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Robertson was born to Homer Floyd Robertson (1910-1981) and the late Marie Robertson, a clerk in a shoe store, in Batesville in Independence County in northern [[Arkansas]].<ref>"Robertson New Owner of Talbot's Shoe Center," ''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' September 19, 1966, p. 1.</ref> After a divorce, the senior Robertson married Imogene Kimmer Stanfield (1925–2008), who was formerly wed to Robert Stanfield, Sr. The couple had a son, Eddie Robertson (born 1962) of Minden. Robertson also had a brother, Bobby Gerald Robertson (born c. 1945) and wife, Lana, subsequently of Branson, [[Missouri]].

Robertson was born to Homer Floyd Robertson (1910-1981) and the late Marie Robertson, a clerk in a shoe store, in Batesville in Independence County in northern [[Arkansas]].<ref>"Robertson New Owner of Talbot's Shoe Center," ''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' September 19, 1966, p. 1.</ref> After a divorce, the senior Robertson married Imogene Kimmer Stanfield (1925–2008), who was formerly wed to Robert Stanfield, Sr. The couple had a son, Eddie Robertson (born 1962) of Minden. Robertson also had a brother, Bobby Gerald Robertson (born c. 1945) and wife, Lana, subsequently of Branson, [[Missouri]].

Mrs. Robertson, the former Barbara Kimmer, is the daughter of Dale Edgar Kimmer (1920-2006) and Virginia Martin Kimmer (1922-2013),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Kimmer&GSfn=Virginia&GSiman=1&GScid=67595&GRid=104625112&|title=Virginia Martin Kimmer|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=February 5, 2013}}</ref> also natives of Independence County, Arkansas. Dale Kimmer, a farmer in Batesville, raised cattle and chickens until he and Virginia retired and relocated to Minden in 1995. Robertson's stepmother, Imogene, and his father-in-law, Dale, were siblings.  

Mrs. Robertson, the former Barbara Jane Kimmer (1941-2020),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://press-herald.com/barbara-jane-kimmer-robertson/|title=Barbara Jane Kimmer Robertson obituary|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|date=October 27, 2022}}</ref> was the daughter of Dale Edgar Kimmer (1920-2006) and Virginia Martin Kimmer (1922-2013),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Kimmer&GSfn=Virginia&GSiman=1&GScid=67595&GRid=104625112&|title=Virginia Martin Kimmer|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=February 5, 2013}}</ref> also natives of Independence County, Arkansas. Dale Kimmer, a farmer in Batesville, raised cattle and chickens until he and Virginia retired and relocated to Minden in 1995. Robertson's stepmother, Imogene, and his father-in-law, Dale, were siblings.  

Bill and Barbara Robertson have three children, Beverly Jane Waller and husband, Mike; Brenda R. Weeks (1962-2017), a sales manager and counselor for Centuries and Hill Crest Memorial Funeral Home and Cemeteries in Haughton who was married to Billy Weeks of Minden,​<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=brenda-weeks&pid=185619786|title=Brenda Weeks obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 26, 2017|accessdate=May 26, 2017}}</ref> and Kyle Kimmer Robertson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13170238|title=Dale Edgar Kimmer|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=February 5, 2013}}</ref>  

Bill and Barbara Robertson had three children, Beverly Jane Waller and husband, Mike; Brenda R. Weeks (1962-2017), a sales manager and counselor for Centuries and Hill Crest Memorial Funeral Home and Cemeteries in Haughton who was married to Billy Weeks of Minden,​<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=brenda-weeks&pid=185619786|title=Brenda Weeks obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 26, 2017|accessdate=May 26, 2017}}</ref> and Kyle Kimmer Robertson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13170238|title=Dale Edgar Kimmer|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=February 5, 2013}}</ref>  

In 2016, the Minden community raised $18,000 to assist Brenda Weeks, a lung cancer patient who lost the lower portion of her left leg a year before her death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/more-than-18k-raised-during-fundraiser-for-brenda-weeks/|title=More than $18K raised during fundraiser for Brenda Weeks|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|author=Bruce Franklin|accessdate=July 11, 2016}}</ref>

In 2016, the Minden community raised $18,000 to assist Brenda Weeks, a lung cancer patient who lost the lower portion of her left leg a year before her death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/more-than-18k-raised-during-fundraiser-for-brenda-weeks/|title=More than $18K raised during fundraiser for Brenda Weeks|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|author=Bruce Franklin|accessdate=July 11, 2016}}</ref>

Robertson was working at Talbot's Shoe Store in Magnolia, Arkansas, when he was sent to Minden to operate a Talbot's outlet. Thereafter, he  purchased the store from Ben Talbot and his father, D. O. Talbot, having renamed it "Robertson's Shoes", which he operated until 1979.<ref name=death/><ref name="ReferenceA">''Minden Press-Herald'', September 19, 1966.</ref>​

Robertson was working at Talbot's Shoe Store in Magnolia, Arkansas, when he was sent to Minden to operate a Talbot's outlet. Thereafter, he  purchased the store from Ben Talbot and his father, D. O. Talbot, having renamed it "Robertson's Shoes", which he operated until 1979.<ref name=death/><ref name="ReferenceA">''Minden Press-Herald'', September 19, 1966.</ref>​

For a time, Bill and Barbara Robertson had another outlet in Minden, along with Robertson's Shoes, called the Purple Hippopotamus, which opened in 1972.<ref>"Candidate: Robertson seeks reelection", ''Minden Press-Herald'', August 18, 1983, p. 1.</ref> The Robertsons had another store in Homer in neighboring Claiborne Parish, which opened in 1973, and a fourth outlet in [[Shreveport]], which was launched in 1976. He opened the Shoe Box in Minden in 1978.<ref name=death/>​

For a time, Bill and Barbara Robertson had another outlet in Minden, along with Robertson's Shoes, called the Purple Hippopotamus, which opened in 1972.<ref>"Candidate: Robertson seeks reelection", ''Minden Press-Herald,'' August 18, 1983, p. 1.</ref> Mrs. Robertson was also a bus driver for the Webster Parish School Board. The Robertsons operated another store in Homer in neighboring Claiborne Parish, which opened in 1973, and a fourth outlet in [[Shreveport]], which was launched in 1976. He opened the Shoe Box in Minden in 1978.<ref name=death/>​

As a past president of the Minden Jaycees, Robertson was included in the 1965 edition of the publication ''Outstanding Young Men of America.'' He was named "Outstanding Young Man of Minden" in 1969. He was also a former chairman of the Minden Airport Authority.<ref name=death/>​

As a past president of the Minden Jaycees, Robertson was included in the 1965 edition of the publication ''Outstanding Young Men of America.'' He was named "Outstanding Young Man of Minden" in 1969. He was also a former chairman of the Minden Airport Authority.<ref name=death/>​