Individual Details
William B. Robbins
(25 May 1879 - 23 Jul 1900)
- Name: William Robbins [2]
- Name: Willie Robbins [4]
- White [1] [2] [3]
- Male [1] [2] [3]
Source List:
[1] 1880 US Census, Isaac Robbins Household, Doc4732.pdf
[2] 1900 US Census, Isaac Robbins Household, Doc4707.pdf
[3] Death Certificate, William B. Robbins, ID0072, Doc5668.pdf
[4] Book, Robbins, Back Creek: The Robbins (Robins) and Their Kin of Randolph County, North Carolina, Bk3230/ Bk3230.pdf (A)
Legend:
- * = Primary Source
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Events
| Birth | 25 May 1879 | Hamilton County, Indiana, United States |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 1880 | (Isaac Robbins and Keziah Tomlinson) Adams Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Marital Status | 21 Jun 1880 | single - Adams Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 1900 | farm laborer - Washington Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Marital Status | 16 Jun 1900 | Single - Washington Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Census (family)-shared | 16 Jun 1900 | (Isaac Robbins and Keziah Tomlinson) Washington Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Death | 23 Jul 1900 | in a Farm Accident - Washington Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Marital Status | 23 Jul 1900 | Single - Washington Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Residence | 23 Jul 1900 | RFD #1, Westfield, Hamilton, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 23 Jul 1900 | Farmer - Washington Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Burial | Aft 23 Jul 1900 | Row 12 Gs 8 - Chester Friends Cemetery, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Reference No | ID0072 | ||||
| Biography | William Biography Info - Hamilton County, Indiana, United States | | |||
| FSFT# | LZV1-2WZ -https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZV1-2WZ | ||||
| Research | Other William Robbins in Hamilton County (See mixup in Obits for William) | | | ||
| Parents | Isaac Robbins and Keziah Tomlinson | | | ||
| Education | | |
Families
| Father | Isaac Robbins (1844 - 1909) |
| Mother | Keziah Tomlinson (1852 - 1931) |
| Sibling | Christopher Columbus "Chris" Robbins (1874 - 1946) |
| Sibling | Oscar Clifton Robbins (1876 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Mae "Lizzie" Robbins (1882 - 1961) |
Notes
Birth
- Date of Birth: 25 May 1879 [4]- Date of Birth: 27 May 1879 (Calculated from age at death) [3]
- Date of Birth: May 1879 [2]
- Birth Place: Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana [3]
- Birth Place: Hamilton County, Indiana
- Birth Place: Indiana [1] [2]
- Age 1 (1880) [1]
- Age 21 (1900) [2]
- Age 21y 1m 26d (23 July 1900) - (Calc DOB: 27 May 1879) [3]
Source List:
[1] 1880 US Census, Isaac Robbins Household, Doc4732.pdf
[2] 1900 US Census, Isaac Robbins Household, Doc4707.pdf
[3] Death Certificate, William B. Robbins, ID0072, Doc5668.pdf
[4] Book, Robbins, Back Creek: The Robbins (Robins) and Their Kin of Randolph County, North Carolina, Bk3230/ Bk3230.pdf (A)
Legend:
- * = Primary Source
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Census (family)-shared
Extract:1] Isac [Isaac] Robbins: Head of household - 35 yr old white male, married, Farmer - he and his parents born in North Carolina.
2] Kesiah [Keziah] Robbins: 29 yr old white female, married, Keeping House - She and her mother born in Indiana and her father in North Carolina.
3] Christopher C. Robbins: 6 yr old white male, son, single - he and his mother born in Indiana, his father in North Carolina.
4] Oscar C. Robbins: 4 yr old white male, son, single, he and his mother born in Indiana, his father in North Carolina.
5] William B. Robbins: 1 yr old white male, son, single, he and his mother born in Indiana, his father in North Carolina
Census (family)-shared
From Images:[Sheet 9B, Line 96] -
1] Isaac Robbins: Head of household - 55 yr old white male, born Sept 1844, married for 27 yrs - he and his parents born in North Carolina - Farmer, Can read and speak English but cannot write - Rented farm, Farm Schedule: 150.
2] Kisiah Robbins: Wife of head - 48 yr old white female, born Feb 1852, married for 27 years, mother of 4 children who are all living - She and her mother born in Indiana, her father in North Carolina, no occupation, can read, write and speak English.
