Down's syndrome. This even changed the lives of this family
and the entire community of Springhill, LA.
The efforts of these two people extended to the entire state of
Louisiana and other southern states. As
their little girl grew older, the medical community suggested that the family
put their child in St. Mary's School.
They packed her suitcases and went to the school. They returned home with their little girl
unable to part from her. Their world
begin a lifetime involvement of providing services for her and others with
disabilities.
Hilda and Jimmy
started the Evergreen Presbyterian program.
The facility was started with a few boys in an abandoned school. Now, Evergreen Presbyterian Ministries has
programs in five states serving over 600 people with disabilities an array of
services.
Hilda and Jimmy were
involved in getting the first public school special education class started in
Webster Parish. Their little girl was
enrolled in the class with ten other children.
Now there are several classes in every school.
They were both involved
in the local and state Associations for Retarded Citizens with each one serving
in leadership positions in both organizations.
They both served on the Board of Directors in both organizations. Three generations of Robertson's have now
served on the State ARC Board of Directors.
The local ARC with the
leadership of the Robertson's opened SPARC Center Workshop in Springhill to
provide training for the older person who needed job skills for
employment. They now serve 65 people in
a variety of jobs.
Their next major
project was Camp LARCEE - a two week recreation program for children with
mental retardation. It came into
existence in 1959 with twelve campers.
Counselors were college students that received three hours of college
credit for working two weeks at the camp.
In 1978, there were 160 campers attending the last camp at Lake
Bisteneau.
After Jimmy's death,
Hilda had a burning desire to provide for their daughter's future. Typical of Hilda, she went to the local bank
and borrowed the money to purchase a house and convert it into a co-ed group
home. This was the first co-ed group
home in the state and the only group home in Springhill. Bell Oaks, Inc. was formed with their
daughter as the first occupant. Now
there are three group homes and a large array of services for people with
mental retardation in the Springhill area.
Hilda and Jimmy worked
tirelessly to develop programs. They
enlisted family, friends, coworkers, businessmen, union and management people,
politicians, and students to assist in this work. This remarkable couple met their simple
goal. That goal was to provide a network
of excellent services for the person with disabilities to help them gain their
independence, enhance their self-esteem and dignity and personal worth as a
member of society."
This is a letter that
James wrote his mom and dad in 1944.
James R. Robertson, Jr. has the original Letter.
Berkley,
California
November
25, 1944
Dearest Mom and Dad,
I am sorry I haven't written you before
now, but you know me when it comes to writing letters, I just never seem to get
around to it. This evening I borrowed one of the boys typewriters and am using
the good old hunt and peck system to write.
Maybe I'll get it written this time before I quit, like I usually do
when I start a letter to you.
How's Jimmy's foot where he dropped a
brick on it? God only knows how much I would love to see the little wart. You'll never know how lonesome a fellow gets
to see his own son. I have it all
figured out. When I come home, I am
going to spend the entire day there just having fun together and maybe I'll buy
him a complete outfit of clothes. That
is all I have been able to think of for the past several weeks. It is kind of hard now to realize I have a
son, I've been away from him so long now.
I can't even begin to imagine how he looks. The most outstanding thing I always remember
about him was the cute way he used to tell me, " Me fix it Daddy" and
I met Hilda and him in the train station that time, or rather when they met me
and he said, "Hi, Tubby", gosh it hurts to remember those little
things about him, but if I didn't have those sweet memories, what would I
have? When this old war is over, I'm
going to have a whole house full of them, dozens and dozens. Ha!
I'm still stevedoring. Working days now. But in another week or so, I'll go nights
again. It surely gets old. I'll be kind of glad to leave this place. I
don't like California anyway. It is
always so cold and damp. I keep a cold
all the time. I have one right now. I'm going to the pharmacist here in camp for
it every evening.. He is giving me some pills for it, so I guess it won't be
long now until I am rid of it.
I told the Chief the other evening that
I would be glad to do anything rather than do this stevedoring. He laughed when I said I rather keep the
stoves filled with oil than do what I am doing.
I've loaded enough stuff on ships since I've been here to feed and
clothe the whole of Europe and then some.
It isn't that the work is so very hard, it just gets monotonous.
I know you get tired of my belly aching,
but if I couldn't grip to you all, who would I gripe to?
Well, folks, I guess I will close for tonight. Got to go take a shower (cold) and get some
shut-eye so I can get up when 5:30 rolls around in the morning.
