ROBISON, JOHN
, was born in Virginia, and married in Maryland to Nancy Robbins. They moved to Delaware, where they had four children, and moved to Nicholas county, Ky., where five children were born, and from there to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1830, in Buffalo Hart Grove. Of their children--ELIZABETH R., born Nov. 26, 1797, in Delaware, married in Kentucky to Samuel H. Steele. See name of Elizabeth R. Steele.
WILLIAM, born about 1799, in Delaware, married in Nicholas county, Ky., to Mahuldah Tarr, moved to Buffalo Hart Grove, Sangamon county, thence to Madison county, where the parents died, leaving several children.
SALLY and NANCY, twins, born about 1801, in Nicholas county, Ky.
SALLY died in Buffalo Hart Grove, about 1835.
NANCY married Hiram Starr. See his name.
JOHN W., born about 1803, in Nicholas county, Ky., married in Sangamon county to Lucinda Burns. They had four children, WILLIAM T., born in Sangamon county Aug. 2, 1833, married Dec. 4, 1856, to Julia A. Lunbeck. They had five children; four died under five years. IDA LOU resides with her parents in Springfield. William T. Robison is a clerk in the freight depot of the C. and A. railroad. ELIZABETH M., born April 4, 1835, in Sangamon county, married Dec. 20, 1866, to John Finfrock, who was born July 8, 1833, near Chambersburg, Penn. They have four children, EDGAR H., FRANK E., GRACIE M. and MARY L. Mr. Finfrock enlisted July, 1862, for three years, in Co. I, 114th Ill. Inf.; served until Aug., 1865, when he was honorably discharged. They live three-quarters of a mile north of Buffalo Hart station. MARY J., born April 20, 1837, in Sangamon county, married Sept. 11, 1864, to Joseph W. Martin, who was born Nov. 16, 1838, in Ohio county, Kentucky. They have four children, JESSE W., WILLIAM H., LENA F. and ROBERT F., and live one-half mile north of Buffalo Hart station. JOHN F., born June 20, 1839, in Sangamon county, enlisted July, 1862, for three years, in Co. I, 114th Ill. Inf.; served until Aug., 1865, when he was honorably discharged. He was married March 20, 1867, to Eliza A. Guthrie. They have two children, IVA E. and a babe, and live in Atlanta, Illinois. John W. Robison was killed by lightning at one o'clock on the morning of August 28, 1840, three and a half miles northeast of Buffalo Hart Grove. He was sitting at the bedside of, and was fanning his sick mother, who died two days later. His widow married Sept. 20, 1848, to David S. Warner. She is now a widow, and resides half a mile north of Buffalo Hart Station, Sangamon county, Illinois.
MARY, born and married in Kentucky, to Alexander James. They came to Illinois with her parents, in 1830, but settled in Shelby county. Mr. James died there in the fall of 1871. His widow resides with her son, WILLIAM JAMES who is married, has seven children, and lives near Shelbyville, Illinois.
MILLICENT, born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Annanias Heaton. He died in Madison county, leaving a widow and children.
GEORGE, born in Nicholas county, Ky., came to Sangamon county with his parents, in 1830, married, in 1841, to Caroline Snyder. She died, in 1860, leaving five children. He married Mrs. Jane B(???), whose maiden name was James. They have two children, and reside in Mt. Pulaski, Illinois.
ELEANOR J., born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Phineas Jordan, had four children, and he died. She married James Hibbs, had one child, and Mrs. Hibbs died in Logan county, Illinois.
Mrs. Nancy Robison died Aug. 30, 1840, and John Robison died in 1841. She in Logan, and he in Sangamon county, Illinois.