3] Christopher Robbins: Son of head - 26 yr old white male, born Apr 1874, single - he and his mother born in Indiana, father in North Carolina - Occupation: Farm laborer - able to read, write and speak English.
4] Oscar Robbins: son of head - 24 yr old white male, born Feb 1876, single - he and his mother born in Indiana, father in North Carolina. - Occupation: farm laborer - able to read, write and speak English.
5] William Robbins: son of head - 21 yr old white male, born May 1879, single - he and his mother born in Indiana, father in North Carolina - Occupation: Farm Laborer, able to read, write and speak English.
[Sheet 10A]
6] Lizzie Robbins: Daughter of head - 18 yr old white female, born Feb 1882, single - she and mother born in Indiana, father in North Carolina - able to read, write and speak English.
7] Delilia Tomlinson: Mother-in-law of head - 74 yr old white female, born March 1826, widow - mother of 11 children, 4 are living - born in Indiana, father in North Carolina and mother in Ohio. Able to read, write and speak English
Death
- Date of Death: 23 July 1900 [6] [7]- Time of Death: 4 pm [6]
- Place of Death: Near Hortonville, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana [6]
- Cause of Death: Accident by being thrown in Sickle of Self-Binder [6]
with horse ??? team. Severing Spinal Column and di?? Spinal Column severed in lumbar region [6]
- Physician: L. J. Baldwin, M.D., Hortonville, Ind. [6]
- Informant: Christopher Robbins [Brother] [6]
Slain by a Mowing Machine:
Noblesville Special: William Robbins a farmer, living seven miles west of this city, was killed while cutting oats on the farm of Hon. T. J. Lindley Tuesday. While making repairs on his mower the horses started to run, and threw Robbins in front of the sickle bar. He was terribly mangled and died in a few minutes. He leaves a widow and five children. [incorrect] [1]
TERRIBLY MANGLED - William Robbins, Living Near Horton, Meets a Horrible Death - William Robbins, a farmer living near Hortonville, was killed in the harvest field on the farm of the Hon. Thomas J. Lindley, by being caught in a binder while cutting oats, Monday afternoon. He was stooping over the binder attempting to make some repairs on the machine, when the horses started, throwing him directly in front of the sickle bar. One leg and one arm were cut off before he was rescued from his awful position. He died while being conveyed to his home. A widow and five children survive him - [Note: He was never married and had no children - obit misprint, other info correct] [2]
William Robbins, a farmer near Horton, was killed by being caught in a binder while cutting oats. He was stooping over the machine when the horses started, throwing him directly in front of the sickle bar. An arm and a leg were cut off, and he died in a short time. He left a widow and five children. [He was never married, rest is correct] [3]
William Robbins, a farmer near Horton, was killed by being caught in a binder while cutting oats. He was stooping over the machine when the horses started throwing him directly in front of the sickle bar. An arm and a leg were cut off, and he died in a short time. He left a widow and five children. [He never married, rest of story correct] [4]
Slain by a Mowing Machine
Noblesville special: William Robbins, a farmer living seven miles west of this city, was killed while cutting oats on the farm of Hon. T. J. Lindley Tuesday. While making repairs on his mower the horses started to run, and threw Robbins in front of the sickle bar. He was terribly mangled and died in a few minutes. He leaves a widow and five children. [He never married, rest of story correct] [5]
William was killed by a binder being drawn by a runaway Horse. [7]
Source List:
[1] English Crawford County Democrat, (English, Indiana), 2 Aug 1900, page 1, Col. 5
[2] Obituary, Noblesville Ledger, 27 July 1900, page 1
[3] Denver Tribune (Denver, Indiana), 2 Aug 1900, Col. 5
[4] Portland Semi Weekly Sun (Portland, Indiana), 31 July 1900
[5] Mooresville Guide (Mooresville, Indiana), 3 Aug 1900
[6] Death Certificate, William B. Robbins, ID0072, Doc5668.pdf
[7] Book, Robbins, Back Creek: The Robbins (Robins) and Their Kin of Randolph County, North Carolina, Bk3230/ Bk3230.pdf (A)
Legend:
- * = Primary Source
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Burial
- Burial Date: 24 July 1900 [1]- Cemetery: Chester Friends Cemetery [1]
- Cemetery Location: Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana [1]
Source List:
[1] Death Certificate, William B. Robbins, ID0072, Doc5668.pdf
Legend:
- * = Primary Source
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored, (U) = Unknown
Research
Note: I truly think this was just a typo in the original obit from the Noblesville or Sheridan paper and was copied by all the others1. William M. Robbins (1873-1953)
- Wife: Mia
- Children: Margaret, Mabel
- Druggist in Sheridan
- See: Doc2944.txt for info about him and his family, parents, etc.
