ROBERTSON CEMETERY, TANGIPAHOA PARISH, LA
Recorded and Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Frank Neelis and Belford Carver, 
October 29, 2000.

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ROBERTSON

Located 2.2 miles north of US Hwy 190 about 0.4 of a mile off the Chemekete Road on the east 
side of Chappepeela Creek.  It is on a bluff  behind (in a northwesterly direction) the Frank 
Neelis residence.  The address is 47175 Chemekete Road, in the Robert community.  Located in 
Sec 12, T5S, R8E, east of Hammond, LA.   Fenced area about 40 x 20 feet.

Recorded by Frank Neelis and Belford Carver, October 29, 2000.

Martha E. Robertson
Born 1827 
(broken stone)
MER footstone

In memory of
B. E. Robertson
Oct 1, 1816 - Mar? 25, 1880 
He was a beautiful son
and kind husband
A friend to the poor
He has fallen asleep in Jesus 
(Neelis was told that he was a Civil War veteran)
(Difficult to read with some misspelling.)
(Rather large rounded top footstone, buried deeply.  May be a headstone.)

Frances C. Robertson
Nov 17, 1847 - Aug 25, 1936

L. B. Robertson
Mar 25, 1832 - Oct 6, 1916

Meta E. Robertson
Mar 26, 1871 - Oct 2, 1934

Harris B. Robertson
1880 - 1943

(According to Booth's LA CSA, page 346, a Benjamin F. Robertson  served as a Pvt, Co. H, 11th 
LA Inf. Enlisted Aug 18, 1861, Camp Moore, LA [which is in Tangipahoa Parish].  He was a 
prisoner of war and was paroled April 10, 1865.  His age was 29, had blue eyes, dark hair and 
complexion, and was 5 feet 8 inches tall.  Resident of East Baton Rouge, a farmer, born in TN, 
and was single.)

-BEC-

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