Carroll County IN Archives Biographies.....Robinson, William H. 1848 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com March 21, 2006, 2:24 am Author: John C. Odell (1916) WILLIAM H. ROBINSON. Students interested in the history of Carroll county do not have to make long and searching investigation to discover that William H. Robinson, a prosperous farmer of Madison township, is one of the foremost citizens of the county. His labors have been a potent force in making this section a rich agricultural community. For many years he has carried on general farming and has gradually improved his magnificent farm of one Hundred and fifty-three and one-half acres in section 20, of Madison township, which he purchased from the McCord heirs. While he has prospered as a farmer, he has also found time and ample opportunities to assist in the material development of the county. His grandfather was the first white settler in Carroll county, Indiana, having come to the county on December 31, 1824. William H. Robinson was born on April 22, 1848, in Deer Creek township, Carroll county, Indiana. He is the son of Samuel H. and Agnes J. (McCord) Robinson, the former of whom was born near Dayton, Montgomery county, Ohio, November 24, 1816, and the latter, born in Carroll county, Indiana, on June 30, 1828. Samuel H. Robinson was the son of Henry Robinson, a native of Kentucky who emigrated first to Montgomery county, Ohio, where he lived for a few years until coming to Carroll county, Indiana. Here he lived the remainder of his life, building and improving a pioneer grist-mill. Henry Robinson's wife, before her marriage, was Elizabeth Coleman, who bore her husband five children, Abner, Coleman, Samuel H., Sarah and Elizabeth. Henry Robinson died on July 4, 1845, and his remains are buried in the Baum cemetery. Samuel H. Robinson and Agnes J. McCord were married on November 27, 1845. They had only one son, William H., the subject of this sketch. Mrs. Agnes J. (McCord) Robinson, who died on April 29, 1848, was a member of the Presbyterian church. Her husband, who had worked in his father's mill until he was about twenty-six years old, then engaged in farming. He died on February 13, 1888. William H. Robinson was educated in the common schools of Carroll county, Indiana. He attended Indiana State University at Bloomington for one year and, after finishing his education, purchased one hundred and fifty-three and one-half acres from the McCord heirs. The farm had been already improved by a Mr. Conley. Mr. Robinson has further improved the farm by the erection of an addition to the barn and by clearing over one-half of the land, which was also drained and fenced. He is a general farmer and stockman and has been very successful in agriculture. Mr. Robinson was married on April 4, 1877, to Harriet E. Trobaugh, a daughter of William and Sarah Ann (Ferrier) Trobaugh, the former of whom was born in Tennessee and who came with his parents to Carroll county, Indiana, in pioneer times. By his first marriage, which was to Sarah Ann Ferrier, there were born five children, namely: Harriet E.; Anna, unmarried, who lives in Delphi; Samuel F., of Chicago; Charles, of Indianapolis; Laura, the wife of David Beard, of Indianapolis. By the second marriage of Mr. Trobaugh there were born two children, Roy, the night telegraph operator for the Monon railroad at Delphi, and Harry, assistant agent of the interurban railroad at Delphi. William Trobaugh now lives in south Delphi. His wife, the mother of Mrs. Robinson, died on June 13, 1875. She was the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Tweed) Ferrier, who had eight children, as follow: Pauline, born on April 12, 1828; Caroline, March 17, 1831; Sarah Ann, August 18, 1833; George E., May 10, 1836; Samuel Tweed, January 30, 1839; Daniel F., November 26, 1840; Mary J., March 2jy 1846; Elizabeth E., February 5, 1850. Of these children, Samuel Tweed Ferrier enlisted in Company A, Second Indiana Cavalry, and served throughout the Civil War. Daniel T. enlisted in Company K, Second Indiana Cavalry, and was taken prisoner at the battle of Gainesville: He was confined in Andersonville prison for a time, but made his escape from prison when the prisoners were being moved from Andersonville to Florence, South Carolina. He was afterward captured with two companions, but again escaped and rejoined his regiment. He received a medal for gallant conduct on the field of battle at Gainesville. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Robinson have had eight children, six of whom are living, Fannie, Kate, Stella, Ruth, Agnes, Charles, Mabel and Jessie. Fannie, born on June 13, 1880, and who is the wife of Dr. J. R. Carney, of Pyrmont, has borne her husband one child, Meredith. Kate, born ort January 25, 1883, is the wife of Charles Weil, of Deer Creek township. Stella, born on August 6, 1884, is the wife of Renn Chapman, of Chenoa, McLean county, Illinois, and they have one son, Donald. Ruth, born on May 31, 1886, died on August 21, 1905. Agnes, born on August 28, 1887, is the wife of John McCouch, who lives north of Delphi in Deer Creek township. They have two children, Lucille and Dorothy Irene. Charles, born on October 19, 1892, died on February 16, 1893. Mabel, born on August 29, 1894, and Jessie, born on December 19, 1899, are at home. Mrs. Robinson is a member of the Presbyterian church at Delphi. Mr. Robinson is a stanch Republican, although he has never taken an active part in politics. Nevertheless, he is a highly respected citizen in the county where he lives. Additional Comments: Extracted from: 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 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/carroll/bios/robinson151nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/infiles/ File size: 6.3 Kb