Parents
- Father: Isaac Robbins [3] [4]- Father born North Carolina [1] [2] [3]
- Mother: Keziah Tomlinson [3] [4]
- Mother born Indiana [1] [2] [3]
- Son of head [1] [2]
- Living in Isaac and Keziah Robbins Household [1] [2]
Source List:
[1] 1880 US Census, Isaac Robbins Household, Doc4732.pdf
[2] 1900 US Census, Isaac Robbins Household, Doc4707.pdf
[3] Death Certificate, William B. Robbins, ID0072, Doc5668.pdf
[4] Book, Robbins, Back Creek: The Robbins (Robins) and Their Kin of Randolph County, North Carolina, Bk3230/ Bk3230.pdf (A)
Legend:
- * = Primary Source
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Education
1900: Able to read, write and speak EnglishEndnotes
1. Database On-line, "Family Data Collection - Births". William B Robbins, ID0072. www.ancestry.com, accessed 1 April 2007. Acc000893.
2. Family Group Sheets for the descendants of Isaac Robbins, ID0069 and Oscar Robbins, ID0014. Created by Myron Foulke Robbins, Sr ID0016, about 1980. RobbHaas Digital Archive, Doc4687.pdf, page 1.
3. 1880 US Population Schedule. Adams Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. SD3, ED36, Page 48, Dwelling 396, Family 400, Line 14, Census Date, 21 June 1880. Isaac Robbins Household. Original Data: NARA, T9, Roll 281; Family HIstory Film 1254281, page 350.4000. www.ancestry.com, accessed 16 Apr 2018. Acc000641/Doc4732.pdf.
4. 1900 US Census, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. SD 9, ED 92, Enumeration Date 16 June 1900. Dwelling 220, Family 225, Sheet 9B, Line 96, and Sheet 10A, Line 1 & 2, Isaac Robbins, ID0069 Household. Original Data: NARA, T623, roll 375. www.ancestry.com, accessed 14 March 2020. Doc4707.pdf.
5. William B. Robbins, ID0072, 23 July 1900, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. "Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line, w/ images]. Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana, Death Certificates; Year: 1899 - 1900; Roll: 08. www.ancestry.com, accessed 26 March 2020. Doc5668.pdf.
6. Headstone Inscription, Chester Cemetery, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, William B. Robbins, ID0072.
7. Lehman, Sarah Robbins. Back Creek: The Robbins (Robins) and Their Kin of Randolph County, North Carolina, np, 1991, (286 pgs). Bk3230. Bk3230.pdf, 73.
8. 1880 US Population Schedule. Adams Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. SD3, ED36, Page 48, Dwelling 396, Family 400, Line 14, Census Date, 21 June 1880. Isaac Robbins Household. Original Data: NARA, T9, Roll 281; Family HIstory Film 1254281, page 350.4000. www.ancestry.com, accessed 16 Apr 2018. Acc000641/Doc4732.pdf.
9. 1880 US Population Schedule. Adams Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. SD3, ED36, Page 48, Dwelling 396, Family 400, Line 14, Census Date, 21 June 1880. Isaac Robbins Household. Original Data: NARA, T9, Roll 281; Family HIstory Film 1254281, page 350.4000. www.ancestry.com, accessed 16 Apr 2018. Acc000641/Doc4732.pdf.
10. 1900 US Census, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. SD 9, ED 92, Enumeration Date 16 June 1900. Dwelling 220, Family 225, Sheet 9B, Line 96, and Sheet 10A, Line 1 & 2, Isaac Robbins, ID0069 Household. Original Data: NARA, T623, roll 375. www.ancestry.com, accessed 14 March 2020. Doc4707.pdf.
