Judy Eileen Geissler

F

FatherHugo Hermann Geissler b. 5 Jul 1921, d. 19 Jan 1994
MotherHazel Irene Cottrell b. 21 Mar 1926, d. 23 Apr 1999
Judy Eileen Geissler||p1.htm#i1|Hugo Hermann Geissler|b. 5 Jul 1921\nd. 19 Jan 1994|p1.htm#i2|Hazel Irene Cottrell|b. 21 Mar 1926\nd. 23 Apr 1999|p1.htm#i3|Hugo E. Geissler|b. 24 Mar 1891\nd. 13 Jan 1945|p1.htm#i4|Marie M. Nuckel|b. 9 Feb 1891\nd. 12 Apr 1947|p1.htm#i5|Clay R. Cottrell|b. 20 Apr 1898\nd. 21 Sep 1970|p1.htm#i6|Opal E. Robertson|b. 21 Aug 1898\nd. 15 Mar 1995|p1.htm#i7|

Birth Judy Eileen Geissler, daughter of Hugo Hermann Geissler and Hazel Irene Cottrell, was born at CO. 
Marriage Judy Eileen Geissler married John A. Russell Jr.. 
Graduation Judy Eileen Geissler graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism/Political Science from George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 
Graduation She graduated with a Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers School of Law-Newark, Newark, N.J. 
Divorce She and John A. Russell Jr. were divorced. 
Employmentbt 1983 - 1987 Judy G. Russell was employed by the Office of the United States Attorney as an Assistant US Attorney for the District of NJ bt 1983 - 1987 at Newark, Essex County, NJ.1 
Employmentbt 1987 - 2008 She was employed by Rutgers Law School-Newark as an adjunct faculty member, teaching Appellate Advocacy, and serving as faculty advisor to the Moot Court Board and coach to Mock Trial teams bt 1987 - 2008 at Newark, Essex County, NJ.1 

Citations

  1. JGRussell, facts within personal knowledge.

Hugo Hermann Geissler

M, b. 5 July 1921, d. 19 January 1994

FatherHugo Ernst Geissler b. 24 Mar 1891, d. 13 Jan 1945
MotherMarie Margarethe Nuckel b. 9 Feb 1891, d. 12 Apr 1947
Hugo Hermann Geissler|b. 5 Jul 1921\nd. 19 Jan 1994|p1.htm#i2|Hugo Ernst Geissler|b. 24 Mar 1891\nd. 13 Jan 1945|p1.htm#i4|Marie Margarethe Nuckel|b. 9 Feb 1891\nd. 12 Apr 1947|p1.htm#i5|Hermann E. Geissler|b. c 1860\nd. a 25 Sep 1929|p54.htm#i1072|Emma L. Graumüller|b. 27 Oct 1855\nd. a 10 Dec 1925|p55.htm#i1093|Carsten H. W. Nuckel|b. 1860\nd. 1940|p55.htm#i1094|Juliane M. Smidt|b. b 1870|p55.htm#i1095|

Birth5 Jul 1921 Hugo Hermann Geissler, son of Hugo Ernst Geissler and Marie Margarethe Nuckel, was born on 5 Jul 1921 at Bremen, Germany. His birth certificate, No. 2888 issued by the Bremen city authorities, reads: "Hugo Hermann, was born on July 5, 1921. Child of Hugo Ernst Geissler, machinist, and his wife Marie Margarethe, nee Nuckel, was entered in the Birth Register of this City. Bremen, July 8, 1921."1,2 
Baptism12 Feb 1922 Hugo Hermann Geissler was baptized on 12 Feb 1922 at Bremen, Germany. The baptism was documented in his Bremen birth certificate; he was baptized by Rev. Kramer at "the Protestant Church" in Bremen. Which Protestant Church is not indicated.2 
Description4 Dec 1924  As of 4 Dec 1924, Hugo Hermann Geissler was described as 3'3" tall, fair complexion, blond hair, blue eyes in the application for a visa that his parents filed for him. The application also stated that he had always lived at 43 Nordenhammerstrasse in Bremen.3 
Emigration28 Jan 1925 He emigrated on 28 Jan 1925 from Bremen, Germany, with his parents, traveling third class on the SS George Washington. He was shown on the ship's manifest as age 4 (he was actually three and a half), born in Bremen, traveling on visa 8590 issued in Bremen 4 Dec 1924. The family showed their ultimate destination as Chicago (and their contact there as Hugo Ernst's brother-in-law Paul Knop, 1902 West 65th Street), and their German contact as Hugo Ernst's father Hermann Geissler, Gera, Reuss, Laasenstr. 37. They landed at Ellis Island, New York, on 6 Feb 1925.4 
ResidenceApr 1927 He lived with Hugo Ernst Geissler and Marie Nuckel Geissler, his parents, in Apr 1927 at 6328 Ashland Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL; as shown in their petitions for naturalization. Hugo Ernst also described himself as 5'9" tall, 170 lbs, with brown hair and blue eyes.5 
1930 Census12 Apr 1930 Hugo Hermann Geissler appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook County, IL, enumerated 12 Apr 1930 in the household of his parents, Hugo Ernst Geissler and Marie Nuckel Geissler. He was 8 years old and attending school and was identified on the census as "Hugo E. Jr."6 
Notebt 13 Jun 1930 - 4 Sep 1930  According to his naturalization papers, the only time he was out of the United States between his arrival in 1925 and the time he applied for citizenship in February 1943 was between June 13, 1930 and September 4, 1930, when he went to and returned from Germany on the SS Bremen [which arrived at 58th Street, Brooklyn Sep 4 1930]. This does not mesh with the stories he always told of spending time as a teenager in Germany.7 
Graduation1942 Hugo Hermann Geissler graduated in 1942 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Cook County, IL. The school was called Armour Institute of Technology when he began but changed its name before he graduated. The yearbook listing stated: "Hugo Hermann Geissler, ChemE 1942, Bremen, Germany, Gamma Theta, Treasurer his 4th year; Alpha Chi Sigma, Secretary his 3rd year and VP his 4th; Phi Lambda Upsilon, President his 4th year; A.I.Ch.E; Cap and Gown Committee; Armour Players; Student Assistant."8,9 
Note3 Feb 1943  As of 3 Feb 1943, when he filed his application for derivative citizenship based on his father's 1930 naturalization, he was single, living at home at 3757 W 63rd Place, Chicago, Cook County, IL, and working as a chemical engineer at Sinclair Refining Co. in IN. He described himself as fair complexion, blue eyes, blond hair, 5'10" and 160 lbs.10 
Naturalization10 Mar 1943 He was naturalized on 10 Mar 1943 at Chicago, Cook County, IL. He received derivative citizenship based on his father's naturalization (although both his parents were both naturalized on the same day, only the father's naturalization was considered). His certificate was A-47700 dated 10 March 1943; he signed the Oath of Allegiance as required by statute on 20 March 1943 before Naturalization Examiner Nathan T. Notkin.11 
Marriage He married Eloys Anderson, daughter of Edward F. Anderson and Bertha C. [--M?--] Anderson. 
Divorce Hugo Hermann Geissler and Eloys Anderson were divorced. 
Marriage Hugo Hermann Geissler married Hazel Irene Cottrell, daughter of Clay Rex Cottrell and Opal E. Robertson. 
Divorce Hugo Hermann Geissler and Hazel Irene Cottrell were divorced. 
Death19 Jan 1994 Hugo Hermann Geissler died on 19 Jan 1994 at home, 3008 South 1500 West, Vernal, Uintah County, UT, at age 72. The cause of death was a coronary. The remains were cremated at Intermountain Crematory; arrangements were through Thomson's Vernal Mortuary #2, Vernal UT. Note that his death certificate is replete with errors; his middle name is shown as "Herman" (it was Hermann), his city of birth as "Bremem" (it was Bremen), his father as "Herman Geissler" (he was Hugo Ernst Geissler) and his mother as "Marie Nukla" (she was Marie Nuckel).12,13 

Family 1

Eloys Anderson
Child
  • Evan Hugh Geissler+

    • Family 2

    		Hazel Irene Cottrell
    Children
  • Diana Marie Geissler
  • Judy Eileen Geissler
  • Paul Eric Geissler+
  • Kathryn Cladyne "Kacy" Geissler+
  • Frederick Michael Geissler+
  • Warren Hugo Geissler
  • William Karl Geissler+

    • Citations

    1. JGRussell baby book, entries by Hazel Cottrell Geissler.
    2. Birth Certificate, No. 2888, filed as part of his application for naturalization in 1943.
    3. Naturalization Record, Application for Visa 8590, issued Bremen 4 Dec 1924.
    4. Ship Passenger List, SS George Washington 28 Jan 1925.
    5. Naturalization Record, petition for naturalization.
    6. 1930 United States Federal Census, Cook County IL, Roll: 441; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 598; Image: 1058.0 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, T626 (2,667 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
    7. Naturalization Record, Application for naturalization.
    8. JGRussell, facts within personal knowledge.
    9. E-Mail Message, Dorothy Huisman, IIT Alumni Office, to JG Russell, 21 May 2003.
    10. Naturalization Record, INS Interview in support of application.
    11. Naturalization Record, No. A-47700, issued on March 10, 1943.
    12. Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
    13. Death Certificate, UT Dept. of Health, Hugo H. Geissler, Uintah County, Certif. No. 143-94-000152.

    Hazel Irene Cottrell

    F, b. 21 March 1926, d. 23 April 1999

    FatherClay Rex Cottrell b. 20 Apr 1898, d. 21 Sep 1970
    MotherOpal E. Robertson b. 21 Aug 1898, d. 15 Mar 1995
    Hazel Irene Cottrell|b. 21 Mar 1926\nd. 23 Apr 1999|p1.htm#i3|Clay Rex Cottrell|b. 20 Apr 1898\nd. 21 Sep 1970|p1.htm#i6|Opal E. Robertson|b. 21 Aug 1898\nd. 15 Mar 1995|p1.htm#i7|Martin G. Cottrell|b. 30 Sep 1855\nd. 26 Mar 1946|p2.htm#i27|Martha H. "Mattie" Johnson|b. 15 May 1857\nd. 3 Jul 1912|p2.htm#i28|Jasper C. Robertson|b. 18 Apr 1871\nd. 15 Mar 1912|p1.htm#i15|Eula L. Baird|b. 24 Oct 1869\nd. 13 Mar 1954|p1.htm#i16|

    Birth21 Mar 1926 Hazel Irene Cottrell, daughter of Clay Rex Cottrell and Opal E. Robertson, was born on 21 Mar 1926 at Midland, Midland County, TX.1 
    1930 Census17 Apr 1930 Hazel Irene Cottrell appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Midland, Midland County, TX, enumerated 17 Apr 1930, in the household of her parents, Clay Rex Cottrell and Opal Robertson Cottrell. She was shown as 4 years and 1 month old, born TX.2 
    Anecdote7 Dec 1941 Immediately after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, Hazel (Totsy) Cottrell quit school and went to work for the oil industry in Midland as a paleontology assistant, making slides to assist in oil exploration efforts. She later explained that, while her brothers and friends went off to war, she didn't want to sit in high school doing nothing; at least the work she chose, she thought, might help the war effort.3 
    Anecdotec Jun 1942 In the summer of 1942, Totsy had dated an airman from the local air base named J.C. Barrett. Her older sister, Cladyne, then a very young divorcee with a very young child, took a shine to Barrett. Now Cladyne, as the older sister with a child, had the treasured right in that crowded house to an entire dresser drawer of her own; Totsy had to make do with boxes under the bed. So an extraordinary "swap" took place: Totsy "gave up" Barrett; Clady "gave up" the dresser drawer. The result: dozens of Barretts and Barrett descendants.3 
    Marriage Hazel Irene Cottrell married Hugo Hermann Geissler, son of Hugo Ernst Geissler and Marie Margarethe Nuckel. 
    Divorce Hazel Irene Cottrell and Hugo Hermann Geissler were divorced. 
    Anecdote23 Mar 1996 Daughter Judy G. Russell recalled: "The weekend of 23 Mar 1996 was when we celebrated my mother's 70th birthday by having all of her children together take her out for a weekend in New York City. She had fallen not long before and broken her arm, so she couldn't drive; her daughter Kacy and son Fred brought her up by train. We took a suite and some additional rooms at the New York Marriott Marquis, got tickets for The Phantom of the Opera, and took in dinner at a first class Italian restaurant. The next morning, we did the brunch in the revolving restaurant at the top of the Marriott Marquis. It was a wonderful weekend, full of horseplay and joking and love. But I have a couple of pictures where I caught her, pensive expression on her face, looking out on the city as if she knew it would be the last time she would see it."4 
    Death23 Apr 1999 Hazel Cottrell Geissler died on 23 Apr 1999 at home, Kents Store, Fluvanna County, VA, at age 73. The causes of death included chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, breast cancer and oral cancer.4,5,6 
    Burial26 Apr 1999 She was buried on 26 Apr 1999 at Byrd Chapel United Methodist Cemetery, Kents Store, Fluvanna County, VA. As per her wishes, she was cremated, and the ashes buried next to her parents.4 

    Family

    		Hugo Hermann Geissler
    Children
  • Diana Marie Geissler
  • Judy Eileen Geissler
  • Paul Eric Geissler+
  • Kathryn Cladyne "Kacy" Geissler+
  • Frederick Michael Geissler+
  • Warren Hugo Geissler
  • William Karl Geissler+

    • Citations

    1. JGRussell baby book, entries by Hazel Cottrell Geissler.
    2. 1930 United States Federal Census, Midland County TX, Roll: 2376; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 499.0 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, T626 (2,667 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
    3. JGRussell, family stories passed down personally to jgr.
    4. JGRussell, facts within personal knowledge.
    5. Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
    6. Death Certificate, VA Dept. of Health, VA Dept. of Health, Hazel Cottrell Geissler, Certif. 99-018720.

