Obituary of William A ROBERTSON, Macoupin County Illinois 22 March 1998 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives ©1998 Dennis Watkins Name of Deceased: ROBERTSON, William A. Name of Newspaper: Carlinville Democrat Date of Obituary: February 12, 1880 Obituary: A PATRIARCH AT REST - Our venerable townsman whose whitened locks have been familiar to us for nearly a quarter of a century, has been 'gathered to the fathers.' The sometime impaired mental vision now sees clearly 'on the other side' we may trust. Dr. Wm. A. ROBERTSON died at his residence in this city at 15 minutes before 1 on the morning of Feb. 5th. He was born at Liberty, Bedford County, Va., Oct. 27, 1803. In 1829 he was married to Ellen Clark of Kentucky; came to Illinois in 1830 and settled near Edwardsville. He had previously attended Lafayette Med. College in Kentucky, but we believe never attempted to practice medicine. In 1835 he came to Carlinville. In 1845 opened a store and in 1851 gave up active business. His wife died after he came to Carlinville, and in 1844 he was married to Nancy H. HOLLIDAY, daughter of Charles HOLLIDAY, who survives him and has five children living. Dr. ROBERTSON was one of the largest land-owners and wealthest men in the county. Although guarded and somewhat eccentric in his benefactions, he was quite liberal with his abundant means. The funeral services at the M.E. Church Friday evening were conducted by Rev. Dr. HURD and Rev. BEST, and attended by a crowded house. USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, *and* permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Dennis Watkins. (© 1998 Dennis Watkins)