Robison Family

This information concerns eight generations of the Robison family.
1700-2000

 • Individuals are listed chronologically, and those in red show my line of descent.
 • Connections of collateral lines to main lines are indicated by linked names.
 • Generations within a family are separated by a series of asterisks.
 • Unknown or unsubstantiated data are marked with blanks or with question marks.
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   Samuel
  (Major)
born: (about 1734) in Scotland
married: _?_ (before 1760) in Scotland
children: Elizabeth, Mary, John, Walter,
Samuel
died: ( ) He and his wife died on the Atlantic passage to America.
buried: at sea (?)
note: Family tradition says that the orphaned children were taken in by different families once they reached America. Samuel was taken in by chief Neill McNeill and later married his daughter Mary. A passenger list for the Ulysses, dated August 1774 and bound from Greenock, Scotland, to Wilmington, North Carolina, includes the following family: McNEIL, Neil, 64, farmer, and wife SIMPSON, Isobel, 64, and children Daniel, 28, Hector, 24, Peter, 22, Neil, 18, William, 15, and Mary, 9, from Kintyre. No passenger list showing the Robison family has been discovered.

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   Elizabeth
(children of "Major" Samuel Robison and __?__)
born: (about 1760) in Scotland
married: _?_ Evans ( ) in
children:
died: () in
buried:
note: Family tradition relates that Elizabeth Robison Evans later encountered her nephew Samuel in Georgia, possibly in Milledgeville, Washington County.
   Mary born: (about 1762) in Scotland
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
   John born: (about 1764) in Scotland
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
   Samuel
  (Colonel)
born: (about 1765) in Scotland
married: (a) Mary McNeill (about 1788/89) in GA
               (b) Nancy Allen (?) (about 1814) in Washington County, GA (?)
children: (a) Elizabeth Cornelia Simpson [Sessions], John Gallimore, Samuel, Lewellen M., Sarah [Hardyman], Alexander Irwin, James M., William H., Winfield Wright,
Neill
               (b) Thomas R., Martha Ann, Walter, Robert Coleman, Amanda Blount, Joseph R., Algernon Sydney
died: (February 12, 1826) in Washington County, GA
buried: ( )
note: He served in War of 1812; obituary in Georgia Journal dated February 21, 1826; will dated February 9, 1826, and probated November 30, 1833, in Jefferson County, FL. His widow married George Turner on November 17, 1837, in Stewart County, GA
   Walter born: (about 1766) in Scotland
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
note: A Walter Robison is listed on the 1790 census in Orangeburgh District, South Carolina, as a male over age 16, with five males under age 16, four females, and ten slaves. He would be age 24 if this is the brother of Samuel Robison.
   Elizabeth Cornelia
   Simpson
(children of "Colonel" Samuel Robison and Mary McNeill)

born: (November 27, 1788) in Washington County, GA
married: George R. Sessions (by 1807) in Washington County, GA
children: Wade Hampton, Frances Elizabeth, Narcissa [Lamkin], Sarah [Scott], Lewellyn Rinaldo, Samuel Robison, Lewis (Lewe) McNeill, Abner Mitchell Rutherford, Harriet Matilda [Dutton], Mary C. Elizabeth [Curry], John Shirod, Romeo
died: (1889) in Bradford, Union County, FL
buried:
note: She probated her father's will in Jefferson County, FL, in 1833.

