Robinson Family

Robinson Family Photos and Info

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George and Jane Robinson

  • Circa 1915 photo of George Robinson.
  • Jane Blackaby Robinson, his wife, ca. 1890's.
  • Back side of previous photo.
  • Jane Robinson once again. I got my dark eyes from her (really!).
  • Headstone for George and Jane, as well as for sons George and John H. (my granddad).
  • Death certificate from 1917 for George Robinson.

    John and Jean Robinson

  • My grandparents in their only known photo together. This group photo is probably their class at Nyack College in NY, ca. 1905. John Hart Robinson is the tall man in the back. He was born in 1882. His future wife, then Alice Maude Kenyon (called "Maude") is gazing off next to the mustachioed man. He called her "Jean", so she ended up as Jean M. Robinson.
  • Closeup.
  • John Hart Robinson, with his first child, my aunt Jeanette (Sater), ca. 1912? Thanks to Carol Sater for this one and the next one.
  • John Robinson ? This handsome chap is supposed to be John, but it looks like a different person to us.
  • Portrait of Jean marked in the corner "Barrett, 324 Yonge St., Toronto." This may be ca. 1905.
  • Jean as a young woman , perhaps at the time of her engagement, ca. 1910, that is stamped "Dixon, 293 Yonge St., Toronto".
  • Jean in a group. The stamp says "Dixon, 301 Yonge St., Toronto", and it is written, perhaps by Jean herself on the bottom, "Maude Kenyon, 1909."
  • A photo likely taken in the 1940's of Jean for White King Publicity , for the Los Angeles Soap Company that she worked for. It was taken at The Broadway (Dept. Store?) Portrait Studio.
  • Jean in a coat from a color enlargement. It was taken in our front yard in La Canada, CA, probably in the late 1950's.

    Children of George and Jane

    So far we have photos of 7 of the Robinson children (counting John above).
  • William Robinson, oldest son of George and Jane. He married Eva Mae Cady 18 November, 1908, in Spokane. There is a good chance they had a farm as George Robinson's death certificate lists him as a farmer. (My mother used to mention Aunt Eva, and spending time in the summer on the farm, eating peas right off the vine.)
  • Albert Robinson , born 1878, with his wife, Eva Marie Scott, and daughter. "AJ" married Eva on Sept 17, 1904 in Newark, NJ. They moved out west by 1911 to Portland, Oregon. They lived the remainder of their lives in Portland, never on a farm.
  • Marriage certificate, AJ and Eva, from Tim Robinson.
  • Ethel-Louise Robinson Houston, .
  • Ida Robinson Thompson , ca. 1920's. She died in 1933. From Austin Chapman.
  • George Robinson (son), ca. 1930.
  • Albert, William, and Daniel Herbert Robinson .
  • Eva and AJ Robinson , at home in the 1950's.
  • AJ and Eva Robinson .
  • William , working a crossword puzzle.
  • Albert and Eva Robinson ca. 1960.
  • Eva Robinson , wife of Albert, 1969. Also
  • Eva .

    Succeeding Generations

  • Two of John's children , Merle and Elenore and friends, ca. 1924 in Spokane. Merle is back right, Ellie is front left. Jeanette, the oldest sister, is not shown.
  • Six of the seven grandchildren of John and Jean, taken in Montrose, CA (August, 1981). From the left: Rob Watson, Chip Watson, Marguerite (Sater) Cameron, John Watson, Robert (Bobby) Sater, Jerry Griggs.
  • Donn Kenyon Griggs, the one other grandchild, with his mother, Elenore, at her home in La Canada, CA (March, 1989).
  • The three Watson brothers , Rob, John, and Chip (August, 1981), who are the children of Merle.
  • John "Jack" Houston and wife, Polly . Jack, who was the son of Ethel-Louise, passed away in 2004.
  • Two of Albert's children , George and Evelyn Robinson , ca. 1910 in Bloomfield, NJ.
  • Gerald (Jerry) Robinson, son of Albert.
  • Jerry and his son, Tim Robinson .
  • Tim and his dad, Jerry Robinson , Boeing Field (Dec., 2003). Jerry was chief electrician on B-29 during WWII. Still running a group of community newspapers. Tim is General Manager.
  • Some 2001 photos: Scott Robinson .
  • Mike Robinson
  • Pat Robinson
  • Boys at dock with their dad in Tacoma (Dec., 2003): Scott (b. 1956), Pat (b. 1951), Mike (b. 1942), Ken (b. 1944), Jerry (b. 1920), and Tim (b. 1945). Tim supplied most of these family photos. THANKS!
  • Kyle Robinson singing in 2004.
  • Stunning view of Puget Sound from Jerry Robinson's deck, taken by Tim Robinson (2005).
  • Painting by Hope Thompson Chapman, daughter of George and Jane's daughter Ida Robinson Thompson. A gift to my mother, Elenore, it is named "Chrysanthemums", the place is Hunt Beach, the date is March/1967, and the price is "Love". As she died later in 1967, it is very touching.