Biographical Sketch of William Robertson, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** William Robertson, dealer in furniture. One of the pioneer physicians of Buchanan County, and one who figured more or less prominently with the medical fraternity, was Dr. A. H. Robertson, who took up his resi- dence in St. Joseph in 1853. He practiced his profession up to the time of his demise, which occurred in 1870. His son, William, the subject of this sketch, is a native of Missouri, and was born in Boone County, on November 25, 1837. Was there reared, educated and resided until he came to St. Joseph, in the spring of 1853, and soon after his arrival engaged in the grocery trade. This he continued until the breaking out of the rebellion. After the war he commenced his present business. Mr. Robertson is an unassuming, courteous gentleman, and commands the respect of a wide circle of acquaintances. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================