11. 1900 US Census, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. SD 9, ED 92, Enumeration Date 16 June 1900. Dwelling 220, Family 225, Sheet 9B, Line 96, and Sheet 10A, Line 1 & 2, Isaac Robbins, ID0069 Household. Original Data: NARA, T623, roll 375. www.ancestry.com, accessed 14 March 2020. Doc4707.pdf.
12. 1900 US Census, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. SD 9, ED 92, Enumeration Date 16 June 1900. Dwelling 220, Family 225, Sheet 9B, Line 96, and Sheet 10A, Line 1 & 2, Isaac Robbins, ID0069 Household. Original Data: NARA, T623, roll 375. www.ancestry.com, accessed 14 March 2020. Doc4707.pdf.
13. Interview, Walter C Robbins, Sr ID0005, 23 Jan 2007. Conducted by son Watler C Robbins, Jr ID0001. Acc000856..
14. Obituary, William Robbins, ID0072. Noblesville Daily Ledger - (Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana), 27 July 1900, page 1. Acc000883/ Doc1949.pdf.
15. Database On-line, Ancestry.com: "Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920" William B Robbins, ID0072, 23 July 1900. Original Data: Works Projects Administration, Indiana, c 1938-1941. City Health Office, Cicero, Book H-3, page 12. www.ancestry.com, accessed 1 April 2007. Acc000892.
16. Book, Index to Death Record Hamilton County [Indiana] 1882-1920, Vol 1 A-Z. Cicero Health Dept, Cicero, Book H-3, page 12. Repository: Hamilton East Public Library, Noblesville, Indiana, William B. Robbins, ID0072.
17. Walter C Robbins ID0005. Interview 29 Sept 2005. Interviewed by his son, ID0001. Acc001067/Doc0740.pdf (Acc001067/Doc0740.pdf).
18. Family Group Sheets for the descendants of Isaac Robbins, ID0069 and Oscar Robbins, ID0014. Created by Myron Foulke Robbins, Sr ID0016, about 1980. RobbHaas Digital Archive, Doc4687.pdf, page 1.
19. Database On-line, "Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ7F-KRF : 24 March 2022), William B. Robbins, ID0072, 23 Jul 1900, Washington Township, Indiana; from "Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2003); citing "The source of this record is the book CSS-2 on page 113 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration." City Health Office, Cicero. Acc003067.
20. Newspaper Article, "Slain by Mowing Machine" English Crawford County Democrat, (English, Indiana), William B. Robbins, ID0072, 2 Aug 1900, page 1, Col. 5. www.myheritage.com, accessed 15 June 2015.
21. Newspaper Article, Denver Tribune (Denver, Indiana), 2 Aug 1900, Col. 5. MyHeritage.com, accessed 15 June 2015, William B. Robbins, ID0072.
22. Newspaper Article, Portland Semi Weekly Sun (Portland, Indiana), 31 July 1900. MyHeritage.com, accessed 15 June 2015, William B. Robbins, ID0072.
23. Newspaper Article, "Slain by Mowing Machine" Mooresville Guide (Mooresville, Indiana), 3 Aug 1900. MyHeritage.com, accessed 15 June 2015, William B. Robbins, ID0072.
24. Newspaper Article, Indianapolis Journal (Indianapolis, Indiana), 25 July 1900, page 2, Col. 4, William B. Robbins, ID0072 www.myheritage.com, accessed 13 May 2017. Doc4247.jpg.
25. William B. Robbins, ID0072, 23 July 1900, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. "Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line, w/ images]. Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana, Death Certificates; Year: 1899 - 1900; Roll: 08. www.ancestry.com, accessed 26 March 2020. Doc5668.pdf.
26. Headstone Inscription, Chester Cemetery, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, William B. Robbins, ID0072.
27. Lehman, Sarah Robbins. Back Creek: The Robbins (Robins) and Their Kin of Randolph County, North Carolina, np, 1991, (286 pgs). Bk3230. Bk3230.pdf, 73.
28. William B. Robbins, ID0072, 23 July 1900, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. "Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line, w/ images]. Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana, Death Certificates; Year: 1899 - 1900; Roll: 08. www.ancestry.com, accessed 26 March 2020. Doc5668.pdf.
