James Melfred Robertson

1923 - 1993  (69 years)

• Name	James Melfred Robertson
  Nickname	Cooter
  Born	16 Dec 1923	Iola, Grimes County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Jan 1993	College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA
  Buried	12 Jan 1993	College Station Cemetery - College Station, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I13395	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2024

  
  

  Family	Wanda Eljean Rosprim,   b. 20 Nov 1928, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA ,   d. 10 May 2025, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA  (Age 96 years)
  Married	26 Oct 1946	College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA
  Children	+ 1. M.D. Robertson + 2. James Dale Robertson,   b. 7 Nov 1952, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA ,   d. 23 Mar 2014, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F5885	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Dec 1923 - Iola, Grimes County, Texas, USA Married - 26 Oct 1946 - College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA Died - 11 Jan 1993 - College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA Buried - 12 Jan 1993 - College Station Cemetery - College Station, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  James Melfred "Cooter" Robertson Obituary picture

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		U.S. World War II Draft Card - James Melfred Robertson Name: James Melfred Robertson Gender: Male Race: White Age: 18 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 16 Dec 1923 Birth Place: Iola, Texas, USA Residence Place: DunDunsmuir, Siskiyou, California, USA Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942 Registration Place: Dunsmuir, Siskiyou, California, USA Employer: S. P. Co. Height: 5' 10" Weight: 150 lbs. Complexion: Light Brown Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Hazel Next of Kin: Ross Robertson
  		288 AM Students Are Given Rating As Distinguished Published in The Bryan Daily Eagle on August 15, 1942
  		Pvt. James Melfred Robertson relocates to Sheppard Field Published in The Bryan Daily Eagle on May 6, 1943
  		Cpl. James Melfred Robertson visits parents Published in The Bryan Daily Eagle on March 28, 1944
  		Cpl. James Melfred Robertson reports to training in Gulfport, Mississippi Published in The Bryan Daily Eagle on June 28, 1944
  		Second Cluster Of Oak Leaves To Airman Of Bryan Published in The Bryan Daily Eagle on January 11, 1945
  		Pfc. Malron Banks Robertson and Sgt. James Melfred Robertson Published in The Bryan Daily Eagle on March 24, 1945
  		Engagement Announcement of James Melfred Robertson and Wanda Eljean "Jean" Rosprim Published in The Bryan Daily Eagle on October 22, 1946
  		Marriage License Announcement of James Melfred Robertson and Wanda Eljean "Jean" Rosprim Published in The Bryan Daily Eagle on October 24, 1946
  		Miss Jean Rosprim Bride-to-Be Given Bridal Shower Friday Published in The Bryan Daily Eagle on October 26, 1946
  		Marriage Announcement of James Melfred Robertson and Wanda Eljean "Jean" Rosprim Published in The Bryan Daily Eagle on October 29, 1946
  		Mr. and Mrs. Antone Rosprim and Mr. and Mrs. James Robertson visit Arkansas and Oklahoma Published in The Bryan Daily Eagle on August 20, 1948
  		Birth Announcement of James Dale Robertson Published in The Bryan Daily Eagle on November 10, 1962
  		Typewriter Repair - James Melfred "Cooter" Robertson Published in The Bryan-College Station Eagle on December 23, 1978
  		Obituary of James Melfred "Cooter" Robertson Published in The Bryan-College Station Eagle on January 12, 1993

  
  

  Headstones		Headstone of James Melfred "Cooter" Robertson College Station Cemetery - College Station, Texas, USA Plot: Section E/038/004
  		Footstone of James Melfred "Cooter" Robertson College Station Cemetery - College Station, Texas, USA Plot: Section E/038/004

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: James M. 'Cooter' Robertson Dec. 16, 1923 - Jan. 11, 1993 Funeral services for James M. "Cooter" Robertson, 69, of College Station will be at 2 p.m. today at Callaway-Jones Funeral Home. Russell Hudson will officate. Burial will be in College Station Cemetery. He was born in Grimes County and lived in Brazos County most of his life. He was a business machine repairman and attended Stephen F. Austin High School in Bryan. Mr. Robertson served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ross and Ida Robertson; and a brother, Otis T. Robertson. Survivors include his wife, Jean Robertson of College Station; two sons and a daughter-in-law, M. Doyle and Betty Jo Robertson and James Dale Robertson, all of College Station; a brother, Malron "Mallie" Robertson of Bryan; two sisters, Velma Williams of Bryan and Polly Blair of Spring; his mother-in-law, Mattie Rosprim of College Station; and three grandchildren, Melissa Dawn Robertson, James Doyle Robertson and Miranda Nichole Robertson. (Published in The Bryan-College Station Eagle on January 12, 1993)