Frank was probably born in Liberty Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania. His parents were Joseph Josiah ROBBINS (1820 - 1905)--a veteran of both the Mexican and Civil Wars--and Marinda ROBBINS (1827 - 1912). It is not known if his parents were related to each other. Frank's siblings were: Charles H. (1844 - 1934); Emeline C. (1846 - 1917); Joseph Uzza Benson (1847 - 1931); Benjamin Leander "Lee" (1850 - 1929); Evaline L. (b. c. 1853); and William Wallace ROBBINS (1867 - 1882).
After the Civil War, Frank moved with his parents and siblings from Liberty Township, Pennsylvania to Newfield Township, Oceana County, Michigan. The village of Hesperia, where they did their business, lies on the Oceana - Newaygo County border.
Around 1877, Frank married a widow, Helena "Lena" SWEET SKINNER (c. 1860 - 1951). In addition to raising his step-daughter, Emma SKINNER (b. c. 1875), Frank fathered five children: Albert A. (1877 - 1915); Nellie (b. c. 1880), Lillian Lulu (1881 - 1971); Hazel (1888 - 1981); and Roy A. ROBBINS (b. c. 1893).
In 1880, Frank and his family lived in Dayton Township, Newaygo County, Michigan, but for most of his life, he lived and farmed in Newfield Township, Oceana County. He and Lena cared for his widowed father until Joseph's death in 1905, a daunting task, because of the veteran's blindness (causedby sunstroke during the Civil War) and senility.
Tragically, Frank committed suicide by hanging (probably on his farm in Newfield Township). He was buried next to his son Albert, who had died of tuberculosis only nine months previously. His widow Lena married Frank's widowed brother Charles in 1921; after her death in 1951, she was laid to rest on the other side of Frank.
After the Civil War, Frank moved with his parents and siblings from Liberty Township, Pennsylvania to Newfield Township, Oceana County, Michigan. The village of Hesperia, where they did their business, lies on the Oceana - Newaygo County border.
Around 1877, Frank married a widow, Helena "Lena" SWEET SKINNER (c. 1860 - 1951). In addition to raising his step-daughter, Emma SKINNER (b. c. 1875), Frank fathered five children: Albert A. (1877 - 1915); Nellie (b. c. 1880), Lillian Lulu (1881 - 1971); Hazel (1888 - 1981); and Roy A. ROBBINS (b. c. 1893).
In 1880, Frank and his family lived in Dayton Township, Newaygo County, Michigan, but for most of his life, he lived and farmed in Newfield Township, Oceana County. He and Lena cared for his widowed father until Joseph's death in 1905, a daunting task, because of the veteran's blindness (causedby sunstroke during the Civil War) and senility.
Tragically, Frank committed suicide by hanging (probably on his farm in Newfield Township). He was buried next to his son Albert, who had died of tuberculosis only nine months previously. His widow Lena married Frank's widowed brother Charles in 1921; after her death in 1951, she was laid to rest on the other side of Frank.
Frank was probably born in Liberty Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania. His parents were Joseph Josiah ROBBINS (1820 - 1905)--a veteran of both the Mexican and Civil Wars--and Marinda ROBBINS (1827 - 1912). It is not known if his parents were related to each other. Frank's siblings were: Charles H. (1844 - 1934); Emeline C. (1846 - 1917); Joseph Uzza Benson (1847 - 1931); Benjamin Leander "Lee" (1850 - 1929); Evaline L. (b. c. 1853); and William Wallace ROBBINS (1867 - 1882).
After the Civil War, Frank moved with his parents and siblings from Liberty Township, Pennsylvania to Newfield Township, Oceana County, Michigan. The village of Hesperia, where they did their business, lies on the Oceana - Newaygo County border.
Around 1877, Frank married a widow, Helena "Lena" SWEET SKINNER (c. 1860 - 1951). In addition to raising his step-daughter, Emma SKINNER (b. c. 1875), Frank fathered five children: Albert A. (1877 - 1915); Nellie (b. c. 1880), Lillian Lulu (1881 - 1971); Hazel (1888 - 1981); and Roy A. ROBBINS (b. c. 1893).
In 1880, Frank and his family lived in Dayton Township, Newaygo County, Michigan, but for most of his life, he lived and farmed in Newfield Township, Oceana County. He and Lena cared for his widowed father until Joseph's death in 1905, a daunting task, because of the veteran's blindness (causedby sunstroke during the Civil War) and senility.
Tragically, Frank committed suicide by hanging (probably on his farm in Newfield Township). He was buried next to his son Albert, who had died of tuberculosis only nine months previously. His widow Lena married Frank's widowed brother Charles in 1921; after her death in 1951, she was laid to rest on the other side of Frank.
After the Civil War, Frank moved with his parents and siblings from Liberty Township, Pennsylvania to Newfield Township, Oceana County, Michigan. The village of Hesperia, where they did their business, lies on the Oceana - Newaygo County border.
Around 1877, Frank married a widow, Helena "Lena" SWEET SKINNER (c. 1860 - 1951). In addition to raising his step-daughter, Emma SKINNER (b. c. 1875), Frank fathered five children: Albert A. (1877 - 1915); Nellie (b. c. 1880), Lillian Lulu (1881 - 1971); Hazel (1888 - 1981); and Roy A. ROBBINS (b. c. 1893).
In 1880, Frank and his family lived in Dayton Township, Newaygo County, Michigan, but for most of his life, he lived and farmed in Newfield Township, Oceana County. He and Lena cared for his widowed father until Joseph's death in 1905, a daunting task, because of the veteran's blindness (causedby sunstroke during the Civil War) and senility.
Tragically, Frank committed suicide by hanging (probably on his farm in Newfield Township). He was buried next to his son Albert, who had died of tuberculosis only nine months previously. His widow Lena married Frank's widowed brother Charles in 1921; after her death in 1951, she was laid to rest on the other side of Frank.
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