Descendants of Mordecai Roberson/Robinson

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Generation No. 1

1.  MORDECAI² ROBERSON/ROBINSON  (THOMAS/ROBERT J.¹ ROBERTSON) was born 1807 in Putnam Co. GA, and died 1894 in Chilton Co. AL¹.  He married (1) EUNICE 'NICIE' ROBINSON October 03, 1830 in Fayette Co. GA, daughter of JOHN ROBERSON and NANCY COLLINS.  She was born 1809 in SC, and died 1888 in AL².  He married (2) CAROLINE BULLOCK 1877.  She died Unknown.

More About MORDECAI ROBERSON/ROBINSON:

Address: Moved to Mineral Springs from Talladega County shortly after marriage

Burial: Mineral Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Information 1: Died at age 81 from injuries sustained from a runaway wagon he was driving

Information 2: Hat maker from beaver pelts he trapped himself

Information 3: Manufactured guns and shoes during the Civil War

Information 4: There is T. J. Roberson b.1835-4-7, d. 1895-2-19 buried nearby.

Occupation: First and only Probate Judge of Baker Co. AL

More About EUNICE 'NICIE' ROBINSON:

Date born 2: January 01, 1812, Putnam Co. GA³

Died 2: 1877⁴

Died 3: January 01, 1880, Chilton Co. AL⁵

Burial: Mineral Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Information: A cousin of Mordecai

More About MORDECAI ROBERSON/ROBINSON and EUNICE ROBINSON:

Marriage: October 03, 1830, Fayette Co. GA

More About MORDECAI ROBERSON/ROBINSON and CAROLINE BULLOCK:

Marriage: 1877

Children of MORDECAI ROBERSON/ROBINSON and EUNICE ROBINSON are:

2.                i.       ALPHA ANN³ ROBINSON, b. February 06, 1834, Talladega Co. AL; d. November 19, 1930, Chilton Co. AL.

                  ii.       TOM ROBINSON, b. 1837.

                 iii.       CHARLIE ROBINSON.

                 iv.       PINK ROBINSON.

3.               v.       MORDECAI ROBINSON, JR., b. 1851; d. 1936.

4.              vi.       WILLIAM R. ROBINSON, b. December 14, 1838; d. September 22, 1925.

                vii.       MARTHA/NANCY ROBERSON, b. March 1820, SC; d. after 1910; m. SAMUEL L. ARLEDGE; d. May 14, 1867.

More About SAMUEL L. ARLEDGE:

Military: between 1861 - 1865, CSA, Private, Co. K, 3rd Ala. Inf. Co. B, 20th Ala. also.⁶

               viii.       BETSY ROBINSON.

                  ix.       NANCY ROBINSON.

5.                x.       CATHERINE ROBINSON, b. April 17, 1844, Talladega, Talladega Co. AL; d. January 08, 1894.

                  xi.       ADLINE ROBINSON, b. 1846.

6.              xii.       MARY JOYCE ROBINSON, b. February 18, 1846, Mineral Springs, AL; d. January 28, 1930, Chilton Co. AL.

Children of MORDECAI ROBERSON/ROBINSON and CAROLINE BULLOCK are:

                xiii.       EFFIE³ ROBINSON, m. UNKNOWN JOHNSON.

                xiv.       SALLIE ROBINSON, b. September 22, 1875; d. May 19, 1932⁷; m. WILLIAM ALLEN MARTIN; b. April 22, 1874; d. August 18, 1942^8,9.

More About SALLIE ROBINSON:

Burial: Bethany Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About WILLIAM ALLEN MARTIN:

Burial: Bethany Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Generation No. 2

2.  ALPHA ANN³ ROBINSON (MORDECAI² ROBERSON/ROBINSON, THOMAS/ROBERT J.¹ ROBERTSON) was born February 06, 1834 in Talladega Co. AL, and died November 19, 1930 in Chilton Co. AL¹⁰.  She married JOEL B. CHILDRESS November 01, 1866 in Shelby Co. AL, son of ALFRED CHILDRESS and BEDIA BAGGETT.  He was born October 02, 1824 in Talladega Co. AL, and died March 15, 1903 in Chilton Co. AL¹¹.

