Brief Life History of John Alva
When John Alva Robinson was born on 12 September 1858, in Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, United States, his father, George Franklin Robinson, was 23 and his mother, Elvira Jane Griffin, was 18. He married Mourning Alice Hill about 1876, in Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Township 7 Pumpkintown, Pickens, South Carolina, United States in 1870 and Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, United States for about 20 years. He died on 29 May 1940, at the age of 81, and was buried in Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, United States.
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Sources (19)
- John A Robinson, "United States Census, 1910"
- J A Robinson in entry for Wm Joseph Hunter and Jennie Robinson, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Jno. A. Robinson in entry for J. Fulton Robinson, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"
Spouse and Children
1858–1940 Male
1858–1924 Female
Children (10)
1877–1880 Female
1880–1947 Male
1882–1980 Female
1884–1884 Male
1885–1976 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1834–1888 Male
1840–1921 Female
Siblings (11)
1858–1940 Male
1860–1960 Female
1862–1957 Female
1864–1944 Female
1865– Female
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World Events (8)
1860
Age 2
1863
Age 5
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 23
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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