Robert was born in Prentice, Price County, Wisconsin on August 11, 1895, the son of Carl J. and Signe Lindquist Levin. The name on his original birth certificate is John Robert, the name John is crossed out and Carl is written in as the middle name. Signe died in 1899, and both Robert and his older sister Viola were taken in by Carl's parents. Carl apparently remarried and if the children lived with him and his new wife, it was not for very long. Carl, his new wife and son left about 1919 for the State of Washington. According to Robert's children, there was family resentment about Carl leaving. Robert and Viola attended a one room school about a mile south of the house where they lived. Around 1909, Robert ran away from home and hopped a freight to Washington to try and find his father. He missed his father, who was apparently on his way back to Wisconsin at the time for a visit. Robert found work in Washington for a while. Later, they crossed paths again in the other direction, and Robert never did see his father again until just before Carl died in 1943. When Robert was on his way back to Wisconsin, he was shot in the arm by a railroad security guard at Vail, Colorado. In 1911, when Robert was 15, he was in the woods with an uncle, who set his gun down on a log. It discharged and the uncle died. There is a record of Angus Ek, who died of a gunshot wound to the chest on October 24, 1911.
About 1914, Robert was working at a paper mill in Park Falls when he met his future bride, Hattie Belle Hesford, the daughter of Orin and Lucy Jane Romack Hesford. They were married in Park Falls on July 4, 1915. Nobody seems to know why, but Hattie added an "E" to the end of Levin after she married Robert. They had three children in Park Falls, then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota about 1920, where they had three more children. In 1930, Bob's sister died in childbirth and Bob & Hattie took the baby to raise as their own.
Robert was working for the Soo Line Railroad, but lost his job during the depression. Around 1932, there was some sort of government plan to move people back to farms, and Bob and Hattie took advantage of it. They moved to a new town called Shovel Lake in northern Minnesota near Hill City and got a government loan to begin farming.
Everything went fine for a couple of years, then the well went dry and another source of water couldn't be found. They were forced to abandon the farm. They moved to Onamia, then Princeton, doing a little farming. In 1965, they moved to Carnation, Washington, where their son Ted had settled. They only stayed until the first small earthquake, when Hattie insisted they move back to Minnesota. They bought some land a couple of miles out of Cambridge. Bob was retired from active farming by this time. They lived there until April 28, 1982, when Bob died.
About 1914, Robert was working at a paper mill in Park Falls when he met his future bride, Hattie Belle Hesford, the daughter of Orin and Lucy Jane Romack Hesford. They were married in Park Falls on July 4, 1915. Nobody seems to know why, but Hattie added an "E" to the end of Levin after she married Robert. They had three children in Park Falls, then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota about 1920, where they had three more children. In 1930, Bob's sister died in childbirth and Bob & Hattie took the baby to raise as their own.
Robert was working for the Soo Line Railroad, but lost his job during the depression. Around 1932, there was some sort of government plan to move people back to farms, and Bob and Hattie took advantage of it. They moved to a new town called Shovel Lake in northern Minnesota near Hill City and got a government loan to begin farming.
Everything went fine for a couple of years, then the well went dry and another source of water couldn't be found. They were forced to abandon the farm. They moved to Onamia, then Princeton, doing a little farming. In 1965, they moved to Carnation, Washington, where their son Ted had settled. They only stayed until the first small earthquake, when Hattie insisted they move back to Minnesota. They bought some land a couple of miles out of Cambridge. Bob was retired from active farming by this time. They lived there until April 28, 1982, when Bob died.
Robert was born in Prentice, Price County, Wisconsin on August 11, 1895, the son of Carl J. and Signe Lindquist Levin. The name on his original birth certificate is John Robert, the name John is crossed out and Carl is written in as the middle name. Signe died in 1899, and both Robert and his older sister Viola were taken in by Carl's parents. Carl apparently remarried and if the children lived with him and his new wife, it was not for very long. Carl, his new wife and son left about 1919 for the State of Washington. According to Robert's children, there was family resentment about Carl leaving. Robert and Viola attended a one room school about a mile south of the house where they lived. Around 1909, Robert ran away from home and hopped a freight to Washington to try and find his father. He missed his father, who was apparently on his way back to Wisconsin at the time for a visit. Robert found work in Washington for a while. Later, they crossed paths again in the other direction, and Robert never did see his father again until just before Carl died in 1943. When Robert was on his way back to Wisconsin, he was shot in the arm by a railroad security guard at Vail, Colorado. In 1911, when Robert was 15, he was in the woods with an uncle, who set his gun down on a log. It discharged and the uncle died. There is a record of Angus Ek, who died of a gunshot wound to the chest on October 24, 1911.
About 1914, Robert was working at a paper mill in Park Falls when he met his future bride, Hattie Belle Hesford, the daughter of Orin and Lucy Jane Romack Hesford. They were married in Park Falls on July 4, 1915. Nobody seems to know why, but Hattie added an "E" to the end of Levin after she married Robert. They had three children in Park Falls, then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota about 1920, where they had three more children. In 1930, Bob's sister died in childbirth and Bob & Hattie took the baby to raise as their own.
Robert was working for the Soo Line Railroad, but lost his job during the depression. Around 1932, there was some sort of government plan to move people back to farms, and Bob and Hattie took advantage of it. They moved to a new town called Shovel Lake in northern Minnesota near Hill City and got a government loan to begin farming.
Everything went fine for a couple of years, then the well went dry and another source of water couldn't be found. They were forced to abandon the farm. They moved to Onamia, then Princeton, doing a little farming. In 1965, they moved to Carnation, Washington, where their son Ted had settled. They only stayed until the first small earthquake, when Hattie insisted they move back to Minnesota. They bought some land a couple of miles out of Cambridge. Bob was retired from active farming by this time. They lived there until April 28, 1982, when Bob died.
About 1914, Robert was working at a paper mill in Park Falls when he met his future bride, Hattie Belle Hesford, the daughter of Orin and Lucy Jane Romack Hesford. They were married in Park Falls on July 4, 1915. Nobody seems to know why, but Hattie added an "E" to the end of Levin after she married Robert. They had three children in Park Falls, then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota about 1920, where they had three more children. In 1930, Bob's sister died in childbirth and Bob & Hattie took the baby to raise as their own.
Robert was working for the Soo Line Railroad, but lost his job during the depression. Around 1932, there was some sort of government plan to move people back to farms, and Bob and Hattie took advantage of it. They moved to a new town called Shovel Lake in northern Minnesota near Hill City and got a government loan to begin farming.
Everything went fine for a couple of years, then the well went dry and another source of water couldn't be found. They were forced to abandon the farm. They moved to Onamia, then Princeton, doing a little farming. In 1965, they moved to Carnation, Washington, where their son Ted had settled. They only stayed until the first small earthquake, when Hattie insisted they move back to Minnesota. They bought some land a couple of miles out of Cambridge. Bob was retired from active farming by this time. They lived there until April 28, 1982, when Bob died.
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