More About ALPHA ANN ROBINSON:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Co. Rd. 50, Chilton Co. AL

Obituary: 'Union-Banner' Dec. 4, 1930

More About JOEL B. CHILDRESS:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Co. Rd. 50, Chilton Co. AL

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #872, age 26, farmer, born in AL¹²

Obituary: 'Banner' March 26, 1903¹³

Medical: Got shot in the jaw and it disabled him.¹³

Military: CSA, Private Co. D, 29th AL Inf and Co. H, 28th AL¹³

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Marriage: November 01, 1866, Shelby Co. AL

Children of ALPHA ROBINSON and JOEL CHILDRESS are:

7.                i.       MORDICAH R. CLARENCE⁴ CHILDRESS, b. May 04, 1869, Chilton Co. AL; d. November 19, 1933.

8.               ii.       JASPER NEWTON 'NEWT' CHILDRESS, b. December 18, 1870; d. December 13, 1957.

                 iii.       WILLIAM PINKNEY CHILDRESS, b. December 27, 1872; d. August 24, 1955; m. MARY ELIZABETH LITTLEJOHN; d. Unknown.

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Burial: Marble City Cemetery, Sylacauga, Talladega Co. AL

9.              iv.       JOEL THOMAS CHILDRESS, b. June 23, 1875; d. August 23, 1961.

                  v.       ALPHA A.C. CHILDRESS, b. 1878; d. Unknown; m. EZEKE ATCHESON; d. Unknown.

3.  MORDECAI³ ROBINSON, JR. (MORDECAI² ROBERSON/ROBINSON, THOMAS/ROBERT J.¹ ROBERTSON) was born 1851, and died 1936¹⁴.  He married ELIZA C. UNKNOWN¹⁵.  She was born 1849, and died Unknown.

More About MORDECAI ROBINSON, JR.:

Burial: Mineral Springs Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Children of MORDECAI ROBINSON and ELIZA UNKNOWN are:

                   i.       MARTHA B.⁴ ROBINSON¹⁵, b. 1874.

                  ii.       SARAH J. ROBINSON¹⁵, b. 1876.

                 iii.       CHARLES H. ROBINSON¹⁵, b. 1877.

4.  WILLIAM R.³ ROBINSON (MORDECAI² ROBERSON/ROBINSON, THOMAS/ROBERT J.¹ ROBERTSON) was born December 14, 1838, and died September 22, 1925^16,17.  He married ARENA ANNA HONEYCUTT February 27, 1862 in Shelby Co. AL, daughter of ANDREW/ANDERSON HONEYCUTT and HARRIETT UNKNOWN.  She was born September 04, 1842 in Shelby Co. AL, and died October 05, 1921 in Clanton, Chilton Co. AL^18,19.

More About WILLIAM R. ROBINSON:

Date born 2: December 16, 1839, Talladega Co. AL²⁰

Burial: Union Grove Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Military: CSA, Private, Co. D, 25th Ala. Inf. Born in Talladega Co. Ala. Enlisted at Columbiana in 25th Ala. then transferred to Dent's Battery.  Captured at Resaca and remained prisoner until the end of the war.²⁰

Obituary: Chilton County News/Union-Banner 24 Sep/1 Oct 1925²⁰

More About ARENA ANNA HONEYCUTT:

Burial: Union Grove Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

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Marriage: February 27, 1862, Shelby Co. AL

Children of WILLIAM ROBINSON and ARENA HONEYCUTT are:

10.              i.       JAMES MONROE 'DOCK'⁴ ROBINSON, b. November 30, 1862, AL; d. April 15, 1937, Chilton Co. AL.

11.             ii.       JOHN LEWIS ROBINSON, b. about 1865; d. Unknown.

12.            iii.       GREEN ROBINSON, b. about 1865; d. Unknown.

                 iv.       TOBY ROBINSON, b. about 1870, AL; d. Unknown.

                  v.       MARY ANN ROBINSON, b. about 1870; d. Unknown; m. JOHN BENSON; d. Unknown.

                 vi.       LURITTIE ROBINSON, b. about 1875; d. Unknown.

13.           vii.       CORDELIA ROBINSON, b. about 1875; d. Unknown.

               viii.       NANCY C. ROBINSON²¹, b. 1868.

5.  CATHERINE³ ROBINSON (MORDECAI² ROBERSON/ROBINSON, THOMAS/ROBERT J.¹ ROBERTSON) was born April 17, 1844 in Talladega, Talladega Co. AL, and died January 08, 1894.  She married PINCKNEY N. LITTLETON January 25, 1871 in Baker Co. AL (now Chilton Co. AL), son of JOSEPH LITTLETON and CYNTHIA CLECKLEY/CLECKLER.  He was born August 20, 1845 in AL, and died January 29, 1910^22,23.