29. Lehman, Sarah Robbins. Back Creek: The Robbins (Robins) and Their Kin of Randolph County, North Carolina, np, 1991, (286 pgs). Bk3230. Bk3230.pdf, 73.
30. William B. Robbins, ID0072, 23 July 1900, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. "Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line, w/ images]. Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana, Death Certificates; Year: 1899 - 1900; Roll: 08. www.ancestry.com, accessed 26 March 2020. Doc5668.pdf.
31. William B. Robbins, ID0072, 23 July 1900, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. "Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line, w/ images]. Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana, Death Certificates; Year: 1899 - 1900; Roll: 08. www.ancestry.com, accessed 26 March 2020. Doc5668.pdf.
32. Nellie E Evans, compiler, Hamilton County Cemeteries, Vol 1 (Sheridan, Indiana: Nellie E Evans, nd; Bk3411) - Selected pages, Doc0241.pdf, page 47..
33. Chester Cemetery Listing. Hamilton East Public Library/Family History Vertical Files/Hiatt, Tomlinson, Robbins. Acc000919/Doc1930.pdf, Row 12, Stone 8.
34. Family Group Sheets for the descendants of Isaac Robbins, ID0069 and Oscar Robbins, ID0014. Created by Myron Foulke Robbins, Sr ID0016, about 1980. RobbHaas Digital Archive, Doc4687.pdf, page 1.
35. Find a Grave Memorial, Robbins, William, ID0072, Chester Friends Cemetery - Memorial# 14328672 - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Robbins&GSiman=1&GScid=84618&GRid=14328672&.
36. "Hamilton County, Indiana Cemetery Database" Hamilton East Public Library. http://heplindianaroom.org/cemetery (Accessed 1 Aug 2020) , William D. [B.] Robbins, ID0072, Chester Cemetery, accessed 22 Dec 2014.
37. William B. Robbins, ID0072, 23 July 1900, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. "Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line, w/ images]. Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana, Death Certificates; Year: 1899 - 1900; Roll: 08. www.ancestry.com, accessed 26 March 2020. Doc5668.pdf.
38. Headstone Inscription, Chester Cemetery, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, William B. Robbins, ID0072.
39. Web Page, RobbHaas, William B. Robbins, ID0072 RobbHaas Web Page.
40. photo, Isaac Robibns, ID0069 Family before July 1900. William is 2nd from left. Ph3110.jpg.
41. 1880 US Census, 1880 US Census - Orlando Robbins, ID5301 Household - Adams Township, SD 3, ED 34, Page 37A, Line 25.
42. Document, Misc, Info Sheet for William M. Robbins (1873-1953) - Doc2944.txt.
43. 1880 US Population Schedule. Adams Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. SD3, ED36, Page 48, Dwelling 396, Family 400, Line 14, Census Date, 21 June 1880. Isaac Robbins Household. Original Data: NARA, T9, Roll 281; Family HIstory Film 1254281, page 350.4000. www.ancestry.com, accessed 16 Apr 2018. Acc000641/Doc4732.pdf.
44. 1900 US Census, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. SD 9, ED 92, Enumeration Date 16 June 1900. Dwelling 220, Family 225, Sheet 9B, Line 96, and Sheet 10A, Line 1 & 2, Isaac Robbins, ID0069 Household. Original Data: NARA, T623, roll 375. www.ancestry.com, accessed 14 March 2020. Doc4707.pdf.
45. William B. Robbins, ID0072, 23 July 1900, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. "Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line, w/ images]. Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana, Death Certificates; Year: 1899 - 1900; Roll: 08. www.ancestry.com, accessed 26 March 2020. Doc5668.pdf.
46. Lehman, Sarah Robbins. Back Creek: The Robbins (Robins) and Their Kin of Randolph County, North Carolina, np, 1991, (286 pgs). Bk3230. Bk3230.pdf, Page 73.
47. 1900 US Census, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. SD 9, ED 92, Enumeration Date 16 June 1900. Dwelling 220, Family 225, Sheet 9B, Line 96, and Sheet 10A, Line 1 & 2, Isaac Robbins, ID0069 Household. Original Data: NARA, T623, roll 375. www.ancestry.com, accessed 14 March 2020. Doc4707.pdf.