Rufus B. Robertson
Birth Name | Rufus B. Robertson [1] |
Gramps ID | I059 |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 65 years, 5 months, 12 days |
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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Birth | 29 April 1866 | Christiansund, Norway | Birth of Rufus B. Robertson |
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Birth | March 1866 | Norway | Birth of Rufus B. Robertson |
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Immigration | 1870 | Immigration of Bernhardt Robertson |
Event Note Move to the vicinity of Madison Street and Kedzie Avenue which was the heart of the Norwegian community |
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Naturalization | between 1870 and 1900 | Naturalization of Rufus B. Robertson |
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Occupation | about 1880 | Apprenticed to a cabinet maker |
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Occupation | 1900 | Artist posters. Carved wooden printing plates |
Event Note The wooden printing plates were used for circus flyers, etc. Good for 300-500 prints. Rufus was the last person in Chicago who would carve these plates. |
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Residence | estimated from 1908 to 1923 | 7556 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Cook, Illinois | Residence of Rufus B. Robertson |
Event Note Rufus bought this large home for his family. It eventually became a nursing home and Lillian died there |
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Residence | about 1923 | 7450 Colfax, Chicago, Cook, Illinois | Residence of Rufus B. Robertson |
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Death | 11 October 1931 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois | Death of Rufus B. Robertson |
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Parents
Father | Bernhardt Robertson [I066] |
Mother | Sigrid Bjornson [I067] |
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Families
Married | Wife | Lillian Theresa Fallon [I060] | ||||||||||||
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