    Hugo Ernst Geissler

    M, b. 24 March 1891, d. 13 January 1945

    FatherHermann Eduard Geissler b. c 1860, d. a 25 Sep 1929
    MotherEmma Louisa Graumüller b. 27 Oct 1855, d. a 10 Dec 1925
    Hugo Ernst Geissler|b. 24 Mar 1891\nd. 13 Jan 1945|p1.htm#i4|Hermann Eduard Geissler|b. c 1860\nd. a 25 Sep 1929|p54.htm#i1072|Emma Louisa Graumüller|b. 27 Oct 1855\nd. a 10 Dec 1925|p55.htm#i1093|||||||Johann Christoph (Gustav) Graumüller|b. c 1830\nd. 21 Jun 1895|p85.htm#i1689|Auguste W. Zimmermann|b. c 1840|p85.htm#i1690|

    Birth24 Mar 1891 Hugo Ernst Geissler, son of Hermann Eduard Geissler and Emma Louisa Graumüller, was born on 24 Mar 1891 at Köstritz, Germany.1,2,3 
    Milit Svcebt 1912 - 1918 Hugo Ernst Geissler served in the German Imperial Army bt 1912 - 1918. His term of service began at least as early as 1912 (he was photographed sitting with his troops in Danzig in 1912) and continued to as late as 1918 (he wore a German Army uniform at his wedding in February 1918). (Note, however, that his marriage certificate identifies him as a machinist and resident of Bremen. It is unknown whether a veteran at that time retained the right to wear his uniform for a ceremony such as a marriage.)

    According to online sources, the photographs and specifically photographs of the shoulder boards of his uniforms indicate he served in the Grenadier-Regt. König Friedrich I (4.Ostpreußisches) Nr.5 (Danzig) XVII Armee Korps, and in the Danziger Infanterie-Regt. Nr.128 (Danzig; III Bn Neufahrwasser) XVII Armee Korps.4 
    Marriage14 Feb 1918 He married Marie Margarethe Nuckel, daughter of Carsten Hinrich Wilhelm Nuckel and Juliane Margarethe Smidt, on 14 Feb 1918 at St. Jakobi Church, Bremen, Germany. Family oral history indicates that Hugo Ernst met Marie at a biergarten in Bremen. Their Marriage Certificate, No. 135, City of Bremen, reads:

    "Before the undersigned Registrar marriage was contracted on below date, between:
         HUGO ERNST GEISSLER, machinist, protestant, residing in Bremen, and
         MARIE MARGARETHE NUCKEL, protestant, residing in Bremen.
    Bremen, Feb. 14, 1918"

    The certificate notes that a church wedding took place at St. Jakobi in Bremen on the same day as attested by Pastor Lange.5,6 
    Residencebt 1919 - 1924  Bt 1919 - 1924, Hugo Ernst Geissler and Marie Nuckel Geissler lived at 43 Nordenhammerstrasse, Bremen, Germany according to their applications for visas to emigrate to the United States.7 
    Emigration28 Jan 1925 Hugo Ernst Geissler and Marie Nuckel Geissler emigrated on 28 Jan 1925 from Bremen, Germany, with their son Hugo Hermann, age three and a half. The family traveled third class on the SS George Washington, showed their ultimate destination as Chicago (and their contact there as Hugo Ernst's brother-in-law Paul Knop, 1902 West 65th Street), and listed their German contact as Hugo Ernst's father Hermann Geissler, Gera, Reuss, Laasenstrasse 37. They arrived in the United States on 6 Feb 1925, landing at Ellis Island, New York. Their visa numbers were 8588 (Hugo Ernst, as Hugo Jr., a 33-year-old locksmith born in 'Koeslitz' (Koestritz), who could read and write German); 8589 (Marie, a 33-year-old housewife, born in Bremen, who could read and write German); and 8590 (Hugo H., born in Bremen), all issued in Bremen 4 Dec 1924.8 
    Residence10 Dec 1925  On 10 Dec 1925, Hugo Ernst Geissler lived at 1311 West 49th Place, Chicago, Cook County, IL. (Herman and Emma Geissler sent a postcard to their son Hugo Ernst at this address.). 
    ResidenceApr 1927  In Apr 1927, Hugo Ernst Geissler and Marie Nuckel Geissler llived at 6328 Ashland Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL as shown in their petitions for naturalization. Hugo Ernst also described himself as 5'9" tall, 170 lbs, with brown hair and blue eyes.9 
    1930 Census12 Apr 1930 Hugo Ernst Geissler and Marie Nuckel Geissler appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook County, IL, enumerated 12 Apr 1930. Both were 39 years old and could speak English; he was working as a coal worker. Their son Hugo Hermann was listed as living with them. Young Hugo, shown as "Hugo E. Jr.," was 8 and attending school.10 
    Naturalization27 May 1930 Hugo Ernst Geissler was naturalized on 27 May 1930 at U.S. District Court, Chicago, Cook County, IL. He was issued certificate 3296873. He was living at the time at 5605 So. Halsted Street.11 
    Notebt 14 Jun 1930 - 4 Sep 1930  The Geissler family traveled to Germany to visit relatives on 13 Jun 1930 on the SS Bremen. They returned to the United States on the SS Bremen, leaving Bremen on 29 August 1930 and arriving at the 58th Street, Brooklyn NY pier on 4 Sep 1930. They were among 1072 passengers, and traveled third class. Traveling with them, also in third class, was Agnes Oettel, Hugo Ernst's sister, shown on the ship manifest as a 43-year-old widow.12 
    Note17 Dec 1936  Hugo Ernst Geissler applied for a social security card, listing his address as 3757 W. 63rd Place, Chicago, his date of birth as 24 Mar 1891 and place of birth as "R.J.L. Germany" (Reuss jungere Linie, the pre-1918 principality of which Gera was the capital), his father as Herman Geissler and his mother as Emma Graumuller, and his employer as the Link-Belt Company, 300 W. Pershing Rd., Chicago.13 
    Residence3 Feb 1943  On 3 Feb 1943, Hugo Ernst Geissler lived at 3757 West 63rd Place, Chicago, Cook County, IL as shown in the naturalization application of son Hugo Hermann.14 
    Death13 Jan 1945 He died on 13 Jan 1945 at 3757 West 63rd Place, Chicago, Cook County, IL, at age 53. The cause of death was rectal/bowel cancer which he had been fighting for more than 18 months. His death certificate indicates surgery on May 11, 1944 for bowel cancer. The certificate also identifies him as a foundryman. His death notice in the Chicago Tribune on 14 Jan 1945 read: "Hugo Ernst Geissler, beloved husband of Marie, father of Hugo Hermann, father-in-law of Eloys, grandfather of Hugh Evan. Services 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, at chapel, 1648 W. 63d street. Interment Mount Hope." (In fact, he was cremated, not buried, as his death certificate correctly reflects.) A German language death notice was published identifying his widow as Marie (maiden name Nuckel), children Hugo and Eloys (son and daughter-in-law), grandson Hugh Evan, sisters Herwig (Hattie) Knop, Martha Benschura, Agnes Oettel, and Elly Froemke, aunt Anna Zons and cousin Elisabeth Marks.2,15 

    Family

    		Marie Margarethe Nuckel
    Children
  • Marie Geissler b. c 1919, d. c 1920
  • Hugo Hermann Geissler+ b. 5 Jul 1921, d. 19 Jan 1994

    • Citations

    1. JGRussell baby book, entries by Hazel Cottrell Geissler.
    2. Death Certificate, IL Dept. of Public Health, Hugo Ernst Geissler, Cook County, No. 1145, 13 Jan 1945.
    3. Naturalization Record, Petition for citizenship.
    4. JGRussell, facts within personal knowledge, See also the photographs online).
    5. JGRussell, family stories passed down personally to jgr.
    6. Marriage License/Certificate, No. 135, City of Bremen, part of INS immigration files.
    7. Naturalization Record, Visa application 1924.
    8. Ship Passenger List, SS George Washington, 28 Jan 1925.
    9. Naturalization Record, petition for naturalization.
    10. 1930 United States Federal Census, Cook County IL, Roll: 441; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 598; Image: 1058.0 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, T626 (2,667 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
    11. Naturalization Record, Certificate 3296873.
    12. Online Database of Bremen Passenger Lists 1920 - 1939, A Project of Die Maus with the Bremen Chamber of Commerce, online http://www.schiffslisten.de/index_en.html. Hereinafter cited as Bremen Passenger Lists 1920-1939.
    13. Social Security Card, SS5 application form, Dec 17 1936.
    14. Naturalization Record, Application of son Hugo H. Geissler for derivative citizenship.
    15. Obituary, Hugo E. Geissler, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan 1945.

    Marie Margarethe Nuckel

    F, b. 9 February 1891, d. 12 April 1947

    FatherCarsten Hinrich Wilhelm Nuckel b. 1860, d. 1940
    MotherJuliane Margarethe Smidt b. b 1870
    Marie Margarethe Nuckel|b. 9 Feb 1891\nd. 12 Apr 1947|p1.htm#i5|Carsten Hinrich Wilhelm Nuckel|b. 1860\nd. 1940|p55.htm#i1094|Juliane Margarethe Smidt|b. b 1870|p55.htm#i1095|||||||||||||

    Birth9 Feb 1891 Marie Margarethe Nuckel, daughter of Carsten Hinrich Wilhelm Nuckel and Juliane Margarethe Smidt, was born on 9 Feb 1891 at Bremen, Germany. Marie's date of birth and parents were set out in her birth certificate, attached to her application for a visa to come to the United States in 1924.1,2 
    Marriage14 Feb 1918 Marie Margarethe Nuckel married Hugo Ernst Geissler, son of Hermann Eduard Geissler and Emma Louisa Graumüller, on 14 Feb 1918 at St. Jakobi Church, Bremen, Germany. Family oral history indicates that Hugo Ernst met Marie at a biergarten in Bremen. Their Marriage Certificate, No. 135, City of Bremen, reads:

    "Before the undersigned Registrar marriage was contracted on below date, between:
         HUGO ERNST GEISSLER, machinist, protestant, residing in Bremen, and
         MARIE MARGARETHE NUCKEL, protestant, residing in Bremen.
    Bremen, Feb. 14, 1918"

    The certificate notes that a church wedding took place at St. Jakobi in Bremen on the same day as attested by Pastor Lange.3,4 
    Residencebt 1919 - 1924  Bt 1919 - 1924, Marie Nuckel Geissler and Hugo Ernst Geissler lived at 43 Nordenhammerstrasse, Bremen, Germany according to their applications for visas to emigrate to the United States.5 
    Description1924  As of 1924, Marie Nuckel Geissler was described as 5'4", fair complexion, dark blonde hair, brown eyes in her application for a visa.6 
    Emigration28 Jan 1925 She and Hugo Ernst Geissler emigrated on 28 Jan 1925 from Bremen, Germany, with their son Hugo Hermann, age three and a half. The family traveled third class on the SS George Washington, showed their ultimate destination as Chicago (and their contact there as Hugo Ernst's brother-in-law Paul Knop, 1902 West 65th Street), and listed their German contact as Hugo Ernst's father Hermann Geissler, Gera, Reuss, Laasenstrasse 37. They arrived in the United States on 6 Feb 1925, landing at Ellis Island, New York. Their visa numbers were 8588 (Hugo Ernst, as Hugo Jr., a 33-year-old locksmith born in 'Koeslitz' (Koestritz), who could read and write German); 8589 (Marie, a 33-year-old housewife, born in Bremen, who could read and write German); and 8590 (Hugo H., born in Bremen), all issued in Bremen 4 Dec 1924.7 
    ResidenceApr 1927  In Apr 1927, Marie Nuckel Geissler and Hugo Ernst Geissler llived at 6328 Ashland Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL as shown in their petitions for naturalization. Hugo Ernst also described himself as 5'9" tall, 170 lbs, with brown hair and blue eyes.8 
    1930 Census12 Apr 1930 Marie Nuckel Geissler and Hugo Ernst Geissler appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook County, IL, enumerated 12 Apr 1930. Both were 39 years old and could speak English; he was working as a coal worker. Their son Hugo Hermann was listed as living with them. Young Hugo, shown as "Hugo E. Jr.," was 8 and attending school.9 
    Naturalization27 May 1930 Marie Nuckel Geissler was naturalized on 27 May 1930 at U.S. District Court, Chicago, Cook County, IL. She was issued Certificate 3296872. She was living at the time at 5605 So. Halsted Street.10 
    Notebt 14 Jun 1930 - 4 Sep 1930  The Geissler family traveled to Germany to visit relatives on 13 Jun 1930 on the SS Bremen. They returned to the United States on the SS Bremen, leaving Bremen on 29 August 1930 and arriving at the 58th Street, Brooklyn NY pier on 4 Sep 1930. They were among 1072 passengers, and traveled third class. Traveling with them, also in third class, was Agnes Oettel, Hugo Ernst's sister, shown on the ship manifest as a 43-year-old widow.11 
    Note29 Nov 1936  Marie Geissler applied for a social security card, listing her address as 3757 W. 63rd Place, Chicago, her date of birth as Feb 9 1891 and place of birth as Bremen, Germany, her father as Hinrich Nuckel and her mother as Juliana Smid, and her employer as Evangelical Hospital, 5421 South Morgan Street, Chicago.12 
    Residence3 Feb 1943  On 3 Feb 1943, Marie Nuckel Geissler lived at 3757 West 63rd Place, Chicago, Cook County, IL according to a naturalization application filed by son Hugo Hermann.13 
    Death12 Apr 1947 She died on 12 Apr 1947 at Peace Memorial Convalescent Home, Chicago, Cook County, IL, at age 56. The cause of death was a coronary thrombosis. Note that her death certificate gives her father's name as Henry and lists her mother as "unknown"; the informant was a nurse and not a family member. A death notice in the Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr 1947, read: "Marie Geissler, wife of the late Hugho, mother of Hugho, grandmother of Hugh Evan Geissler. Services 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at chapel, 1648 W. 63d street. Interment Mount Hope." Note that the death notice indicates interment at Mount Hope Cemetery; in fact, she was cremated. A German language death notice identified her survivors only as her son Hugo and grandson Hugh Evan.14,15 