More About CATHERINE ROBINSON:

Name 2: Katharine D. Roberson

Burial: Littleton Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL²⁴

More About PINCKNEY N. LITTLETON:

Address: 1870, Autaugaville, AL, House #088

Burial: Littleton Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

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Marriage: January 25, 1871, Baker Co. AL (now Chilton Co. AL)

Children of CATHERINE ROBINSON and PINCKNEY LITTLETON are:

                   i.       NANCY J.⁴ LITTLETON²⁵, b. 1872.

                  ii.       JAMES MUNROE LITTLETON²⁵, b. 1873.

                 iii.       WILLIAM LITTLETON²⁵, b. 1874; d. Unknown.

                 iv.       MARGARET M. LITTLETON²⁵, b. July 17, 1875; d. March 30, 1926²⁶.

More About MARGARET M. LITTLETON:

Burial: Jackson's Chapel Baptist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

                  v.       ARVARGINA LITTLETON²⁷, b. June 04, 1876; d. October 26, 1923²⁸.

More About ARVARGINA LITTLETON:

Burial: Jackson's Chapel Baptist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

14.            vi.       JOSEPH LITTLETON, b. August 06, 1877; d. March 16, 1956, Chilton Co. AL.

                vii.       MARTHA LITTLETON²⁹, b. June 1879.

               viii.       ALVARADO LITTLETON, b. 1876; d. 1918; m. J. HENRY MOATES; b. 1882; d. Unknown.

More About ALVARADO LITTLETON:

Name 2: Alva A. Littleton²⁹

6.  MARY JOYCE³ ROBINSON (MORDECAI² ROBERSON/ROBINSON, THOMAS/ROBERT J.¹ ROBERTSON) was born February 18, 1846 in Mineral Springs, AL, and died January 28, 1930 in Chilton Co. AL³⁰.  She married WILLIAM HARRISON BEAN³¹ March 02, 1867 in Shelby Co. AL, son of WILEY BEAN and JULIA CREWS.  He was born July 10, 1845 in Coosa Co. AL³¹, and died June 22, 1912 in Pickens Co. AL³².

More About MARY JOYCE ROBINSON:

Date born 2: December 18, 1846

Burial: Mineral Springs Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Obituary: January 30, 1930, 'Union-Banner' Jan 30, 1930. Survivors named.³³

More About WILLIAM HARRISON BEAN:

Burial: Mineral Springs Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Information 1: Name was W. H. I have assumed that this is William Harrison, not proven

Information 2: Brother of Pendleton C., Elisha Madison and John Andrew Bean³³

Military 1: December 1863, CSA, Private, Co. C, 31st Ala. Inf. Enlisted Dalton, Ga. Dec 1863.³³

Military 2: May 15, 1864, Captured at Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. May 15, 1864.³³

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Marriage: March 02, 1867, Shelby Co. AL

Children of MARY ROBINSON and WILLIAM BEAN are:

15.              i.       ANDREW J./ZACHARIAH⁴ BEAN, b. May 28, 1869, Baker/Chilton Co. AL; d. January 14, 1942.

                  ii.       MALINDA BEAN³⁴, b. 1871.

                 iii.       JULIA BEAN³⁴, b. 1873.

                 iv.       NANCY BEAN³⁴, b. 1875; d. Unknown.

                  v.       PAULINA BEAN³⁴, b. 1877.

                 vi.       JOHN BEAN³⁴, b. 1879.

                vii.       LONNIE H. BEAN, b. July 04, 1883; d. March 24, 1884³⁵.

More About LONNIE H. BEAN:

Burial: New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

               viii.       EDWARD H. BEAN, b. May 05, 1885; d. August 01, 1885³⁶.

More About EDWARD H. BEAN:

Burial: New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

                  ix.       WILEY BEAN.

                   x.       WILL BEAN.

Generation No. 3

7.  MORDICAH R. CLARENCE⁴ CHILDRESS (ALPHA ANN³ ROBINSON, MORDECAI² ROBERSON/ROBINSON, THOMAS/ROBERT J.¹ ROBERTSON) was born May 04, 1869 in Chilton Co. AL, and died November 19, 1933^37,38.  He married ALICE D. DAWSON, daughter of WILLIAM DAWSON and MARY CATON.  She was born February 20, 1875 in Chilton Co. AL, and died June 05, 1961³⁹.

More About MORDICAH R. CLARENCE CHILDRESS:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Co. Rd. 50, Chilton Co. AL

More About ALICE D. DAWSON:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Co. Rd. 50, Chilton Co. AL

Children of MORDICAH CHILDRESS and ALICE DAWSON are:

                   i.    W. EDDIE⁵ CHILDRESS, b. August 28, 1894; d. Unknown⁴⁰.

