He married Sarah Catherine Farwood (Forwood) on 30 OCT 1856 in Switzerland County, IN.
In 1890 the family moved to LaPorte County, IN. They lived on a farm owned by Fred Bennett and John worked as a logger. While cutting wood one day, a sawed piece rolled onto Sarah and broke her hip. She was taken care of by her daughter, Ida, while John stayed home alone.
She and John ended up in separate cemeteries because he got pneumonia and died while they were away from home. He is buried in an unmarked grave in Demaree Cemetery about 2 miles north of Brooksburg, Jefferson County, Indiana. His grave is located at the foot of the hill on the south side. Originally there was a Robbins monument on her grave that included John's name. It has subsequently been replaced by one that has MOTHER 1835 - 1908 engraved under her name.
Their children were:
Hiram Nelson Robbins (Filinbina Elizabeth Miller)
Ida Lucinda Robbins (Ferdinand Jones)
Emily Rosa Robbins (George Hudson)
Nancy Clarenda Robbins (John Wilson Glenn) (John Adam Wringer)
James Oliver Robbins (Charlotte Isabel Glenn)
Stella Robbins (Joseph Berry Glenn)
In 1890 the family moved to LaPorte County, IN. They lived on a farm owned by Fred Bennett and John worked as a logger. While cutting wood one day, a sawed piece rolled onto Sarah and broke her hip. She was taken care of by her daughter, Ida, while John stayed home alone.
She and John ended up in separate cemeteries because he got pneumonia and died while they were away from home. He is buried in an unmarked grave in Demaree Cemetery about 2 miles north of Brooksburg, Jefferson County, Indiana. His grave is located at the foot of the hill on the south side. Originally there was a Robbins monument on her grave that included John's name. It has subsequently been replaced by one that has MOTHER 1835 - 1908 engraved under her name.
Their children were:
Hiram Nelson Robbins (Filinbina Elizabeth Miller)
Ida Lucinda Robbins (Ferdinand Jones)
Emily Rosa Robbins (George Hudson)
Nancy Clarenda Robbins (John Wilson Glenn) (John Adam Wringer)
James Oliver Robbins (Charlotte Isabel Glenn)
Stella Robbins (Joseph Berry Glenn)
He married Sarah Catherine Farwood (Forwood) on 30 OCT 1856 in Switzerland County, IN.
In 1890 the family moved to LaPorte County, IN. They lived on a farm owned by Fred Bennett and John worked as a logger. While cutting wood one day, a sawed piece rolled onto Sarah and broke her hip. She was taken care of by her daughter, Ida, while John stayed home alone.
She and John ended up in separate cemeteries because he got pneumonia and died while they were away from home. He is buried in an unmarked grave in Demaree Cemetery about 2 miles north of Brooksburg, Jefferson County, Indiana. His grave is located at the foot of the hill on the south side. Originally there was a Robbins monument on her grave that included John's name. It has subsequently been replaced by one that has MOTHER 1835 - 1908 engraved under her name.
Their children were:
Hiram Nelson Robbins (Filinbina Elizabeth Miller)
Ida Lucinda Robbins (Ferdinand Jones)
Emily Rosa Robbins (George Hudson)
Nancy Clarenda Robbins (John Wilson Glenn) (John Adam Wringer)
James Oliver Robbins (Charlotte Isabel Glenn)
Stella Robbins (Joseph Berry Glenn)
In 1890 the family moved to LaPorte County, IN. They lived on a farm owned by Fred Bennett and John worked as a logger. While cutting wood one day, a sawed piece rolled onto Sarah and broke her hip. She was taken care of by her daughter, Ida, while John stayed home alone.
She and John ended up in separate cemeteries because he got pneumonia and died while they were away from home. He is buried in an unmarked grave in Demaree Cemetery about 2 miles north of Brooksburg, Jefferson County, Indiana. His grave is located at the foot of the hill on the south side. Originally there was a Robbins monument on her grave that included John's name. It has subsequently been replaced by one that has MOTHER 1835 - 1908 engraved under her name.
Their children were:
Hiram Nelson Robbins (Filinbina Elizabeth Miller)
Ida Lucinda Robbins (Ferdinand Jones)
Emily Rosa Robbins (George Hudson)
Nancy Clarenda Robbins (John Wilson Glenn) (John Adam Wringer)
James Oliver Robbins (Charlotte Isabel Glenn)
Stella Robbins (Joseph Berry Glenn)
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