    Family

    		Hugo Ernst Geissler
    Children
  • Marie Geissler b. c 1919, d. c 1920
  • Hugo Hermann Geissler+ b. 5 Jul 1921, d. 19 Jan 1994

    • Citations

    1. JGRussell baby book, entries by Hazel Cottrell Geissler.
    2. Naturalization Record, Visa application, Dec 1924.
    3. JGRussell, family stories passed down personally to jgr.
    4. Marriage License/Certificate, No. 135, City of Bremen, part of INS immigration files.
    5. Naturalization Record, Visa application 1924.
    6. Naturalization Record.
    7. Ship Passenger List, SS George Washington, 28 Jan 1925.
    8. Naturalization Record, petition for naturalization.
    9. 1930 United States Federal Census, Cook County IL, Roll: 441; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 598; Image: 1058.0 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, T626 (2,667 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
    10. Naturalization Record, Certificate 3296872.
    11. Online Database of Bremen Passenger Lists 1920 - 1939, A Project of Die Maus with the Bremen Chamber of Commerce, online http://www.schiffslisten.de/index_en.html. Hereinafter cited as Bremen Passenger Lists 1920-1939.
    12. Social Security Card, SS5 application form, Nov 29 1936.
    13. Naturalization Record, Application of son Hugo H. for derivative citizenship.
    14. Death Certificate, IL Dept. of Public Health, Marie Nuckel Geissler, Cook County, No. 12011, 12 Jan 1947.
    15. Obituary, Marie Nuckel Geissler, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr 1947.

    Clay Rex Cottrell

    M, b. 20 April 1898, d. 21 September 1970

    FatherMartin Gilbert Cottrell b. 30 Sep 1855, d. 26 Mar 1946
    MotherMartha H. "Mattie" Johnson b. 15 May 1857, d. 3 Jul 1912
    Clay Rex Cottrell|b. 20 Apr 1898\nd. 21 Sep 1970|p1.htm#i6|Martin Gilbert Cottrell|b. 30 Sep 1855\nd. 26 Mar 1946|p2.htm#i27|Martha H. "Mattie" Johnson|b. 15 May 1857\nd. 3 Jul 1912|p2.htm#i28|George W. Cottrell|b. 5 Mar 1821\nd. 21 May 1891|p16.htm#i310|Martha L. Baker|b. 9 May 1832\nd. 17 Jan 1913|p16.htm#i311|Matthew Johnson|b. c 1813\nd. bt 1860 - 1870|p26.htm#i511|Mary "Polly" Fore|b. c 1818|p29.htm#i564|

    Birth20 Apr 1898 Clay Rex Cottrell, son of Martin Gilbert Cottrell and Martha H. "Mattie" Johnson, was born on 20 Apr 1898 at Iowa Park, Wichita County, TX.1 
    1900 Census9 Jun 1900 Clay Rex Cottrell appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of at Iowa Park, Wichita County, TX, enumerated 9 Jun 1900, in the household of his parents, Martin Gilbert Cottrell and Martha H. "Mattie" Johnson. He was shown as age 2, born TX April 1898.2 
    1910 Census18 Apr 1910 Clay Rex Cottrell appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Frederick, Tillman County, OK, at Ward 1, enumerated 18 Apr 1910, in the household of his mother Martha H. "Mattie" Johnson. He was shown as age 11, a school boy, born TX.3 
    Marriage19 Oct 1916 Clay Rex Cottrell married Opal E. Robertson, daughter of Jasper Carlton Robertson and Eula L. Baird, on 19 Oct 1916 at Wichita County, TX. The ceremony was performed by a Judge. There is a question as to why they were married in Texas. Her family lived in Oklahoma; he had met her in Oklahoma. No-one from either family was at the wedding. It may be that they couldn't marry in Oklahoma without parental consent (they were both just 18, and there is no question that Eula Baird Robertson would never have consented to the marriage). In any case, when Clay's family discovered he had married, they were most concerned. His daughter Cladyne Cottrell Barrett reports, in an email on September 23, 2002: "It was never said (why they married in Texas), but just maybe they ran away to be married for none of the family was present. Aunt Tedd told the story that when she and Maud heard that they were married, they made the trip to Wichita Falls (they were fearful of who and what he had married) and walked into the apartment where they were living, unannounced and said that there, in bed, asleep, was the most beautiful sweet looking angel that they could imagine and that they left, so happy with their discovery and when they came back, they didn't tell them that they had been there earlier. Clay was the baby of the family and had lived with several of his brothers and sisters after his mother died, (kidney) when he was 12. So, evidentally. they told no one (they were getting married). Little rascals." 
    Milit Svce1918 Clay Rex Cottrell served in the United States Army in 1918. He was called up in the draft of August 1918 from Wichita County, TX.4 
    Residence1919  In 1919, Clay Rex Cottrell lived at 401 South 17th Street, Frederick, Tillman County, OK. The residence was listed in the 1919 Frederick & Tillman County Directory as: "Cottrell, Clay R., foreman, Farmer's Elevator Co., r 401 S. 17th St." 
    1920 Census28 Feb 1920 He and Opal Robertson Cottrell appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Haskell Twp., Tillman County, OK, enumerated 28 Feb 1920. The family name was misspelled as "Cottorell". Clay was a 21-year-old fireman at a cotton gin; Opal was also age 21. Both were born TX, both could read and write and they rented their home. Their son Billy Rex was listed as living with them. The baby was shown as age three months, born OK.5 
    1930 Census17 Apr 1930 Clay Rex Cottrell and Opal Robertson Cottrell appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Midland, Midland County, TX, enumerated 17 Apr 1930. Clay was shown as a 31-year-old clerk in a garage; Opal was also shown as age 31. Both could read and write and both were born in TX. The family lived in a rented home with a monthly rent of $30 and owned a radio. Their children Billy Rex, Eula Cladyne, Monte Boyd, Hazel Irene, David Fred and Donald Harris were listed as living with them. Billy, 10, born OK, and Cladyne, 8, born TX, were attending school; Monte, 6, Hazel, 4, David, 2, and Donald (a newborn shown on the census as "#Six"), were all born TX.6 
    Note22 Jun 1937  On 22 Jun 1937, Clay applied for a social security card, listing his address as "two miles north west" of Midland, his employer as Adams Motor Co. at 122 S. Lorraine St., Midland, his father as M.G. Cottrell and his mother as Mattie Johnston.7 
    Residence1950  In 1950, Clay Rex Cottrell and Opal Robertson Cottrell lived at Kents Store, Fluvanna County, VA. They moved there with their younger children to caretake a farm owned by eldest son Billy, who had purchased it both as a place to which he could retire from the Navy and as a place where his parents and youngest siblings could live. Initially both Clay and Opal hated it -- letters they wrote dated around 1950 indicate that they were homesick for Texas; Clay nicknamed it "Hungry Hill." But over time, The Farm (as it came to be known) became home for the family. For 45 years, until the death of Opal Robertson Cottrell in 1995, it was the central gathering place for children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and more. 
    Death21 Sep 1970 Clay Rex Cottrell died on 21 Sep 1970 at Richmond Memorial Hospital, Richmond, VA, at age 72. The cause of death listed on his death certificate was metastatic squamous cell cancer.8,9 
    Burial He was buried at Byrd Chapel United Methodist Cemetery, Kents Store, Fluvanna County, VA.10,11 

    Family

    		Opal E. Robertson
    Children
  • Ruth Marie Cottrell b. 12 Aug 1917, d. 22 Feb 1918
  • Billy Rex Cottrell b. 8 Nov 1919, d. 27 Feb 2008
  • Eula Cladyne Cottrell+
  • Monte Boyd Cottrell+ b. 19 Nov 1923, d. 6 Aug 1994
  • Hazel Irene Cottrell+ b. 21 Mar 1926, d. 23 Apr 1999
  • David Fred Cottrell+
  • Donald Harris Cottrell b. 5 Mar 1930, d. 12 Aug 1932
  • Carol Ray Cottrell+
  • Jerry LaStone Cottrell+
  • Marianne Cottrell+ b. 6 Jul 1936, d. 13 Sep 2007
  • Michael Vance Cottrell+
  • Patricia Ensign Cottrell+

    • Citations

    1. JGRussell baby book, entries by Hazel Cottrell Geissler.
    2. 1900 United States Federal Census, Wichita County TX, Roll: T623 1679; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 127 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, T623 (1,854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
    3. 1910 United States Federal Census, Tillman County OK, Roll: T624_1275; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 248; Image: 777 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, T624 (1,178 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
    4. Newspaper Item, Wichita Falls TX Times, August 26, 1918.
    5. 1920 United States Federal Census, Tillman County OK, Roll: T625_1488; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 170; Image: 1123 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, T625 (2,076 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
    6. 1930 United States Federal Census, Midland County TX, Roll: 2376; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 499.0 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, T626 (2,667 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
    7. Social Security Card, SS-5 application, dated June 22, 1937.
    8. Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
    9. Death Certificate, VA Dept. of Health, Clay Rex Cottrell, Va. Dept. of Health, Certif. No. 70-026729.
    10. JGRussell, facts within personal knowledge.
    11. Tombstone, photographed by JG Russell (private collection).

    Opal E. Robertson

    F, b. 21 August 1898, d. 15 March 1995

    FatherJasper Carlton Robertson b. 18 Apr 1871, d. 15 Mar 1912
    MotherEula L. Baird b. 24 Oct 1869, d. 13 Mar 1954
    Opal E. Robertson|b. 21 Aug 1898\nd. 15 Mar 1995|p1.htm#i7|Jasper Carlton Robertson|b. 18 Apr 1871\nd. 15 Mar 1912|p1.htm#i15|Eula L. Baird|b. 24 Oct 1869\nd. 13 Mar 1954|p1.htm#i16|Gustavus B. Robertson|b. 7 Nov 1827\nd. 20 Dec 1903|p1.htm#i17|Isabella Gentry|b. 3 Sep 1832\nd. a 1 Oct 1903|p1.htm#i18|Jasper Baird|b. c 1848\nd. c 1909|p1.htm#i20|Martha L. Shew|b. Feb 1855\nd. 1909|p2.htm#i21|

    Birth21 Aug 1898 Opal E. Robertson, daughter of Jasper Carlton Robertson and Eula L. Baird, was born on 21 Aug 1898 at Eagle Lake, Colorado County, TX. Some family sources place Opal's birth in Sugarland, TX. That appears to be incorrect. Among other proofs: Opal herself applied for a social security card in 1966 and had to list her place of birth. She stated that she had been born in Eagle Lake. Secondly, Jasper was working in the Eagle Lake area as a guard of convicts for the Dunovant plantation at the time of Opal's birth in 1900.1 
    Notebt 1905 - 1910  Opal Robertson Cottrell wrote "Remembrances" on a page from a 1968 calendar (though not necessarily in 1968):

    Remembrances:
    My Mother Eula Lee Robertson and my Father J.C. Robertson
    My brothers: Fred, Harvey and Ray

    Seven
    and Mumps -
    - Kittens -
    , a grandmother -
    me, (her first grand child) --
    - and smallpox vaccination
    and School
    & "Times" Tables -
    - and uncles who sang
    & played guitars
    - Noel, Lon & John (Livingston)
    - and our new
    home in "Oklahoma
    Territory" - Bright Happy Days with my 3 bros Fred, Harvey & Ray -
    a new world created
    a world
    just for us
    new & just for us. 
    Note1909  Opal Robertson Cottrell wrote her recollections of the death of her grandmother on a page from a 1968 calendar (though not necessarily in 1968):

