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Special Thanks to Jane Bennett for contributing this Bio of Elendor (Warren) Strother
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Regarding Elendor, I have constructed a rough chronology of her life:
1836: b. in KY, probably Wayne County
1839: removed with her family to Itawamba County, MS
1850: enumerated on Fed Census for Itawamba County with mother, Margery (HANCOCK) WARREN and older brother Jackson J. WARREN. Reuben had died earlier in the year. He was in his late 80s, and possibly as old as 90.
1855: Margery WARREN applies for a widow's pension in Oktibbeha County, MS
185?: Elendor probably married ____ STROTHER. I have not been able to find the marriage record.
1860: Elendor STROTHER is enumerated on the Fed census in Oktibbeha County, MS. She is enumerated with Reuben STROTHER, age 2, who I assume to be her son. No husband is listed. Was he dead? If not, where was he? She is living with the Samuel McCLELLAN family. A few lines away (on the census page) her widowed sister Nancy (WARREN) ADAMS is living with another McCLELLAN family.
1870: She is enumerated with Pleasant B. DOWNING. Reuben has disappeared. Did he die? Did she send him to live with another family? Did the McCLELLAN's keep him? He never shows up nor is he mentioned again.
1880: She's enumerated again with Pleasant.
1900 & 1910: I don't have these censuses
1903: Elendor writes a letter to the Federal Pension Bureau asking if she's eligible to receive a pension based on her father's Revolutionary War service. The letter is in Margery WARREN's Rev War pension file in the National Archives and is on the microfilm. Note: The film copy is overexposed and hard to read.
1917: Elendor dies.
If you want to do any DOWNING research in Tom Green County (where San Angelo is located) look also for the spelling DOUNING. For some reason, the family adopted a misspelling of the surname, although I noticed the variant spelling was dropped after a while.
Well, James, I hope this information helps. My compliments on your wonderful web site.
Jane Bennett
Kent, WA
DESCENDANCY CHART FOR ELENDOR WARREN
3 Jan 2000 Page 1 of 1
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Name (Birth/Chr.-Death/Burial) Birth/Chr. Place
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1-- Elendor WARREN (1836-1917) ,,KY
sp-STROTHER ( - )
2-- Reuben STROTHER (1858- ) ,,MS
sp-Pleasant B. DOWNING (1809-1891) ,,SC
2-- Jackson Lafayette DOWNING (1866-1931) ,,MS
2-- Sarah Arixie "Sallie" DOWNING (1872-1946) ,,MS
sp-Powhattan Harris ROBBINS (1868-1951) ,,TN
3-- ROBBINS ( - )
3-- ROBBINS ( - )
3-- Julia ROBBINS (1900-1994) Hillsboro,Hill,TX
sp-Wylie Virgil SMITH ( -1927)
4-- Jackson SMITH [Dr.] (1923- )
sp-NEED NAME ( - )
5-- Jackie SMITH ( - )
sp-SHERWOOD ( - )
6-- Suzanne SHERWOOD ( - )
6-- Allison SHERWOOD ( - )
6-- Edward SHERWOOD ( - )
sp-NEED NAME ( - )
sp-George W. WOOLARD (1886-1943)
4-- George L. WOOLARD ( - )
sp-Judy ( - )
5-- Glenn WOOLARD ( - )
5-- Steven WOOLARD ( - )
5-- Bradley WOOLARD ( - )
5-- Julie WOOLARD ( - )
3-- Ernest Lansdon "E.L." ROBBINS (1902-1992) Hillsboro,Hill,TX
3-- Edith C. ROBBINS (1903-1983) ,,TX
sp-Clyde ROBERTS ( - )
3-- Larimore "Larry" ROBBINS (1905-1983) ,,TX
sp-NOT MARRIED ( - )
4-- Ernestine ROBBINS (1927-1931)
sp-A. M. REESE ( - )
3-- Laura Mae ROBBINS (1907-1983) ,,TX
sp-J. C. JOHNSON ( - )
3-- Jesse D. ROBBINS (1910-1983) ,,TX
sp-Vina ( - )
3-- Powhattan "Phillip" Harris ROBBINS [Jr.] (1911-1983) San
Angelo,Tom Green,TX
sp-Val Murrell ( -1983)
4-- Phillip H. ROBBINS [Jr.] ( -1983)
4-- Rosemary ROBBINS ( -1983)
sp-WOODS ( - )
3-- Cora Ellen ROBBINS (1913-1926) ,,TX
2-- George A. DOWNING (1877-1931) ,,MS
sp-Nellie Marie PIPKIN (1888-1966) Chicago,Cook,IL
3-- George Albert DOWNING (1905- ) ,,TX
3-- Carl Edward DOWNING (1911- ) ,,TX
3-- Charles Douglas DOWNING (1919- ) ,,TX
FAMILY GROUP RECORD FOR PLEASANT B. DOWNING/ELENDOR WARREN -
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HUSBAND Pleasant B. DOWNING
