Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-08-22
CAPT. ROBERTSON
DIES AT JASPER
Was Member of Family Dis
tinguishcd In Early His
tory of Tennessee.

his home IN Jasper Thursday al
3 p. M, after short illness, in.
firmities of age being principal
ceuse of his death. He would
have been 80 years old the 4th OF
next month. Ipterment was
made at noon Friday in the Pine
Hill Cemetery, following services
at his home, which were very
beautiful, the music being very
sweet and tender and the adj
dress by DR.. Rufus M. Standifer,
of Pulaski, Va. who has been a
life long friend of Capt. Rober-
son, being splendid effort re-
cording the life and good quail
ties of a man who has long sbeen
a familiar figure in the history
and progress of theas valley. His
sons acted as pall-bearers for the
remains as follows: |. G. Rob-
erson, of Fl. Worth, Texas, A.
L. Robertson, of Jasper, J. N.
Robertson, of Ell Reno, Okla, S.
T. Robertson, of Ell Reno, Okla,
W. c. Robertson, of Chattanooga,
Tenn, John R. Robertson, of AL
exandria. La, and Brown Rob-
erson, of Niles, Okla. At the
grave the burial service was read
by DR.. Standifer, who cast three
roses into the grave in lieu of
clay, when ne pronounced the
solemn words, dust to dust"
Besides his seven sons, Capt.
Robertson leaves one daughter,
Mrs. A, F. Hoge, of Chattanooga.
He is also survived by his wife,
who is left to mourn.
James Robertson was born Sept.
4, 1886. He was the son of Isaac
G. and Elvira (Cole) Robertson.
His father, IsaacsRoberson, was
in the army that drove the In
dams across the Mississippi Riv-
err, and also represented his dis
trict in the legislature as senator
for two terms. His rank in the
army was that of major.
Capt. Robertson Twas educated |
at Emory and Henry College in
Washington county, Va. He
studied law under Gen. James G. |
Spears and practiced bis profess
sion for thirty years, having his
Office at Pikeville. At the break
ing out of the Civil War he gath
cred and organized a company,
End Go, 4th Tenn, for the South.
with which cause he was in SYM
patty, and was made its captain.
He was taken prisoner and held
for eighteen months until ex-
changed. He lived the life of a
student, and when not preparing
his cases, read3history orscurrent
literature. He was married to
Miss Penelope Pocahontas Spears
Feb. Is, 1869.
Among those attending the fun
eral from out of the county were:
Hon. w. D. Spearsand son, L. N. |
Spears, of Chattanooga, Polk
Stone, of Birmingham. Ala, r.
D. and John Robertson, of College,
3ledsoe county. Tenn, and Mrs.
W. c. Robertson of Chattanooga.
Two large handsome wreaths
we're laid on the freshly heaped
Earth as a token from friends of
owing esteem. For nearly TWEEN
y years Capt, Robertson has been ,
resident Of Marion county and
" his quiet, pleasant ways en-
leared himself to all who were
ortunate enough to make the ac-
uaintance of a gentleman of
he old school, retiring. and al I
Ways kindly and obliging, For $
he past nine years he has been !
n invalid, and for the past two
ears has been practically blind t
He was Clerk & Master of :
'hancery Court for Bledsoe q
'ounty for nearly Is years. His r
egiment during the Civil War
'as commanded by Col. John 7.
Hurry, and if there are any of 9
he End Tenn still surviving they :
ill regret to learn of the passing I
{ one of their gallant number. r