GRANVILLE S. ROBERTSON
Granville S. Robertson, a farmer, was born May 19, 1826, in Virginia. He is a son of Joseph R. and Nancy Robertson. When sixteen years of age, his mother died, and shortly after, with his father, he came to Union County, this State. From his youth unto the present time, he has been engaged in farming. In February 1851, he was united in marriage with Louisa Andrews, daughter of Horace and Ann Z. Andrews, and by her he had one child-William H. (deceased). She died in September 1853, and in March 1856, he was married to Elizabeth Bell, of Marion County, this State. To them have been born eleven children, nine of whom are now living, viz.: Joseph S., Isaac N., Jesse B., Hannah M., Margaret E., John H., Samuel S., Mary E. and Robert R. He has served as Trustee of Jackson Township many years, and also as Assessor. He is a member of the Baptist Church, in which denomination he officiates as a local preacher. In 1865, he settled in Jackson Township, where he still resides, and where he is the owner of 171 acres of land.