Brief Life History of Glenn Gaylord
When Glenn Gaylord Robinson was born on 3 May 1892, in Fontanelle, Adair, Iowa, United States, his father, Cyrus Bates Robinson, was 32 and his mother, Statie S. Colwell, was 34. He married Fannie Bell Davis on 31 July 1912, in Newark, Licking, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States in 1920 and Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States for about 10 years. He died on 25 April 1951, in Wadena, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Springwell Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States.
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Sources (23)
- Glenn Gaylord Robinson in entry for Donna Pearl Robinson, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Glenn G Robinson, "United States Census, 1940"
- Glenn Robinson in entry for Henry Gordon Fletcher and Donna Pearle Robinson, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
Spouse and Children
1892–1951 Male
1897–1976 Female
Children (3)
1923–1972 Male
1926–2003 Female
1930–2012 Male
Parents and Siblings
1859–1897 Male
1857–1941 Female
Siblings (3)
1883–1955 Female
1886–1890 Female
1892–1951 Male
World Events (8)
1893 · The Minnesota State Flag
Age 1
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 4
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Age 16
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): patronymic from the Middle English personal name Robin , a pet form of Robert , + -son. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
French: from a pet form of the personal name Robin .
West Indian (including Haiti) and Guyanese: most likely not (only) of English or French origin as in 1 above and 2 above, but also, if not mostly, from the related name of the famous Daniel Defoe's literary character Robinson Crusoe (from a novel first published in 1719).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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