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BIRTH: Abt 1809 PLACE: ,,SC
CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: Bef 1891 PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
FATHER: MOTHER:
OTHER WIVES: Jane DUKE
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WIFE Elendor WARREN
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BIRTH: 29 Dec 1836 PLACE: ,,KY
CHR.: PLACE:
DEATH: 22 Jan 1917 PLACE: San Angelo,Tom Green,TX
BURIAL: 22 Jan 1917 PLACE: San Angelo,Tom Green,TX
FATHER: Reuben WARREN MOTHER: Margaret "Margery" HANCOCK
OTHER HUSBANDS: STROTHER
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CHILDREN
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1. NAME: Jackson Lafayette DOWNING
--- BIRTH: Abt 1866 PLACE: ,,MS
M CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: Abt 1931 PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
SPOUSE:
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2. NAME: Sarah Arixie "Sallie" DOWNING
--- BIRTH: 14 Aug 1872 PLACE: ,,MS
F CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: 15 Sep 1946 PLACE: San Angelo,Tom Green,TX
BURIAL: 16 Sep 1946 PLACE: San Angelo,Tom Green,TX
SPOUSE: Powhattan Harris ROBBINS
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3. NAME: George A. DOWNING
--- BIRTH: 27 Apr 1877 PLACE: ,,MS
M CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: 6 Jul 1931 PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE: Hillsboro,Hill,TX
SPOUSE: Nellie Marie PIPKIN
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HUSBAND Pleasant B. DOWNING
OTHER MARRIAGES:
Jane DUKE
NOTES:
Dea: after 1880 and bef. 1891, prob. MS. (In 1905 Elendor
states that she had been in MS for 14 years; she prob. went
there after P.B. died.)
WIFE Elendor WARREN
OTHER MARRIAGES:
STROTHER
NOTES:
** RELATIONSHIP TO REUBEN WARREN ESTABLISHED AND PROVED (TO MY SATISFACTION) **
Bur: Lot 13, Block 39, Fairmount Cemetery, San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX
Inscription on headstone reads: ELLEN (WARREN) DOUNING [sic]
DECEMBER 29, 1936
JANUARY 22, 1917
FAMILY GROUP RECORD FOR PLEASANT B. DOWNING/ELENDOR WARREN -
3 Jan 2000 Page 2 of 3
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Dea: have death cert.
Dea: from the San Angelo Daily Standard, Monday, 22 January 1917, p.2:
"Mrs. Ellen DOUNING [sic] -- The death of Mrs. Ellen DOUNING, 80, occurred at 3:30
o'clock Monday morning at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
P. H. ROBBINS, 631 East Baker street. The funeral was conducted Monday afternoon at
3:30 o'clock under the direction of the Robison [sic] Undertaking company, the Rev.
Jewell MATTHEWS of the Church of Christ, officiating. The deceased is survived by
three grown children, namely: Mrs. P.H. ROBBINS, San Angelo, and J.L DOUNING and
G.A. DOUNING, the latter being engaged in business at Hillsboro, Texas. The daughter
and J.L. DOUNING were at the bedside when death came to their mother. Interment was
made at Fairmount."
Lif: per Jackson SMITH, Elendor smoked a corn cob pipe. From
MSS by Jackson SMITH: "It seems great-grandmother DOUNING (her boys later Americanized
the name more by spelling it Downing) (my note--it was spelled DOUNING for a while in
TX, but prior to that it had always been DOWNING) was strong-willed also. Grandmother
(Sarah A. (DOWNING) ROBBINS) saw to it that the family went to church "every time the
door was open" one of her brood once remarked. For reasons all her own,
Great-grandmother DOUNING decided one time that she didn't want to go. Again,
Grandmother's will prevailed and the entire family was loaded up and on the way to
church. About midway, Great-grandmother decided to defy her daughter and simply jumpted
out of the moving surry, and, in doing so, broke her arm. But she had a victory of
sort: None of the family got to church that night! Another time lightning struck the
old house, came down the chimney into the dining room, knocked Great-grandmother DOUNING
across the room and killed the family cat!"