Give my love to Hilda and kiss Jimmy Boy
for me and tell him Daddy is thinking of him and would give anything to be able
to see him.
All my love, your Son,
(signed)
Jim
Editorials
Springhill Press &
News Journal
Wednesday, April 23,
1975
A Loss For Springhill
Springhill has lost
one of those citizens it cannot afford to lose. The sudden death of James
(Tubby) R. Robertson will leave a gap in the ranks of those who were always
willing to do something extra to make the community a better place in which to
live.
Robertson was no
political leader nor was he continually making front page news with great
pronouncements. He was a doer. He did and did and did.
Listing the things he
did would take pages, but two of his most shining accomplishments will live
forever.
Robertson was one of
the moving forces, probably the first and most insistent, in the founding of
the Evergreen Presbyterian Vocational School.
This school, now nationally famous, was the result of months and years
of night riding, sweat, and dollars from his own pocket.
Tubby was the founding
father of Camp LARCEE. Camp LARCEE is the state-wide camp for mentally retarded
children founded in 1958 at the state campgrounds at Lake Bisteneau. He, his wife, and a handful of others begged
food, funds and help from Springhill residents in order to offer the mentally
retarded summer camp. It was his concern
and effort that kept the camp going during the critical formative years. It was his labor that provided much of the
equipment for the camp. It was money
from his own pocket that financed some of the ventures.
Camp LARCEE is now
financed from all quarters and is considered a fixture in Louisiana. In fact it
is a model which many other states have copied.
So strongly entrenched is the camp that several universities in
Louisiana offer college credits to students who serve as counselors.
He was one of those
people who you knew you could call on for help and it was forthcoming. He never refused.
Tubby was not, as we
said, a politician or a business or industrial leader. He was a brick mason. He was good at his trade. One of the best. And, he used his trade and his skills for the
betterment of Springhill and the people who live here.
He was one of those
people who carried not only his share of the load, but he also carried the load
for others less inclined to care about the welfare of his fellowman.
His loss will leave a
void not only in the lives of his family, but also in the lives of the hundreds
and thousands of people around Springhill and in Louisiana that he helped in
one way or another.
Article from
Springhill Press and News Journal
Wednesday, April 23,
1975
Funeral services were
held at 10 a.m. Saturday for James R. Robertson Sr. Mr. Robertson, 56, of
Springhill died about 7 p.m. Wednesday of an apparent heart attack.
Services were
conducted at the Springhill United Methodist Church by the Rev. George
Harkins. Burial was in the Springhill
Cemetery under the direction of the Bailey Mortuary.
Mr. Robertson, a
native of Little Rock, was a brick mason foreman for International Paper Co., a
member of the Methodist Church, a member of the Bricklayers Union No.2, a Navy
veterans of World War II, a member of the American legion, and a past president
of the Springhill Association for Retarded Citizens, a the Louisiana
Association for Retarded citizens and was active in all phases of work with
retarded citizens.
He was one of the
founders of the Springhill Association for retarded Citizens, one of the
founders of the Presbyterian Vocational School and a founder Camp LARCEE, the
summer encampment for mentally retarded children from Louisiana. He was instrumental in the founding of the
SPARC Center in Springhill and the creation of special education classes in the
Webster Parish Public Schools.
He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Hilda smith Robertson; five sons, James R. Robertson, Jr., and
Michael L. Robertson both of Gonzales; W. Glenn Robertson and David B.
Robertson both of Springhill; and Dennis Robertson of the United States Navy
stationed in Japan; two daughters Miss Jeanette Robertson and Jennifer Hope
Robertson both of Springhill; his mother, Mrs. Ida Gross Robertson of
Springhill; three sisters, Mrs. Alma Welch of Springhill, Mrs. Geneva Hanna of
Shreveport, and Mrs. Betty Jo Roberts of New Orleans; three brothers, Glen
Robertson of Springhill, Ira Robertson of Shreveport and O.D. (Bobby) Robertson
of Coushatta, and four grandchildren.
More About JAMES ROLAND ROBERTSON, SR.:
Burial: April 18,
1975, Springhill, Louisiana
Fact 2: (Source: Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol.
2, Ed. 4, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index,
Surnames from M through Z, Date of Import: Apr 22, 1997, Internal Ref.
#1.112.4.57242.131)
Fact 3: LARC founding
member
Fact 4: Camp Larc
Fact 5: USN, SeaBees
First Class Petty Officer
Fact 7: (Source: Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol.
2, Ed. 4, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index,
Surnames from M through Z, Date of Import: Apr 22, 1997, Internal Ref.
