William Gibson ROBESON
Sources: 1) Rosston, Cooke County, Tx. Texas CEMETERY RECORDS; p.330 2) Death Certificate - gainsville, Cooke County, TX (1134), Cert. # 8324 3) Undertaker - Scott Brothers Funeral Home - St. Jo, Montague County, TX 4) Informant of death of William Gibson Robeson - Jack Robeson (son)
Flora's middle initial "M" obtained from "Meigs County Tennessee Query" posted by Marian Robeson Douglas (mgdouglas@cococo.net) submitted on Manday, May 4, 1998 Sources: 1) Rosston, Cooke County, TX CEMETERY RECORDS p. 330 2) Death Certificate - Gainsville, Cooke County, TX Cer. #8325 3) Funeral Record (Klement-Keel Funeral Home - Gainesville: formelerly Leazer-Keel Funeral Home) fr Dec 6, 1949 - Jul 31 1950, p. 9.
Sources: 1) Certificate of Vital Record - County of Cooke - State of Texas #08315 (April 27 1999) RECORD OF DEATHS Data: Father - W.G. Robeson of Meggs County, TN; Maiden name of mother - Flora Wms of MO {Record of Seaths - pg 71, Cooke County Courthouse}, Informant - T.M. Meyer of Rosston; Date of Report - 5/8/24. Cause of death - tumor on brain. Undertaker - Gibson's Mortuary - Gainesville, TX 2) Headstone @ Rosston Cemetery, Cooke County, TX. Copy of cemetery records fr "Cooke County Cemeteries" {Cross TimberGenealogical Society} - compiled by Michele Kneupper in Fall of 1978 p. 330
William gallagher record indicate name as Rock Robeon. No spouse or children listed. He indicates b. 1887 and d. 1937, buial at Ralston Cemetery, Forestburg, TX.
He married Florence M. "Flora" Williams 12 Jul 1882 at Montague, Texas . Florence M. "Flora" Williams was born at Ironton, Mississippi 7 Jan 1867 .
They were the parents of 11
children:
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Willie Lee Robeson
born 13 Jun 1883.
Georgia Robeson
born 26 Jan 1885.
Roxie B. (?Rock) Robeson
born 2 Jan 1887.
Roy B. Robeson
born 4 Jun 1890.
Kate Robeson
born 8 Dec 1892.
Oma Robeson
born 7 Apr 1895.
Emma Robeson
born 12 Mar 1898.
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William Gibson Robeson died 31 May 1940 at Rosston, Cooke, Texas .
Florence M. "Flora" Williams died 28 Dec 1949 at Gainesville, Cooke, Texas .