Ernest, Ivan & Lester Robertson: Family of Criminals

Ernest Delbert Robertson was born 14 Dec 19025 in Shelley, ID to Nephi J. Robertson (1866-1903) & Alberta Albertson (1877-1955). 


Inmate: #5491 Idaho State prison
Rec: 16 Apr 1937
Crime: Forgery






Here are some newspaper clippings I found for 1937.






The earliest newspaper article I found for Ernest was this one from 1936 drunk.


He married 14 Aug 1928 Katherine Elizabeth Snow (1907-1979)They had the following children.

Lois Robertson
1930–2004
Delbert Lamar Robertson
1932–2015
Gene M Robertson
1934–
Henry Gale Robertson
1935–2000
Doris Mae Robertson
1935–2009
Lance O Robertson
1938–
Donna Darlene Robertson
1943–1944
DeWayne Robertson
1946–1988

They divorced 1 Nov 1947









1943


1948 More Trouble








Inmate:#7354 Idaho State prison
Rec: 9 Mar 1948
Crime: Forgery


Even more trouble 1950


Inmate: #8072 Idaho State Prison
Rec: 25 Sep 1950
Crime: Forgery




I found the following newspaper clippings on other crimes.

1952 Drunk


1954 Shoplifting


Both of these are from 1957



1959





He married 17 Feb 1971 to Cristina and they divorced in Oct 1971.



Ernest died Sep 1979 in Boise, ID

Ivan Nephi Robertson was born 17 Jun 1904 in Shelley, ID

1932 was the first article I found





Inmate: #6942 Idaho State Prison
Rec:18 Feb 1946
Crime: Grand Larceny




1945
Idaho



Trial


Inmate: #7351 Idaho State Prison
Rec: 23 Feb 1948
Crime: Forgery 




1950 Idaho


1967 Idaho


1968 Idaho


I didn't find any marriages for Ivan.

Lester Howard Robertson was born 10 Sep 1894 in Shelley, ID

1916 Idaho Violation of liquor Law




1929 Idaho


1936 Forgery


Lester was married 2 Jan 1924 in Salt Lake City, UT to Gladys Lorinda Mitchell (1905–1978)
Here are their children

Dorothy Robertson
1924–
Boyd Howard Robertson
1925–1988
Beatrice Ilene Robertson
1926–1999
Valeria Lorinda Robertson
1930–2006
Barbara Jean Robertson
1934–2005

Lester died under unusual circumstances but no one says how, here are some newspaper article for his death in 27 Mar 1945 Blackfoot, ID.


 click the link to red this one.


Why was he in the state hospital?

Here are the rest of the siblings of these men.


Lester Howard Robertson
1894–1945
Clara Malissa Robertson
1896–1983
Henry David Robertson
1897–1983
Beatrice E Robertson
1899–1924
Ernest Delbert Robertson
1902–1979
Ivan Nephi Robertson
1904–1985

Their father died in 1908 and their mother Alberta re-married about a year later to Jens Christen Martin Enjer Jensen Known as Martin Jensen. They had the following children together.


Martin Jensen Jr
1909–
Lawrence Dewayne Jensen
1913–
Marion Winona Jensen
1915–1990
Lorriane Jensen
1919–2006

I didn't find anything criminal on them







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