16. Donald Leon⁴ ROBERTSON (George Lee⁵, George Granberry⁶, Asaph Powell⁷, Norvell⁸, Jeffery⁹, Jeffery¹⁰, Jeoffrey¹¹, Rev William¹², John¹³, Thomas¹⁴, William¹⁵, William¹⁶, David¹⁷, Gilbert¹⁸, John¹⁹, Alexander²⁰, Robert "Riach"²¹ DUNCANSON of STRUAN, Duncan²² of RANNOCH, Robert²³ , Duncan "The Stout"²⁴ of ATHOLL)⁽¹⁶⁾ was born in Ball, Louisiana 6 FEB 1914. Donald died 1981 in Baton Rouge, La., at 67 years of age.

He married Ida Genevieve NESOM 10 OCT 1936. Ida was born 2 JUL 1916. Ida was the daughter of Henry Alfred NESOM and Ida Mae BOURG. Ida died 13 JUN 1998 in Baton Rouge, La., at 81 years of age. Don attended the old Ball Grammar School and Tioga H.S., graduating 1931. He was a member of the basketball team (substitute) that had Russell ROBERTSON (cousin) and James and G.C. ROBERTSON (nephews) as players and Wilmer ROBERTSON (brother) as manager. Also on the team were two RICE brothers, Francis and Troy, Reginald WILLBANKS, and Monroe HARPER.

In May 1936 Don graduated in journalism at LSU and was comissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve. He was in agricultural editorial work the Louisiana Agricultural Extension Service from 1936-38, agriculture editor for the Alabama Extension Service 1938-41 and regional representative of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture) from 1941 until January 1942 when he was called to active duty.

Don served in the armed forces from 1942 to December 1945 and was stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama, Fort Benning, Georgia, Camp Beauregard, Louisiana, Indio, California (desert training), army hospital in Palm Springs, California, Camp Roberts, California, Camp Butner, North Carolina, and served overseas with the 89th ("Rolling W") Division in France and Germany as a rifle company commander. Don was injured (a piece of shrapnel severed the artery in his right arm) on 8 April 1945 near Frederickroda, Germany. He was discharged from active duty in 1945.

From 1945 to 1951 Don was employed by Esso Standard Oil Co. in New York, and from 1951 until his retirement in February 1979 by Ethyl Corp. in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was publications supervisor from 1951-55, and Supervisor of Public Relations from 1955-79, during which time he edited "The Daily Bulletin" (1960-75) and "The Antiknock" (1966-75).

He was a member of the Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Directors of the Cancer Society of Greater Baton Rouge, the Louisiana Public Relations Association, the Baton Rouge Advertising Club (President, 1971), and the Baton Rouge Association of Business and Industry (President, 1966). In addition, the International Association of Business Communicators created an award -- the "Don Robertson Outstanding Member Award" -- in his honor.

Donald Leon ROBERTSON and Ida Genevieve NESOM had the following children:

17 i. Marilyn Ann³ ROBERTSON⁽¹⁷⁾ was born 25 DEC 1937. She married James M. HURLEY in Shreveport, Louisiana, 15 APR 1972. James was born 14 OCT 1937. (Additional notes for James M. HURLEY⁽¹⁸⁾)

+ 8 ii. Margaret Ellen ROBERTSON was born 6 APR 1940.

18 iii. Brenda Genevieve ROBERTSON⁽¹⁹⁾ was born 25 JAN 1944.

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