    1909 -
    Long before it got there
    we could see the
    buggy coming slowly
    down our road -
    - My Dear Uncle
    Leva - 15 years old -
    bringing us the
    sad news of my Dear Grandmother's
    Death - My grieving
    Mother - and my aunts
    & uncles - I am carried
    back through time
    and space to where
    you are - and I see
    you once more - as you
    were then - a
    large, close family,
    grieving for a Dear
    & loving Mother -
    my Grandmother
    Martha Livingston
    Buried in Cemetery
    Frederick Okla - 1909
    - close by rests my Father
    J.C. Robertson - "1912" -
    Tall upright Log marks
    his resting place
    ("Woodman of the World"
    marks his resting place). 
    1910 Census12 May 1910 Opal E. Robertson appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Stephens Twp., Tillman County, OK, enumerated 12 May 1910, in the household of her parents, Jasper Carlton Robertson and Eula Baird Robertson. She was shown as age 11, born TX, attending school.2 
    Marriage19 Oct 1916 Opal E. Robertson married Clay Rex Cottrell, son of Martin Gilbert Cottrell and Martha H. "Mattie" Johnson, on 19 Oct 1916 at Wichita County, TX. The ceremony was performed by a Judge. There is a question as to why they were married in Texas. Her family lived in Oklahoma; he had met her in Oklahoma. No-one from either family was at the wedding. It may be that they couldn't marry in Oklahoma without parental consent (they were both just 18, and there is no question that Eula Baird Robertson would never have consented to the marriage). In any case, when Clay's family discovered he had married, they were most concerned. His daughter Cladyne Cottrell Barrett reports, in an email on September 23, 2002: "It was never said (why they married in Texas), but just maybe they ran away to be married for none of the family was present. Aunt Tedd told the story that when she and Maud heard that they were married, they made the trip to Wichita Falls (they were fearful of who and what he had married) and walked into the apartment where they were living, unannounced and said that there, in bed, asleep, was the most beautiful sweet looking angel that they could imagine and that they left, so happy with their discovery and when they came back, they didn't tell them that they had been there earlier. Clay was the baby of the family and had lived with several of his brothers and sisters after his mother died, (kidney) when he was 12. So, evidentally. they told no one (they were getting married). Little rascals." 
    1920 Census28 Feb 1920 Opal Robertson Cottrell and Clay Rex Cottrell appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Haskell Twp., Tillman County, OK, enumerated 28 Feb 1920. The family name was misspelled as "Cottorell". Clay was a 21-year-old fireman at a cotton gin; Opal was also age 21. Both were born TX, both could read and write and they rented their home. Their son Billy Rex was listed as living with them. The baby was shown as age three months, born OK.3 
    1930 Census17 Apr 1930 Opal Robertson Cottrell and Clay Rex Cottrell appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Midland, Midland County, TX, enumerated 17 Apr 1930. Clay was shown as a 31-year-old clerk in a garage; Opal was also shown as age 31. Both could read and write and both were born in TX. The family lived in a rented home with a monthly rent of $30 and owned a radio. Their children Billy Rex, Eula Cladyne, Monte Boyd, Hazel Irene, David Fred and Donald Harris were listed as living with them. Billy, 10, born OK, and Cladyne, 8, born TX, were attending school; Monte, 6, Hazel, 4, David, 2, and Donald (a newborn shown on the census as "#Six"), were all born TX.4 
    Residence1950  In 1950, Opal Robertson Cottrell and Clay Rex Cottrell lived at Kents Store, Fluvanna County, VA. They moved there with their younger children to caretake a farm owned by eldest son Billy, who had purchased it both as a place to which he could retire from the Navy and as a place where his parents and youngest siblings could live. Initially both Clay and Opal hated it -- letters they wrote dated around 1950 indicate that they were homesick for Texas; Clay nicknamed it "Hungry Hill." But over time, The Farm (as it came to be known) became home for the family. For 45 years, until the death of Opal Robertson Cottrell in 1995, it was the central gathering place for children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and more. 
    Death15 Mar 1995 Opal Robertson Cottrell died on 15 Mar 1995 at Charlottesville, Albemarle County, VA, at age 96. She spent the last years of her life surrounded by children, grandchildren and great grandchildren on The Farm in Kents Store, Fluvanna County, VA.5 
    Burial She was buried at Byrd Chapel United Methodist Cemetery, Kents Store, Fluvanna County, VA.6 

    Family

    		Clay Rex Cottrell
    Children
  • Ruth Marie Cottrell b. 12 Aug 1917, d. 22 Feb 1918
  • Billy Rex Cottrell b. 8 Nov 1919, d. 27 Feb 2008
  • Eula Cladyne Cottrell+
  • Monte Boyd Cottrell+ b. 19 Nov 1923, d. 6 Aug 1994
  • Hazel Irene Cottrell+ b. 21 Mar 1926, d. 23 Apr 1999
  • David Fred Cottrell+
  • Donald Harris Cottrell b. 5 Mar 1930, d. 12 Aug 1932
  • Carol Ray Cottrell+
  • Jerry LaStone Cottrell+
  • Marianne Cottrell+ b. 6 Jul 1936, d. 13 Sep 2007
  • Michael Vance Cottrell+
  • Patricia Ensign Cottrell+

    • Citations

    1. JGRussell baby book, entries by Hazel Cottrell Geissler.
    2. 1910 United States Federal Census, Tillman County OK, Roll: T624_1275; Page: 12B; SD: 5; ED: 256, H197/F199 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, T624 (1,178 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
    3. 1920 United States Federal Census, Tillman County OK, Roll: T625_1488; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 170; Image: 1123 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, T625 (2,076 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
    4. 1930 United States Federal Census, Midland County TX, Roll: 2376; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 499.0 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, T626 (2,667 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
    5. Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
    6. JGRussell, facts within personal knowledge.

    Diana Marie Geissler

    F

    FatherHugo Hermann Geissler b. 5 Jul 1921, d. 19 Jan 1994
    MotherHazel Irene Cottrell b. 21 Mar 1926, d. 23 Apr 1999
    Diana Marie Geissler||p1.htm#i8|Hugo Hermann Geissler|b. 5 Jul 1921\nd. 19 Jan 1994|p1.htm#i2|Hazel Irene Cottrell|b. 21 Mar 1926\nd. 23 Apr 1999|p1.htm#i3|Hugo E. Geissler|b. 24 Mar 1891\nd. 13 Jan 1945|p1.htm#i4|Marie M. Nuckel|b. 9 Feb 1891\nd. 12 Apr 1947|p1.htm#i5|Clay R. Cottrell|b. 20 Apr 1898\nd. 21 Sep 1970|p1.htm#i6|Opal E. Robertson|b. 21 Aug 1898\nd. 15 Mar 1995|p1.htm#i7|

    Milit Svce Diana Marie Geissler served in the United States Air Force. She was assigned to Lackland AFB Texas, Sheppard AFB Texas, Little Rock AFB AR and Ramstein AB Germany. 
    Marriage She married Thomas Howard McKenzie. 
    Graduation Diana Marie Geissler graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism/English from California State University, Sacramento, CA. 
    Divorce She and Thomas Howard McKenzie were divorced. 

    Paul Eric Geissler

    M

    FatherHugo Hermann Geissler b. 5 Jul 1921, d. 19 Jan 1994
    MotherHazel Irene Cottrell b. 21 Mar 1926, d. 23 Apr 1999
    Paul Eric Geissler||p1.htm#i9|Hugo Hermann Geissler|b. 5 Jul 1921\nd. 19 Jan 1994|p1.htm#i2|Hazel Irene Cottrell|b. 21 Mar 1926\nd. 23 Apr 1999|p1.htm#i3|Hugo E. Geissler|b. 24 Mar 1891\nd. 13 Jan 1945|p1.htm#i4|Marie M. Nuckel|b. 9 Feb 1891\nd. 12 Apr 1947|p1.htm#i5|Clay R. Cottrell|b. 20 Apr 1898\nd. 21 Sep 1970|p1.htm#i6|Opal E. Robertson|b. 21 Aug 1898\nd. 15 Mar 1995|p1.htm#i7|

    Marriage Paul Eric Geissler married Nadine Poludin. 

    Family

    		Nadine Poludin
    Children
  • Rudolf Hugo Geissler
  • Max Walter Geissler
  • Stefan Pascal Geissler
  • Katya Viana Geissler

    • Kathryn Cladyne "Kacy" Geissler

    F

    FatherHugo Hermann Geissler b. 5 Jul 1921, d. 19 Jan 1994
    MotherHazel Irene Cottrell b. 21 Mar 1926, d. 23 Apr 1999
    Kathryn Cladyne "Kacy" Geissler||p1.htm#i10|Hugo Hermann Geissler|b. 5 Jul 1921\nd. 19 Jan 1994|p1.htm#i2|Hazel Irene Cottrell|b. 21 Mar 1926\nd. 23 Apr 1999|p1.htm#i3|Hugo E. Geissler|b. 24 Mar 1891\nd. 13 Jan 1945|p1.htm#i4|Marie M. Nuckel|b. 9 Feb 1891\nd. 12 Apr 1947|p1.htm#i5|Clay R. Cottrell|b. 20 Apr 1898\nd. 21 Sep 1970|p1.htm#i6|Opal E. Robertson|b. 21 Aug 1898\nd. 15 Mar 1995|p1.htm#i7|

    Marriage Kathryn Cladyne "Kacy" Geissler married William Winfrey Layne Terrell. 
    Divorce Kathryn Cladyne "Kacy" Geissler and William Winfrey Layne Terrell were divorced. 
    Marriage Kathryn Cladyne "Kacy" Geissler married Warren Michael St. Clair. 

    Family 1

    		William Winfrey Layne Terrell
    Children
  • Ian Trevor Terrell
  • Hannah Layne Terrell

    • Family 2

    		Warren Michael St. Clair
    Children
  • Thomas Michael St. Clair
  • Rose Kathryn St. Clair

    • Frederick Michael Geissler

    M

    FatherHugo Hermann Geissler b. 5 Jul 1921, d. 19 Jan 1994
    MotherHazel Irene Cottrell b. 21 Mar 1926, d. 23 Apr 1999
    Frederick Michael Geissler||p1.htm#i11|Hugo Hermann Geissler|b. 5 Jul 1921\nd. 19 Jan 1994|p1.htm#i2|Hazel Irene Cottrell|b. 21 Mar 1926\nd. 23 Apr 1999|p1.htm#i3|Hugo E. Geissler|b. 24 Mar 1891\nd. 13 Jan 1945|p1.htm#i4|Marie M. Nuckel|b. 9 Feb 1891\nd. 12 Apr 1947|p1.htm#i5|Clay R. Cottrell|b. 20 Apr 1898\nd. 21 Sep 1970|p1.htm#i6|Opal E. Robertson|b. 21 Aug 1898\nd. 15 Mar 1995|p1.htm#i7|

    Milit Svce Frederick Michael Geissler served in the United States Air Force. He rose to the rank of First Sergeant before his retirement. He served in Colorado, Germany, Kentucky and Hawaii during his career. 
    Marriage He married Orpah Gail Kidwell. 
    Divorce Frederick Michael Geissler and Orpah Gail Kidwell were divorced. 

    Family

    		Orpah Gail Kidwell
    Child
  • Bobbi Sue Geissler+

    • Warren Hugo Geissler

    M

    FatherHugo Hermann Geissler b. 5 Jul 1921, d. 19 Jan 1994
    MotherHazel Irene Cottrell b. 21 Mar 1926, d. 23 Apr 1999
    Warren Hugo Geissler||p1.htm#i12|Hugo Hermann Geissler|b. 5 Jul 1921\nd. 19 Jan 1994|p1.htm#i2|Hazel Irene Cottrell|b. 21 Mar 1926\nd. 23 Apr 1999|p1.htm#i3|Hugo E. Geissler|b. 24 Mar 1891\nd. 13 Jan 1945|p1.htm#i4|Marie M. Nuckel|b. 9 Feb 1891\nd. 12 Apr 1947|p1.htm#i5|Clay R. Cottrell|b. 20 Apr 1898\nd. 21 Sep 1970|p1.htm#i6|Opal E. Robertson|b. 21 Aug 1898\nd. 15 Mar 1995|p1.htm#i7|

    Milit Svce Warren Hugo Geissler served in the United States Air Force. He was assigned to Pease AFB, NH, and Holloman AFB, NM, as a civil engineer. 
    Marriage He married Diane Galbraith. 
    Divorce Warren Hugo Geissler and Diane Galbraith were divorced. 
    Marriage Warren Hugo Geissler married Patricia White. 

    William Karl Geissler

    M

    FatherHugo Hermann Geissler b. 5 Jul 1921, d. 19 Jan 1994
    MotherHazel Irene Cottrell b. 21 Mar 1926, d. 23 Apr 1999
    William Karl Geissler||p1.htm#i13|Hugo Hermann Geissler|b. 5 Jul 1921\nd. 19 Jan 1994|p1.htm#i2|Hazel Irene Cottrell|b. 21 Mar 1926\nd. 23 Apr 1999|p1.htm#i3|Hugo E. Geissler|b. 24 Mar 1891\nd. 13 Jan 1945|p1.htm#i4|Marie M. Nuckel|b. 9 Feb 1891\nd. 12 Apr 1947|p1.htm#i5|Clay R. Cottrell|b. 20 Apr 1898\nd. 21 Sep 1970|p1.htm#i6|Opal E. Robertson|b. 21 Aug 1898\nd. 15 Mar 1995|p1.htm#i7|

    Milit Svce William Karl Geissler served in the United States Marine Corps. He retired at the rank of Major, and served in GA, NC, CA and VA. 
    Marriage He married Carolyn Schmit. 

