Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Robinson, E H 1834 - 
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Author: History Grundy County 1882

E. H. Robinson, farmer, P. O. Coal City, was born April 11, 1834, in Brooklyn, 
N. Y., is a son of John and Elizabeth (Hayes) Robinson, who came from an 
English ancestry. They were natives of England, and landed in America the day 
before the falling of the meteors in the year 1833. They remained in Brooklyn, 
N. Y., till June, 1834, when they settled in Delaware County, Ohio, on the 
line between that and Union County. Here the mother died May 10, 1879, and the 
father is still surviving. The parents reared seven children - E. H., Alfred 
J., Reuben, Arthur, Mary, Edward, and Guido. The father was a woodcarver, and 
left his farm under the management of his energetic sons, who received for 
their industry about one hundred acres of land. E. H., of whom we write, 
received a liberal education from his father, who was a graduate of the Old 
French College of London, England, founded by the French Huguenot refugees in 
that city after their escape from the massacre of St. Bartholomew, of whom the 
Robinsons are descendants. Our subject was married, September 16, 1858, to 
Lucinda, a daughter of John and Esther Hill. Her parents are of German origin, 
their ancestors having emigrated to Pennsylvania some time before the American 
Revolution, in which struggle they figured prominently. A pair of the second 
and a pair of the third generation removed from Westmoreland County, Penn., to 
Ohio about the year 1811. The younger pair, Stephen and Miriam, reared a large 
family, the descendants of whom are scattered over many States. The Hills 
noted in Braceville and Wauponsee Townships are descended from this pair 
mentioned above. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson have two sons as the result of their 
union, viz., Alfred D. and William R., both of whom are at home. They came to 
Grundy County March 21, 1865, and bought a farm in Braceville Township, where 
they are located, and are the possessors of a beautiful home, containing 240 
acres. His rare business talent soon won for him the confidence of the people, 
who soon placed him in their service as Assessor, Trustee of Schools, and 
other offices, all of which he has held several terms with honor to himself 
and those who placed him there. He votes the Republican ticket.

Additional Comments:
Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois. (1882) Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. 
Historical Publishers.

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