More About W. EDDIE CHILDRESS:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Co. Rd. 50, Chilton Co. AL

                  ii.       MARY CHILDRESS, d. Unknown.

                 iii.       MATTIE JANE CHILDRESS, b. October 06, 1899; d. October 07, 1954⁴¹.

More About MATTIE JANE CHILDRESS:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Co. Rd. 50, Chilton Co. AL

                 iv.       ELECTRA CHILDRESS, b. August 23, 1901⁴²; d. Unknown; m. THOMAS LEONARD LENOIR; b. November 11, 1899, Chilton Co. AL; d. April 12, 1974⁴³.

More About THOMAS LEONARD LENOIR:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Co. Rd. 50, Chilton Co. AL

Information: SS Records have death date Apr 1977

Last Residence: 35085, Jemison, AL

Medical : Died from Emphysema

                  v.       IVEY CHILDRESS, d. Unknown; m. BESSIE MAE WALDROP, August 07, 1926, Chilton Co. AL Book 10, Page 103 by A.F. Childress; b. November 08, 1905, Chilton Co. AL; d. April 15, 1996⁴⁴.

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Last Residence: 35085, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL⁴⁴

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Marriage: August 07, 1926, Chilton Co. AL Book 10, Page 103 by A.F. Childress

                 vi.       EUELL 'TOM' CHILDRESS, b. February 22, 1908, Chilton Co. AL; d. March 28, 1999⁴⁵; m. ELOISE 'SALLY' PHILLIPS; b. January 01, 1934; d. October 07, 1998, At her home in Calera, Shelby Co. AL⁴⁶.

More About EUELL 'TOM' CHILDRESS:

Burial: Pleasant Grove #1 Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About ELOISE 'SALLY' PHILLIPS:

Burial: October 09, 1998, Pleasant Grove #1 Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

                vii.       CHARLIE CHILDRESS, d. Unknown.

8.  JASPER NEWTON 'NEWT'⁴ CHILDRESS (ALPHA ANN³ ROBINSON, MORDECAI² ROBERSON/ROBINSON, THOMAS/ROBERT J.¹ ROBERTSON) was born December 18, 1870, and died December 13, 1957⁴⁷.  He married EMMA SMITHERMAN December 18, 1890 in Chilton Co. AL, daughter of GRANDISON SMITHERMAN and BODACIA DAVIS.  She was born May 01, 1868, and died May 03, 1946⁴⁸.

More About JASPER NEWTON 'NEWT' CHILDRESS:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Co. Rd. 50, Chilton Co. AL

More About EMMA SMITHERMAN:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Co. Rd. 50, Chilton Co. AL

More About JASPER CHILDRESS and EMMA SMITHERMAN:

Marriage: December 18, 1890, Chilton Co. AL

Child of JASPER CHILDRESS and EMMA SMITHERMAN is:

                   i.       ANNIE⁵ CHILDRESS, b. November 25, 1892, Chilton Co. AL; d. April 25, 1977⁴⁹; m. BENJAMIN FLEETWOOD RASBERRY, JR., February 20, 1913, At the bride's home, Chilton Co. AL by Rev. R.M. Honeycutt⁵⁰; b. November 02, 1891, Chilton Co. AL; d. January 16, 1978⁵¹.

More About ANNIE CHILDRESS:

Burial: Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL

More About BENJAMIN FLEETWOOD RASBERRY, JR.:

Burial: Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL

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Marriage: February 20, 1913, At the bride's home, Chilton Co. AL by Rev. R.M. Honeycutt⁵²

9.  JOEL THOMAS⁴ CHILDRESS (ALPHA ANN³ ROBINSON, MORDECAI² ROBERSON/ROBINSON, THOMAS/ROBERT J.¹ ROBERTSON) was born June 23, 1875, and died August 23, 1961⁵³.  He married LESTER DUREN.  She was born June 30, 1879, and died December 31, 1955⁵⁴.

More About JOEL THOMAS CHILDRESS:

Burial: New Mars Hill Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About LESTER DUREN:

Burial: New Mars Hill Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Child of JOEL CHILDRESS and LESTER DUREN is:

                   i.       WILLIAM BURNICE⁵ CHILDRESS, b. August 22, 1910; d. April 03, 1966⁵⁵; m. EFFIE DELENE COFER; b. July 30, 1914, Chilton Co. AL; d. February 01, 2000, Phenix City Health Care, Phenix City, AL⁵⁶.

