The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-02

in which tenderness and benevolence played a prominent part and the news of his demise will be the source of deep sorrow among all who knew him. He was a characteristic southern gentleman of the ante-bellum type and wherever he went he carried good cheer. His spirit was always one of happiness and his cheerful nature made for him host of friends.
 Knew the Youths.
 Until about six years ago Prof. Rob ertson conducted a private school for boys and during this period of his life he made the acquaintance and acquired the esteem of nearly every youth in the city. This service in the field of educa- ton marked the close of his active life, for he retired to live with his children in his old age.
 During the past year Prof. Robertson had been somewhat feeble but was never confined for any appreciable length of time. About three weeks ago, however, he went to Gurley, near Huntsville, to rades in the civil war, held at the home of Capt. F. B. Gurley. While at Gurley he was taken i'll and upon returning home his condition grew worse. He was ta hi early part of last week he passed into a stuper and returned to consciousness for only few minutes at a time until his death occurred yesterday. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his wid- ow and children.
 The survivors of the immediate family are the widow of the deceased and five children: W. D. O. Robertson, of Bir- mingham; Mrs. w. II. Robertson, of Birmingham; Mrs. R. A. Moody. of At lanta; Miss Rebecca Robertson, of Mem phis, and Miss Anna Peek Robertson, of this city, who is now in Europe.
 Life of Deceased.
 biography of the deceased reveals the life of a self-made man. He was born in Jackson county, Alabama, No- vember IS, 1888, but at the age of years was taken with his parents to Huntsville. Here he attended the schools taught by Daniel B. Young and pr. Carlos G. Smith. At the age of F years he went to Mississippi to teach for a year, and thence to the University of Virginia, where, on account of limited finances, he remained only two years. Though not having received a diploma, but having taken half a dozen honors in Latin, Greek, mathematics and chem- istry, he went thence to his mothers old state, North Carolina, to study law. At Raleigh, December. 1859, when examined by Judge Manly Battle and his precep- tor, Chief Justice Pearson, of the cele- brated Richmond Hill Law school, he got his license to practice law and went to Charlotte, his adopted home. to open a law office. But health failing he went to his old home, Huntsville, where he was a briefless barrister for the few months just preceding the civil war.
 His War Record.
 Joining the Madison Rifles, which be- came Company D of the Seventh Ala Damu TeSllueuI Ol ne served III that company until 1t dsbanded a. Corinth, after one years uneventful serv- ice. Captured in North Carolina while sick, he remained in prison until the Union forces evacuated Huntsville, August 30, 1862, where Captain Gaston making up a company of cavalry, he joined it and served a while with General Forrest. with Gen. w. T. Martin of Mississippi and with General Wheeler He was cap- tured a second time near Moulton, Ala, and remained a prisoner some six months at Camp Chase, New Orleans, and Ma rine barracks, Vicksburg, Miss, at the last of which places ne was paroled in June, 1865.
 In the years after the war Professor Robertson was an editor, civil engineer and school teacher, and during the 90s was tax assessor of Jefferson county
 His life work was education. He was, in modest way. literary man through