    Family

    		Carolyn Schmit
    Children
  • Dennis Alexander Geissler
  • Duncan Edward Geissler

    • Marie Geissler

    F, b. circa 1919, d. circa 1920

    FatherHugo Ernst Geissler b. 24 Mar 1891, d. 13 Jan 1945
    MotherMarie Margarethe Nuckel b. 9 Feb 1891, d. 12 Apr 1947
    Marie Geissler|b. c 1919\nd. c 1920|p1.htm#i14|Hugo Ernst Geissler|b. 24 Mar 1891\nd. 13 Jan 1945|p1.htm#i4|Marie Margarethe Nuckel|b. 9 Feb 1891\nd. 12 Apr 1947|p1.htm#i5|Hermann E. Geissler|b. c 1860\nd. a 25 Sep 1929|p54.htm#i1072|Emma L. Graumüller|b. 27 Oct 1855\nd. a 10 Dec 1925|p55.htm#i1093|Carsten H. W. Nuckel|b. 1860\nd. 1940|p55.htm#i1094|Juliane M. Smidt|b. b 1870|p55.htm#i1095|

    Birthc 1919 Marie Geissler, daughter of Hugo Ernst Geissler and Marie Margarethe Nuckel, was born c 1919 at prob Bremen, Germany. 
    Deathc 1920 Marie Geissler died c 1920 at prob Bremen, Germany. 
    Note  All of the information about this child is anecdotal and comes from stories told by Hugo Hermann Geissler to his children. She was the first-born child of Hugo Ernst and Marie Geissler and died before the birth of her brother, Hugo Hermann, in July 1921. Exactly when she was born, how long she lived, where she is buried, etc., remain to be determined.1 

    Citations

    1. JGRussell, family stories passed down personally to jgr.

    Jasper Carlton Robertson

    M, b. 18 April 1871, d. 15 March 1912

    FatherGustavus Boone Robertson b. 7 Nov 1827, d. 20 Dec 1903
    MotherIsabella Gentry b. 3 Sep 1832, d. a 1 Oct 1903
    Jasper Carlton Robertson|b. 18 Apr 1871\nd. 15 Mar 1912|p1.htm#i15|Gustavus Boone Robertson|b. 7 Nov 1827\nd. 20 Dec 1903|p1.htm#i17|Isabella Gentry|b. 3 Sep 1832\nd. a 1 Oct 1903|p1.htm#i18|William M. Robertson|b. c 1794\nd. 25 Jun 1864|p1.htm#i19|[Martha?] Robertson|b. c 1800|p54.htm#i1080|Elijah Gentry|b. 1787\nd. bt Sep 1860 - 19 Dec 1868|p25.htm#i486|Wilmoth Killen|b. c 1794\nd. a 23 Jun 1870|p31.htm#i603|

    Birth18 Apr 1871 Jasper Carlton Robertson, son of Gustavus Boone Robertson and Isabella Gentry, was born on 18 Apr 1871 at Honey Grove, Lamar or Fannin County, TX. Note that Honey Grove is technically in Fannin County. However, Jasper's death certificate, filled out with information provided by brother George G. Robertson, states that Jasper was born in Lamar County, and the family was in Lamar County for the 1870 census. Since Honey Grove lies along the border of Fannin and Lamar Counties and parts of both were referred to as Honey Grove by residents, it is entirely possible that he was born in Honey Grove and in Lamar County, rather than Fannin County. It is also possible that the nearest post office, serving parts of both counties, was at Honey Grove.1,2 
    Nickname  Jasper Carlton Robertson also went by the name of Jap.3 
    1880 Census19 Jun 1880 He appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Delta County, TX, at Precinct 3, enumerated 19 Jun 1880, in the household of his parents, Gustavus Boone Robertson and Isabella Gentry. He was shown as age 9, born TX.4 
    Namesake His wife's younger brother, Arthur Carlton Livingston, may have been given his middle name after Jasper Carlton Robertson; Jasper married Arthur's oldest sister Eula just months after Arthur's birth and surely was courting her at the time her baby brother was born. 
    Marriage19 Feb 1896 He married Eula L. Baird, daughter of Jasper Baird and Martha Louise Shew, on 19 Feb 1896 at Bexar County, TX. A note handwritten in 1951 and found among the effects of Opal Robertson Cottrell, daughter of Jasper and Eula, states that the two were married on February 19, 1895. However, the actual documentation -- their marriage certificate -- places the marriage in 1896.5 
    Note1900  In 1900, J.C. Robertson was on the county and state poll tax list for Precinct 8, Colorado County, TX.6 
    1900 Census8 Jun 1900 Jasper Carlton Robertson appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Colorado County, TX, at Justice Precinct 8, enumerated 8 Jun 1900. He was shown as Jasper C. "Robinson", born April 1871 in Texas, married four years, as a "guard / convicts" at Dunovant's Camp No. 1 near Eagle Lake. The camp was a huge sugarcane plantation complex worked by convict labor from Texas penitentiaries. Neither his wife Eula nor his then two-year-old daughter Opal were enumerated with him, and neither can be located in the 1900 census. All of the information appears to have been provided by the overseer of the camp. None of the guards have wives or children shown, and it's possible that their information will be found elsewhere or was simply not recorded.7  
    Note1901  In 1901, Jasper was on the county and state poll tax for Precinct 8, Colorado County TX, and had one horse. He was not listed on the 1902 tax list and that should indicate that the family had moved to Oklahoma by 1902.8 
    Residence1903  In 1903, Jasper Carlton Robertson lived at Perkins, Payne County, OK Territory as documented in a letter dated Oct 1, 1903, from his father, Gustavus B. Robertson, to Jasper's sister, Mary Isabella Robertson Hendrix, in which he stated that "Jap's post office is Perkins, OK Territory". In Jasper's obituary, it also stated that he lived in Perkins after his marriage (in 1896 in Texas) until he moved to Tillman County (after his successful bid in the "Big Pasture" opening in December 1906).9,3 
    Notebt 3 Dec 1906 - 15 Dec 1906  Between December 3 and 15, 1906, the United States Land Office accepted sealed bids for quarter sections (160 acres) of land in what was called the "Big Pasture" of the Oklahoma Territory -- a half-million acre area of rolling hills and grasslands bordered on the south by the Red River. Bids were submitted to and opened by officials in Lawton. The bids were opened starting on December 17, 1906 and continuing until all the quarter sections had been sold. One of the successful bidders was Jasper Robertson of Perkins, Oklahoma. Bidders were required to live on the land for five years; their payments could be spread out over the five years. Jasper's patent to the land was filed April 7, 1910. Sadly, the land had to be sold after his untimely death in 1912.10 
    Member29 Mar 1909  As of 29 Mar 1909, at Loveland, Tillman County, OK,, Jasper Carlton Robertson was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. On that date, he was initiated into and became a third degree member of the Loveland Lodge. He withdrew in January 1911 and was given a certificate of good standing, which bears his signature. 
    Employmentc 1910 He was employed by the United States Post Office as the first postmaster c 1910 at Hollister, Tillman County, OK.11 
    Note7 Apr 1910  Jasper's patent to 160 acres in Tillman County (described as the northwest quarter of Section 21 in Township three south of Range 16 west of the Indian Meridian, Oklahoma) was signed 7 Apr 1910 at Tillman County OK. It was recorded in Tillman County on April 23, 1913 -- a year after his death -- so that the property could be sold to cover his debts and his family's living expenses.12 
    1910 Census12 May 1910 He and Eula Baird Robertson appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Stephens Twp., Tillman County, OK, enumerated 12 May 1910. Jasper was shown as a 39-year-old general farmer, born TX of a father born in KY and a mother born in MS (in actuality both parents were born in MS). Eula was shown as 40 years old, born AL of parents both born in AL, mother of four children, all surviving. They had been married for 14 years and were shown as able to read and write. They owned a farm subject to a mortgage. Their children Opal E., Fred G., Harvey L. "Robbie" and Ray C. were listed as living with them. All four children were attending school. Opal, 11, and Fred, 9, were born TX; Harvey, 7, and Ray, 5, were born OK.13 
    Death15 Mar 1912 Jasper Carlton Robertson died on 15 Mar 1912 at Hollister, Tillman County, OK, at age 40. Jasper's obituary, printed 22 Mar 1912 in the Frederick (OK) Press, read:

    "J.C. ROBERTSON PASSES AWAY

    "(Contributed.)

    "This community has lost one of its best citizens. Not recently has it been grieved more as a whole that it was this week caused by the death of Brother J.C. Robertson. He took sick March 2. The doctors seemed confused with his case at first which developed into an abscess of the liver. All medical aid possible was given him without results. At one time four doctors held a consultation and everything possible was done by kind hands and loving friends to relieve him of his suffering which was intense at times. The end came at the family residence in Hollister at 2 o'clock Friday morning after a sickness of two weeks.

    "He had been undergoing a great burden for the last eight months bearing the financial strain as a merchant of Hollister, which had reduced his constitution, making recovery more difficult.

    "Brother Robertson was a true man, in his business, in the church as well as in his home. He was loved by everybody and had no enemies. He was converted in a meeting held in Hollister about a year and a half ago and joined the Baptist Church. He lived a true and consistent Christian life, always being willing to make a sacrifice for the cause of the church beyond his means.

    "The church has lost a true Christian man, as well as a good teacher, His place will be vacant there as well as in his home where he was a true father.

    He was born at Roxton, Lamar County, Texas, April 18, 1871. His parents moved to Cooper, Texas, where he lived until he was grown, then going to the Panhandle for a short time. He returned to San Antonio, Texas, where he was united in marriage to Miss Eula Bird. Soon after they were married they moved to Perkins, Okla., where they resided until the Big Pasture opened where he moved and has resided since until his death.

    "He leaves a wife, four children and three brothers to mourn his loss. The family needs the help as well as the sympathy of the entire community.

    "Funeral services were conducted at the Baptist Church by the pastor after which interment was made in the Frederick cemetery.

    "The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what he did here."14,2,15 
    Burial16 Mar 1912 He was buried on 16 Mar 1912 at Frederick Cemetery, Frederick, Tillman County, OK. Spaces 1-4-5, Lot 124, Block C in the original section were owned by Jasper. His stone was erected by the Woodmen of the World and bears the statement "Woodmen of the World Memorial, Dum Facet Clamat". His son Fred is buried by his side.16,17,18 
    Note23 Apr 1913  Sadly, the land Jasper had obtained by successful sealed bid in the "Big Pasture" land opening in December 1906, the land he'd received a patent for in Tillman County in 1910 -- 160 acres -- had to be sold upon his death. The patent to the land was recorded in Tillman County, Book 23, page 508. The recordation was needed so the property could be sold by his widow. Eula's transfer of ownership as executor of his estate was recorded in Tillman County on May 3, 1913. The sale price was $1530.19 

    Family

    		Eula L. Baird
    Children
  • Opal E. Robertson+ b. 21 Aug 1898, d. 15 Mar 1995
  • Fred G. Robertson b. 3 Nov 1900, d. 2 Mar 1952
  • Harvey L. "Robbie" Robertson+ b. 17 Oct 1902, d. 7 Nov 1969
  • Ray C. Robertson+ b. 10 Apr 1905, d. 7 Feb 1981

    • Citations

    1. Interview with Opal Robertson Cottrell (Kents Store, VA), by Bobette Richardson, 1980s. Hereinafter cited as Richardson interview of Opal Cottrell.
    2. Death Certificate, OK State Dept. of Health, Jasper C. Robertson, Tillman County, No. 3065, 15 Mar 1912.
    3. Letter from G.B. Robertson (Sulphur Bluff, TX) to Mary Isabella Robertson Hendrix, October 1, 1903; digital image, JG Russell private collection (Avenel, Middlesex County, NJ), (original in the possession of Mary Ann Hendrix Thurmond).
    4. 1880 United States Federal Census, Delta County TX, Roll: T9_1300; Page: 16; SD: 2; ED: 20, H117/F118 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, T9 (1,454 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
    5. Marriage License/Certificate, J.C. Robertson and Eula Beard, Bexar County, TX, No. 14298, (photo online).
    6. Tax Rolls, Colorado County TX, 1900.
    7. 1900 United States Federal Census, Colorado County TX, Roll: T623 1622; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 26 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, T623 (1,854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
    8. Tax Rolls, Colorado County TX, 1901.
    9. Obituary, Jasper C. Robertson, Frederick OK Press, March 22, 1912.
    10. Linda Norman Garrison, Successful bidders of the Big Pasture land opening, 1906 (Lawton, OK: Southwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society, 1992), p. 17. Hereinafter cited as Big Pasture Bidders.
    11. Tillman County Genealogical Society, Tillman County History (Frederick OK: Tillman County Genealogical Society, 1975). Hereinafter cited as Tillman County History.
    12. Land Records, Tillman County OK.
    13. 1910 United States Federal Census, Tillman County OK, Roll: T624_1275; Page: 12B; SD: 5; ED: 256, H197/F199 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, T624 (1,178 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
    14. Obituary, Jasper Robertson, Frederick OK Press, Mar 22, 1912.
    15. Tombstone, J.C. Robertson, Frederick Cemetery, Frederick, OK, photographed 2003 by JG Russell (private collection).
    16. E-Mail Message, Paul Grose, online resource for Frederick Cemetery.
    17. Tombstone, J.C. Robertson, Frederick Cemetery, Frederick OK, photographed 2003 by JG Russell (private collection).
    18. Obituary, Jasper Robertson, Frederick OK Press, Mar 22 1912.
    19. Land Records, Tillman County OK, Book 23, pages 508, 519.

