BIO: Cyrus ROBISON, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, page 433.
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  CYRUS ROBISON, who conducts the 111-acre farm in Boggs Township, owned by his 
wife, Mrs. Alice Robison, and carries on general farming and stock raising, is 
numbered with the substantial citizens of this section.  He was born July 18, 
1872, in Knox Township, Clearfield County, a son of Samuel and Agnes (Sloss) 
Robison.
  Samuel Robison was one of the early teachers in this part of Clearfield 
County and was highly regarded as an instructor.  He was a son of William and 
Jane (Vanormer) Robison.  He married Agnes Slass, who was a daughter of William 
and Margaret Sloss.  They had three children:  Cyrus, Eva and Jennie.  Both 
daughters are deceased.  The latter was the wife of Charles Goss.  Samuel 
Robison was identified with the Democratic party.  He and his wife belonged to 
the Presbyterian church.
  Cyrus Robison obtained his education in the public schools and had the 
advantage of fatherly instruction at home, up to the age of eight years, when 
this parent died.  The farm came to Mr. Robison by inheritance from his father, 
who purchased it from its former owner who had bought it from a Mr. Peters.  
Mr. Robison has the deed that proves this farm to have been settled on 104 
years ago.  He has been connected nearly all his business life with saw-mill 
work, formerly quite actively but latterly not to so great an extent.
  In 1894 Mr. Robison was married to Miss Alice Boyd, a daughter of Robert and 
Matilda (Ralston) Boyd, residents of Clearfield County.  Mr. and Mrs. Boyd had 
the following children:  Charles; Mary, wife of Samuel Blankley; Alice; Anna, 
deceased, wife of Ord Shirey; George; Clara, wife of Richard Howell, and 
William.  To Mr. and Mrs. Robison three children have been born:  Mabel, who 
died at the age of sixteen months; and William and Leland.  Mrs. Robison is a 
lady of education and culture and taught school in Boggs Township for three 
years prior to her marriage.  Mr. and Mrs. Robison are members of the United 
Brethren church.  He is a Republican in politics, and he is identified with the 
organization known as the P. O. S. of A.