Emma Caroline Moore: Robinson Genealogy

1875 - 1963 (88 years)

Generation: 1

Emma Caroline Moore was born on 7 May 1875 in Breathitt County, Kentucky; died on 23 Oct 1963 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio
Census: 1950, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; 841 Willow Street

Notes:

Mrs. Robinson, mother of Mrs. Hedges, dies
Mrs. Caroline Robinson, 88, died Wednesday, October 23, ’63 at an Oxford, Ohio nursing home. Her death was unexpected although she had been in poor health the past several years.
Caroline Moore Robinson was born May 7, 1875 in Owsley, Ky. She was married to John Robinson in 1893 and they were the parents of seven children. They were former residents of Indianola. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Eva Hedges of Sidell, Miss Ida Robinson of Guadalajara, Mexico; two sons, Herman of Hamilton, Ohio and Harley of Dayton, Ohio; seven grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Mrs. Hedges left for Ohio Wednesday to attend the funeral services.

Sidell resident’s mother succumbs
Sidell (Special)
Mrs. Caroline Robinson, 88, mother of Mrs. Eva Hedges of Sidell and a former resident of Indianola, died Wednesday at a nursing home in Oxford, Ohio.
A patient at the nursing home for three years, she had been in poor health for some time.
Funeral arrangements are being completed in Ohio.
Born May 7, 1875, Miss Catherine [Caroline] Moore was married to John Robinson in 1893.
Besides Mrs. Hedges, Mrs. Robinson leaves one other daughter, Miss Ida Robinson of Guadalajara, Mexico; two sons, Herman of Hamilton, Ohio and Harley of Dayton, Ohio; 7 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Champaign Courier, Champaign, Illinois. 24 October 1963

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172672692/caroline-emma-robinson

Plot: Section 12, Lot 406, Space 2
Plot location from cemetery website https://greenwoodch.com/

Emma married John Robinson on 7 Sep 1893 in McKee, Jackson County, Kentucky, and was divorced before 1940. John (son of Edward George "Ned" Robinson and Mary Tennessee "Tennie" Phipps) was born on 5 Feb 1870 in Clay County, Kentucky; died on 18 Nov 1958 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Macedonia Church Cemetery, Burning Springs, Clay County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Ida May Robinson was born on 29 Nov 1895 in Burning Springs, Clay County, Kentucky; died on 28 Jul 1982 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Macedonia Church Cemetery, Burning Springs, Clay County, Kentucky.
3. Eva Lee Robinson was born on 1 Nov 1897 in Burning Springs, Clay County, Kentucky; died on 5 Nov 1988 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois.
4. Edna Eva Robinson was born on 5 Feb 1900 in Burning Springs, Clay County, Kentucky; died on 1 Feb 1905 in Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois.
5. Homer Charles Robinson was born on 1 Oct 1902 in Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 4 Apr 1958 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio.
6. Harley Chester Robinson was born on 8 Feb 1905 in Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 20 Apr 2005 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; was buried in Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.
7. Herman Carter Robinson was born on 3 Jun 1907 in Chrisman, Edgar County, Illinois; died on 6 Aug 1978 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio.
8. Porter Robert Robinson was born on 20 Feb 1910 in Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 15 Feb 1913 in Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois.

Generation: 2

Ida May Robinson

(1.Emma¹) was born on 29 Nov 1895 in Burning Springs, Clay County, Kentucky; died on 28 Jul 1982 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Macedonia Church Cemetery, Burning Springs, Clay County, Kentucky.

Other Events:

Occupation: government stenographer
Census: 1920, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Census: 1930, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Census: 1940, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Census: 1950, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Notes:

Ida Robinson
Manchester – Ida May Robinson, 86, of Hamilton, Ohio, formerly of Burning Springs, a retired chief recorder for the U.S. district attorney’s office in Louisville, died Wednesday. Graveside services were to be 3 p.m. today in Macedonia Cemetery. Britton Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky. Friday, 30 July 1982. Page B-8.

Ida Robinson
Manchester – Ida May Robinson, 86, died Wednesday in Hamilton, Ohio. Graveside service, 3 p.m. Friday, Macedonia Cemetery near here. Britton Funeral Home here is in charge of arrangements.
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky. Friday, 30 July 1982. Page B-3.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181860210/ina-may-robinson

Eva Lee Robinson

(1.Emma¹) was born on 1 Nov 1897 in Burning Springs, Clay County, Kentucky; died on 5 Nov 1988 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois.

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138310608/eva-l-hedges

Eva married Ralph Jewel Hedges on 27 Sep 1916. Ralph was born on 27 May 1894 in Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 22 Jun 1969 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

9. Donald Ralph Hedges was born on 25 Jun 1921 in Chrisman, Edgar County, Illinois; died on 26 Jun 1996 in Walworth County, Wisconsin; was buried in Mount Philip Cemetery, Clinton, Rock County, Wisconsin.

