Ann Robinson

Brief Life History of Ann

When Ann Robinson was born on 13 December 1815, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, William R. Robinson, was 41 and her mother, Sarah Witcher, was 20. She married Joseph Tinkham on 15 December 1841, in Kirkwood, Warren, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Township of Tompkins, Warren, Illinois, United States in 1860. She died on 15 September 1897, in Warren, Illinois, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Center Grove Cemetery, Kirkwood, Warren, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Tinkham
1812–1887
Ann Robinson
1815–1897
Marriage: 15 December 1841
William R Tinkham
1842–1844
Mary Ann Tinkham
1844–1908
Joseph Willard Tinkham
1847–1915

Sources (18)

  • Ann Tinkham in household of Joseph Tinkham, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Sarah Ann Robinson Tinkham, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Sarah Ann Robinson, "England and Wales, Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1825

Historical Boundaries: 1825: Warren, Illinois, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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