#1.112.4.57242.131)
Notes for HILDA SMITH:
Obituary For Hilda
Smith Robertson from The Shreveport Times Monday, February 5, 1990:
Mrs. Hilda Smith
Robertson
SPRINGHILL, LA.-
Service for Mrs. Hilda Smith Robertson, 69, of Springhill will be held at
4p.m., Monday February 5, 1990 at the Springhill United Methodist Church where
she was a member with the Rev. James Evans officiating. Burial will be in the
Springhill Cemetery. Services under the
direction of Bailey Mortuary of Springhill.
Mrs. Robertson a
native of Lewisville, Arkansas and a resident of Springhill for 40 years passed
away Saturday, February 3, 1990 in Shreveport after a short illness. She was founder and House parent of The Bell
Oaks Group Home of Springhill. She was
past president of the SPARC of Springhill and the Louisiana Arc.
She was preceded in
death by her husband, James R. Robertson, Sr. on April 16, 1975.
She is survived by two
daughters, Jeanette Robertson of Springhill, Jennifer Hope Robinson of Minden;
five sons, James R.
Robertson, Jr. of Gonzales, LA, Michael Lynn Robertson of Mustang, OK, William
Glenn Robertson of Serapta, LA, Roy Dennis Robertson of Cookville, TN, David
Bruce Robertson of Shreveport; one brother, William Benjamin Smith of Pearland,
Texas; 15 grandchildren.
Family request in lieu
of flowers memorials be made to the Bell Oaks Group Home in Springhill.
Death notice from the
Times
Robertson, Hilda
Smith, 69, of Springhill died Saturday in Shreveport, services 4p.m. Monday at
the Springhill United Church, burial in the Springhill Cemetery, arrangements
by Bailey Mortuary of Springhill. She
was the founder and house parent of the Bell Oaks group Home of Springhill, and
past president of the SPARC of Springhill and the Louisiana Arc.
Resolution passed by
the ARC/LA Board of Directors at its March 1990 meeting.
Resolution from the
Arc of Louisiana
WHEREAS, on February
3, 1990, Hilda Robertson died after a short Illness and
WHEREAS, Hilda
Robertson had been an advocate for the people of this state with mental
retardation for more than forty years:
- She was active in
starting the Springhill ARC, and was an active member since its charter serving
in many positions including president.
- She was active in
the start of the Louisiana Association for Retarded Children in 1954, served on
our Board of directors for many years, and served as our president for two
terms in the late 1960's.
- For more than
twenty-five years, Hilda, with the help of her husband J.R. "Tubby"
Robertson, operated a summer camp for persons with mental retardation in
Louisiana at Lake Bisteneau near Doyline, LA.
- She was active in
the founding of Evergreen Presbyterian Vocational School in the late fifties,
to provide a place where young adults with mental retardation could receive
vocational training.
- In the late 1970's,
Hilda Robertson started a non-profit
organization to start and operate a group home in Springhill, and
WHEREAS in recognition
of the loss of a long time friend and supporter of the ARC/LA, an advocate for
the people with mental retardation, and a dear friend: and in recognition of
her great contribution to our purposes through the years,
BE IT THEREFORE
RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Association for Retarded Citizens
of Louisiana extends its sympathy to the Robertson family.
More About HILDA SMITH:
Burial: February 05,
1990, Springhill, Louisiana
Fact 2: State of
issue: LA (Source: Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 4, Social
Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from M
through Z, Date of Import: Apr 17, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.112.4.57232.55)
Fact 3: Springhill ARC
founding member
Fact 7: Social
Security #: 433-12-0863 (Source: Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 4,
Social Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from M
through Z, Date of Import: Apr 17, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.112.4.57232.55)
More About JAMES ROBERTSON and HILDA SMITH:
Marriage: April 14,
1939, Bossier City, Bossier, Louisiana
Children of JAMES ROBERTSON and HILDA SMITH are:
13. i. JAMES ROLAND5 ROBERTSON, JR., b. Private.
ii. JEANETTE ROBERTSON, b. Private.
14. iii. MICHEAL LYNN ROBERTSON, b. Private.
15. iv. WILLIAM GLENN ROBERTSON, b. Private.
16. v. ROY DENNIS ROBERTSON, b. Private.
17. vi. DAVID BRUCE ROBERTSON, b. Private.
18. vii. JENNIFER HOPE ROBERTSON, b. Private.
