hmtl5 Elijah Critendon "Crit" Robinson b. 27 Apr 1886 Clay County, Kentucky d. 27 May 1949 Berea, Madison County, Kentucky: Robinson Genealogy
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Elijah Critendon "Crit" Robinson

Male 1886 - 1949  (63 years)


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  • Name Elijah Critendon "Crit" Robinson 
    Born 27 Apr 1886  Clay County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Berea, Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Union, Garrard County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Glade, Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation carpenter  [2, 5] 
    Died 27 May 1949  Berea, Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5] 
    Buried 30 May 1949  Berea Cemetery, Berea, Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5] 
    Person ID I1977  Robinson
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2025 

    Father Alfred Ellis Robinson,   b. 8 Jun 1842, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1926, Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Mary "Polly" Wells,   b. 10 Jun 1844, Wise County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1917, Clay County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 29 Jul 1875  Clay County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F91  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Effie Coyle,   b. 28 Feb 1890, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1985, Berea, Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Married Abt 1909  [7] 
    Divorced Bef 1940  [7] 
    Last Modified 23 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F850  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Apr 1886 - Clay County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Berea, Madison County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Union, Garrard County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Glade, Madison County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 May 1949 - Berea, Madison County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 30 May 1949 - Berea Cemetery, Berea, Madison County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Elijah Crittenden Robinson
      Richmond, Ky., May 28 - Elijah Crittenden Robinson, 63, carpenter, died suddenly at his home in Berea Friday afternoon. A native of Clay county, he had lived in Berea and was for 30 years a carpenter at Berea College.
      Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ella Robinson, Berea; six daughters by a former marriage, Mrs. W. E. Van Winkle, Lancaster; Mrs. Al Peretti, Long Beach, Calif., and Mrs. Curt Pearson, Mrs. Ray Welch, Mrs. Preston McDaniel and Miss Lois Robinson, all of Berea; one son by a former marriage, Fred Robinson, Chillicothe, Ill. Other survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Dora Smith, Berea, and Mrs. Ulysses Moyers of Florida, and three brothers, Boss Robinson, Paint Lick, Herman Robinson, Berea, and Jack Robinson, Ohio.
      Funeral services will be conducted at the Britton funeral home in Berea at 2;30 p.m. Sunday by the Rev. L.B. Scarborough. Burial will be in the Berea cemetery. Pallbearers will be San Robinson, A.P. Smith Jr., Dave Parsons, Charles Pennington, Chester Mauple and Harry Hazelwood.
      The body is at the funeral home.
      The Lexington Herald, Lexington, Kentucky. Sunday, 29 May 1949.

      LKH note: the obituary spells Robinson as Robbinson every time it appears.
      [5, 8]
    • LKH note:
      Elijah & Effie divorced some time between the 1930 and 1940 census. Elijah married a second time to Mary before 1940.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Find a Grave.

    2. [S4] death certificate.

    3. [S17] US World War I draft registration card.

    4. [S2] US Social Security Applications and Claims Index.

    5. [S21] Obituary.

    6. [S23] Marriage record.

    7. [S11] census record.

    8. [S31] Newspaper article.


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