    Eula L. Baird

    F, b. 24 October 1869, d. 13 March 1954

    FatherJasper Baird b. c 1848, d. c 1909
    MotherMartha Louise Shew b. Feb 1855, d. 1909
    Eula L. Baird|b. 24 Oct 1869\nd. 13 Mar 1954|p1.htm#i16|Jasper Baird|b. c 1848\nd. c 1909|p1.htm#i20|Martha Louise Shew|b. Feb 1855\nd. 1909|p2.htm#i21|William Baird|b. c 1820|p14.htm#i280||||Daniel Shew|b. c 1826\nd. bt 1855 - 1860|p2.htm#i22|Margaret Battles|b. c 1827|p2.htm#i23|

    Birth24 Oct 1869 Eula L. Baird, daughter of Jasper Baird and Martha Louise Shew, was born on 24 Oct 1869 at Cherokee County, AL. Note that family history places Eula's birth at Gadsden, which would be Etowah County, not Cherokee County. However, her mother's family resided in Cherokee County and she and her parents and grandmother are recorded in the 1870 Cherokee County census. It may be that the birthplace was cited as Gadsden because that was the nearest town of any size.1 
    1870 Census18 Jul 1870 Eula L. Baird appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Twp. 10, Range 8, Cherokee County, AL, enumerated 18 Jul 1870, in the household of her parents, Jasper Baird and Martha Louise Shew Baird. She was shown as age eight months, born AL. Her grandmother Margaret Battles Shew was also enumerated as a member of this household.2 
    1880 Census7 Jun 1880 Eula L. Baird appeared on the 1880 Federal Census Cherokee County, AL in the household of her mother Martha Louise Shew Baird Livingston, and stepfather Abigah Livingston. She was age 10, born AL.3 
    Marriage19 Feb 1896 Eula L. Baird married Jasper Carlton Robertson, son of Gustavus Boone Robertson and Isabella Gentry, on 19 Feb 1896 at Bexar County, TX. A note handwritten in 1951 and found among the effects of Opal Robertson Cottrell, daughter of Jasper and Eula, states that the two were married on February 19, 1895. However, the actual documentation -- their marriage certificate -- places the marriage in 1896.4 
    1910 Census12 May 1910 Eula Baird Robertson and Jasper Carlton Robertson appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Stephens Twp., Tillman County, OK, enumerated 12 May 1910. Jasper was shown as a 39-year-old general farmer, born TX of a father born in KY and a mother born in MS (in actuality both parents were born in MS). Eula was shown as 40 years old, born AL of parents both born in AL, mother of four children, all surviving. They had been married for 14 years and were shown as able to read and write. They owned a farm subject to a mortgage. Their children Opal E., Fred G., Harvey L. "Robbie" and Ray C. were listed as living with them. All four children were attending school. Opal, 11, and Fred, 9, were born TX; Harvey, 7, and Ray, 5, were born OK.5 
    Note3 May 1913  Sadly, the 160 acres of land Eula's late husband Jasper had obtained by successful sealed bid in the "Big Pasture" land opening in December 1906 and for which he had received a patent in Tillman County in 1910 had to be sold upon his death. Eula's transfer of ownership as executor of his estate was recorded in Tillman County on 3 May 1913. The sale price was $1530.6 
    Residence1919  In 1919, Eula Baird Robertson lived at Loveland, Tillman County, OK as evidenced by her listing in the Directory of Tillman County Taxpayers: "Robertson, Eulo Mrs., Loveland, Route 1, r 1800, p 240." 
    1920 Census19 Jan 1920 She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Stephens Twp., Tillman County, OK, enumerated 19 Jan 1920. The family name was shown on the census as "Robinson." Eula was a 50-year-old widow born AL of parents both born AL. She owned a farm subject to a mortgage and was shown as a general farmer working on her own account. Her children Fred G. and Ray C. were listed as living with her. Fred was 19, born TX, working on home farm; Ray was 14, born OK, attending school.7 
    1930 Census14 Apr 1930 Eula Baird Robertson appeared on the 1930 census of Frederick (Hazel Twp.), Tillman County, OK in the household of Fred G. Robertson, her son. She was a 59-year-old widow. Her youngest son, Ray C., age 24, was enumerated in the same household but shown as absent.8 
    Death13 Mar 1954 Eula Baird Robertson died on 13 Mar 1954 at the home of her daughter Opal Robertson Cottrell, Kents Store, Fluvanna County, VA, at age 84.9 
    Burial She was buried at Byrd Chapel United Methodist Cemetery, Kents Store, Fluvanna County, VA.10 

    Family

    		Jasper Carlton Robertson
    Children
  • Opal E. Robertson+ b. 21 Aug 1898, d. 15 Mar 1995
  • Fred G. Robertson b. 3 Nov 1900, d. 2 Mar 1952
  • Harvey L. "Robbie" Robertson+ b. 17 Oct 1902, d. 7 Nov 1969
  • Ray C. Robertson+ b. 10 Apr 1905, d. 7 Feb 1981

    • Citations

    1. JGRussell baby book, entries by Hazel Cottrell Geissler.
    2. 1870 United States Federal Census, Cherokee County AL, Roll: M593_7; Page: 268; H15/F15 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, M593, RG29 (1,761 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
    3. 1880 United States Federal Census, Cherokee County AL, Roll: T9_6; Page: 387; SD: 1; ED: 27, H5/F5 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, T9 (1,454 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
    4. Marriage License/Certificate, J.C. Robertson and Eula Beard, Bexar County, TX, No. 14298, (photo online).
    5. 1910 United States Federal Census, Tillman County OK, Roll: T624_1275; Page: 12B; SD: 5; ED: 256, H197/F199 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, T624 (1,178 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
    6. Land Records, Tillman County OK, Deed Book 23, pp 519-520.
    7. 1920 United States Federal Census, Tillman County OK, Page: 5B; SD: 7; ED: 183, H106/F106 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, T625 (2,076 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
    8. 1930 United States Federal Census, Tillman County OK, Roll: T626-1932; Page: 11B; SD: 8; ED: 71-6, H265/F276 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, T626 (2,667 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
    9. Death Certificate, VA Dept. of Health, Eula Robertson, Va. Dept. of Health, Certif. No. 6367.
    10. Tombstone, Eula Robertson, Byrd Chapel Cemetery, Kents Store, Fluvanna County VA, photographed by JG Russell (private collection).

    Gustavus Boone Robertson

    M, b. 7 November 1827, d. 20 December 1903

    FatherWilliam M. Robertson b. c 1794, d. 25 Jun 1864
    Mother[Martha?] Robertson b. c 1800
    Gustavus Boone Robertson|b. 7 Nov 1827\nd. 20 Dec 1903|p1.htm#i17|William M. Robertson|b. c 1794\nd. 25 Jun 1864|p1.htm#i19|[Martha?] Robertson|b. c 1800|p54.htm#i1080|||||||||||||

    Birth7 Nov 1827 Gustavus Boone Robertson, son of William M. Robertson and [Martha?] Robertson, was born on 7 Nov 1827 at MS. The date of Gustavus' birth is certain, and is documented by a letter he wrote to his daughter Mary Isabella Robertson Hendrix dated October 1, 1903, in which he stated: 'I will be 76 years old next month the 7th day.' As for where he was born, although all census records indicate he was born in Mississippi, where in Mississippi is not certain. A likely Robertson family appears on the 1830 Lowndes County MS census, in an area that probably became Winston County when Winston County was formed in 1833, and the Robertsons remained in Winston County in 1840, 1841 and 1850. It is therefore likely that this is where Gustavus was born.1,2,3,4 
    1830 Census1830 Based on age and gender, Gustavus Boone Robertson was probably included as a free white male, under age 5, in the household of his father, William M. Robertson, on the 1830 Census of Lowndes County, MS.2 
    1840 Census1840 Based on age and gender, Gustavus Boone Robertson was probably included as a free white male, age 10-15, in the household of his father, William M. Robertson, on the 1840 Census of Winston County, MS.3 
    Marriageb 1847 Gustavus Boone Robertson married Isabella Gentry, daughter of Elijah Gentry and Wilmoth Killen, b 1847 at prob Winston County, MS. The date of the marriage is estimated from census records. Isabella and Gustavus already had two children, one of whom was already three years old, by October 1850. Presumably the marriage occurred at least nine months before that, in 1846 and not later than January 1847 (even calculating back from the actual date of the census and not the as-of date). And since both families had ties to Winston County by then (both William M. Robertson and Elijah Gentry had Winston County land grants nearby each other in 1841), that is the most likely place for the marriage to have taken place.5 
    1850 Census-Slave15 Oct 1850 Gustavus Boone Robertson appeared on the 1850 Federal Slave Census of Winston County, MS, enumerated 15 Oct 1850. The census reflects ownership of two female slaves, one age 30 and one age 50.6 
    1850 Census17 Oct 1850 He and Isabella Gentry Robertson appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Winston County, MS, enumerated 17 Oct 1850. Gustavus was shown as 'Gustavius Robinson', a 22-year-old farmer. Isabella was 18. Their children William M. and John Elijah were listed as living with them. Both children (William, age three, and Elijah, age five months) were born in MS, as were both of their parents.4 
    1860 Census-Slave31 Jul 1860 Gustavus Boone Robertson appeared on the 1860 Federal Slave Census of Attala County, MS, enumerated 31 Jul 1860. The census reflects ownership of two black female slaves, one aged 25 and one aged 3. Note that the 1870 Lamar County census reflects a household enumerated next door to the Robertson family consisting of two black women, Ana Robertson, age 36, and Mary Robertson, age 13, who may well be the persons formerly owned by the Robertsons. Family stories state that a former slave stayed with the family as a nanny to the younger children.7,8 
    1860 Census1 Aug 1860 He and Isabella Gentry Robertson appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Twp. 14, Range 8, Attala County, MS, enumerated 1 Aug 1860. Gustavus was shown as a 32-year-old 'engineer, steam mill' with a personal estate valued at $2000. Isabella was 28. Their children William M., John Elijah, Bird Alexander, Martha Wilmoth, Nancy Arminta and George Galloway were listed as living with them. The children (William M., age 12, Elijha (John Elijah), age 10; Alex B. (Bird Alexander), age 8; Martha M., age 6; Nancy A., age 4; and George G., age 1) and their parents were all born in MS. Also enumerated as a member of this household was Gustavus' father, William M. Robertson, a 66-year-old 'hatter' born NC.9 
    Notebt 1864 - 1865  Between 1864 and 1865, a Descriptive Register of adult men was prepared for Attala County, MS. The exact purpose is not clear but may well have been part of the conditions of amnesty at the end of Civil War. In that register, there is an entry for ROBERTSON, G B [age] 37 [eyes] Grey [hair] Dark [height] 5'11' [complexion] Fair [POB] MS [occupation] Miller.10 
    Notebt Jun 1865 - Dec 1865  The family moved from Mississippi to Lamar County TX by covered wagon in 1865, according to the obituary of George G. Robertson in the Cooper Review in April 1950; 1865 is also the date given by Martha Robertson Crenshaw for the family's arrival in Texas (per her pension application). Given the birth of Fannie Robertson in June 1865, the move was likely to have been after that child's birth.11 
    Note14 Jul 1868  On 14 Jul 1868, a contract was recorded in Lamar County TX, whereby G.B. Robertson acknowledged the receipt of $642.00 as an advance against his cotton crop from what appears to be 'Means & Pierson'. The contract refers to a farm without specifying the location and sets a maturity of December 23 1868.12 
    1870 Census31 Aug 1870 Gustavus Boone Robertson and Isabella Gentry Robertson appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Beat No. 2, Paris, Lamar County, TX, enumerated 31 Aug 1870. Gustavus was a 45-year-old farmer born MS with real estate valued at $3000 and personalty at $400. Isabella was 38, also born MS. Their children William M., John Elijah, Bird Alexander, Martha Wilmoth, Nancy Arminta, George Galloway, Lara Della Belle, Mary Isabella, Fannie B. and Lillie were listed as living with them. Nine of their 10 children (William, 22; John Elijah, 20; Bird A., 18; Martha W., 16; Nancy A., 14; George G., 12; 'Laura D.B.,' 9; 'Mary E.,' 8; and 'Fanney B.,' 5) were born in MS; the youngest ('Dink' (Lillie), 3) was born in TX. Enumerated with the family was 21-year-old Thomas Adar, born MS, shown as a worker on the farm; it is unknown if this individual was related in any way. Enumerated on the census immediately below the household were two black females with the last name of Robertson: Ana, age 36, and Mary age 13. It is likely that these are the same people shown on the 1860 slave schedule.13 
    Notec 1873  By 1873, the family moved to Delta County TX from Lamar County, according to the obituary of son George G. Robertson in 1950.14 
    Note4 Jun 1880  On 4 Jun 1880, G.B. Robertson filed a cattle mark registration in Cooper, Delta County, TX.15 
    1880 Census19 Jun 1880 Gustavus Boone Robertson and Isabella Gentry appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Delta County, TX, at Precinct 3, enumerated 19 Jun 1880. The family name is spelled as Robetson. Gustavus is shown as 52 yrs, born MS of parents both born NC; Isabella is shown as 48, born MS, of a father born GA and mother born MS. Their children Mary Isabella Robertson, Fannie B., Lillie and Jasper Carlton were listed as living with them. Mary Isabella was 17, and Fannie was 14 (both born MS); Lillie was 12 and Jasper was 9 (both born TX). Also living with them was their son-in-law Amos Hendrix (husband of Mary Isabella), age 24, born MS of parents both born AL.16 
    1900 Census13 Jun 1900 Gustavus Boone Robertson appeared on the 1900 census of Delta County, TX, at Precinct 1, enumerated 13 Jun 1900 in the household of George Galloway Robertson and Viola Garner Robertson, his son and daughter-in-law, and their children, with his wife Isabella Gentry Robertson.17 
    Note1 Oct 1903  It appears that as of 1 Oct 1903, the Robertsons were living in Sulphur Bluff, Hopkins County TX. On that date, they sent a letter to Mary Isabella from Sulphur Bluff. Part of the letter appears to have been written by Gustavus; the rest by one of Mary Isabella's sisters. By process of elimination, the author of the second part had to have been Lillie. First, both Nancy and Lara Della Belle had died by then. Second, the letter referred to Fannie in the third person. And finally the letter spoke of being interested in remarrying (and Mattie remained married and living with Lewis Crenshaw long before and after 1903). And the letter states that she, Gustavus and Isabella were living together. It does not state where, but does suggest that a day trip to Fannie's Hopkins County home was not out of the ordinary. Other records show that Lillie's first husband, L.A. Enloe, farmed at Sulphur Bluff in Hopkins County, and that G.B. died at Sulphur Bluff in December 1903.1 
    Death20 Dec 1903 Gustavus Boone Robertson died on 20 Dec 1903 at Sulphur Bluff, Hopkins County, TX, at age 76. He was listed as G.B. 'Roberson' in the death records of Hopkins County.18 
    Burial He was buried at prob Sulphur Bluff Cemetery, Sulphur Bluff, Hopkins County, TX.18 

