ROBERTSON, John Thomas

ROBERTSON, KELLER, SCOTT

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 2/13/2014 at 01:32:59

History of Decatur County Iowa and Its People
Illustrated, Volumne II.

Prof. J. M. Howell and Heman C. Smith
Supervising Editors

The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. Pp. 394-95. Chicago. 1915.

JOHN THOMAS ROBERTSON

John Thomas Robertson, junior member of the prosperous real-estate firm of Keller & Robertson of Leon, was born in Shelby county, Illinois, January 31, 1875. His parents are representatives of old families of that section, and the father followed agricultural pursuits until he retired from active life.

John Thomas Robertson was reared in his native county and there attended the common schools. On the 8th of February, 1897, when twenty-four years of age, he removed to Decatur county, Iowa, locating on a farm three and a half miles south of Davis City. He continued to devote his time to the cultivation of the soil and the care of live stock until 1907, when he turned his attention to the real-estate business, becoming a partner of John Gates, a banker of Davis City. He resided at that place until four years ago, when he came to Leon and became the junior member of the present firm of Keller & Robertson. The partners operate in Iowa, Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska and have the largest real-estate business in Decatur county. They handle property on commission, trade, buy and sell outright, and have negotiated many important realty transfers.

Mr. Robertson was married in Shelby county, Illinois, to Miss Lena Scott, and they have three children, Orville Ray, Veta and Irene, all natives of this county. Mr. Robertson is a republican and takes the interest of a good citizen in the affairs of government, but he has never desired official preferment. Mrs. Robertson belongs to the Christian church and takes an active part in the furtherance of its work. Since removing to Leon Mr. Robertson has cooperated in movements seeking the advancement of the city and has made many warm friends here.

NOTE: John Thomas Robertson died in 1936. Lena J. (Scott) Robertson died in 1946. They were interred at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Davis City IA.

Transcription and note by Sharon R. Becker, February of 2014