Lif: from San Angelo City Directories:
1909: DOWNING, Ellen LeG. (widow Pleasant) r 104 Highland blvd. (same
address as Powhattan ROBBINS that year)
DOWNING, George A., painter, r 116 Highland blvd.
Lif: removed to TX about 1887-1891; removed to San Angelo 1907.
Information Source: The Warren Family Historian, November 1983, Page 220
CENSUS:
1850 - District 7, Itawamba, Mississippi, FHL Film 0443585, Page 414
CHILD 1 Jackson Lafayette DOWNING
NOTES:
Lif: ran a grocery store in Hillsboro, Hill County, TX
Lif: living in San Angelo (Tom Green County, TX) in 1917 when his mother died;
"at the bedside"
Dea: in the Tom Green County (TX) probate index:
Number 1618...DOUNING, Jackson L., Dec'd...Community Administration...
28 Nov 1931
Number 1501...DOWNING, Leonard Lawrence, et al, Minors...Guardianship...
9 Aug 1930
CHILD 2 Sarah Arixie "Sallie" DOWNING
NOTES:
Cen: 1920 -- San Angelo Town, Tom Green Co., TX (wife of head, age 47)
Lif: living in San Angelo (Tom Green County, TX) in 1917 when her mother died;
"at the bedside"
Lif: from a conversation with Jackson SMITH, son of Julia (ROBBINS) SMITH
WOOLARD and grandson of Sarah (DOWNING) ROBBINS:
o Sarah won a beauty contest in the 1890s
o Sarah was a strict fundamentalist with a short fuse and was known
to make liberal use of corporal punishment. One time she was
being so abusive to one of her children, that Elendor had to pull
Sarah off the child.
o Sarah met Powhattan ROBBINS at the Church of Christ in Hillsboro.
Bur: Lot 13, Block 39, Fairmount Cemetery, San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX
Inscription on headstone reads:
ROBBINS
FATHER MOTHER
POWHATTAN H. SARAH ARIXIE
MAY 4, 1868 AUG 14, 1872
APRIL 27, 1951 SEPT 15, 1946
Dea: d. at 631 Baker Street, San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX; have death cert.
Dea: from the San Angelo Standard Times, 16 May 1946, p.4:
"Mrs. P.H. ROBBINS -- Funeral services for Mrs. P.H. ROBBINS, 74, a
resident of San Angelo since 1872, will be held from the Church of Christ
here at 5 o'clock this afternoon with J.P. CRENSHAW officiating assisted
by A.C. KNIGHT. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery.
Mrs. ROBBINS died at 11:20 o'clock Sunday morning at her residence,
631 Baker St. She was born Aug. 14, 1872, at Tupelo, Miss., coming to
Hillsboro, Tex., at the age of 17 years. She and her husband would have
celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary next Nov. 8.
Survivors include: the husband; three sons, E.L. of Los Angeles,
Jesse of Midland, and P.H., Jr., of Fort Worth; four daughters, Mrs.
Julia WOOLARD, San Angelo, Mrs. Clyde ROBERTS of El Paso, Mrs. A.M. REESE,
Dallas, and Mrs. J.C. JOHNSON, Fort Worth, and 10 grandchildren."
CHILD 3 George A. DOWNING
NOTES:
Cen: 1880:
1900:
1910: San Angelo, Tom Green County, TX; SD 16; ED 283; Sh 12A; Page 238;
Line 45; N. Randolph; dwelling #192; family #198; DOWNING, George;
head; male; white; age 33; married for 8 years; b. MS; father b.
U.S.; mother b. U.S.; speaks English; furniture salesman; works for
wages; unemployed 0 months in 1909; can read and write; rents a
house; enum. w/ wife (Nellied) and son (Albert); enum. on 22 or 23
Apr 1910; NOTE: No house # given -- on the break between 214 College
Ave. and 231 N. Randolph St.