    Family

    		Isabella Gentry
    Children
  • William M. Robertson+ b. c 1847
  • John Elijah Robertson+ b. Feb 1850, d. 30 Dec 1923
  • Bird Alexander Robertson+ b. 7 Jan 1852, d. 21 Jan 1919
  • Martha Wilmoth Robertson+ b. Feb 1854, d. 26 Jan 1922
  • Nancy Arminta Robertson+ b. 29 Aug 1856, d. 18 Sep 1895
  • George Galloway Robertson+ b. 9 Oct 1858, d. 31 Mar 1950
  • Lara Della Belle Robertson+ b. 15 Jan 1861, d. 10 Mar 1881
  • Mary Isabella Robertson+ b. 6 Jan 1863, d. 5 Mar 1950
  • Fannie B. Robertson+ b. c Jun 1865
  • Lillie Robertson+ b. 1 Aug 1868, d. 13 Feb 1956
  • Jasper Carlton Robertson+ b. 18 Apr 1871, d. 15 Mar 1912

    • Citations

    1. Letter from G.B. Robertson (Sulphur Bluff, TX) to Mary Isabella Robertson Hendrix, October 1, 1903; digital image, JG Russell private collection (Avenel, Middlesex County, NJ), Digital copy (original in possession of Mary Ann Hendrix Thurmond).
    2. 1830 United States Federal Census, Lowndes County MS, Roll: 71; Page: 84 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Fifth Census of the United States, 1830, M19 (201 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1830 United States Federal Census.
    3. 1840 United States Federal Census, Winston County MS, Roll: 219; Page: 266 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Sixth Census of the United States, 1840, M704 (580 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1840 United States Federal Census.
    4. 1850 United States Federal Census, Winston County MS, Roll: M432_382; Page: 373; Image: 752 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, M432 (1,009 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
    5. Estimate derived from various United States Federal Census reports.
    6. 1850 United States Federal Census - Slave Schedules, Winston County MS, Roll M432-390, Page: 30 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, M432 (1,009 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1800 United States Federal Census - Slave Schedules.
    7. 1860 United States Federal Census - Slave Schedules (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, M653 (1,438 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census - Slave Schedules.
    8. 1870 United States Federal Census, Lamar County TX, Roll: M593_1594; Page: 38; H307/F307 and H308/F308 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, M593, RG29 (1,761 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
    9. 1860 United States Federal Census, Attala County MS, Roll: M653_577; Page: 76; H455/F494 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, M653 (1,438 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
    10. 1864-1865 Attala County MS Descriptive Register, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~msattala/register.html. Hereinafter cited as Attala County MS Descriptive Register, 1864-65.
    11. Obituary, George G. Robertson, Cooper Review, Delta County TX weekly, April 1950.
    12. Land Records, Lamar County TX; Deed Book P, p 507.
    13. 1870 United States Federal Census, Lamar County TX, Roll: M593_1594; Page: 38; H307/F307 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, M593, RG29 (1,761 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
    14. Obituary, George Robertson, Cooper Review, Delta County TX weekly, April 1950.
    15. Court Records, Delta County TX, Record of Brands and Marks, p 22, line 592, digital copy in collection of JG Russell.
    16. 1880 United States Federal Census, Delta County TX, Roll: T9_1300; Page: 16; SD: 2; ED: 20, H117/F118 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, T9 (1,454 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
    17. 1900 United States Federal Census, Delta County TX, Roll: T623 1627; Pages: 15B-16A; SD: 1; ED: 33, H259/F264 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, T623 (1,854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
    18. Death Certificate, G.B. Robertson, Hopkins County, TX, Book 1, page 139.

    Isabella Gentry

    F, b. 3 September 1832, d. after 1 October 1903

    FatherElijah Gentry b. 1787, d. bt Sep 1860 - 19 Dec 1868
    MotherWilmoth Killen b. c 1794, d. a 23 Jun 1870
    Isabella Gentry|b. 3 Sep 1832\nd. a 1 Oct 1903|p1.htm#i18|Elijah Gentry|b. 1787\nd. bt Sep 1860 - 19 Dec 1868|p25.htm#i486|Wilmoth Killen|b. c 1794\nd. a 23 Jun 1870|p31.htm#i603|Elijah Gentry Sr.|b. c 1753\nd. bt 17 Nov 1817 - 11 May 1818|p26.htm#i514|Hannah [--M?--] Gentry|b. b 1775|p15.htm#i298|William Killen|b. c 1775\nd. c 1834|p49.htm#i977|Nancy? [--M?--] Killen|b. c 1772|p92.htm#i1823|

    Birth3 Sep 1832 Isabella Gentry, daughter of Elijah Gentry and Wilmoth Killen, was born on 3 Sep 1832 at prob Rankin County, MS. Isabella's birth date is drawn from a letter by her husband Gustavus to their daughter Mary Isabella Robertson Hendrix dated October 1, 1903, in which he stated: "I will be 76 years old next month the 7th day. Your ma was 71 years old the 3d (or 8th) day of last month." It's hard to tell whether the number is a 3 or an 8 but it appears to be a 3.

    As for her parentage, the case for Isabella being the daughter of Elijah and Wilmoth Killen Gentry is a very strong case, primarily circumstantial, bolstered by one key piece of documentary evidence that appears to nail it down.

    First, the known information: Isabella was born in 1832; census records show that she was born in Mississippi and her father was born in Georgia. She appeared in the 1850 Winston Co MS census at age 18 married to Gustavus B. Robertson (spelled as Robinson), age 22, with three-year-old son William and five-month-old son Elijah. (G.B.'s father William M. was living with them.) In 1860 she and her family were living in Attala County. Her children on the 1860 census were William, Elijah, Bird, Martha, Nancy and George. Two of her sons and one daughter gave her last name as Gentry (Jasper, to his family; George, as the informant on Jasper's death certificate from Tillman County, OK, in 1912, identified her as Isabella Gentry; and Mary Isabella Robertson Hendrix to her daughter who identified her mother's mother as Isabella Gentry on Mary Isabella's death certificate). Betty McAndrews (husband Wayne descends from Isabella's son Bird Alexander through his daughter Allie) indicated that her mother-in-law had been told that Isabella was associated somehow with the name Rankin. In addition, Mildred Holloway Shepherd (daughter of Allie) said she had been told that one of Allie's grandmothers was a Gentry. Mary Ann Thurmond (granddaughter of Isabella's daughter Mary Isabella) has a letter from G.B. Robertson to Mary Isabella in which he signed their names "GB R and IR Robertson." Michael Robertson (grandson of Jasper Robertson) said his family Bible indicates that Isabella had brothers named Bill and Lije.

    Taking all this information, one may consider that, since Isabella named her first son after her husband's father, she may have named her second son after her own father. The question then becomes whether there was an Elijah Gentry born in Georgia living in Mississippi before 1832 and somehow associated with Winston and/or Attala County who had at least two other children named William (Bill) and Elijah (Lije) and some connection to the name Rankin. The answer is yes.

    The Rev. Elijah Gentry, a Methodist preacher, was born in Georgia. He married Wilmoth Killen around 1818. Between 1823 and 1833, the Gentry family was in the area that became Rankin County (the county was formed in 1828), and thus it would have been Rankin County where Isabella was born in 1832. They lived in Winston County on the 1840 census and in next-door Neshoba County on the 1850 and 1860 censuses. On the 1840 census, there were two female children living at home, one between five and 10 years old and one between 10 and 15 years old. There are two other known Gentry daughters. Martha Ann was married to George W. Thomason in 1836 and thus would not have been on the 1840 census with her parents; Nancy was married to Amos T. Humphries in 1845, has a reported year of birth of 1829 according to the Gentry Family Genealogy magazine (verified by the 1850 census) and thus would have been the female child aged 10-15 years in 1840. Isabella was eight years old in 1840 and would perfectly fit the 5-to-10-year-old girl on the 1840 census.

    Every single child of Isabella shown on the 1860 Attala County census had a name parallel to that of a child of Elijah and Wilmoth Gentry: William, Elijah, Bird, Martha, Nancy and George. Moreover, Martha's middle name was Wilmoth. Some of the Gentrys were living in Attala County in 1850; the Robertsons moved to Attala County between 1850 and 1860. The only thing that isn't an exact match is that Isabella's mother was reported on census forms to have been born in Mississippi; Wilmoth Gentry is shown on census forms to have been born in North Carolina.

    An article entitled "Gentry" written for the Rankin County MS Historical Society by Helen Maxine Wilson Smith and Clarence E. Wilson, children of Willow Isabelle Gentry Wilson, identified the children of Elijah and Wilmoth Gentry as: (1) Martha Ann; (2) Elijah K; (3) Ira Byrd; (4) John Wesley; (5) "G.B. (daughter) married I.R. Robertson"; (6) Nancy A; (7) William Jefferson; and (8) George Washington. Originally, it appeared from the wealth of circumstantial evidence connecting Isabella to the Gentrys that the information "G.B. (daughter) married I.R. Robertson" was a mere transposition of names, and that, in fact, it was Elijah and Wilmoth's daughter I.R. (Isabella R.) who married G.B. Robertson.

    Fortunately, it has proven possible with the help of Nancy Wilson, daughter of Clarence Wilson, to obtain the source information for the line identifying that fifth child. It is an 1868 deed by which Wilmoth Killen Gentry sold 320 acres in Neshoba County MS as the widow of Rev. Gentry. Mrs. Gentry required the signatures of the heirs of Rev. Gentry, who included four sons and two daughters with their husbands: Nancy (Gentry) Humphries and her husband A.T. Humphries, Ira Bird Gentry, William Jefferson Gentry, John Wesley Gentry, George Washington Gentry and "I.R. and G.B. Robertson." There is no record suggesting that the daughter was G.B., rather than the husband, and every reason now to believe that "I.R." Robertson was Isabella and "G.B." was Gustavus Boone Robertson, her husband. In fact, there is only one Robertson family that can be located in Mississippi in the 1860s where one spouse is "G.B." and the other has a first name starting with "I" -- Gustavus Boone and Isabella Robertson.

    Moreover, many later land records have been located in Delta County TX (where the family moved from Mississippi) which are signed by G.B. Robertson and I.R. Robertson, his wife.

    Additional evidence comes from the records of the descendants of Martha W. Robertson Crenshaw, oldest daughter of Isabella and Gustavus. She named one twin son, born in 1880, George Gentry Crenshaw; George in turn named a daughter Melinda Wilmoth Crenshaw.1 
    1840 Census1840 Based on age and gender, Isabella Gentry was probably included as a free white female, age 5-10, in the household of her father, Elijah Gentry, on the 1840 Census of Winston County, MS.2 
    Marriageb 1847 Isabella Gentry married Gustavus Boone Robertson, son of William M. Robertson and [Martha?] Robertson, b 1847 at prob Winston County, MS. The date of the marriage is estimated from census records. Isabella and Gustavus already had two children, one of whom was already three years old, by October 1850. Presumably the marriage occurred at least nine months before that, in 1846 and not later than January 1847 (even calculating back from the actual date of the census and not the as-of date). And since both families had ties to Winston County by then (both William M. Robertson and Elijah Gentry had Winston County land grants nearby each other in 1841), that is the most likely place for the marriage to have taken place.3 
    1850 Census17 Oct 1850 Isabella Gentry Robertson and Gustavus Boone Robertson appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Winston County, MS, enumerated 17 Oct 1850. Gustavus was shown as 'Gustavius Robinson', a 22-year-old farmer. Isabella was 18. Their children William M. and John Elijah were listed as living with them. Both children (William, age three, and Elijah, age five months) were born in MS, as were both of their parents.4 
    1860 Census1 Aug 1860 Isabella Gentry Robertson and Gustavus Boone Robertson appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Twp. 14, Range 8, Attala County, MS, enumerated 1 Aug 1860. Gustavus was shown as a 32-year-old 'engineer, steam mill' with a personal estate valued at $2000. Isabella was 28. Their children William M., John Elijah, Bird Alexander, Martha Wilmoth, Nancy Arminta and George Galloway were listed as living with them. The children (William M., age 12, Elijha (John Elijah), age 10; Alex B. (Bird Alexander), age 8; Martha M., age 6; Nancy A., age 4; and George G., age 1) and their parents were all born in MS. Also enumerated as a member of this household was Gustavus' father, William M. Robertson, a 66-year-old 'hatter' born NC.5 
    Notea Jun 1865  The family moved from Mississippi to Lamar County TX by covered wagon in 1865, according to the obituary of George G. Robertson in the Cooper Review in April 1950. Given the birth of Fannie Robertson in June 1865, the move was likely to have been after that child's birth.6 
    1870 Census31 Aug 1870 Isabella Gentry Robertson and Gustavus Boone Robertson appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Beat No. 2, Paris, Lamar County, TX, enumerated 31 Aug 1870. Gustavus was a 45-year-old farmer born MS with real estate valued at $3000 and personalty at $400. Isabella was 38, also born MS. Their children William M., John Elijah, Bird Alexander, Martha Wilmoth, Nancy Arminta, George Galloway, Lara Della Belle, Mary Isabella, Fannie B. and Lillie were listed as living with them. Nine of their 10 children (William, 22; John Elijah, 20; Bird A., 18; Martha W., 16; Nancy A., 14; George G., 12; 'Laura D.B.,' 9; 'Mary E.,' 8; and 'Fanney B.,' 5) were born in MS; the youngest ('Dink' (Lillie), 3) was born in TX. Enumerated with the family was 21-year-old Thomas Adar, born MS, shown as a worker on the farm; it is unknown if this individual was related in any way. Enumerated on the census immediately below the household were two black females with the last name of Robertson: Ana, age 36, and Mary age 13. It is likely that these are the same people shown on the 1860 slave schedule.7 
    1880 Census19 Jun 1880 Isabella Gentry and Gustavus Boone Robertson appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Delta County, TX, at Precinct 3, enumerated 19 Jun 1880. The family name is spelled as Robetson. Gustavus is shown as 52 yrs, born MS of parents both born NC; Isabella is shown as 48, born MS, of a father born GA and mother born MS. Their children Mary Isabella Robertson, Fannie B., Lillie and Jasper Carlton were listed as living with them. Mary Isabella was 17, and Fannie was 14 (both born MS); Lillie was 12 and Jasper was 9 (both born TX). Also living with them was their son-in-law Amos Hendrix (husband of Mary Isabella), age 24, born MS of parents both born AL.8 
    1900 Census13 Jun 1900 Isabella Gentry Robertson appeared on the 1900 census of Delta County, TX, at Precinct 1, enumerated 13 Jun 1900 in the household of George Galloway Robertson and Viola Garner Robertson, her son and daughter-in-law, and their children, with her husband Gustavus B. Robertson.9 
    Deatha 1 Oct 1903 Isabella Gentry Robertson died a 1 Oct 1903 at prob Hopkins County, TX. The date and place of Isabella's death is currently unknown. In October 1903, Gustavus and Lillie wrote a letter to Mary Isabella from Sulphur Bluffs (Hopkins County TX). The letter stated that they and Isabella were living together. It does not state where, but does suggest that a day trip to Fannie's Hopkins County home was not out of the ordinary. Gustavus died in Hopkins County in December 1903. By 1910, Lillie had remarried and was living with her new husband Peter Wilson in Howard County. Isabella cannot be found on the 1910 census and may be presumed to have died by then.10,1 

