Carroll County IN Archives Biographies.....Robbins, John 1846 - 
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Author: John C. Odell (1916)

JOHN ROBBINS.

   John Robbins, a prosperous farmer of Deer Creek township, who was born on the
farm he now occupies and who lives in one of the first houses built in Deer
Creek township, owns one hundred acres of land all of which is in a fine state
of cultivation and which comprises a very desirable farm.

   Mr. Robbins was born in Deer Creek township, Carroll county, Indiana, on May
19, 1846, and is the son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Patten) Robbins. Isaac Robbins
was born near Sidney, Ohio, and came to Carroll county, Indiana, with his
parents when eleven years old. Elizabeth (Patten) Robbins was a native of
Pennsylvania who accompanied her parents to Carroll county, Indiana, when a
small girl. In fact, Elizabeth walked most of the way from the Keystone state,
the family moving overland in a covered wagon. After coming to Carroll county,
Elizabeth (Patten) Robbins' parents settled on a farm on Rock Creek.

   Isaac and Elizabeth (Patten) Robbins were married in Carroll county and had
six children, only three of whom are living. Two died in childhood; Charles died
at the age of twenty-four. The living children are: John, the subject of this
sketch; George, of Deer Creek township, and Joseph of the same township. At the
time of his death, the late Isaac Robbins owned two hundred and sixty acres of
land. Mr. Robbins' paternal grandfather, John Robbins, was also a native of Ohio
and was born near Sidney. The paternal grandmother died at the home of John
Robbins. Isaac Robbins, Jr., died in 1873 and his wife, Elizabeth (Patten)
Robbins, in 1897.

   John Robbins was reared on the farm and educated in the common schools of
Deer Creek township. After leaving school he operated his father's homestead
farm in Deer Creek township. In 1893 Mr. Robbins was married to Josie Burleigh,
at Camden, Indiana. She is the daughter of Henry Burleigh, whose wife died when
Josie was a child. Mrs. Robbin's father died in 1900. He was engaged in the
railroad business. Mr. and Mrs. Robbins have had one daughter, Ruth, who is
attending school at Delphi.

   Fraternally, John Robbins is a member of Rockfield Lodge No. 301, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. He is a Republican in politics and served one term as
trustee of Deer Creek township, filling the office to the entire satisfaction of
the people of the township. Mrs. Robbins is a member of the Baptist church.


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Biographical Section of
HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY INDIANA

ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS
BY
JOHN C ODELL
With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and
Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families

ILLUSTRATED
1916
B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana

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