More About WILLIAM BURNICE CHILDRESS:

Burial: New Mars Hill Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About EFFIE DELENE COFER:

Burial: February 04, 2000, New Mars Hill Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

10.  JAMES MONROE 'DOCK'⁴ ROBINSON (WILLIAM R.³, MORDECAI² ROBERSON/ROBINSON, THOMAS/ROBERT J.¹ ROBERTSON) was born November 30, 1862 in AL, and died April 15, 1937 in Chilton Co. AL⁵⁷.  He married LOURA/LURA ANNE HENLEY, daughter of ALLEN HENLEY and UNKNOWN VANCE.  She was born July 19, 1859 in AL, and died July 24, 1934 in Clanton, Chilton Co. AL⁵⁸.

More About JAMES MONROE 'DOCK' ROBINSON:

Burial: Union Grove Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About LOURA/LURA ANNE HENLEY:

Burial: Union Grove Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Children of JAMES ROBINSON and LOURA/LURA HENLEY are:

                   i.       ALLEN PERRY⁵ ROBINSON, b. April 13, 1884, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL; d. January 01, 1957⁵⁹; m. CLAUDIA LUMPKIN WILLIS, January 26, 1902, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL; b. September 28, 1882, Sturdivant, AL; d. December 31, 1965⁶⁰.

More About ALLEN PERRY ROBINSON:

Date born 2: April 13, 1884

Burial: Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About CLAUDIA LUMPKIN WILLIS:

Burial: Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About ALLEN ROBINSON and CLAUDIA WILLIS:

Marriage: January 26, 1902, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL

                  ii.       IRONA ROBINSON, b. June 28, 1886, AL; d. Unknown; m. PINK M. MARTIN; b. April 14, 1885, Jemison, Chilton  Co. AL; d. August 03, 1966.

More About IRONA ROBINSON:

Burial: Union Grove Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About PINK M. MARTIN:

Burial: Union Grove Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

                 iii.       ALONZO ROBINSON, b. February 11, 1890, AL; d. September 22, 1966⁶¹; m. OLLIE MIMS; b. January 22, 1896; d. December 19, 1983⁶².

More About ALONZO ROBINSON:

Burial: Clanton City Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About OLLIE MIMS:

Burial: Clanton City Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

                 iv.       LEONA ROBINSON, b. about 1894.

                  v.       ROBERTA ROBINSON, b. January 04, 1896, Union Grove Community, Chilton Co. AL; m. GEORGE W. MURRAH, January 26, 1913, Chilton Co. AL; b. November 17, 1891; d. July 15, 1948⁶³.

More About GEORGE W. MURRAH:

Burial: Collins Chapel Baptist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About GEORGE MURRAH and ROBERTA ROBINSON:

Marriage: January 26, 1913, Chilton Co. AL

                 vi.       BESSIE ROBINSON, b. about 1900.

                vii.       LESSIE ROBINSON, b. November 18, 1899, AL; d. Unknown; m. HERBERT LOWERY, November 03, 1918; b. November 1899, Coosa Co. AL; d. June 1957, Fort Worth, TX.

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Marriage: November 03, 1918

11.  JOHN LEWIS⁴ ROBINSON (WILLIAM R.³, MORDECAI² ROBERSON/ROBINSON, THOMAS/ROBERT J.¹ ROBERTSON) was born about 1865, and died Unknown.  He married MARTHA BURNETT.  She was born about 1865, and died Unknown.

Children of JOHN ROBINSON and MARTHA BURNETT are:

                   i.       CARL⁵ ROBINSON, b. about 1885; d. Unknown.

                  ii.       CORA ROBINSON, b. about 1885; d. Unknown.

                 iii.       PAULA ROBINSON, b. about 1890; d. Unknown.

                 iv.       PEARL ROBINSON, b. about 1890; d. November 30, 1939, New Orleans, LA⁶⁴.

More About PEARL ROBINSON:

Burial: Union Grove Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

12.  GREEN⁴ ROBINSON (WILLIAM R.³, MORDECAI² ROBERSON/ROBINSON, THOMAS/ROBERT J.¹ ROBERTSON) was born about 1865, and died Unknown.  He married VENICIA VINES.  She died Unknown.

Children of GREEN ROBINSON and VENICIA VINES are:

                   i.       HAZEL⁵ ROBINSON, b. about 1885; d. Unknown.

                  ii.       JOHN ROBINSON, b. about 1885, AL; d. Unknown.

                 iii.       HOKE ROBINSON, b. about 1890; d. Unknown.

13.  CORDELIA⁴