    Family

    		Gustavus Boone Robertson
    Children
  • William M. Robertson+ b. c 1847
  • John Elijah Robertson+ b. Feb 1850, d. 30 Dec 1923
  • Bird Alexander Robertson+ b. 7 Jan 1852, d. 21 Jan 1919
  • Martha Wilmoth Robertson+ b. Feb 1854, d. 26 Jan 1922
  • Nancy Arminta Robertson+ b. 29 Aug 1856, d. 18 Sep 1895
  • George Galloway Robertson+ b. 9 Oct 1858, d. 31 Mar 1950
  • Lara Della Belle Robertson+ b. 15 Jan 1861, d. 10 Mar 1881
  • Mary Isabella Robertson+ b. 6 Jan 1863, d. 5 Mar 1950
  • Fannie B. Robertson+ b. c Jun 1865
  • Lillie Robertson+ b. 1 Aug 1868, d. 13 Feb 1956
  • Jasper Carlton Robertson+ b. 18 Apr 1871, d. 15 Mar 1912

    • Citations

    1. Letter from G.B. Robertson (Sulphur Bluff, TX) to Mary Isabella Robertson Hendrix, October 1, 1903; digital image, JG Russell private collection (Avenel, Middlesex County, NJ), Digital copy (original in possession of Mary Ann Hendrix Thurmond).
    2. 1840 United States Federal Census, Winston County MS, Roll: 219; Page: 265 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Sixth Census of the United States, 1840, M704 (580 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1840 United States Federal Census.
    3. Estimate derived from various United States Federal Census reports.
    4. 1850 United States Federal Census, Winston County MS, Roll: M432_382; Page: 373; Image: 752 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, M432 (1,009 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
    5. 1860 United States Federal Census, Attala County MS, Roll: M653_577; Page: 76; H455/F494 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, M653 (1,438 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
    6. Obituary, George G. Robertson, Cooper Review, Delta County TX weekly, April 1950.
    7. 1870 United States Federal Census, Lamar County TX, Roll: M593_1594; Page: 38; H307/F307 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, M593, RG29 (1,761 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
    8. 1880 United States Federal Census, Delta County TX, Roll: T9_1300; Page: 16; SD: 2; ED: 20, H117/F118 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, T9 (1,454 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
    9. 1900 United States Federal Census, Delta County TX, Roll: T623 1627; Pages: 15B-16A; SD: 1; ED: 33, H259/F264 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, T623 (1,854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
    10. Mary Ann Hendrix Thurmond (e-mail address), computerized family records database.

    William M. Robertson

    M, b. circa 1794, d. 25 June 1864

    Birthc 1794 William M. Robertson was born c 1794 at NC.1,2 
    Marriagec 1815 He married [Martha?] Robertson c 1815 at prob MS. This date is selected solely on the basis of the 1830 Lowndes County census record for William M. Robertson and estimated based on the ages of the children shown there.3 
    Notebt 1822 - 1825  There is a William Robertson on the 1822, 1823, 1824 and 1825 Hinds County tax lists. It is possible that this is our William Robertson. If so, the 1830 Lowndes County Robertson may well not be our William, or he may have followed the same migration pattern as Elijah Gentry (Hinds in the 1820s to Winston in the 1840s). 
    1830 Census1830 From the fact that Gustavus was born in MS in 1827, it is clear that the Robertson family should be enumerated in Mississippi in the 1830 census. Of the possible Robertson families, the most likely is in Lowndes County, which was one of three counties (Madison and Rankin being the other two) that had territory taken in 1833 to form Winston County (where the Robertsons can be found in 1840, 1841 and 1850). The entries correspond most closely with the 'Robinson' family on the 1840 Winston County census. Based on those facts, the assumption is made that William M. Robertson was listed as head of a household on the 1830 census of Lowndes County, MS. Based on age and gender, his household could have included his wife and his son Gustavus Boone (male under age 5). The household also contained one male 5-10 and one 10-15. Those children (presumably Gustavus' older brothers) have not yet been identified.3 
    1840 Census1840 William M. Robertson was listed as head of a household on the 1840 census of Winston County, MS. The family name was shown as 'Robinson', with the head of household age 40-50, with one female age 40-50, and two sons, one age 10-15 and one age 15-20. Based on age and gender, his household could have included, his son Gustavus Boone (male age 10-15). The census also indicates ownership of 12 slaves (one male under 10, two 10-24 and one 24-35, and four females under 10, three 10-24 and one 25-35). This household is nine households from that of Elijah Gentry, whose daughter Isabella married Gustavus.4 
    Note27 Feb 1841  On 27 Feb 1841, he was issued a patent for 40.02 acres of land, US certificate 13267, at BLM Office at Columbus MS. Note that the land is very close to the land patented to Elijah Gentry on February 27, 1841, under certificate 12322.5 
    1850 Census17 Oct 1850 William M. Robertson appeared on the 1850 census of Winston County, MS, enumerated 17 Oct 1850 in the household of Gustavus Boone Robertson and Isabella Gentry Robertson, his son and daughter-in-law. He was a 56-year-old farmer born NC.6 
    1860 Census1 Aug 1860 William M. Robertson appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Twp. 14, Range 8, Attala County, MS, enumerated 1 Aug 1860 in the household of Gustavus Boone Robertson and Isabella Gentry Robertson, his son and daughter-in-law. He was a 66-year-old 'hatter' born NC.7 
    Death25 Jun 1864 William M. Robertson died on 25 Jun 1864 at Attala County, MS, The date and place of death are assumed from the entry in the diary of Judge Jason Niles of Attala County, Mississippi, as follows: 'June 26, 1864, Sunday... Old man Robertson (hatter) yesterday'. The likelihood of two elderly Robertsons, both of whom were hatters, in a small rural county is fairly slim.8 

    Family

    		[Martha?] Robertson
    Children
  • son of William Robertson b. bt 1815 - 1820
  • second son of William Robertson b. bt 1820 - 1825
  • Gustavus Boone Robertson+ b. 7 Nov 1827, d. 20 Dec 1903

    • Citations

    1. Estimate derived from various United States Federal Census reports.
    2. Maxine Hughes Blair (e-mail address), computerized family records database.
    3. 1830 United States Federal Census, Lowndes County MS, Roll: 71; Page: 84 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Fifth Census of the United States, 1830, M19 (201 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1830 United States Federal Census.
    4. 1840 United States Federal Census, Winston County MS, Roll: 219; Page: 266 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Sixth Census of the United States, 1840, M704 (580 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1840 United States Federal Census.
    5. Land Records, U.S. Bureau of Land Management General Land Office records online).
    6. 1850 United States Federal Census, Winston County MS, Roll: M432_382; Page: 373; Image: 752 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, M432 (1,009 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
    7. 1860 United States Federal Census, Attala County MS, Roll: M653_577; Page: 76; H455/F494 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, M653 (1,438 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
    8. Diary of Judge Jason Niles, online http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ms/county/attala/jasonniles.htm; http://www.rootsweb.com/~msattala/niledeaths.html. Hereinafter cited as Diary of Judge Jason Niles.

    Jasper Baird

    M, b. circa 1848, d. circa 1909

    FatherWilliam Baird b. c 1820
    Jasper Baird|b. c 1848\nd. c 1909|p1.htm#i20|William Baird|b. c 1820|p14.htm#i280||||||||||||||||

    Birthc 1848 Jasper Baird, son of William Baird, was born c 1848 at AL.1 
    Milit Svcebt 1861 - 1865 Assuming a correct identification of the father of Eula Baird, Jasper Baird served in the 19th Alabama Infantry, Company G bt 1861 - 1865. The unit is described as follows: "19th Infantry Regiment, organized at Huntsville, Alabama, in August, 1861, contained men from Blount, Cherokee, Pickens, Coosa, Chilton, and Jefferson counties. After serving at Mobile the unit was ordered to Corinth and later fought at Shiloh under J.K. Jackson. Transferred to General Gardner's command, it was active in the Kentucky Campaign, then was brigaded under Generals Deas, G.D. Johnston, and Pettus, Army of Tennessee. The 19th participated in many conflicts from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, was with Hood in Tennessee, and fought at Bentonville, North Carolina. It lost fifty-four percent of the 650 engaged at Shiloh, and reported 151 killed and wounded at Murfreesboro and 192 at Chickamauga. In December, 1863, the regiment contained 347 men and 228 arms. It was badly cut up in the battles around Atlanta and many were captured at Franklin. Only 76 men were present when it surrendered. The unit was commanded by Colonels Samuel K. McSpadden and Joseph Wheeler, Lieutenant Colonels George R. Kimbrough and Edward D. Tracy, and Majors Solomon Palmer and James H. Savage."2 
    Marriageb Oct 1869 He may have married Martha Louise Shew, daughter of Daniel Shew and Margaret Battles, b Oct 1869. Although Opal Richardson Cottrell, daughter of Eula Baird Robertson, identified her grandparents as Jasper Baird (or Beard) and Martha Louise Shew, it is not at all certain that Martha Louise was actually married to Jasper. The evidence is contradictory at best.

    First, Opal identified her grandfather as Jasper Baird (or Beard) and his father as Billy (William?) Baird. On the 1870 Cherokee County AL census, the last name of Baird appears with Martha Louise and Eula, but no first name. Jasper is reported by family history to have been killed while going for supplies, possibly by Indians, possibly in the Oklahoma Territory. The story has it that the wagon was found but no trace of him. Since Martha Louise married Abigah Livingston in October 1876, Jasper's date of death would have to be some time before then.

    There was only one family in Cherokee County AL -- or, indeed, anywhere in the State of Alabama -- on the 1850 or 1860 census with a name similar to Baird/Beard/Bird/Biard with a son Jasper, and no other families of that name with a son of a proper age to have been Martha Louise Shew's first husband. That was the family of William and Christian A. Baird. Jasper N. Baird was their first-born child, and was recorded on the 1850 census as 8 years old (b. abt 1842) and on the 1860 census as age 18. That does not match the age of 22 shown for Martha Louise's husband on the 1870 census, but an age mistake of six years is common on census records. The place of birth matches (both Alabama) and, of course, the names match what Martha Louise told her daughter Eula and Eula told her daughter Opal (Jasper for the candidate for Eula's father and William -- "Billy" -- for Jasper's father).

    The Baird family appeared in Cherokee County AL in 1850 and in 1860 but moved to Pope County, Arkansas at some point before the 1870 census. They appeared in Illinois Twp., Pope County, AR, in 1870. However, Jasper was NOT included in the listing for the family in 1870 and, moreover, did not appear in any Pope County entry in 1870. He therefore could have been the Baird shown as head of household and father of Eula on the 1870 census in Alabama.

    The difficulty in drawing the inference that Jasper N. Baird, son of William and Christian Baird, was Eula's father is that Jasper N. Baird did not die in the 1870s. To the contrary, he died in Pope County, AR, in 1909. He was a veteran of the Confederacy, having served in Company G, 19th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, and had spent six or seven years before his death at the Confederate Veterans Home in Little Rock. He was apparently visiting his brothers in Pope County when he died of an obstructed bowel at the age of 66. He was not married and had no children, according to his obituary.

    There are four possible explanations: (1) there is an uncanny similarity of names and this is not the right Jasper Baird, son of William Baird, of Cherokee County AL; (2) Jasper Baird deserted his wife and child; (3) Jasper and Martha Louise divorced; and (4) Jasper was Eula's father but never married Martha Louise; indeed he may not even have known about the child. 
    1870 Census18 Jul 1870 Jasper Baird and Martha Louise Shew Baird appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Twp. 10, Range 8, Cherokee County, AL, enumerated 18 Jul 1870. The head of the household, whose first name was not given but who is believed to be Jasper Baird, was shown as a 22-year-old farm hand born AL. Martha was shown as 17, born AL. Their daughter Eula L. was listed as living with them. The child was eight months old.1 
    Deathc 1909 Jasper Baird died c 1909 at Pope County, AR?. Although Martha Louise Shew Baird married Abigah Livingston in 1876, only anecdotal evidence places Jasper Baird's death before then. If in fact he was the son of William and Christian Baird, then he did not die until well after the Livingston marriage. 

    Family

    		Martha Louise Shew
    Child
  • Eula L. Baird+ b. 24 Oct 1869, d. 13 Mar 1954

    • Citations

    1. 1870 United States Federal Census, Cherokee County AL, Roll: M593_7; Page: 268; H15/F15 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, M593, RG29 (1,761 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
    2. National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/index.html, M374 roll 3. Hereinafter cited as Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System.