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Lewis "Christopher Columbus" Robinson[1]

Male 1886 - 1928


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  • Born  11 Oct 1886  Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender  Male 
    Died  31 Jul 1928  Manhattan, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Age: 40 
    Agency: Knickerbocker Hospital 
    Cause: Labor pneumonia 
    Address:
    230 W 63rd Street
    Manhattan, New York 
    Buried  4 Aug 1928  [5
    Person ID  I37  Main
    Last Modified  31 Jul 2008 

    Father  William Robinson,   b. Sept 1830, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Rebecca Toon,   b. May 1841, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. unknown 
    Married  1855 
    Documents
    Columbus County Cohabitation Records: William Robeson & Rebecca Toon
    Columbus County Cohabitation Records: William Robeson & Rebecca Toon
    Date of Commencement: 1855
    Date of Acknowledgement: 30 Aug 1866
    Family ID  F403  Group Sheet

    Family  Lucinda A. Lennon,   b. 28 May 1887, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1969, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ethel May Robinson,   b. 8 Aug 1908, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1988, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    >2. Frank Robinson,   b. 30 Dec 1913, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1987, Bronx, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. John Louis Robinson,   b. approx. 1913, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. approx. 1933
     4. James Robinson,   b. approx. 1914, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. approx. 1933
    >5. George William Robinson,   b. 20 Dec 1915, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 2000, Bronx (New York), New York Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Andrew Robinson,   b. 1 Aug 1918, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 2004, Bronx, NY Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Isaac "Ike" Robinson,   b. 2 Dec 1924, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1999, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    >8. Herman Robinson,   b. 5 Feb 1926, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1986, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    >9. Lucinda Robinson,   b. 27 Aug 1927, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1994, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified  25 May 2006 
    Family ID  F16  Group Sheet

  • Documents
    1900 NC Census: William Robeson (Head)
    1900 NC Census: William Robeson (Head)
    Enumeration Date: 9 Jul 1900
    Enumeration District: 36
    Sheet: 21B & 22A
    Location: Tatums, Columbus County, NC

    William - head, age 72, b. Sept 1827, married 42 yrs
    Rebecca - wife, age 59, b. May 1841, married 42 yrs
    Robert - son, cannot read age/when born
    Nathaniel - son, b. June 1872, age 18
    Louis - son, b. Oct 1886, age 13

    Note: They live a few doors away from Lucinda and her family.
    1920 Census - Louis & Lucinda Robinson
    1920 Census - Louis & Lucinda Robinson
    Enumeration Date: 14 Jan 1920
    Enumeration District: 461
    Sheet: 15B
    Location: Manhattan Assembly District 5, New York, New York

    Louis - head - age 32 - can read and write - rented home - b. in NC, parents born in NC - Longshoreman on the docks.
    Lucinda - wife - age 32 - can read and write
    Edna (but should be Ethel) - age 11 - can read and write
    John - son - age 7
    James - son - age 6
    Frank - son - age 6
    George - son - age 4
    Andrew - son - age 1 1/2

    Link to full image.

    Histories
    WWI Draft Registration Card
    WWI Draft Registration Card
    Name: Lewis Robinson
    Date of Birth: October 11, 1886
    Where Born: Whiteville, NC
    Occupation: Longshoreman
    Employer: I cannot make out the full name, but it is Panama something…
    Dependents: Wife & Children
    Death Certificate: Lewis Robinson
    Death Certificate: Lewis Robinson
    Father: Wm Robinson
    Mother: Rebecca Robinson
    Place of Burial: Evergreen (?)Cemetery
    Usual Residence: 230 W 63rd Street

  • Notes 

  • Sources 
    1. [S37] 1900 NC Census: Columbus County (Tatums) (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S17] WW1 Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry) (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S37] 1900 NC Census: Columbus County (Tatums).

    4. [S38] NY Death Certificate (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S38] NY Death Certificate.