   John Galimore born: (about 1789) in Washington County, GA
married: Frances (Fannie) Sabrina McNeill (about 1808) in Washington County, GA
children: Sabrina Anna [Stephen Townsend], unknown male, Mary McNeill [John Ed. Bryant Morris], Joel Walter, unknown female
died: (February 19, 1837) near Warrenton, Fayette County, TX
buried: State Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, TX (removed from Florida Chapel Cemetery, Round Top, Fayette County, TX in 1932)
note: He started the post office in Monticello, Jefferson County, FL; moved to Brazoria County, TX, in December, 1831; elected to the First Congress of the Republic of Texas on September 5, 1836
   Samuel
  (General)
born: (about 1792) in Washington County, GA
married: no
children: none
died: (about 1873) in Washington County, GA
buried:
note: He was a Justice of Inferior Court, Washington County, GA; guardian of Lewellen M. Robison's minor children in 1838
   Lewellen M. born: (1794) in Washington County, GA
married: (a) Eliza Amelia Madison Coleman (June 24, 1819) in Greene County, GA
               (b) Martha Tarpley (April 3, 1835) in Wilkinson County, GA
children: (a) Ann Eliza, Nathaniel Green, Robert Coleman
               (b) none
died: (April 8, 1838) in Washington County, GA
buried:
note: A list of acts passed by the legislature of Georgia, November and December 1831, in the Macon Telegraph on December 31, 1831, includes "To separate and divorce Lewellen M. Robison and Amelia E. Robison, his wife." Lewellen's obituary appeared in the Macon Telegraph on April 23, 1838.
   Sarah born: (about 1800) in Washington County, GA
married: (a) Thomas Hardyman (by 1820) in Washington County, GA
               (b) Francis A. Dawkins (January 11, 1844) in Jefferson County, FL
children: (a)
               (b) Mary [John Mikell] and Parmelia Jane [William Mikell]: children of Francis A. Dawkins and Louisa Blount
died: (between 1850 - 1860)
buried: possibly in Leon County, FL
note: Sarah moved to TX with her brother John Gallimore Robison in 1831 and moved back to FL when her first husband died. She is listed with her second husband in Jefferson County, FL, in 1850, but not in 1860.
   Alexander Irvin born: (1801) in Washington County, GA
married: Amanda Fitzallen Talbot (April 19, 1838) in Henry County, AL
children: Anna Williston [Russell], Mary Elizabeth [Freeman], John Walter, Alexander W., Susan L., Samuel B.
died: (October 22, 1863) in Muscogee County, GA
buried: Linwood Cemetery
note: He was an attorney in Macon, Bibb County, GA, and a member of the legislature from Muscogee County, GA, about 1854. According to the 1860 census, Amanda was living in a separate household with most of the children.
   James M. born: (about 1804) in Washington County, GA
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( )
buried:
   William H. born: (1806) in Washington County, GA
married: Elizabeth Weiss Fisher (about1832) in GA
children: Samuel, Alexander, William F., Winfield Robert, Mary Elizabeth, Milton, Edward C., John W.
died: (April 4, 1895) in
buried:
note: A family Bible belonging to Edward C. Robison shows William F. (born in 1839), Edward C. (born May 5, 1850), a brother named John, who was a doctor (?), died in 1895, and brother Winfield Robert, who died in March, 1904, and no other information about a sister named Mary Elizabeth.
   Winfield Wright born: (November 20, 1809) in Washington County, GA
married: Mrs. Susan Milligan Ellison Harris (May 11, 1838) in Washington County, GA
children: unknown, Mary Jane [Ellison], Samuel Ellison, Susan Elizabeth [Williams], Alexander Winfield
died: (October 24, 1865) in Columbus, Muscogee County, GA
buried:
note: Methodist minister; on the 1850 and 1860 census, he was in Muscogee County, GA.
   Neill born: (February, 1811) in Washington County, GA
married: Eliza Ann Mathis (March 25, 1830) in Washington County, GA
children: Samuel Williamson, John Reed, Alexander Winfield, Mary Elizabeth [Pressley], Neill Jr., Tish,
Lewellen, Clarissa Jane (Clara) [Hardin], Joel Thomas
died: (May 6, 1875) in Blanco, Blanco County, TX
buried: Blanco City Cemetery, Blanco, Blanco County, TX
note:
   Thomas R.
(children of "Colonel" Samuel Robison and Nancy Allen ?)

born: (1815) in Washington County, GA
married: Mrs. Sarah Orr Howard (December 17, 1836) in Washington County, GA
children: Serrord T., William Johnson, Nancy Elizabeth, Alphonso King, Sarah Anne, Robert Neal, Joseph Buena Vista, Martha J. (Mattie), John William
died: (April, 1870) in Clay Hill, Marengo County, AL
buried: Clay Hill Cemetery, Marengo County, AL; He and Sarah lie in unmarked graves.
note:

   Martha Ann born: (1817) in Washington County, GA
married: James Pickett (about 1836) in Stewart County, GA
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
note:
   Walter born: (1819) in Washington County, GA
married: no
children: none
died: (February 19, 1837) near Warrenton, Fayette County, TX
buried:
note: He and his brother John Gallimore Robison were killed by Comanche Indians.
   Robert Coleman born: (December 5, 1823) in Washington County, GA
married: Martha Hardwick Jones (March 3, 1847) in Macon County, AL
children: L. Annie, J. Jessie, Lewellen "Buddy", Amelia Malvina, Robert Coleman Jr, James Thomas "Kit", and Sidney "Cricket"
died: (September 13, 1882) in Limestone County, TX
buried: Kosse City Cemetery, Limestone County, TX
note: He moved his family to Limestone County, TX, in 1858. His wife died (October 13, 1883) and is buried there as well.
   Amanda Blount born: (1823) in Washington County, GA
married: Bennett B. Fields (July 6, 1841) in Macon County, AL
children: Martha, John W., Charles R., Mary J., Amanda E., Alexander B., Samuel, Eva, Ida, Sallie M., Sanders, Robert
died: ( ) in
buried:
note: According to the 1850, 1860, 1870 census, she was in Barbour County, AL.
   Joseph R. born: (November 11,1824) in Washington County, GA
married: Lucy Ann Cochran Winburn ( ) in
children: Amanda, Emma, Joseph R., Florida, Frances L., Walton
died: (June 20, 1860) in Fayette County, TX
buried:
note:
   Algernon Sydney born: (May 31, 1826) in Washington County, GA
married: Martha Jane McNeill (January 17, 1850) in Barbour County, AL
children: Anna Rebecca Rosaline, Nancy Elizabeth, Martha Jane, Amanda Vandora, Lucy J., Mary Sidney, Margaret Arsenda, Algernon Thomas, Walter Anderson, Cora Leona, Alva Sylvesta, Harriet C., Elldrige B.
died: (March 29, 1899) in Sabine Parish, LA
buried: Bossier Cemetery, Sabine Parish, LA

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   Samuel Williamson
(children of Neill Robison and Eliza Ann Mathis)

born: (May 15, 1831) in Washington County, GA
married: no
children: none
died: (June 10, 1843) in Fayette County, TX
buried:

   John Reed born: (October 10, 1832) in Washington County, GA
married: Mary Jane (Mollie) Shepherd (January 15, 1866) in Blanco County, TX
children: Adrian A. (f) [Edwards] [Conn], Olive E. [Saunders] [Miles], Dorothy Annie (Omie) [Parks], Renora, John Reed Jr., unnamed, Vivin, Mary Edna [Galbreath], unnamed, Tom Robison (♀), Jessie Vida [Crossley] [Walker] [Nash] [Ake]
died: (April 14, 1911) in Blanco, Blanco County, TX
buried: Blanco City Cemetery, Blanco, Blanco County, TX
note:
   Alexander Winfield born: (April 2, 1834) in Washington County, GA
married: Penina Nina Septima Moses ( ) in Washington County, GA
children: none
died: ( ) in
buried:
note: His wife later married William Moultre Moses (June 28, 1865) in Columbus, Muscogee County, GA
   Mary Elizabeth born: (December 3, 1835) in GA?
married: William Pressley ( ) in ; lived in Brenham, TX
children: William, Ida, Hattie, Tom (f), Walter, Frank, Juanita
died: ( ) in
buried:
note:
   Neill, Jr born: (February 14, 1837) in GA; left home and went to Arizona
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
notes: The 1860 census roll of Mariposa County, CA, shows Neil Robison, age 21, born in GA, working as a miner.
   Tish born: (July 18, 1839) in GA?
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
note:
   Lewellen born: (November 7, 1840) in Stewart County, GA
married: (a) Johnnie Adrianne Petty (July 31,1866) in Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
               (b) Pinkey J. Saunders White (November 17, 1891) in Blanco, Blanco County, TX
children: (a)
Lee Davis, Lewellen Thomas (Lube), Leona L., Charles Dewitt (Charlie)
               (b) Almeda Harriet, Mary Mintee [Oatman] [Jennings] [Gode], Emma [Nowotny] (plus Belle Laura White [D. Thad McCullough]: child of Pinkey Saunders and B. William White)
died: (May 3, 1908) in Blanco, Blanco County, TX
buried: Blanco City Cemetery, Blanco, Blanco County, TX
note: Divorce from Johnnie A. Petty was filed (March 26, 1881) in Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX; After Lewellen's death, Pinkey married Henry Liesmann (December 19, 1917) of Blanco County, TX
   Clarissa Jane
   (Clara)
born: (August 29, 1843) in TX?
married: Benjamin Columbus Hardin (June 28, 1860) in Brenham, Washington County, TX
children: Neill, John Thomas, Winfield Wright (Wink), Benjamin Barnett, Eliza Ann [Murray], Clara Jane [Haynes], William Green, Augusta [Snowden], Manzin Lewellen, Nancy Francis [Fox], Martha Elizabeth, Bertha Eloise [Lowrance]
died: (April 20, 1922) in Clairemont, Kent County, TX
buried:
    Thomas born: (July 10, 1847) in Fayette County, TX
married: Betty Bell Townsend Edwards (August 15, 1875) in Kingsbury, Guadalupe County, TX
children: Florence (Florrie) [Evans], Thomas Edgar, Stella Mae [Evans], Frank L., Neal Walter, Charles, John Horace
died: (May 5,1932) in San Antonio, Bexar County, TX
buried: Blanco City Cemetery, Blanco, Blanco County, TX
note: Betty Bell Townsend Edwards was from Oakville, Live Oak County, TX.

