Biographical Sketch of David Asher Robertson, Texas County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas,
Pulaski, Phelps & Dent Counties, Missouri, from Earliest Times to the
Present" Published by Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1889.

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David Asher Robertson, merchant, and a native of Kentucky, was born
in Crittenden County, August 6, 1858, the son of William and Narcissa
(Asher) Robertson, natives of Kentucky, and grandson of Stephen Rob-
ertson.  The Robertson family were large people, of strong physique,
and were disciples of the Presbyterian faith.  Narcissa (Asher) Rob-
ertson was the daughter of William R. and Esther (Love) Asher, natives
of South Carolina, and granddaughter of William Asher, Sr., who was in
the War for Independence, and served with credit and honor.  He was a
farmer by occupation, and lived to a good old age.  He died in Ken-
tucky, whither he had removed.  The Ashers were members of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church, as are the Ashers of the present day. David
Asher Robertson was reared in Kentucky, and obtained a fair education
in the public schools of Crittenden County.  The father died in 1871,
and it devolved upon David A. to carry on the farm.  In February, 
1880, he came to Missouri, locating in Butler County, and there re-
mained for three years, when he moved to Texas County, and settled at
Cabool.  In 1886 he embarked in merchandising upon a nominal capital,
and has increased it to a large and lucrative business.  He was marr-
ied in Kentucky to Miss C. Shaw Black, a native of Kentucky, and the
daughter of John T. and M. Jane (Newcombs) Black.  Mr. and Mrs. Rob-
ertson have one son and a daughter living, Cora Edna and David Shaw.
They buried Birdie Alice and Virgil Asher.  Mr. Robertson is a member
of the Masonic fraternity, the A. O. U. W., and he and wife are mem-
bers of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  Esther (Calhoun) Love,
the grandmother of the subject of this sketch, was a cousin of John
C. Calhoun, and the daughter of William Love, a gentleman of high
standing in his community, who was county surveyor of Christian 
County, KY., and who was murdered by the Harps, two outlaws who in-
fested that country, and who subsequently paid the penalty of their
crimes by death, one of whom was beheaded, and his head exposed on a
pole for a number of days, the spot being known at the present day as
"Harps Head Road," near Madisonville, KY.

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