Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Winfield Scott Robison and Mary Ellen Calwell




Husband Winfield Scott Robison 1 2

           Born: 27 Mar 1843 - Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA 2
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         Father: Abraham Robison (1805/1805-1870) 2
         Mother: Mary Hamilton (1800-1865/1867) 1 2


       Marriage: 10 Jun 1869 - Mercer, Mercer Co, PA 2



Wife Mary Ellen Calwell 2

           Born: 3 Dec 1847 - Pulaski, Lawrence Co, PA 2
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         Father: James Calwell (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Martha [Unk] (      -      ) 2




Children
1 M Joseph Herbert Robison 2

           Born: 4 Oct 1871 2
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         Spouse: Rebecca Galbraith (      -      ) 2


2 M William Raymond Robison 2

           Born: 16 Mar 1873 2
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           Died: Abt Feb 1875
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry


3 F Mary Anna Robison 3

           Born: 24 Nov 1875 3
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4 M Jesse Abraham Robison 3

           Born: 6 Jul 1877 3
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5 F Emma Ione Robison 3

           Born: 28 Sep 1883 3
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         Spouse: Paul E. Clark (      -      ) 3



General Notes: Husband - Winfield Scott Robison


He attended public school during three winter months each year, and until 1860 was his father's assistant in farm labor. In 1880 he went south, locating at Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia, where he worked at gold mining two years. In 1882 he returned to Pennsylvania, and until 1885 worked in the oil region of Pennsylvania, living in Bradford. In the latter year he became established in the retail coal business in Bradford. His yards were located at No. 179 Main street, where he conducted a large and prosperous business. In politics he was a Prohibitionist, and he was an elder of the Presbyterian church.

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Sources


1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 941.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 369.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 370.


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