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   Lee Davis
(children of Lewellen Robison and Johnnie A. Petty)

born: (May 11, 1867) in Guadalupe County, TX
married: (a) Lillian (Lillie) Joiner (December 27, 1885) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
               (b) Sarah Jane (Sally) Stapleton Wier (January 15, 1892) in Wimberley, Hays County, TX
children: (a)
Chester Lee
               (b) unnamed, Tom O., and Mable J. (plus children of Sally and William Wilborn Wier: Edna Virginia [John West Cochran], Clara [Graham Gibbons] William Monroe, and Mada [Hamilton Davenport])
died: (January 11, 1914) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
buried: Bandera, Bandera County, TX

   unnamed born: (September 23, 1869) in TX
married: no
children: none
died: (September 23, 1869) in TX
buried:
   Lewellen Thomas
   (Lube)
born: (December 31, 1870) in Guadalupe County, TX
married: Virginia (Jenny) Stapleton (December 3, 1889) in Wimberely, Hays County, TX
children: Lennie [Turner] [Causey], William E. (Willie), Myrtle Lucille [Collins], Charles E. (Charley), Newell L. (Dude)
died: (October 25, 1903) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX; shot in abdomen
buried: Bandera Cemetery, Bandera County, TX
   Leona born: (1876) in Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
married: George W. Lewis, Jr ( ) in
children: Lee, Thadius (Thad), Lola, Ora, Nora
died: ( ) in
buried:
   Charles Dewitt born: (March 18, 1879) in
married:
children:
died:
buried:
   Almeda Harriet
(children of Lewellen Robison and Pinkey Saunders White)

born: (September 8, 1892) in Blanco, Blanco County, TX
married: no
children: no
died: (November 20, 1911) in Blanco, Blanco County, TX
buried: Blanco City Cemetery, Blanco, Blanco County, TX
note: She was a teacher and died of consumption at 19 years of age.

   Mary Mintee born: (August 16, 1894) in Blanco, Blanco County, TX
married: (a) Horace Boise Oatman (November 6, 1912) in Blanco, Blanco County, TX
               (b) Walter Jennings ( ) in
               (c) H. D. Gode ( ) in Hearne, Robertson County, TX (?)
children: (a) Horace Boise Jr (Bill)
               (b) none
               (c) none
died: (March 2, 1973) in Austin, Travis County, TX
buried: Austin, TX (?)
   Emma born: (March 8, 1896) in Blanco, Blanco County, TX
married: Alonzo Raymond Nowotny ( about 1912) in Blanco, Blanco County, TX
children: Raymond Alonzo, William Ray, Clyde Lewellen
died: (December 17, 1970) in Austin, Travis County, TX
buried: Austin, TX (?)

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   Chester Lee
(child of Lee Davis Robison and Lillian Joiner)

born: (October 4, 1887) in Medina, Bandera County, TX
married: Clara Cravey (December 26, 1911) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
children:
Howard Lee
died: (December 7, 1915) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
buried: Bandera County Cemetery, Bandera, Bandera County, TX

   unnamed
(children of Lee Davis Robison and Sarah Jane Stapleton Wier)

born: ( ) in TX
married: no
children: no
died: (before 1900) in TX
buried: in TX

   Thomas O. born: (June 15, 1895) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
married: Stella J. Pyka (December 26, 1911) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
children:
died: (1953) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
buried: St. Stanislaus Catholic Church Cemetery, Bandera, Bandera County, TX
   Mable J. born: (September 8, 1898) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
married: (a) John T. (Jack) Bradshaw ( ) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
               (b) William Sherman Jemeyson ( ) in
children: (a) Mada and Jack B.
               (b) none
died: (June 17, 1975) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
buried: Bandera County Cemetery, Bandera, Bandera County, TX

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   Howard Lee
(child of Chester Lee Robison and Clara Cravey)

born: (April 29, 1915) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
married: Virginia Gaston Cave (June 27, 1938) in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, TX
children:
Roger Lee
died: (December 9, 1977) in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, TX
buried: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX

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   Roger Lee
(child of Howard Lee Robison and Virginia Gaston Cave)
born: (February 5, 1943) in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, TX
married: no
children: no
died:
buried:

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