Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Early white settler to Texas, Robertson's Colony, Son of Sterling C. Robertson
Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1820
Place of Birth: Giles County, Tennessee, United States
Date of Death: 08-Oct-1879
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson
- Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson (1820–1879) was an early white settler in Robertson's Colony in Texas.
- His father was the colony's founder Sterling C.
- Robertson.
- Brought to Texas to learn the Spanish language, he translated for both Robertson's Colony and later the Texas General Land Office.
- He practiced law in Milam County.
- Robertson was a postmaster for the Republic of Texas, and the leader of a volunteer group who aided Alexander Somervell in border disputes.
- By 1844, he had been promoted to the rank of colonel in the Republic of Texas militia.
- Robertson was one of the delegates who signed the Texas Order of Secession in 1861, and served as aide-de-camp to General Henry McCulloch.
- The Col.
- Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson Plantation in Salado is listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bell County, Texas.
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