1920: Hillsboro City, Hillsboro County, TX; SD 6; ED 38; Sh 6B; 406
Walnut Street; DOWNING, George A.; head; rents; male; white; ae 42;
married; can read and write; b. MS; father b. MS; mother b. MS;
able to speak English; house painter; works for wages; enum. w/
wife (Nellie) and 3 sons (Albert, Carl, and Douglas); enum. on 6
Jan 1920; enum. by Nettie ABNEY; dwelling #130; family #134.
Lif: from San Angelo (Tom Green County, TX) City Directories:
1909: DOWNING, Ellen LeG. (widow Pleasant), r 104 Highland blvd.
DOWNING, George A., painter, r 116 Highland blvd.
Lif: living in Hillsboro (Hill County, TX) in 1917 when his mother died;
"engaged in business there"
Fam: At the time of his wife's death in 1966, there were 3 grandchildren:
DOWNING, Carl B.
DOWNING, Darion
DOWNING, John Thomas
Unable to determine to which son (or sons) these grandchildren belong.
Bur: Park Ridge Cemetery, just north of Hillsboro, Hill County, TX
FAMILY GROUP RECORD FOR POWHATTAN HARRIS ROBBINS/SARAH ARIXIE "SALLIE" DOWNING
3 Jan 2000 Page 1 of 7
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HUSBAND Powhattan Harris ROBBINS
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BIRTH: 4 May 1868 PLACE: ,,TN
CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: 27 Apr 1951 PLACE: San Angelo,Tom Green,TX
BURIAL: 28 Apr 1951 PLACE: San Angelo,Tom Green,TX
FATHER: ROBBINS MOTHER:
OTHER WIVES:
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WIFE Sarah Arixie "Sallie" DOWNING
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BIRTH: 14 Aug 1872 PLACE: ,,MS
CHR.: PLACE:
DEATH: 15 Sep 1946 PLACE: San Angelo,Tom Green,TX
BURIAL: 16 Sep 1946 PLACE: San Angelo,Tom Green,TX
FATHER: Pleasant B. DOWNING MOTHER: Elendor WARREN
OTHER HUSBANDS:
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CHILDREN
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1. NAME: ROBBINS
--- BIRTH: PLACE: Hillsboro,Hill,TX
M CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
SPOUSE:
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2. NAME: ROBBINS
--- BIRTH: PLACE:
F CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE: Hillsboro,Hill,TX
BURIAL: PLACE:
SPOUSE:
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3. NAME: Julia ROBBINS
--- BIRTH: 4 Apr 1900 PLACE: Hillsboro,Hill,TX
F CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: 24 Dec 1922 PLACE:
DEATH: 9 Jul 1994 PLACE: San Angelo,Tom Green,TX
BURIAL: 11 Jul 1994 PLACE: San Angelo,Tom Green,TX
SPOUSE: Wylie Virgil SMITH
There are other marriage(s)
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4. NAME: Ernest Lansdon "E.L." ROBBINS
--- BIRTH: 7 Jan 1902 PLACE: Hillsboro,Hill,TX
M CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: 2 Jun 1992 PLACE: ,Tom Green,TX
BURIAL: 4 Jun 1992 PLACE: San Angelo,Tom Green,TX
SPOUSE:
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5. NAME: Edith C. ROBBINS
--- BIRTH: Abt 1903 PLACE: ,,TX
F CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: Aft 30 Apr 1983 PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
SPOUSE: Clyde ROBERTS
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6. NAME: Larimore "Larry" ROBBINS
--- BIRTH: Abt 1905 PLACE: ,,TX
F CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: Bef 30 Apr 1983 PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
SPOUSE: NOT MARRIED
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7. NAME: Laura Mae ROBBINS
--- BIRTH: Abt 1907 PLACE: ,,TX
F CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: Aft 30 Apr 1983 PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
SPOUSE: J. C. JOHNSON
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8. NAME: Jesse D. ROBBINS
--- BIRTH: Abt 1910 PLACE: ,,TX
M CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: Aft 30 Apr 1983 PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
SPOUSE: Vina
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9. NAME: Powhattan "Phillip" Harris ROBBINS [Jr.]
