Elder Norvell Robertson

1765 - 1855  (90 years)

• Name	Norvell Robertson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Title	Elder
  Birth	22 May 1765	Cumberland County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	LHXQ-6RF
  Occupation	Baptist Minister  [1, 4]
  Residence	1790	Burke County, Georgia, USA   [5]
  Residence	1820	Covington County, Mississippi, USA   [9]
  Residence	1830	Covington County, Mississippi, USA   [10]
  Residence	1840	Covington County, Mississippi, USA   [8]
  Residence	1850	Covington County, Mississippi, USA   [4, 7]
  Burial	1855	Collins, Covington, Mississippi, USA   [2]
  Death	16 Sep 1855	Covington County, Mississippi, USA   [1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 12]
  Person ID	I5028	Cock_Goad Family | Tanner, Edward and Hatcher, Mary
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Jeffrey Robertson, III,   b. 15 Jan 1737, Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA d. 2 Apr 1827, Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, USA (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Ann Norvell,   b. 9 Sep 1730, Hanover, Hanover, Virginia, USA d. Sep 1812, Henrico County, Virginia, USA (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1757	Henrico County, Virginia, USA   [13]
  Family ID	F3576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Powell,   b. 7 Feb 1771, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA d. 24 Oct 1842, Covington County, Mississippi, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	7 Jul 1791	Georgia, USA   [1, 6, 11, 12]
  	Rocky Comfort Creek
  Children	+ 1. Rhoda Robertson,   b. 14 Nov 1796, Warren County, Georgia, USA d. Abt 1875, Smith County, Mississippi, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Rev Norvell Robertson,   b. 14 Nov 1796, Warren County, Georgia, USA d. 1 Jun 1877, Silver Creek, Lawrence, Mississippi, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Martha Robertson,   b. 4 Mar 1801, Copiah County, Mississippi, USA d. 21 Nov 1892, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Asaph Powell Robertson,   b. 30 Jan 1803, Georgia, USA d. 19 Sep 1889, Covington County, Mississippi, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3577	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 May 1765 - Cumberland County, Virginia, USA Residence - 1790 - Burke County, Georgia, USA Marriage - 7 Jul 1791 - Georgia, USA Residence - 1820 - Covington County, Mississippi, USA Residence - 1830 - Covington County, Mississippi, USA Residence - 1840 - Covington County, Mississippi, USA Residence - 1850 - Covington County, Mississippi, USA Burial - 1855 - Collins, Covington, Mississippi, USA Death - 16 Sep 1855 - Covington County, Mississippi, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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