Lafayette County WI Archives Biographies.....ROBBINS-CLEASBY In LaFayette Co., Wisconsin, -- ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Judy Heller hellerj@ecol.net December 17, 2006, 7:35 am Author: -- Mary Jane Robbins married Wm. Cleasby in LaFayette Co. Mary Jane's Parents were John & Grace Vale came from Cornwall, England. Wm's parents were David Cleasby & Sarah Brainbridge came from Yorkshire, England. In about 1864, Wm Cleasby, his wife & two children--Emily Ann & Sarah moved to Pleasent Valley, Eau Claire Co. Wisconsin. He came by boat up the Mississippi River to Alma, Wi. and moved across country from Alma with one horse wagon & drove cattle a distants of 40 miles. They lived at Pleasant Valley for 9 yrs. then moved to Beef River Valley, Buffalo Co. His wife died in 1883. To this union 12 children were born. In 1890 he retired from farm-life living in Eleva until 1906. When he moved with his second wife & four children, to Elbow, Canada. He died there on Dec. 22, 1918. He was brought back to Pleasant Valley, & buried next to Mary Jane, in Hadleyville cemetery. (information from Myrtie Bunce) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/lafayette/bios/robbinsc16gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb