Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Robinson, E Robert 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Robinson, E. Robert.-Farmers are beginning to awaken to the value of intensive 
farming and to the fact that there is more profit in a small tract highly 
cultivated than in a larger property but indifferently managed.  One of the 
men who is making a big success as a market gardener is E. Robert Robinson of 
Wauponsee Township. He was born in Morris Township May 3, 1862, a son of Noble 
and Isabell (Lindsey) Robinson.  Until he was married, E. Robert Robinson 
lived with his parents, having grown up on the farm and received a public 
school education. Following his marriage he worked in the Morris tile and 
brick factory until 1887, when he moved on an eighty-acre farm which he rents 
from his father. He raises all kind of garden truck, including melons and 
sweet corn, which he ships to the Chicago market. In addition to this land, he 
has bought a forty-acre tract in partnership with his brother, and he owns 
another forty-acre tract by himself. Mr. Robinson also owns two properties at 
Morris.

On August 26, 1885, Mr. Robinson was married to Ellen Moxham, born at Clarence 
Center, N. Y., November 29, 1858, a daughter of Fred and Mary (Robinson) 
Moxham, both natives of England. Mrs. Moxham is not living and Mr. Moxham 
resides in Buffalo, N. Y.  Mr. and Mrs. Robinson have had no children of their 
own, but adopted a daughter, Lillian, who was born in May, 1893, whom they 
have reared with tender parental care and love.  Mr. and Mrs. Robinson belong 
to the Presbyterian Church, and are generous supporters of its good work. 
Politically he is a Democrat.  His fraternal affiliations are with the Masons 
of Morris and the Odd Fellows of the same city. A hard-working man, possessed 
of unusual energy and foresight, he has been successful and is making plans to 
further extend his field of operation.

page 893

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Source:  History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. 
Publishers; 1914

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