Alexander ROBESON
The Rev. was a member of the Methodist Episcopal denomination of Buncombe County,N.C.
Drowned while fording Nollychucky River on horseback.
He married Mary Matilda Palmer 1813 at Madison, North Carolina . Mary Matilda Palmer was born at Lincoln, North Carolina 25 Dec 1793 daughter of Jesse Palmer and Elizabeth Huffman .
They were the parents of 12
children:
Mary Elizabeth Robeson
born 18 Oct 1814.
William D. Robeson
born 11 May 1816.
Jesse Robeson
born Jan 1818.
John Hamel Robeson
born 10 Dec 1819.
Caroline Robeson
born 7 Dec 1821.
Altha Robeson
born Feb 1824.
Jane Mathilde Robeson
born Mar 1826.
Jacob C. Robeson
born 8 Apr 1828.
Eliza Robeson
born Sep 1830.
Madison Robeson
born 21 Feb 1833.
Matilda A. Robeson
born 26 Aug 1836.
Thomas F. Robeson
born 16 Apr 1839.
Alexander Robeson died 2 Nov 1868 at La Fayette, Walker, Georgia .
Mary Matilda Palmer died 27 Feb 1887 at GA .