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Pvt John Newton Roberson

Birth: 17 Feb 1843
Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia, USA
Death: 27 Jul 1915 (aged 72)
Brushy Pond, Cullman County, Alabama, USA
Burial: Brushy Creek Cemetery

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Memorial ID: 65842702 View Source

John Newton Roberson was born in Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia. He enlisted in the 56th GA Infantry. He was at the Siege of Vicksburg. When the Northern Army captured the city, he went to a POW Camp in Kentucky. Later he was exchanged. After the war he joined the Mormon Church and went to Colorado where he worked on the railroad in Durango. Later he moved to Utah. He passed away 26 July 1915 in Cullman Alabama while visiting relatives. He was buried in Bushy Creek Cemetery.

John Newton Roberson was born in Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia. He enlisted in the 56th GA Infantry. He was at the Siege of Vicksburg. When the Northern Army captured the city, he went to a POW Camp in Kentucky. Later he was exchanged. After the war he joined the Mormon Church and went to Colorado where he worked on the railroad in Durango. Later he moved to Utah. He passed away 26 July 1915 in Cullman Alabama while visiting relatives. He was buried in Bushy Creek Cemetery.

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Martha Ann Mae Davenport Roberson

1843–1931 (m. 1864)

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Created by: John Lemon
Added: Feb 19, 2011
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65842702/john_newton-roberson: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt John Newton Roberson (17 Feb 1843–27 Jul 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 65842702, citing Brushy Creek Cemetery, Cullman County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by John Lemon (contributor 47441476).

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