Edna Eva Robinson

(1.Emma¹) was born on 5 Feb 1900 in Burning Springs, Clay County, Kentucky; died on 1 Feb 1905 in Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois.

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110899692/edna-eva-robinson

Homer Charles Robinson

(1.Emma¹) was born on 1 Oct 1902 in Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 4 Apr 1958 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio.

Other Events:

Occupation: in 1930 policeman; in 1940 steamfitter
Census: 1930, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Census: 1940, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio
Census: 1950, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio

Notes:

Homer was a police officer in Detroit.

World War II draft registration card:
Name: Homer Charles Robinson
Race: White
Age: 39
Birth Date: 1 Oct 1902
Birth Place: Indianola, Illinois
Residence Place: Hamilton, Butler, Ohio
Registration Date: 15 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Hamilton, Ohio
Employer: U.S. Army Engineers, Patterson Field
Height: 5ft 10"
Weight: 185
Complexion: Dark
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Mr. John Robinson

Marriage License
Homer Robinson, 24, steam fitter, and Alice Cole, 22, both of Hamilton. Squire Peter Mesial.
The Journal News, Saturday, Hamilton, Ohio. 6 September 1924, page 17.

Homer Robinson succumbs at 55
Homer C. Robinson, 55, 320 Race St., died at 9 p.m. Friday in Mercy Hospital where he had been a patient for one week. Mr. Robinson had been in ill health for four years and hospitalized several times during that period.
Born in Indianola, Ill., on Oct. 1, 1902, the oldest son of John and Caroline Moore Robinson, he spent his early youth in that community and was educated in Illinois public schools.
He moved with his family to Hamilton in 1918, and was employed as an apprentice pipefitter at the Ford Motor Co. Completing his apprenticeship, Mr. Robinson worked as a pipefitter for various construction firms and traveled throughout the country. He was one of the oldest members of Local 108, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentice Plumbers and Pipefitters, and was active in the affairs of that organization.
On June 25, 1951, he married Myrtle Melvin Smith in the First Christian Church, Louisville, Ky., and the couple immediately established their home in Hamilton.
He leaves his wife, a daughter by a previous marriage, Mrs. Betty Smith, Tucson, Ariz.; a grandson, a granddaughter, his parents, John Robinson and Mrs. Caroline Robinson; two brothers, Harley Robinson, Dayton, and Herman Robinson, Hamilton; two sisters, Mrs. Eva Hedges, Sidell, Ill., and Miss Ida Robinson, Louisville, other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the Colligan Funeral Home, 437 S. Third St., with the Rev. W.A. Fox, pastor of the New Zion Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Sunday.

Last rites held for Homer Robinson
Pallbearers for the funeral of Homer C. Robinson, 55, 320 Race St., who died Friday, were John Spath, Roy Frazier, Fred Williams, Jack Robinson, Robert Woebkenberg and Stanley Fannin.
Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon in the Michael J. Colligan Funeral Home, 437 S. Third St., the Rev. W.A. Fox, pastor of the New Zion Baptist Church, officiating. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/250836720/homer-charles-robinson

Plot: Section 12, Lot 406, Space 1

Homer married Alice Lee Cole on 6 Sep 1924 in Butler County, Ohio, and was divorced before 1940. Alice (daughter of Franklin Cole and Nancy "Nannie" Bailey) was born on 26 Nov 1908 in Clay County, Kentucky; died on 21 Jun 1967 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Rose Hill Burial Park, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

10. Betty Lou Robinson was born on 26 Jul 1926 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; died on 18 Jul 1982 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Rose Hill Burial Park, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio.

Family/Spouse: Shirley Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Homer married Myrtle Melvin Smith on 25 Jun 1951 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Harley Chester Robinson

(1.Emma¹) was born on 8 Feb 1905 in Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 20 Apr 2005 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; was buried in Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.

Other Events:

_MILT: World War I. US Navy
Census: 1940, Middletown, Butler County, Ohio

Notes:

Obituary from Find a Grave
ROBINSON, Harley C. age 100 of Dayton, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at Hospice of Dayton.
Harley served our country in the United States Navy during World War I. He became a State Trooper for New York State and later retired after serving at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Harley is survived by his nieces and nephews, Joyce Hale, Brenda Dossett, David Shouse, and Kathy Davis; and great nieces and nephews, Michael Hale, Jerri Lynn Schulte, Jennifer Forristall, Jamie Shouse, John David Davis, and Thomas Harley Davis.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Haley Robinson; sisters, Eve and Ida; and brothers, Herman and Homer.
Family will receive friends 5:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, April 22, 2005 at Newcomer Funeral Home, 3940 Kettering Blvd. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Interment will follow in Dayton Memorial Park with Pastor Ernest Seibert officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be given in Harley's memory to Hospice of Dayton.
Published in Dayton Daily News on Apr. 22, 2005
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 April 2019), memorial page for Harley Chester Robinson (8 Feb 1905-20 Apr 2005), Find A Grave Memorial no. 140280749, citing Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA

