Jessie Robertson Floyd, daughter of Peter and Margarette Robertson was born in the village of Balmore, Perthshire, Scotland May 14, 1858. She came to the United States with her parents when she was ten years old. They settled near Licking, Missouri where she grew to womanhood.
She was united in marriage to J. N. Floyd Jan. 20, 1876. To this union eleven children were born, namely, Peter Floyd, Charley Floyd and Teenie Patterson of Montauk, Maggie Jones of Ohio, Eckles Floyd of Oklahoma, Robert Floyd and Amanda Scott of Kansas, Albert Floyd of California and Lela Collins of Licking. her husband and two of the children, Johnie and Carrie preceded her in death several years ago.
She professed faith in Christ Jan. 28, 1895 and united with the Hepsoda Baptist church the following September and lived a faithful consistent christian until death. She died May 27, 1931 being at the time of her death 73 years and 13 days old. She was of a family of ten children all of whom preceded her to the great beyond but two brothers and one sister.
A few days before her death Mrs. Floyd received a broken hip and other injuries which caused her death. All that loving hands and the doctors' skill could do was done to restore her to health, but without avail. All the children but Albert were present at the time of her death. She seemed anxious to live until he could reach her bedside stating that it would be the happiest day of her life.
She was a devoted wife and mother. Her children held her in the highest esteem and proved the fact by coming so far and so quickly upon hearing of her affliction.
She leaves to mourn her going the nine children mentioned above, fifty grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren, two brothers, John and Charley Robertson, and one sister Mrs. Eckels McKinney of Licking, and a host of other relatives and friends. She was a true friend, a christian woman, one that will be missed in the community in which she lived, by her children and friends. We would say to them, weep not as those who have no hope for she gave great evidence in her daily walk that she was right with God and is now at rest.
Funeral services were conducted by the writer in the presence of a large congregation at the Patterson cemetery near Montauk, Thursday afternoon, May 28.
Jessie also reared her granddaughter, Dorothy Floyd Bogart.