Romer Robinson

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Brief Life History of Romer

Romer Robinson was born in Tennessee, United States. He married Cora Overstreet on 12 September 1913, in Smith, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died in his hometown.

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Romer Robinson
Cora Overstreet
1892–1987
Marriage: 12 September 1913
Melvin Robinson
1914–1972

Sources (4)

  • Romer Robinson, "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
  • Romer Robinson, "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
  • Romer Robinson, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 September 1913Smith, Tennessee, United States
  • Children (1)

    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    1927

    Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

    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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