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James Randolph Robertson Jr.

Birth: 11 Dec 1771
North Carolina, USA
Death: 2 Apr 1794 (aged 22)
Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial: James Robertson Family Cemetery

Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 86257789 View Source

He was killed by indians while trapping beavers on the Caney Fork River. His father was informed that he had been beheaded and that his head was on exhibit in the indian camp.

The tomahawk had now claimed the lives of two sons and two brothers.

Source - General James Robertson, The Founder of Nashville by Sarah Foster Kelley.

He was killed by indians while trapping beavers on the Caney Fork River. His father was informed that he had been beheaded and that his head was on exhibit in the indian camp.

The tomahawk had now claimed the lives of two sons and two brothers.

Source - General James Robertson, The Founder of Nashville by Sarah Foster Kelley.

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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86257789/james_randolph-robertson: accessed ), memorial page for James Randolph Robertson Jr. (11 Dec 1771–2 Apr 1794), Find a Grave Memorial ID 86257789, citing James Robertson Family Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Jack Mitchell (contributor 46600245).

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