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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ John Robertson
~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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John Robertson
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| LAST NAME: Robertson
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FIRST NAME: John
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| TITLE: Rev.
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| BORN: 16 Apr 1878
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DIED: 28 Nov 1925
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BURIED: 1 Dec 1925
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OCCUPATION: Methodist Minister
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| BIRTH PLACE: Feorline, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
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| DEATH PLACE: Pomeroy, Garfield Co., Washington
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Name of father William Robertson
Maiden name of mother Elizabeth "Betty" Nicols
1st MARRIAGE - John Robertson md Ada Grace Dayton 10 May 1916 in Marion Co., Oregon
Newspaper Article re Wedding:
Amid an array of pretty spring blossoms, Miss Ada Dayton became the bride of Reverend John Robertson of Moro, Oregon, at six thirty o'clock Wednesday at the home of her mother Mrs. H. Dayton.
Rev. Carl H. Elliott of the First Presbyterian church officiating. Miss Dayton's wedding though a simple affair was very charming. A bower of white clematis and pink tulle formed an effective foil for the bridal party. The bride wore a gown of white lingerie and carried a bouquet of cream roses. Miss Alma Phole was maid of honor and her gown was a delicate pink lingerie and she carried pink carnations. Little Barbara Dayton of Astoria, a niece of the bride, preceded the bridal party carrying the ring in a lovely rose.
Dr. Floyd B. Dayton of Portland acted as best man. Mrs. Charles McAllister of Portland sang "I Love You Truly" and Miss Maude McCoy played Mendelsshon's wedding march. Following the ceremony a buffet wedding supper was served.
The table was adorned with pink sweet peas and pink tulle. Assisting in the dining room were, Mrs. J. W. Lewis, Mrs. A. J. Dayton of Astoria, and Miss Della Hagon.
The bride's bouquet which was fashioned in three parts contained the dime, the thimble and the ring and was caught by Miss Margaret Putnam, Miss Anna Phole and Miss Bessie Shinn.
Rev. and Mrs. Robertson left on a wedding trip to Portland. They will be at home to their friends in Moro after June first.
Among the out of town guests at the wedding were: Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Dayton and daughter Barbara of Astoria, Mrs. and Mrs. Charles McAllister and children of Portland, Dr. Floyd B. Dayton of Portland, Mrs. Norman Courtney of Mazatlan, Mexico, and Miss Edna Pury of Orenco.
Daily Capital Journal 13 May 1916, 2:2
1920 OR CENSUS - John Robertson, age 41, widowed, occupation minister, b. Scotland, year of immigration 1907.
2nd MARRIAGE - to Ann Neal Johnson, 1921
DISCREPANCY - obit gives date of death as Nov. 27th; DC abstraction gives date of death as Nov. 28th.
BIOGRAPHICAL Notes (source - Alan Robertson):
-John Robertson was born to William and Elizabeth (Nicol) Robertson in Feorline, on the isle of Arran, in Buteshire Scotland on April 16, 1878. He immigrated to the US in 1907 and became a Methodist minister. ---He married Ada Grace Dayton on May 10, 1916, at her mother’s house in Salem Oregon.
John was the Methodist minister in Dufur Oregon when their son, John Dayton Robertson, was born in Salem on August 12, 1918. Ada had returned to her mother’s home for the birth. She died of childbed fever two weeks later on August 26, 1918. Ada’s mother, Hattie Dayton, was anxious to take care of her grandson and so John left him in her care.
-In 1921, John married Ann Neal Johnson. John was the Methodist minister in Pomeroy Washington when he died on November 28, 1925. He was brought to Salem to be buried with his first wife and the mother of his son, Ada Grace (Dayton) Robertson.
-Letter in 1945 to John’s son from John’s brother Charles Robertson: "It will soon be twenty years since your Father died. He was a very fine man. It was a great blow to him when your mother died after you were born."
PHOTOGRAPHS - The picture of John Robertson is shown courtesy of Alan Robertson
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DEATH CERTIFICATE:
Washington Death Records - John Robertson, d. 28 Nov 1925 in Pomeroy, Garfield Co., Washington at the age of 47 years. Name of father Wm. Robertson, maiden name of mother Betty Nicols.
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OBITUARY:
Funeral services for the late Rev. John Robertson who passed away at Pomeroy, Wash., November 27, will be held Tuesday, December 1 at 2 p.m. from the Rigdon & Son mortuary, concluding service at the IOOF cemetery.
Oregon Statesman 1 Dec 1925 5:7
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John Robertson
1878 - 1925
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IOOF Register of Burials
Saucy Survey & Photographs
Oregon Marriage Index, 1906-1924
DCJ 13 May 1916, 2:2
1920 OR CENSUS (Wasco Co., Dufur, ED 217, sheet 3B)
Washington State Archives (Digital Archives, Death Records, Image #2112, Doc #46, Doc Ref # 2022252)
OS 1 Dec 1925 5:7
Alan Robertson
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