William Robison

1836 - 1906  (70 years)

• Name	William Robison  [1, 2]
  Born	23 Jan 1836	Pennsylvania   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Sep 1906  [3]
  Buried	Old Rosemont Cemetery, Bloomsburg, Columbia County, PA   [3]
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135712592/william-c-robison
  Person ID	I2342	Kreider Moyer
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family	Mary E. Achenbach,   b. 01 Jun 1841, Pennsylvania ,   d. 04 Mar 1869  (Age 27 years)
  Married	27 Jan 1868	Espy, Columbia County, PA   [1]
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F818	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Jan 1836 - Pennsylvania Married - 27 Jan 1868 - Espy, Columbia County, PA Buried - - Old Rosemont Cemetery, Bloomsburg, Columbia County, PA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Histories

  History of Columbia and Montour Counties 1887.pdf

  
  

• Sources

  [S20] Family Memorial of John Phillip Achenbach and Descendants, Sarah Jane Kline Houtz, (Mail Printer House, Topeka, Kansas 189?). [S7] History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennslvania, Battle, J. H., (A. Warner & Co., 1887). WILLIAM C. ROBISON, retired farmer. P.O. Espy, was born near his present residence January 23, 1836, a son of John and Margaret (Christman) Robison. The former was the first of the family to settle in Columbia County, locating in Bloomsburg, where he married, and in 1834 located in Espy. He was State supervisor of canals for four or five years and owned the farm of 140 acres just north of the present depot at Espy. He bought the place about 1834 and resided there the remainder of his life. During his early manhood he used to freight goods by team between Bloomsburg and the cities of New York and Philadelphia for the McKelvys and others; the trip, driving both ways, occupied three or four weeks. By trade he was a tanner and operated a tannery near where the Catholic Church now stands on Third Street, in Bloomsburg. He was successful in acquiring a competence; was an elder of the Presbyterian Church for many years, and an honored life member of the Board of Foreign Missions of that church. He was elected and served one term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and always affiliated with the Democratic party. He died in 1871 at the age of eighty years, and his widow in January, 1885, aged eighty-four years. Both are buried in Rosemont Cemetery. They had a family of ten children, only five of whom are now living: Mary E., Huston, William C, Martha (wife of C. A. Moyer), and Lovilla (wife of II. W. Kitchen). The old homestead is owned by William C. and Huston. William C. has been twice married; first in 1868 to Mary, daughter of Philip Achenbach. She died in the spring of 1869, and in June, 1885, he married Laura, daughter of Dr. William Case, of Espy. Mr. Robison is a member of the Presbyterian Church; politically a Democrat, and has served his vicinity in the school board for several years. He enlisted in 1863 in Company E, One Hundred and Thirty-second Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, took part in the battle of Antietam and served until the expiration of his term—nine months. He was mustered out at Harper's Ferry, Va., and during a part of his service was a corporal. [S38] Find A Grave database.