James Robison Biography - Grant County Wisconsin ********************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ********************************************************************************** Submitted by David W. Taft, dtaft@cowtown.net Commemorative Biographical Record of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette Counties, Wisconsin J. H. Beers, 1901 Pg. 445 JAMES ROBISON, a worthy representative of one of the prominent pioneer families of Grant county, was too young to enter the service at the inauguration of the Civil war, but in January, 1864, he enlisted, at Platteville, in Company E, 25th Wis. V. I., for a period of three years or during the war, being mustered into the United States service at Madison. He entered the army just in time to take part with his regiment in Gen. Sherman's Atlanta campaign, participating in its famous battles, beginning with the engagement at Resaca. He was in the celebrated march to the sea, and took part in the Carolina campaign and the grand review at Washington, D. C., at the close of the war. He continued in the army for some time after hostilities ceased, being mustered out at Louisville, Ky., July 16, 1865. A native of Grant county, Mr. Robison was born in Platteville township in 1848, a son of William R. and Ann (Gregor) Robison. The father was born in Pennsylvania, and when a young man came to Grant county, Wis., where his marriage was celebrated. For many years he followed farming in Platteville township, where his death occurred in 1886. His widow now makes her home in Dubuque, Iowa. In their family were seven children, namely: Mary Jane, now Mrs. Heinney, of Harrison township, Grant county; James, who is next in the order of birth; Oliver Henry, a resident of Iowa; Agnes A., wife of Augustus Cooper, of Dubuque; Elizabeth, Mrs. Nye, a resident of Madison. Wis.; and Rhoda May, Mrs. Kane, and William R., both of Dubuque, Iowa. James Robison grew to manhood in Harrison township, Grant county, and for a number of years was engaged in mining, spending part of this time in the mining districts of the far West. Returning to his native county, he located in Cassville township in 1892, and has since successfully engaged in farming. In the township of Hazel Green, Grant county, he was united in marriage with Miss Oaklief, daughter of Jacob and Rose Ann (Roselief) Oaklief. The father was a native of Germany, removed from Pennsylvania to Ohio, and later came to Grant county, Wis., being at present a resident of Waterloo township. Mr. and Mrs. Robison have the following children: Charles Henry, Carrie, Lottie May, Laura, Oscar J., Arthur and Ethel D. Mr. Robison uses his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the Republican party, and gives his influence to all enterprises which he believes calculated to advance the interests of his town and county along any line.