Mildred Ann Joy and Hugh Jewett Robertson

HUGH JEWETT ROBERTSON was born January 12, 1894 in Keokuk, Lee, Iowa,^{8, 11341} and died October 10, 1957 in Howard, Miner, South Dakota.¹¹³⁴¹ He is buried in Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, Lee, Iowa.⁴⁵⁶

He married MILDRED ANN JOY on February 15, 1916 in Hotel St. Regis, New York City, New York, New York,¹¹³³⁹ daughter of BERTHA BELLE BRACKETT and CLYDE ROYAL JOY. She was born October 31, 1895 in Keokuk, Lee, Iowa,⁶³⁰⁰ and died November 6, 1985 in Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa.¹¹³⁴² She is buried in Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, Lee, Iowa.⁴⁵⁶

Children of MILDRED ANN JOY and HUGH JEWETT ROBERTSON:

1. HUGH ROBERTSON, b. November 20, 1918, Keokuk, Lee, Iowa;¹⁸⁸⁴ d. November 17, 2006.⁴⁵³²
2. CAROL JOY ROBERTSON, b. August 19, 1920, Keokuk, Lee, Iowa;¹⁸⁸⁴ m. REV. LAWRENCE OSCAR JOHNSON on June 23, 1943 in Keokuk, Lee, Iowa⁴³⁴⁶; d. June 5, 1995, Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa.¹¹³⁴⁴

New York Times, February 16, 1916¹¹³³⁹

Miss Joy a Bride at the St. Regis

The wedding of Miss Mildred Anne Joy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde R. Joy of Keokuk, Iowa, and Hugh J. Robertson of Iowa, took place yesterday afternoon at the Hotel St. Regis. The Rev. J. T. Stocking of Upper Montclair, N.J., officiated.

Mrs. Ralph B. Joy was the bride's only attendant. Harold Covington Pond was best man.

A dinner, followed by dancing, was held after the ceremony. The couple left for California on their honeymoon.

Daily Gate City and Constitution-Democrat, February 18, 1916¹¹³⁴⁰

Joy-Robertson Nuptials

On Tuesday, February 15, at half past six o'clock in the evening at the St. Regis hotel in New York occurred the marriage of Miss Mildred Anne Joy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde R. Joy, to Mr. Hugh Jewett Robertson, the Rev. J. T. Stocking of Mount Clair officiating. The service was read in a private parlor which had in it an improvised altar at the back of which were banked white lilies with a background of palms and ferns. An orchestra played a program of wedding music during the service. The bride was attended by Mrs. Ralph B. Joy as matron of honor and Mr. Harold Covington Pond was best man. The bride wore a white satin gown with point lace and wore a long tulle veil caught with orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of white roses. The matron of honor wore a handsome gown of white tulle and carried a bouquet of orchids. Following the service a wedding dinner was served, with covers laid for twenty-five. The guests, many of them former Keokuk people, were seated at one table which was most artistic in its decoration of bride's roses. A great bundle of telegrams and letters were received while the dinner was in progress, some of which were read to the company. Among the guests were Mrs. Herbert Joy and daughters, Mrs. W. H. Titus, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Jewett, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh L. Cooper and Miss Agnes Cooper, Gerard Heiskamp, Harold Pond, Miss Toole, Mr. and Mrs. Fred B. Smith. Mrs. C. R. Joy wore a gown of gray chiffon with ermine trimming. Mrs. Titus wore a gray faille silk. Mrs. Jewett's gown was of white chiffon with a gold lace bodice. Mrs. Cooper's gown was of white satin and tulle.

Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Jewett entertained at a dinner last night at their home in New York in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Robertson, the guests including most of those who were at the wedding.

On Friday Mr. and Mrs. Robertson will attend the Ivy dance in Philadelphia, given by the senior class of the University of Pennsylvania, which is Mr. Robertson's alma mater. They will be honor guests at a dinner given by some of the university students preceding the dance. Mrs. W. H. Titus will entertain at a luncheon for them while they are in Philadelphia. Enroute west they will stop at Fort Wayne to visit Mr. and Mrs. Collins and will be honor guests at a number of social functions there. Following their wedding journey to the west they will be at home after April 1 at 526 North Fourth street.

• Mildred Ann Joy and Hugh Jewett Robertson were divorced.

Daily Plainsman, October 13, 1957¹¹³⁴¹

Funeral Services Scheduled Sunday For J. Robertson

HOWARD — Funeral services for Huh J. Robertson, 64, who died suddenly at his home Thursday, are scheduled Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in Trinity Episcopal Church of Howard. The Rev. Bruce Swain will officiate.

Burial will be at Keokuk, Ia., Monday.

He was born in Keokuk, Ia., Jan. 12, 1894, and lived in Sioux City, Ia., and Sioux Falls, He has resided in Howard since 1946 and was the justice of peace in Minor County this past 10 years.

Survivors include his widow, Clara; one son, Hugh, Detroit, Mich.; one daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Johnson, Elmhurst, Ill.; one step brother, Ralph Kirch, Keokuk.

Des Moines Register, November 8, 1985¹¹³⁴²

MILDRED ROBERTSON

MONTEZUMA, IA. — Services for Mildred Robertson, 90, of Montezuma Senior Home, who died of a heart ailment Wednesday at Grinnell General Hospital, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Schmidt-Vigen Funeral Home in Keokuk. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.

Mrs. Robertson was born in Keokuk. She had designed and manufactured equipment for cerebral palsey victims.

Survivors include a daughter, Carol Johnson of Grinnell; a son, Hugh of Newport Beach, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Friends may call anytime today at Watts Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Senior Home.