Posted by donald robitson
on 1/13/2009, 3:06 pm, in reply to "Re: Robinson/Robertson Family"
Mike was my great grandfather, I can help with the gabbard stuff a little, I've been piecing alot together on ancestry.com.
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: My mother was a Robinson, Her father
: was Robert Robinson,I believe his
: family was from elkataw ( I believe
: the spelling is almost correct )I
: visited a cemetaery years ago in
: Elkataw and they called it the
: Robinson Cemetery, My grandfather
: Robert Robinson also had several
: brothers name John and Mike, Mike
: ended with an atificial leg and was
: burnt in a fire later years, Robert
: Robinson also had several sisters and
: one was named Salley Bell the others
: not sure of, they were related to the
: gabbards in some way, Both Robert
: Robinson and Martha Robinson are
: buried in Jackson Cemetery, I visited
: the cemetery in Elkatwa several times
: it was difficult to get to. My mothers
: name was Bobby Jean cox, Robert
: Robinson was her father, the years I
: visited the cemetery was from 1955 un
: till 1975 and I haven't been back
: there since. If this helps let me
: know.
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: I have been trying unsuccessfully to
: trace my mother's family. I know her
: grandfather was Charlie/Charles
: Robinson born between 1860-1864
: married to Polly/Mary Gabbard. They
: had the following children: Wm.Beech,
: Robert(Rob),Albert(Al), Minnie, Ada,
: Bette, Reed, Franklin(Frank) &
: Lillie. It is told he was shot &
: killed before 1910. We don't know if
: this is true. I have looked at
: various Breathitt County Cemeteries
: and cannot find him. We don't know
: his parents although some suspect he
: was originally from Clay County son of
: James & Margaret(Burgess)
: Robinson. I would appreciate any
: help. Thanks!!!
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