8. SAMUEL IRA4 ROBERTSON, JR. (IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born December 10, 1922 in El Dorado, Union,
Arkansas, and died February 14, 1997. He
married (1) DORIS MCGULLIAN Private. She
was born Private. He married (2) JOHNNIE MAY SMITH October 31,
1948 in Shreveport, Louisiana. She was
born August 31, 1924 in Shreveport, Louisiana, and died June 01, 1990 in
Shreveport, Louisiana.
More About SAMUEL ROBERTSON and DORIS MCGULLIAN:
Private-Begin: Private
More About SAMUEL ROBERTSON and JOHNNIE SMITH:
Marriage: October 31,
1948, Shreveport, Louisiana
Child of SAMUEL ROBERTSON and JOHNNIE SMITH is:
i. SAMUEL GLENN5 ROBERTSON, b.
Private.
9. OLLIE DOTSON4 ROBERTSON (IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born January 25, 1925 in Shreveport, Louisiana,
and died April 12, 2001 in Fairview Alpha, LA.
He married (1) MAXINE LOFTIN Private. She
was born Private. He married (2) CLOTEAL NEELY
Private. She was born Private.
More About OLLIE ROBERTSON and MAXINE LOFTIN:
Private-Begin: Private
More About OLLIE ROBERTSON and CLOTEAL NEELY:
Private-Begin: Private
Child of OLLIE ROBERTSON and MAXINE LOFTIN is:
19. i. BOBBETTE5 ROBERTSON, b.
Private.
10. BETTIE JOE4 ROBERTSON (IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born August 19, 1927 in Shreveport, Louisiana,
and died September 30, 1990 in Kenner, Louisiana. She married ALBERT RUSSEL ROBERTS Private,
son of ALBERT ROBERTS and THRESA CARNEY. He was born
Private.
More About ALBERT ROBERTS and BETTIE ROBERTSON:
Private-Begin: Private
Children of BETTIE ROBERTSON and ALBERT ROBERTS are:
i. KEVIN RICHARD5 ROBERTS, b.
Private.
ii. RUSSELL KEITH ROBERTS, b. July 24, 1954, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; d.
July 12, 1973, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana.
20. iii. KATHRYN IRENE ROBERTS, b. Private.
Generation No. 5
11. JUDY5 ROBERTSON (THOMAS GLENN4, IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born
Private. She married JOE E. TAYLOR
Private. He was born Private.
More About JOE TAYLOR and JUDY ROBERTSON:
Private-Begin: Private
Child of JUDY ROBERTSON and JOE TAYLOR is:
i. JASON6 TAYLOR, b. Private.
12. FRANK LESTER5 WELSH, JR. (ALMA REBECCA4 ROBERTSON,
IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born Private.
He married JAN MARIE ALLEY Private, daughter of EDWIN ALLEY and MARIE SMITH. She was born Private.
More About FRANK WELSH and JAN ALLEY:
Private-Begin: Private
Children of FRANK WELSH and JAN ALLEY are:
21. i. LISA KAY6 WELSH, b. Private.
22. ii. FRANK LESTER WELSH III, b. Private.
23. iii. JANA MARIE WELSH, b. Private.
13. JAMES ROLAND5 ROBERTSON, JR. (JAMES ROLAND4, IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born
Private. He married JUDY ELIZABETH FINKLEA Private,
daughter of WILLIE FINKLEA and FLOY FERGUSON. She was born
Private.
More About JAMES ROBERTSON and JUDY FINKLEA:
Private-Begin: Private
Children of JAMES ROBERTSON and JUDY FINKLEA are:
24. i. JAMES ROLAND6 ROBERTSON III, b.
Private.
25. ii. SHAWN PATRICK ROBERTSON, b. Private.
14. MICHEAL LYNN5 ROBERTSON (JAMES ROLAND4, IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born
Private. He married (1) CORNELIA NUGENT
Private. She was born Private. He married (2) JONI MCDONALD Private,
daughter of WILBER MC DONALD and ELNORA ENLOW. She was born
Private. He married (3) ROBBIN LANGMAN
Private. She was born Private.
More About MICHEAL ROBERTSON and CORNELIA NUGENT:
Private-Begin: Private
More About MICHEAL ROBERTSON and JONI MCDONALD:
Private-Begin: Private
More About MICHEAL ROBERTSON and ROBBIN LANGMAN:
Private-Begin: Private
Children of MICHEAL ROBERTSON and CORNELIA NUGENT are:
26. i. MELISSA RENE6 ROBERTSON, b.
