Biographical Sketch of Mrs. Nancy Robinett, Wright County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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Mrs. Nancy Robinett, widow of James H. Robinett, was born in Tennessee
in 1841, the daughter of Johanan and Sarah (McRoberts) Smith.  The
father was born in Tennessee in 1812, and came to Missouri in 1853. He
has followed agricultural pursuits all his life, and is yet living. He
is residing with his daughter.  The mother was born in Tennessee in 
1812, and is also alive, and resides with her daughter.  They were the
parents of five children, two now living, Mrs. Nancy Robinett and 
Francis Smith.  The paternal grandfather, Johanan Smith, was a native
of North Carolina, was a farmer by occupation, and died in Tennessee
in 1857, at the age of eighty-three.  He was of Irish descent.  James
H. Robinett was born in North Carolina in 1827, went to Tennessee with
his parents when a boy, and when still quite young moved with them to
Missouri.  They settled in Wright County in 1838, and there his father,
Jesse Robinett, entered land.  The mother was Mrs. Frances (Jones)
Robinett.  Jesse Robinett was one of the pioneers of the county, and
accumulated a great many acres of land during his life.  He was for
years one of the leading men of the county, and was judge of the coun-
ty court.  He was also appointed sheriff of the county, which position
he held during the war.  He was in the Federal army, and was a member
of the Eighth Missouri State Militia.  He died in Wright County, Mo.,
in 1881.  He was the father of twelve children, all now living: James
H., John, Charlie, Jesse A., Winfield, Lincoln, Frances, Nancy, Wilson,
Avi, Cleo and Rebecca.  There are now 1,300 acres of land in the 
Robinett estate.  Mrs. Robinett is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and is of Irish extraction.  The Robinetts are French.  The
voters of the family are Republicans in politics.  Winfield Robinett
attended school at Drury College, Springfield, Mo., and Jesse Allen,
Charles and John also attended the same institution.  James is a grad-
uate of Eastman's Business College.  Winfield was born February 11,
1868, and took a three years course in school.  He traveled through
Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois, North Dakota, and the Dominion of Canada,
and was absent a year and a half.
 
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