Obituary of Lida Jane Robertson - Knox, Illinois

From Galesburg Register-Mail, Galesburg, KNOX, ILL
(No date-1950 or 1951)
Pioneer Resident Dies At 96-	
  Mrs. Lida Jane Robertson, 96, died at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon
at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Mary Freberg, Henderson. 
 Mrs.Robertson's deceased father-in-law, Daniel Robertson,
 was the first permanent settler of Knox county,
 settling near Henderson in 1828.
 Mrs. Robertson was a life resident of the county.
  Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon 
at First and Puckett funeral home with Rev. A.C. Wegner 
of Henderson Methodist church officiating and burial 
will be in the Henderson cemetery.  Friends may call 
at the funeral home Tuesday evening.
  Lida Jane McKee was born May 5, 1855, south of Knoxville. 
 She was married to Harbin Robertson 
of Henderson Dec. 25, 1877. 
 She was a member of the Henderson Methodist church.
  Surviving are a son, Allen Robertson, RFD 1, Galesburg; 
 two daughters, Mrs. Maude Field,
Galesburg and Mrs. Mary Freberg, Henderson;
 a brother, Allen McKee of Corydon, IA.;  11 
grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.  
(There is a photo of a white-haired lady,
composed in a chair, dark dress with a white collar).


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