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- 1870 United States Federal Census Name: William Robertson Age in 1870: 53 Birth Year: abt 1817 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1870: White River, Benton, Arkansas Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Cross Hollows William Robertson 53 Elizabeth Robertson 44 Susan Robertson 16 Henry Robertson 14 Adaline Robertson 12 Benjamin Robertson 10 Sarah Robertson 7 William Robertson 6 James Robertson 4 Abraham Robertson 2 Tobitha Phillips 30
From: Toni Fenton; Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012; To: Gwen Levine Subject: Probate records for William Robertson Hi Gwen, The Probate file you requested is five pages, at 25 cents each for a total of $1.25. With an SASE and a check made out to the Benton County Clerk for said amount, I will be happy to forward these pages to you.
I am glad to tell you that on one of the pages it lists the names of the heirs of Mr. Robertson, and that there were 7 children. There was a small piece of property that was bequeathed to a D.C. Smithson, but other than that, there was nothing else listed in inventory. Mr. Robertson did not have a will.
The papers were from around 1874 and are written with pen & ink and are difficult to decipher, unless you've been doing this a while. There are a few words here and there I cannot make out. If you want, I will type what I can unless you're up to the task. J
I also took the liberty of checking the marriage books. I found three possible matches. Let me know if you're interested in that information.
Which child of William Robertson's is your decedent? I didn't know if you have an Ancestry tree, or access, but there were two censuses with information … 1860 & 1870, which verified a lot of information. Toni Toni Fenton Records Manager/Archives Benton County Clerk's Office 300 W. Poplar, Suite 2 Rogers, AR 72756 479-636-1037 Dear Ms. Fenton, I would like to get a copy of the will and probate records of one of my ancestors that died in Benton Co., AR in 1875 and his will probated in 1878. The record in the Benton County Probate Records Boxes 1-156: Robertson William 1878 Estate McGarah George
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