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Harry Johnson ROBISON

Male 1878 - 1916  (38 years)


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  1. 1.  Harry Johnson ROBISON was born 08 Jun 1878, Carbon, Clay, Indiana (son of Robert ROBERTSON and Catherine A. GARBER); died 15 Jul 1916, La Junta, Otero, Colorado; was buried Holly Cemetery, Holly, Prowers, Colorado.

    Harry married Sylvia May SMITH 24 Nov 1909, Holly, Prowers, Colorado. Sylvia was born 15 Sep 1890, Kewanee, Henry, Illinois; died 05 Sep 1977, Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon; was buried Dallas Cemetery, Polk, Oregon. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Glenn Leroy ROBISON was born 1906, Terrebonne, Deschutes, Oregon.
    2. Helen Lucille ROBISON was born 1908, Oregon.
    3. Mabel Ione ROBISON was born 20 Sep 1914, Holly, Prowers, Colorado; died 21 Apr 2013, Salem, Marion, Oregon; was buried Restlawn Memory Gardens, West Salem, Polk, Oregon.
    4. Hazel May ROBISON was born 1912, Oregon.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Robert ROBERTSON was born Apr 1833, Stokes, North Carolina (son of James ROBERTSON and Sarah Agnes BURTON); died 8 Apr 1905, Holly, Prowers, Colorado at home; was buried Holly Cemetery, Holly, Prowers County, Colorado.

    Notes:

    Robert Robertson 1850 Census in Marion, Decatur Co., Indiana b.1833 in NC, living with Robert and Lucy Burton, Sarah's uncle and his wife
    Robert Robertson 1859 marriage record Arcola, Douglas, Indiana
    Robert Robertson 1860 Census in Camargo, Douglas Co., Illinois b.1833 in NC
    Robert Robertson 1870 Census in Fayette, Vigo Co., Indiana b.1826 in NC
    Robert Robinson 1880 Census in Van Buren, Clay Co., Indiana b.1827 in NC
    Robert Robinson 1900 Census in Holly, Prowers Co., Colorado b.1831 in NC
    Robert Robison 1905 Headstone in Holly, Prowers Co., Colorado b.1832

    Catharine Garber had son William Garber when she married Robert.

    Robert's oldest son John wrote on Robert's death certificate, "Deceased was orphaned at the age of four years" which coincides with his father James taking a new partner, Ruth Young, in 1937.



    "Robert married Catherine Garber September 18, 1859. (Actually September 3, 1859 -Ed) They came to Kansas in 1886 and in 1905 moved to Holly, Colorado, to take a claim of government land. This trip was made in a covered wagon drawn by a team of oxen. The oxen yoke used was hand made by William Garber. In 1910 Howard S. Robison brought the yoke back to Scandia where it is in the Scandia Museum, on loan by John E. Robison, the present owner." Adah R. Robison 1982

    Robert married Catherine A. GARBER 3 Sep 1859, Arcola, Douglas, Illinois. Catherine (daughter of Samuel GARBER and Rachel DERROW) was born 5 Sep 1839, Logan, Ohio; died 4 May 1920, Holly, Prowers, Colorado; was buried Holly Cemetery, Holly, Prowers County, Colorado. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Catherine A. GARBER was born 5 Sep 1839, Logan, Ohio (daughter of Samuel GARBER and Rachel DERROW); died 4 May 1920, Holly, Prowers, Colorado; was buried Holly Cemetery, Holly, Prowers County, Colorado.

    Notes:

    'Catharine' per Marriage Record

    Children:
    1. John William ROBISON was born 16 Apr 1862, Arcola, Douglas, Illinois; died 05 May 1917, Holly, Prowers, Colorado; was buried Holly Cemetery, Holly, Prowers, Colorado.
    2. Emanuel Sherman ROBISON was born 27 Nov 1864, Sanford, Vigo, Indiana; died 30 Nov 1922, La Junta, Otero, Colorado; was buried Holly Cemetery, Holly, Prowers County, Colorado.
    3. Howard Sheridan ROBISON was born 19 Jun 1868, Sanford, Vigo, Indiana; died 08 Feb 1949, Porterville, Tulare, California; was buried Riverview Cemetery, Scandia, Republic, Kansas.
    4. Charles Frank ROBISON was born 16 Dec 1870, Carbon, Clay, Indiana; died 10 May 1950, Monmouth, Polk, Oregon; was buried Dallas Cemetery, Polk, Oregon.
    5. George Worth ROBISON was born 13 Jul 1875, Carbon, Clay, Indiana; died 23 Sep 1956, Porterville, Tulare, California; was buried Hillcrest Cemetery, Porterville, Tulare, California.
    6. 1. Harry Johnson ROBISON was born 08 Jun 1878, Carbon, Clay, Indiana; died 15 Jul 1916, La Junta, Otero, Colorado; was buried Holly Cemetery, Holly, Prowers, Colorado.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James ROBERTSON was born Abt 1775, Virgina; died Abt 1853, Patrick, Virginia.

