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Clyde Everett Robertson January 25, 1883 ~ April 28, 1970 Mabel Minnie [Snyder] Robertson July 17, 1891 ~ November 29, 1974 Clyde Everett Robertson, the oldest of 10 children, was born to Lutitia Troutman Robertson and her husband, William Andrew Robertson, on January 25, 1883 in Newton or Taney County, Missouri. During Clyde's youth, he was considered to be one of the strongest men of his age. Clyde was tall, muscular, and had extremely large, strong hands. They were described as "clubs". He was reported to have lifted a wagonload of corn with his legs [a leg press]. The 1900 US Census lists him as living in Franklin, Newton County, Missouri. Clyde married Mabel Minnie Snyder in nearby Newtonia, Missouri in January of 1908. Mabel was the third daughter/fourth child of Mark William Snyder and his wife, Minnie Ann Reniker Snyder. Mabel had ten brothers and sisters. She was born July 17, 1891 in Newtonia, Missouri. In the early years after Clyde and Mabel married, the young family moved around a lot. Clyde worked for a short time in the mines at Granby, Missouri and later in the oil fields around Northeastern Oklahoma, where he dredged out oil slush pits with his team of large draft horses, "Babe" and "Tommy". They had a son, Onell Clyde, born on Jan 1, 1909 in Newtonia, Missouri and a second son, Aubrey Samuel, born December 7, 1911 in Okema, Oklahoma. Around 1918, Mabel and Clyde purchased land in Florida; however, this proved to be a land scam as most of the land was swampland. The land was near Lake City, Florida. Clyde, Mabel, Onell, and Aubrey stayed there for a few years before moving back to Oklahoma. Mabel's parents had also purchased a swampland farm in Florida in the same area. Mabel had younger siblings who were approximately the same age as the boys, so the families had a wonderful time while there. Clyde and his family then returned to Oklahoma where he worked once again in the oil fields. Around 1920, Clyde was injured in an oil refinery accident and Onell worked to support the family until his father was well. Clyde returned to work and in a few years their third son, Jack, was born. After working a number of years in the oil fields, Clyde decided to settle down so they purchased an acreage just north of Moore, Oklahoma. When the new Highway 77 took part of their land, Clyde and Mabel decided to sell out and move to California to join their sons, Onell "Bud" and Aubrey "Hi". In early 1942, Bud with his wife, Dorothy Shi Robertson, had gone to California to work in the war effort and Hi with his wife, Edna Jackson Robertson, soon joined them. Jack, who in the meantime had married, moved to California in August of 1942, and his wife, Virginia Loftin Robertson, joined him in September. Mabel and Clyde moved to California later that fall. Hi and Edna had purchased a house about five blocks from the shipyards in Richmond. All four families lived together in this house during the war. They had a wonderful time together. The men and Mabel worked for the Shipbuilding Division on the "Liberty Ships" for the Kaiser Permanente Metals Corporation. Clyde was a sheet metal operator and Mabel was his assistant. Bud, Hi, and Jack all three welded, but Jack was drafted by the army and sent to the European front in 1944. At home, the daughters-in-law shared the cooking and housekeeping responsibilities. Hi and Edna already had a son, Richard Aubrey, and two other grandchildren were born during the war, Edith Kay [born to Hi and Edna] and Jack Everett [born to Jack and Virginia]. After the war was over, Clyde worked for a while on the Richmond-San Rafael ferry. Then in about 1948, Mabel and Clyde purchased a 20-acre fruit and nut farm located three miles south of Escalon, California and raised apricots, peaches, and grapes as their main crops. After working the farm for number of years Clyde and his son, Jack, sold the farm in 1956. Clyde and Mabel bought a house in Modesto, California, where they gardened and raised fruit, nuts, and vegetables on a smaller scale. In 1962 Mabel and Clyde retired and moved to Oklahoma, first living in Wynnewood and then in nearby Pauls Valley. Clyde and Mabel bought a rooming house and also went in the filling station business with their sons, Jack [who also brought his family to Oklahoma] and Hi. Mabel was having memory and health problems at that time. Soon, Mabel and Clyde had to sell their rooming house and move Mabel into a nursing home in nearly Pauls Valley. Although Clyde was in good health, he moved into the nursing home to be with her. Mabel had had an exploratory surgery and had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She never fully recovered her mental faculties after the surgery, but the "cancer" was never a problem. Clyde's devotion to Mabel, coupled with his belief in the nurses' inability to care of her in his absence, prevented him from leaving her side. Clyde's appendix ruptured while he was caring for Mabel, but he did not tell anyone he was sick or in pain. After he passed out and was rushed to the hospital, the doctors found that gangrene had set in. He died on the operating table on April 28, 1970. Mabel died four years later, on November 29, 1974. Clyde and Mabel were a loving, happy couple. They were always a team. They were married 62 years. Clyde was a devout Christian man, who loved his family, always worked hard, and found humor in every day life. He was generous and loving. He loved to pester Mabel, she was the apple of his eye. His eyes were light, bright blue in color, and always seemed to have a twinkle. He loved animals. Mabel was always the life of the party, very athletic and energetic. She was always coming up with something fun to do. She remained young at heart. When the boys wanted to do something and there was work to be done, she would enlist their help in finishing the work and then they all would have fun. She was only 17 when Onell "Bud" was born so in many ways, she grew up with her boys. She loved to plan picnics and even played sandlot baseball with the family when she was 50. She had good business sense and led a disciplined life. She expected her sons to be disciplined and work hard also. She dearly loved God and her family. She was a joyful, steadfast, and devout woman. Mabel and Clyde had five other grandchildren: Linda Lee [born to Jack and Virginia]; Mallory Ann [born to Bud and Dorothy]; Mark William, Thomas Lee, and Richard Scott (all born to Jack and Virginia]. These notes are taken from personal recollections of Mallory Robertson Harvey (granddaughter), and from memories recounted to her by her parents, Bud and Dorothy Robertson. Virginia Robertson Birth [ex-wife of son, Jack Robertson], Clyde's sister, Elsie Robertson, and Clyde's nephew, Delmar Robertson, also contributed information. In 1998, Virginia Robertson Birth made the following statement to Mallory Harvey, "If there was ever anyone that I met in my lifetime who was a Saint of God, it was Clyde Robertson." Note * Clyde Everett Robertson was born in 1883. We do not know where the middle name "Everett" came from, but it seems to be a family name. Clyde's grandmother [Francis Adeline Culp Troutman's] sister (Margaret Elizabeth Culp Eagle) had a grandson named Onell Everett Carter [1885]. Clyde's son, Onell Clyde Robertson [1909], was born in the same area where his uncle and father lived, and was named after Cousin Onell Everett Carter, who worked in the bank there. According to Virginia Robertson Birth, Mabel and Clyde Robertson were insistent that Jack and Virginia's son have the middle name "Everett". It appears that Onell "Everett" Carter (1885) was named after Clyde "Everett" Robertson [1883] and then Clyde Everett Robertson named his first son, "Onell" Clyde Robertson [1910] after "Onell" Everett Carter. |
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