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James S. Robison

Birth	:	11 Apr 1808 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	1 Mar 1892
Burial	:	Ridgeview Cemetery, Scio, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.3620900, -81.0566400
Description	:	Historical Collections of Harrison County in the State of Ohio, Charles A. Hanna, New York, privately printed, 1900, Page 366: James S. Robinson, b. April 11, 1808; d. March 1, 1892. Find A Grave contributor 47178922 provided the following: Citing of Source: COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, HARRISON, OHIO, containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and of Many of the Early Settled Families; ILLUSTRATED; CHICAGO; J. H. BEERS & CO., 1891. James Robison entry in 1891 History Harrison Co OH, pgs.543-544 Note: names in [BRACKETS] added for clarity Pg. 543 - JAMES ROBISON, another of the honored pioneer settlers of Harrison County, was... Read More	Historical Collections of Harrison County in the State of Ohio, Charles A. Hanna, New York, privately printed, 1900, Page 366: James S. Robinson, b. April 11, 1808; d. March 1, 1892. Find A Grave contributor 47178922 provided the following: Citing of Source: COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, HARRISON, OHIO, containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and of Many of the Early Settled Families; ILLUSTRATED; CHICAGO; J. H. BEERS & CO., 1891. James Robison entry in 1891 History Harrison Co OH, pgs.543-544 Note: names in [BRACKETS] added for clarity Pg. 543 - JAMES ROBISON, another of the honored pioneer settlers of Harrison County, was born April 11, 1808, in Franklin County, Penn., a son of William and Mary (Little) Robison, both natives of County Antrim, Ireland. Soon after their marriage the parents came to America, here to found a home and pass the remainder of their days. Landing at Philadelphia in 1796, they proceeded at once to Franklin County, Penn., whence they removed to Stock Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, where they remained but one year, when the father purchased a farm of 200 acres in Archer Township, on which he lived until he was summoned to his reward. He [WILLIAM] died in 1840, and was buried in Ridge Cemetery; his wife [MARY] is interred in Washington County, Iowa, where, at the time of her decease, she was visiting her daughter, Mrs. Judge Maxwell. Mr. and Mrs. [WILLIAM] Robison were members of the Presbyterian Church; in politics he was a Democrat. Their [WILLIAM and MARY'S] family consisted of nine children, two of whom were born in Ireland; others were William, James and John. James Robison, the subject proper of this biographical memoir, attended the winter schools, sitting on the wooden benches, and facing the blazing fire, which roared and crackled in the great fireplace, roasting his face whilst his back would be freezing. At the age of nineteen he commenced learning the blacksmith's trade at Shippensburg, Penn., in the shop of Matthews & Wilson, with whom he remained about one year and a half, earning the respect and challenging the admiration of all by his aptness and deftness in handling the tools. He next entered the shop of John Mull, with whom he finished his apprenticeship. As a full-fledged journeyman, our subject now started out, traveling through the counties of Westmoreland and Allegheny, Penn., for nearly a year, meanwhile looking for a suitable place where to establish a business for his own account. Finally locating in Jacksonville, Westmoreland County, he remained there two years, doing a thriving business. Selling this out, he removed to Harrison County, Ohio, to the farm of 190 acres in Archer Township, he now owns, where he immediately opened a shop, which he carried on during the summer. He then purchased a dwelling-house and shop in Bloomfield, Jefferson Co., Ohio. Here he was very busy, having as much work as he and two employees could do, and soon after, having sold out the shop, be removed to the farm on which he at present resides. Here, however, he remained only a short time, his desire for a more active life leading him to again take up his trade; so, returning to Bloomfield, he resumed work at the old stand, and soon had his old customers about him, soon afterward purchasing the property. At this place he remained nine years, doing an excellent business all the time. He then exchanged this property for land in Virginia, and removed to his place in Archer Township, Harrison County. March 15, 1831, at Irving Station, Penn., he was married to Mary, daughter of William and Ellen (McCosick) Barnes, and nine children were born to them as follows: Eleanor (deceased wife of Jacob Megaw), Mary (who died when aged fifteen years), Ruth (now Mrs. Oliver Cavin, living at Walker, Mo.), Sarah Jane (at home with her father), Rachel H. (now Mrs. William Henderson, residing in Cadiz Township, this county), continued on pg. 544 - Martha B. (now Mrs. Albert Havelin, also in Cadiz Township), and four who died in infancy and are buried in Ridge Cemetery. The mother of these children died November 27, 1865, and is buried in Ridge Cemetery. She was a leading member of the Ridge Presbyterian Church, and in the foremost ranks in all the acts of benevolence. Mr. Robison is a member of the same church; in politics he has always been an enthusiastic follower of Jackson, his first vote being cast for him. He has attained his present enviable position, social and financial, by his own unaided efforts, and he is recognized as one of the intelligent farmers of this section, and one of those men whose history is so interwoven with that of his county as to be inseparable.

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Latitude: 40.3620900
Longitude: -81.0566400

Family Members:

Parent

William Robison

(unknow - 1840)

Spouse

Mary Barnes Robison

(1811 - 1865)

Siblings

Children

(unknow - unknow)

(unknow - unknow)

(unknow - unknow)

(unknow - unknow)

(1838 - 1854)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Ridgeview Cemetery
Scio, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3620900, -81.0566400

2. Hanover Cemetery
Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3700600, -81.0670400

3. Conaway Cemetery
Bowerston, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3384420, -81.0889720

4. Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
Scio, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3970800, -81.0864600

5. Grandview Cemetery
Scio, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3903008, -81.0978012

6. New Rumley Methodist Cemetery
New Rumley, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4028015, -81.0346985

7. Fairview Cemetery
Jewett, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3806000, -81.0030975

8. United Brethren Cemetery
Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4043999, -81.0353012

9. Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
New Rumley, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4019012, -81.0271988

10. Mount Hope Cemetery
Tappan, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3466400, -81.1237360

11. Wood Cemetery
Scio, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4193500, -81.0707690

12. Harrison County Home Cemetery
Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2938400, -81.0345500

13. Allen Memorial Cemetery
Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4364014, -81.0511017

14. Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Deersville, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3307991, -81.1500015

15. Hines Cemetery
Cadiz, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2844009, -81.0681000

16. Old Pleasant Valley Cemetery (Defunct)
Deersville, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3313960, -81.1525640

17. Layport Cemetery
Deersville, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3265110, -81.1513070

18. Bethel Cemetery
Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3424988, -80.9518967

19. Center Unity Cemetery
Cadiz, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3671989, -80.9486008

20. Mattern Cemetery
Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3064003, -80.9756012

21. Smith Cemetery
Cadiz Junction, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3428001, -80.9503021

22. Wilson Cemetery
Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2792002, -81.0439097

23. Conotton Cemetery
Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4103012, -81.1489029

24. Cannan Cemetery
Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3782997, -80.9431000