My Giant Family Tree » John Alexander Robertson (1861-1939)
Personal data John Alexander Robertson
Source 1- He was born on December 20, 1861 in Monroe, Indiana, United States.
- He died on May 13, 1939 in Ellettsville, Monroe, Indiana, he was 77 years old.
- A child of William Andrew Robertson and Nancy Jane Swisher
Household of John Alexander Robertson
He is married to Sarepta Robertson.
They got married in the year 1887, he was 25 years old.
Child(ren):
- Samuel Robertson 1887-????
- David Robertson 1889-????
- Charley Robertson 1891-????
- Nora Robertson 1893-????
- Gracie Robertson 1895-????
- Mamie Robertson 1898-????
Timeline John Alexander Robertson
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Historical events
Birthday December 20, 1861
- The temperature on December 20, 1861 was about 1.0 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
- From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 18 » With Italian unification almost complete, Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont, Savoy and Sardinia assumes the title of King of Italy.
- March 20 » An earthquake destroys Mendoza, Argentina.
- April 27 » American President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus.
- July 21 » American Civil War: First Battle of Bull Run: At Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war begins and ends in a victory for the Confederate army.
- November 8 » American Civil War: The "Trent Affair": The USSSan Jacinto stops the British mail ship Trent and arrests two Confederate envoys, sparking a diplomatic crisis between the UK and US.
- December 21 » Medal of Honor: Public Resolution 82, containing a provision for a Navy Medal of Valor, is signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln.
Day of death May 13, 1939
- The temperature on May 13, 1939 was between 7.0 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
- February 27 » United States labor law: The U.S. Supreme Court rules in NLRB v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. that the National Labor Relations Board has no authority to force an employer to rehire workers who engage in sit-down strikes.
- March 16 » From Prague Castle, Hitler proclaims Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate.
- May 14 » Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.
- September 10 » World War II: The submarine HMSOxley is mistakenly sunk by the submarine HMSTriton near Norway and becomes the Royal Navy's first loss of a submarine in the war.
- November 26 » Shelling of Mainila: The Soviet Army orchestrates an incident which is used to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later.
- December 27 » The 7.8 Mw Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed.
Same birth/death day
- 1861 » Ferdinand Bonn, German actor († 1933)
- 1861 » Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter († 1926)
- 1865 » Elsie de Wolfe, American actress and interior decorator († 1950)
- 1868 » Harvey Samuel Firestone, American businessman, founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company († 1938)
- 1869 » Charley Grapewin, American actor († 1956)
- 1871 » Henry Kimball Hadley, American composer and conductor († 1937)
- 1938 » Charles Édouard Guillaume, Swiss-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1861)
- 1941 » Ōnishiki Uichirō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 26th Yokozuna (b. 1891)
- 1941 » Frederick Christian, English cricketer (b. 1877)
- 1945 » Tubby Hall, American drummer (b. 1895)
- 1946 » Zara DuPont, American suffragist (b. 1869)
- 1947 » Sukanta Bhattacharya, Indian poet and playwright (b. 1926)
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The My Giant Family Tree publication was prepared by Jennifer Swisher.
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Jennifer Swisher, "My Giant Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/my-giant-family-tree/P1442.php : accessed May 12, 2025), "John Alexander Robertson (1861-1939)".