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David Slyvester Robinson 1851–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jul 1851

Birth Location: Iowa Township, Wright County, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 12 May 1944

Death Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Father: James Robinson

Mother: Phebe Ross

Spouse(s): Lucinda Shively

Children(s): Etralinda Robinson, Roy Robinson, Lewis Robinson, Charles Robinson, Alice Robinson, David Robinson, Annie Robinson, Jessie Robinson, Jacob Robinson, Amarilla Robinson, Florence Robinson, James Robinson

The story of David Slyvester Robinson began in 1851 in Iowa Township, Wright County, Iowa, USA. In 1860, David Slyvester Robinson resided in Polk, Red Rock, Marion, Iowa, USA. In 1880, David Slyvester Robinson resided in Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, USA. David Slyvester Robinson married Lucinda Rachel Shively, and had children including Alice Ruth Robinson, Amarilla Robinson, Annie Robinson, Charles Mark Robinson, David Robinson, Etralinda Ethel Robinson, Florence May Robinson, Jacob Robinson, James Robinson, Jessie Samantha Robinson, Lewis A Robinson, Roy Robinson. David Slyvester Robinson passed away in 1944 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of David Slyvester Robinson began in 1851 in Iowa Township, Wright County, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1860, David Slyvester Robinson resided in Polk, Red Rock, Marion, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1880, David Slyvester Robinson resided in Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, USA.
  • David Slyvester Robinson married Lucinda Rachel Shively, and had children including Alice Ruth Robinson, Amarilla Robinson, Annie Robinson, Charles Mark Robinson, David Robinson, Etralinda Ethel Robinson, Florence May Robinson, Jacob Robinson, James Robinson, Jessie Samantha Robinson, Lewis A Robinson, Roy Robinson.
  • David Slyvester Robinson passed away in 1944 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Robinson's Ancestors

Self
David Robinson
1851–1944
Birth Place: Iowa Township, Wright County, Iowa, USA
Parents
James R Robinson
1829–1859
Guernsey County, Ohio, USA
Phebe (Ruth) Ross
1832–1921
Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
David (A.) Ross
1807–1862
Wysox, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
Roselia Ross
1820–1895
New York
Great-Grandparents
David 5GGF
1772–1841
Phoebe 5GGM
1773–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gustavus Ross
1750–1777
Martha Allison
1751–1812
James 6GGF
1735–1784
Susanna 6GGM
1739–1850

David Robinson's Descendants

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David (Slyvester) Robinson (23 Jul 1851–12 May 1944) m. Lucinda (Rachel) Shively (10 Jan 1855–3 Feb 1912)
  1. 1. Etralinda (Ethel) Robinson 1881–
  2. 2. Roy Robinson 1885–1959
  3. 3. Lewis (A) Robinson 1886–1958
  4. 4. Charles (Mark) Robinson 1888–1960
  5. 5. Alice (Ruth) Robinson 1889–1957 m. George (E) Storms 1885–1962
  6. 6. David Robinson 1892–1962 m. Bertha (Lena “Dottie”) Holmes 1896–1985
    1. 1. Lauraine (Carmilla) Robinson 1914–1996 m. James (Andrew “Andy”) May 1912–1990
    2. 2. Paul (Louis) Robinson 1915–1969
    3. 3. Darlene (Odell) Robinson 1916–1996 m. William (Vance) Bubon 1915–
      1. 1. Antonia (Faye) Bubon 1943–1943
    4. 4. Hester (Colleen) Robinson 1918–2000 m. Jack (Sutherland) Chisholm 1903–1960
    5. 5. Robert (Carroll) Robinson 1919–1986
    6. 6. Wilma (Maxine) Robinson 1921–1986 m. Patrick (H) Sherlock 1926–1974
    7. 7. Norma (Jean Faye) Robinson 1922–2016 m. Edward Sedlock 1914–1994
    8. 8. Leland (Cecil) Robinson 1924–1997
    9. 9. Don (E) Robinson 1917–
  7. 7. Annie Robinson 1893–1940
  8. 8. Jessie (Samantha) Robinson 1896–1979 m. John (Edwin De) Moss 1890–1980
  9. 9. Jacob Robinson 1898–1969
  10. 10. Amarilla Robinson 1874–1940 m. Converse Demoss 1874–1953
  11. 11. Florence (May) Robinson 1877–1931 m. Ralph (James) Brees 1889–1958 m. James (Franklin) Norton 1874–1954
  12. 12. James Robinson 1880–1938

David Robinson's Timeline

8 Records

1851
23 Jul 1851
Birth of David Slyvester Robinson in Iowa Township, Wright County, Iowa, USA
Iowa Township, Wright County, Iowa, USA
1860
1860
Age 9
David Slyvester Robinson resided here in Polk, Red Rock, Marion, Iowa, USA
Polk, Red Rock, Marion, Iowa, USA
1880
1880
Age 29
David Slyvester Robinson resided here in Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, USA
Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, USA
1881
abt 1881
Age 30
David Slyvester Robinson resided here
None
1896
abt 1896
Age 45
David Slyvester Robinson resided here
None
1900
1900
Age 49
David Slyvester Robinson resided here in Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, USA
Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 59
David Slyvester Robinson resided here in Knoxville Ward 3, Marion, Iowa, USA
Knoxville Ward 3, Marion, Iowa, USA
1944
12 May 1944
Age 93
Death of David Slyvester Robinson in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1851
    Event Place: Iowa Township, Wright County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa; Roll: 353; Page: 311c; Enumeration District: 173
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Knoxville, Marion, Iowa; Roll: 447; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0045
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Polk, Marion, Iowa; Roll: M653_335; Page: 131; Family History Library Film: 80333
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Knoxville Ward 3, Marion, Iowa; Roll: T624_412; Page: 19a; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 1374425
    [5] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Polk, Red Rock, Marion, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Polk, Marion, Iowa; Roll: M653_335; Page: 131; Family History Library Film: 80333

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa; Roll: 353; Page: 311c; Enumeration District: 173

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1881
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1896
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Knoxville, Marion, Iowa; Roll: 447; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0045

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Knoxville Ward 3, Marion, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Knoxville Ward 3, Marion, Iowa; Roll: T624_412; Page: 19a; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 1374425

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1944
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

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