Private.
27. ii. MELONEY DIANE ROBERTSON, b. Private.
Children of MICHEAL ROBERTSON and JONI MCDONALD are:
iii. DANIEL LEROY6 ROBERTSON, b.
Private.
iv. EMILEE FRANCES ROBERTSON, b. Private.
15. WILLIAM GLENN5 ROBERTSON (JAMES ROLAND4, IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born
Private. He married SHEILA JONES Private,
daughter of A.D. JONES and FAYE KEENER. She was born
Private.
More About WILLIAM ROBERTSON and SHEILA JONES:
Private-Begin: Private
Children of WILLIAM ROBERTSON and SHEILA JONES are:
28. i. ANGELA DAWN6 ROBERTSON, b.
Private.
29. ii. STACEY SUZANNE ROBERTSON, b. Private.
30. iii. SCOTT EVERETT ROBERTSON, b. Private.
16. ROY DENNIS5 ROBERTSON (JAMES ROLAND4, IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born
Private. He married LUCINDA REA Private,
daughter of ROBERT REA and RUTH TAYLOR. She was born
Private.
More About ROY ROBERTSON and LUCINDA REA:
Private-Begin: Private
Children of ROY ROBERTSON and LUCINDA REA are:
i. ELIZABETH6 ROBERTSON, b.
Private.
ii. KATE ROBERTSON, b. Private.
17. DAVID BRUCE5 ROBERTSON (JAMES ROLAND4, IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born
Private. He married CHERYLE ANN GREER Private,
daughter of HENRY GREER and BETTY CRABB. She was born
Private.
More About DAVID ROBERTSON and CHERYLE GREER:
Private-Begin: Private
Children of DAVID ROBERTSON and CHERYLE GREER are:
i. KIMBERLY ANN6 ROBERTSON, b.
Private.
ii. THOMAS ADAM ROBERTSON, b. Private.
18. JENNIFER HOPE5 ROBERTSON (JAMES ROLAND4, IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born
Private. She married STEPHEN NICK ROBINSON Private,
son of JAMES ROBINSON and ROSEMARY NICKERSON. He was born
Private.
More About STEPHEN ROBINSON and JENNIFER ROBERTSON:
Private-Begin: Private
Children of JENNIFER ROBERTSON and STEPHEN ROBINSON are:
i. JAMES NICHOLAS6 ROBINSON, b.
Private.
ii. SARAH NICLOE ROBINSON, b. Private.
iii. VALERIE JEANETTE ROBINSON, b. Private.
19. BOBBETTE5 ROBERTSON (OLLIE DOTSON4, IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born
Private. She married (2) ROBERT G. PROTHNO
Private. He was born Private.
More About ROBERT PROTHNO and BOBBETTE ROBERTSON:
Private-Begin: Private
Child of BOBBETTE ROBERTSON is:
i. LACY DANNIELLE6 ROBERTSON, b.
Private.
20. KATHRYN IRENE5 ROBERTS (BETTIE JOE4 ROBERTSON,
IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born Private.
She married DONALD LAMAR TURNER Private, son of WALTER TURNER and JOY POWELL. He was born
Private.
More About DONALD TURNER and KATHRYN ROBERTS:
Private-Begin: Private
Children of KATHRYN ROBERTS and DONALD TURNER are:
i. COURTNEY6 TRUNER, b. Private.
ii. LAUREN ELISABETH TRUNER, b. Private.
Generation No. 6
21. LISA KAY6 WELSH (FRANK LESTER5, ALMA REBECCA4 ROBERTSON, IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born Private.
She married (1) RALPH N. FISH Private. He
was born Private. She married (2) WILLIAM BURNEY HOWELL, JR. Private, son
of WILLIAM HOWELL and VIOLET SHURR. He was born
Private.
More About RALPH FISH and LISA WELSH:
Private-Begin: Private
More About WILLIAM HOWELL and LISA WELSH:
Private-Begin: Private
Child of LISA WELSH and RALPH FISH is:
i. LAWREN LEE7 FISH, b. Private.
Child of LISA WELSH and WILLIAM HOWELL is:
ii. AMY KAITLYNN7 HOWELL, b. Private.
22. FRANK LESTER6 WELSH III (FRANK LESTER5, ALMA REBECCA4 ROBERTSON, IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born Private.
He married NANCY ANN TIDWELL Private, daughter of JAMES TIDWELL and JANE HARPER. She was born Private.
More About FRANK WELSH and NANCY TIDWELL:
Private-Begin: Private
Child of FRANK WELSH and NANCY TIDWELL is:
i. MEGAN LINDSAY7 WELSH, b. Private.
23. JANA MARIE6 WELSH (FRANK LESTER5, ALMA REBECCA4 ROBERTSON, IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born Private.
She married JAY A. WISE Private, son of ALBERT WISE and SHIRLEY DENDY. He was born
Private.
More About JAY WISE and JANA WELSH:
Private-Begin: Private
Children of JANA WELSH and JAY WISE are:
i. CASEY EDWIN7 WISE, b. Private.
ii. HALEY MARIE WISE, b. Private.
24. JAMES ROLAND6 ROBERTSON III (JAMES ROLAND5, JAMES ROLAND4, IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born Private.
He married CATHERINE IRENE BRENNAN Private, daughter of RUSSEL BRENNAN and JACQUELYN STEARNS. She was born Private.
More About JAMES ROBERTSON and CATHERINE BRENNAN:
Private-Begin: Private
Children of JAMES ROBERTSON and CATHERINE BRENNAN are:
i. ROLAND JAMES7 ROBERTSON, b.
Private.
ii. ELIZABETH ANN ROBERTSON, b. Private.
25. SHAWN PATRICK6 ROBERTSON (JAMES ROLAND5, JAMES ROLAND4, IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born Private.
He married PATRICIA ELLEN BRENNAN Private, daughter of RUSSEL BRENNAN and JACQUELYN STEARNS. She was born Private.
More About SHAWN ROBERTSON and PATRICIA BRENNAN:
Private-Begin: Private
Children of SHAWN ROBERTSON and PATRICIA BRENNAN are:
i. JOSHUA TATE7 ROBERTSON, b.
Private.
ii. TESS MARIE ROBERTSON, b. Private.
26. MELISSA RENE6 ROBERTSON (MICHEAL LYNN5, JAMES ROLAND4, IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born Private.
She married (1) CHRISTOPHER AARON DUNN Private. He
was born Private. She married (2) DOUGLAS WAYMON WALLINGSFORD
Private, son of AUTHUR WALLINGSFORD. He was born
Private.
More About CHRISTOPHER DUNN and MELISSA ROBERTSON:
Private-Begin: Private
More About DOUGLAS WALLINGSFORD and MELISSA ROBERTSON:
Private-Begin: Private
Child of MELISSA ROBERTSON and CHRISTOPHER DUNN is:
i. JOSHUA GAGE7 DUNN, b. Private.
Child of MELISSA ROBERTSON and DOUGLAS WALLINGSFORD is:
ii. NOAH LANDEN7 WALLINGSFORD, b.
Private.
27. MELONEY DIANE6 ROBERTSON (MICHEAL LYNN5, JAMES ROLAND4, IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born Private.
Children of MELONEY DIANE ROBERTSON are:
i. PEYTON ALEXANDRA7 DUFF, b. Private.
ii. BAILY ELIZABETH ROBERTSON, b. Private.
28. ANGELA DAWN6 ROBERTSON (WILLIAM GLENN5, JAMES ROLAND4, IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born Private.
She married JOSEPH KELLEY HERRICK Private, son of MYRON T. HERRICK. He was born
Private.
More About JOSEPH HERRICK and ANGELA ROBERTSON:
Private-Begin: Private
Child of ANGELA ROBERTSON and JOSEPH HERRICK is:
i. KODY GRANT7 HERRICK, b.
Private.
29. STACEY SUZANNE6 ROBERTSON (WILLIAM GLENN5, JAMES ROLAND4, IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born Private.
She married MICHAEL BRAD HENSON Private. He
was born Private.
More About MICHAEL HENSON and STACEY ROBERTSON:
Private-Begin: Private
Children of STACEY ROBERTSON and MICHAEL HENSON are:
i. BRITTANY PAGE7 HENSON, b. Private.
ii. HUNTER GLENN HENSON, b. Private.
30. SCOTT EVERETT6 ROBERTSON (WILLIAM GLENN5, JAMES ROLAND4, IDA FRANCIS IRENE3 GROSS, THOMAS STONE2, JOHN1) was born Private.
He married COLLETTE HENSLEY Private. She
was born Private.
More About SCOTT ROBERTSON and COLLETTE HENSLEY:
Private-Begin: Private
Child of SCOTT ROBERTSON and COLLETTE HENSLEY is:
i. COLLIN CHASE7 ROBERTSON, b.
Private.