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Richard Burnett:
Lived in Wabasha, MN Elgin, MN and Chatfield, MN wife Minnie Chapman and son ...
1900 Census: with Minnie, Urban and Henry Jr. in Roce County, Faribault, MN with ... Frank Fox
1920 Orange County Census: with wife Minnie (Lois Street)

Stephanie:
DOB: 11- ___ - 1852
Born in Reeds Corner or Augusta, Maine

GRANDMA HELEN (Journal 1951): Henry A. was the first born son to Sarah & William Robinson when they live in Reeds Corner, Maine NOTE: Helen confused William with his brother Joseph. Joseph was married to Sarah

Family moved to Minnesota (Chatfield???) when he was ______________

GRANDMA HELEN (Journal 1951): They finally moved to a farm in Orion Township, Minnesota about three miles from my grandfather's home. William died when still quite a young man & Henry took over the responsibility of the family - four boys & four girls.

Married on ______ 1877 to Arminta Chapman

Henry married Arminta Chapman who was a good horsewoman who would ride out and let the settlers know when the Indians were coming.

GRANDMA HELEN (Journal 1951): After Henry's marriage to Minnie - real name Arminta - Chapman, they settled on a farm near Chatfield and later moved to Elgin where Urban was born.

Children:
1. Urban Leroy Robinson (B: _____ Elgin, Illinois? D: 7-13-1948 in Berkeley, CA)
2. Henry Earl Robinson (B: 10-30-1890 in Faribault, MN D: 12-14-1942)

GRANDMA HELEN (Journal 1951): Mr. Robinson (Henry A.) learned the butcher trade and had his own shop in several different towns - finally in Faribault MN where they lived for several years. Urban went to high school there and Earl was born in Faribault when Urban was eleven. They owned their own home there and evidently had a comfortable life.

1888-89 RICE COUNTY DIRECTORY: H.A. Robinson resident north side Elm street east of third (third later became 1st Ave)
1893 RICE COUNTY DIRECTORY: Cattle buyer, Lyman Tuttle Meat Market 320 North Main).
1895 RICE COUNTY DIRECTORY: Teamster and resident at 617 W 1st street.
RICE COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM: Picture # 374 B 113 is a picture of the Tuttle Meat Market 11/21/1893.
1903 RICE COUNTY DIRECTORY: No mention of Henry in this directory.

KIRBY (8/95): Henry's middle name was Ayer which was a family name but I don't know who's family it came from. Ayer was also my brother Edgar's middle name which is how I know this.

Henry had a collection agency in Minneapolis/St. Paul - the Twin Cities Collection Agency

Henry and Arminta moved to California WHEN? WHY? WHERE?

STEPHANIE: Between 1907 and 1911 according to Grandma Helen's journal

DONALD H. ROBINSON (11-94): We moved to Costa Mesa, CA about 1917 and lived there for a few years. Grandpa and Grandma Robinson were living with us.

About 1920, Grandpa Robinson and Dad were going to buy a dairy ranch in Signal Hill (near Long Beach) but instead they bought a ranch near Newport Beach. Grandpa Robinson had an automobile garage in Newport Beach and bought a house 1/2 block from the ocean. The dairy ranch was so - so. It turned out that Signal Hill was loaded with oil would have been a lot more profitable.

Then Grandpa moved the family to a home outside of Terra Bella, California (near Porterville) where he had 20 acres of grapes and also managed several acres of grapes for another man. These were Thompson Seedless grapes grown for raisins.

Henry became the sheriff of La Habra (He lived in La Habra in 1929 according to Sarah's obituary)

KIRBY (1-96): Henry Ayer Robinson was a Municipal Court Judge in La Habra, CA and also a city councilman in La Habra.

Henry died on _____________ from _____________________ and is buried in La Habra

What do you remember about Henry Ayer Robinson?
Donald H. Robinson: (Grandfather)
1. Ask him about being locked in jail when he was a kid

2. Grandpa Robinson's trip to Mexico and Grandma Helen's trip to get him back

After Grandma died, Grandpa went to Mexico with two women. He drove his Packard Touring Car (a straight 12 that went from here to Chicago). I don't know if he got sick or what but my Mom had to go to Mexico to bring him home.

The women got most of his money - which was probably the plan all along.

The money my Mom spent on getting Grandpa home was some she had saved to make a trip home to Chatfield to see Grandma Forster (her mother) and boy was she mad about that.

Kirby: (Grandfather)
1. Ask about being locked in jail when he was a kid.
2. Ask about grapefruit in the eye.

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GRANDMA HELEN (Journal 1951): Since Mother and Dad Robinson's death, their relatives wrote few letters and though I tried to keep in touch with Urban's cousins I never heard from any of them after Urban's death. The fact that Urban and I became Catholic Converts may have been a reason for they were all Methodists.

What do you remember about Grandma Robinson? (Arminta Chapman Robinson)

GRANDPA: She ruled the house with an iron fist and was a strict Methodist. She had a heart of gold if you could find it.

GRANDPA: (Grandmother) Grandma Robinson was a very religious person. Was a member of the Methodist Church. Did not play cards, dance or drink and did not think too much of the Catholic Church. In fact when I went to Saint Mary's College she was upset. She was a very good woman and took care of me when I was a small boy.