Harley Robinson Obituary

Family-Placed Obituary

ROBINSON, Harley C. age 100 of Dayton, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at Hospice of Dayton. Harley served our country in the United States Navy during World War I. He became a State Trooper for New York State and later retired after serving at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Harley is survived by his nieces and nephews, Joyce Hale, Brenda Dossett, David Shouse, and Kathy Davis; and great nieces and nephews, Michael Hale, Jerri Lynn Schulte, Jennifer Forristall, Jamie Shouse, John David Davis, and Thomas Harley Davis. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Haley Robinson; sisters, Eve and Ida; and brothers, Herman and Homer. Family will receive friends 5:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, April 22, 2005 at Newcomer Funeral Home, 3940 Kettering Blvd. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Dayton Memorial Park with Pastor Ernest Seibert officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be given in Harley's memory to Hospice of Dayton.

Legacy.com
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dayton/name/harley-robinson-obituary?id=7087924

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140280749/harley-chester-robinson

Plot: 15, 596, 3

Harley married Haley Sibert on 27 May 1939 in Indiana. Haley (daughter of Pierce Sibert and Ella D. Hoskins) was born on 5 Jul 1915 in Sidell, Clay County, Kentucky; died on 23 Nov 1995 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; was buried in Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Herman Carter Robinson

(1.Emma¹) was born on 3 Jun 1907 in Chrisman, Edgar County, Illinois; died on 6 Aug 1978 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio.

Other Events:

Occupation: truck driver
Census: 1940, Fairfield, Butler County, Ohio
Census: 1950, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133863424/herman-carter-robinson

Section 11, Lot 304, Space 01

Herman married Bessie J. Spivey on 22 Aug 1928 in Butler County, Ohio. Bessie (daughter of George W. Spivey and Sarah Ellen Anderson) was born on 14 Dec 1909 in Burning Springs, Clay County, Kentucky; died on 21 Dec 2004 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

11. Jack Richard Robinson was born on 15 Dec 1929 in Camden, Preble County, Ohio; died on 12 Oct 1993 in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio; was buried in Rose Hill Burial Park, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio.

Porter Robert Robinson

(1.Emma¹) was born on 20 Feb 1910 in Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 15 Feb 1913 in Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois.

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110899837/porter-robinson

Generation: 3

Donald Ralph Hedges

(3.Eva², 1.Emma¹) was born on 25 Jun 1921 in Chrisman, Edgar County, Illinois; died on 26 Jun 1996 in Walworth County, Wisconsin; was buried in Mount Philip Cemetery, Clinton, Rock County, Wisconsin.

Notes:

Name:
More photos of Donald at the Hedges site: https://hiltner.com/hedges/getperson.php?personID=I101&tree=tree1

and at his paternal grandmother's site, the Gritton family: https://hiltner.com/gritton/getperson.php?personID=I1583&tree=tree1

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49945188/donald-r_-hedges

Cpl. US ARMY WWII

Donald married Lucille Irene McKeown on 9 Oct 1943 in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, and was divorced in 1979. Lucille was born on 19 Mar 1922; died on 30 Mar 2013 in Dousman, Waukesha County, Wisconsin; was buried in Darien Cemetery, Darien, Walworth County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

10.

Betty Lou Robinson

(5.Homer², 1.Emma¹) was born on 26 Jul 1926 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; died on 18 Jul 1982 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Rose Hill Burial Park, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio.

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27631022/betty-lou-smith

Betty married Jesse Theron Smith on 25 Apr 1945 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. Jesse was born on 17 Feb 1920 in Paulding, Paulding County, Ohio; died on 6 Nov 1963 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Rose Hill Burial Park, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

12. Leslie Ann Smith was born on 15 Mar 1947 in Fort Clayton, Canal Zone, Panama; died on 26 Mar 2010 in Middletown, Butler County, Ohio.

11.

Jack Richard Robinson

(7.Herman², 1.Emma¹) was born on 15 Dec 1929 in Camden, Preble County, Ohio; died on 12 Oct 1993 in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio; was buried in Rose Hill Burial Park, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio.

Other Events:

Occupation: construction, brick and stone masons

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147785557/jack-r-robinson

Section 04, Lot 292, Grave 4

Family/Spouse: Rosemary Elizabeth Ebbing. Rosemary was born on 31 Dec 1931 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; died on 23 Jul 2022 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Rose Hill Burial Park, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 4

12.	Leslie Ann Smith (10.Betty³, 5.Homer², 1.Emma¹) was born on 15 Mar 1947 in Fort Clayton, Canal Zone, Panama; died on 26 Mar 2010 in Middletown, Butler County, Ohio. Notes: married Danny H. Walker, 22 Nov 1972, Butler County, Ohio. divorced Danny H. Walker, 12 Jul 1989, Butler County, Ohio

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