Brief Life History of Melissa Elvira
When Melissa Elvira Robinson was born on 4 May 1860, in South Carolina, United States, her father, George Franklin Robinson, was 25 and her mother, Elvira Jane Griffin, was 20. She married Barnet Holloway Williams on 4 October 1877. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Township 7 Pumpkintown, Pickens, South Carolina, United States in 1870 and Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, United States for about 50 years. She died on 2 November 1960, in Greenville General Hospital, Greenville, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 100, and was buried in Cedar Rock, Pickens, South Carolina, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (12)
- Malissa Williams in household of Barney H. Williams, "United States Census, 1880"
- Melissa Williams, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"
- Melissa Robinson in household of George F Robinson, "United States Census, 1870"
Spouse and Children
1851–1933 Male
1860–1960 Female
Children (9)
1878–1896 Female
1880–1980 Male
1882–1973 Female
1885–1974 Male
1887–1927 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)
1861
Age 1
1863
Age 3
1886
Age 26
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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