    Notes:

    1814 Enlisted in War of 1812, released 1815 (see below)
    1820 US Census in Stokes, North Carolina as 'Robinson' with 4 persons, ages are correct for James and Anna Mabe
    1830 US Census in Stokes, North Carolina, ages are correct for James and Sarah Burton, after James' Marriage Bond to Sarah Burton in 1828, unclear who the six children were.
    1830 US Census also has Anna Robertson in Stokes, North Carolina, single with 3 children.
    1840 US Census in Patrick, Virginia, 4 persons, ages are correct for James and Ruth Young
    1850 US Census in Patrick, Virginia, 6 persons, wife Ruth, ages are correct for James and Ruth Young. Birthplace Virginia, birth year 1775, occupation 'Miller.' Also lists children Michael, Edmund, Abigail, and Christine. This record for James' birth year agrees with the War of 1812 enlistment record for James Robertson noted below.



    A male descendant of this James was given the YDNA test. Matches and earliest ancestor are:
    Walter Robison, who claims James Roberson 1737-1828 and Mary Fuqua 1740-1822 (MRCA likely in Scotland, no potential US connections)
    Jessy Roberson, who also claims James and Mary (MRCA likely in Scotland, no potential US connections)
    Ernest Carroll Roberson who also claims James Roberson (MRCA likely in Scotland, no potential US connections)
    Scotty Robertson, who claims Daniel Robertson, b.1793 d. Aft 1860 Tenn (MRCA likely in Scotland, no potential US connections)
    David Michael Robertson, who claims John Henry Robertson b. 1784 d. Aft 1880 (MRCA likely in Scotland, no potential US connections)
    George Thomas Robison who claims James Robertson d.1748 Louisa Co. VA (possible US connections)
    Matthew Lee Robertson who claims James Robertson d.1748 Louisa Co. VA (possible US connections)

    James married Sarah Agnes BURTON 4 Dec 1828 See 'Marriage Bond' below, Stokes Co., North Carolina. Sarah was born Abt 1810, Stokes, North Carolina; died 1837, Stokes, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Sarah Agnes BURTON was born Abt 1810, Stokes, North Carolina; died 1837, Stokes, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    Our Robison 'family lore' holds that James and Sarah died, and the children were parceled out to be raised by relatives. We did find their four children in the 1850 US Census living with four different families, including Robert, our ancestor, living with Sarah Burton's uncle Robert Burton and his wife Lucy. And while James Robertson had clearly not died, the fact that Robert's son John wrote "Deceased was orphaned at the age of four" on Robert's death certificate leads us to conclude that Sarah Burton died in 1837, the same year James promised to marry Ruth Young.

    Children:
    1. Martha ROBERTSON was born 1832, Stokes, North Carolina.
    2. 2. Robert ROBERTSON was born Apr 1833, Stokes, North Carolina; died 8 Apr 1905, Holly, Prowers, Colorado at home; was buried Holly Cemetery, Holly, Prowers County, Colorado.
    3. Ruth ROBERTSON was born 1835, Stokes, North Carolina.
    4. Agnes ROBERTSON was born 1836, Stokes, North Carolina.

  3. 6.  Samuel GARBER was born Abt 1809, Rockingham, Virginia; died 19 Oct 1864, Sanford, Vigo, Indiana.

    Notes:

    1830 US Census in Rockingham, Virginia
    1840 US Census in Union, Logan, Ohio
    1860 US Census in Douglas, Illinois with Mary, Mary and Charles (Samuel born in Virginia)

    Samuel married Rachel DERROW 22 Feb 1831. Rachel was born 26 Sep 1808 (calc), Rockingham, Virginia; died 12 Apr 1847, West Liberty, Logan, Ohio; was buried Huber Cemetery, De Graff, Logan, Ohio. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Rachel DERROW was born 26 Sep 1808 (calc), Rockingham, Virginia; died 12 Apr 1847, West Liberty, Logan, Ohio; was buried Huber Cemetery, De Graff, Logan, Ohio.
    Children:
    1. William GARBER was born 28 Sep 1833, Rockingham, Virginia; died 19 Oct 1926, Scandia, Republic, Kansas; was buried Riverview Cemetery, Scandia, Republic, Kansas.
    2. John Milton GARBER was born 8 Jul 1836, Middleburg, Logan, Ohio; died 22 Jul 1915, Brazil, Clay, Indiana; was buried Cottage Hill Cemetery Brazil, Clay, Indiana.
    3. 3. Catherine A. GARBER was born 5 Sep 1839, Logan, Ohio; died 4 May 1920, Holly, Prowers, Colorado; was buried Holly Cemetery, Holly, Prowers County, Colorado.
    4. Emanuel Hoover GARBER was born 21 Dec 1843, Union, Logan, Ohio; died 17 Nov 1924, Arcola, Douglas, Illinois.


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