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Robertson, Robert Lee
LAST NAME: Robertson FIRST NAME: Robert MIDDLE NAME: Lee NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
GENDER: M TITLE: 
BORN: 10 Aug 1868 DIED: 28 Jun 1888 BURIED:  ~ English Cemetery
OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  Oregon
DEATH PLACE: Polk Co, Oregon
NOTES: 

Name of Father: William Harvey Robertson
Name of Mother: Mary Robertson
[Parents are buried in Dallas Cemetery; grandson of James P. & Mary A. Robertson who are buried in Etna Cemetery]
1880 OR CENSUS - R. L. Robertson, age 11, b. Oregon, is enumerated with W. H., age 41, occupation farming, b. Ohio, and Mary, age 38, b. Illinois, along with M.E., female, age 18, J. E., male, age 16, M.E., female, age 14, b. Oregon, R.E., female, age 9, b. Oregon, A.I., age 7, female, b. Oregon, and M.E., female, age 5, b. Oregon.

DEATH CERTIFICATE: 
OBITUARY: 

A sad accident occurred at Rowell's saw mill, about 9 miles west of Dallas, on Thursday afternoon about 3 o'clock, which resulted in the drowning of two young men, John D. Hollinshead and Robert Lee Robinson [sic]. They were handling logs when Robinson got entangle beneath them in some manner, and Hollinshead went to his assistance. But in the attempt to rescue Robinson, they were both drowned. Hollinshead was buried in the Smith cemetery and Robinson was buried in the Nealy cemetery.
Polk County Observer 30 Jun 1888 

INSCRIPTION: 

Robert Lee
Son of Wm. H. & Mary
Robertson
Drowned
June 28, 1888
Aged
19Y's 10 M's 18 D's

SOURCES: 

Saucy/Tolles Survey & Photographs
Branigar Survey
1880 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Luckiamute & Buena Vista, ED 107, pg 504C)

PCO 30 June 1888

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