Wood & Torbert Families

Francis Robertson

b. 19 October 1812, d. 18 March 1885

Francis Robertson was born on 19 October 1812 in Washington County, Tennessee.
He and Mary McRoberts Crawford obtained a marriage license on 12 September 1835 at Washington County, Tennessee.
He married Mary McRoberts Crawford, daughter of John Montgomery Crawford and Caroline Wilhelmina Perry, on 15 September 1835 in Washington County, Tennessee, with E. L. Mathes, JP, officiating.
Francis Robertson and Mary McRoberts Crawford appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Washington County, Tennessee. Also in the household were six Robertson children, not yet recorded.
He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
Francis Robertson and Mary McRoberts Crawford appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Jonesboro PO, Washington County, Tennessee. Other members of the household included Caroline Wilhelmina Perry. Also in the household were six Robertson children, not yet recorded.
He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
His wife Mary McRoberts Crawford became a widow at his death.
Francis Robertson died on 18 March 1885 at age 72 in Washington County, Tennessee.