--- BIRTH: Abt 1911 PLACE: San Angelo,Tom Green,TX
M CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: 30 Apr 1983 PLACE: ,Tarrant,TX
BURIAL: 3 May 1983 PLACE: ,Tarrant,TX
SPOUSE: Val Murrell
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10. NAME: Cora Ellen ROBBINS
--- BIRTH: 13 Dec 1913 PLACE: ,,TX
F CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: 31 Jul 1926 PLACE:
BURIAL: 2 Aug 1926 PLACE: San Angelo,Tom Green,TX
SPOUSE:
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HUSBAND Powhattan Harris ROBBINS
NOTES:
Cen: 1920 -- San Angelo Town, Tom Green County, TX (head, ae 51)
Bur: Lot 13, Block 39, Fairmount Cemetery, San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX
Inscription on tombstone reads: ROBBINS
FATHER MOTHER
POWHATTAN H. SARAH ARIXIE
MAY 4, 1868 AUG 14, 1872
APRIL 27, 1951 SEPT 15, 1946
Lif: from the San Angelo (Tom Green County, TX) City directories:
1908: ROBBINS, H. Powhattan, trav slsmn Bell-Thompson-Wyatt Co., r
104 Highland Boulevard
1909: ROBBINS, H. Powhattan, trav slsmn Bell-Thompson-Wyatt Co., r
104 Highland blvd. (Ellen (WARREN) STROTHER DOWNING at same
address that year.)
1910: ROBBINS, P.H., Res. 631 E. Bird St.
1918-19: ROBBINS, Powhattan H. trav r 631 E. Baker
ROBBINS, Julia C. Miss h 631 E. Baker
1927-28: ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) clk W A Perry h204 (140) Allen
ROBBINS, Jesse D r204 (140) Allen
ROBBINS, Laura M Miss r204 (140) Allen
1929-30: ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Jesse D r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Lane Miss asst Dr J B Chaffin r631 Baker
ROBBINS, Laura M Miss sten Dr J T Elder r631 Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H jr r631 E Baker
1931: ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Larry Miss asst Dr J B Chaffin r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Laura M Miss asst Dr J T elder r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H jr fnshr Walker's Furniture r631 E Baker
1934: ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Jesse D r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Larry Miss asst Dr J B Chaffin r631 E Baker
1937: ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
1939: ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 Baker
1941: ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
1942: ROBBINS, Powhatten H (Sally) h631 E Baker
1944: ROBBINS, Powhatton H (Sally) h631 E Baker
1946: ROBBINS, Powhatton H (Sarah) h631 E Baker
1949: ROBBINS, Powhatton H h631 E Baker
1950: ROBBINS, Powhatton H h631 E Baker
Lif: from conversation with Jackson SMITH, grandson of Powhattan H. ROBBINS
and son of Julia (ROBBINS) SMITH WOLARD, Powhattan never held a steady
job after 1928; lots of short-term jobs. He was in an accident and "had
his head split open." (I'm not sure when this happened, but it appears
that in his later years, Powhattan was a little out of control. Whether
this is directly attributable to the head injury or just to senility is
unknown.) His daughter, Julia (ROBBINS) SMITH WOOLARD, took care of
Powhattan in his later years until he died in 1951.
Bir: born near Cookville, TN
Dea: from the San Angelo, Tex., Standard-Times, Sunday, April 29, 1951:
"P.H. ROBBINS -- P.H. ROBBINS, 82, was buried here Saturday afternoon,
following his death Friday morning at his residence, 631 Baker. Rites
were from the Johnson Funeral Home with R.H. STANLEY, Church of Christ
minister, officiating. Burial was in Fairmount Cemetery beside Mrs.
ROBBINS, who died in September, 1946.
ROBBINS was a retired salesman.
Surviving are three sons, Jesse D. scout and landman for the Southern
Production Co. at Midland, Ernest L. of Los Angeles, and Philip H. of
Fort Worth; four daughters, Mrs. Julia WOOLARD of San Angelo, Mrs. Edith
ROBERTS of El Paso, Mrs. Larry REESE of Dallas and Mrs. Laura Mae
JOHNSON of Fort Worth; a brother, Stonewall of Dallas; 13 grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers were John ROBBINS, Jr., Chester KENLEY, J.A. OWENS, Sr.,
Homer JORDAN, Sr., W.O. WHITE and Jeff MORAN."
WIFE Sarah Arixie "Sallie" DOWNING
NOTES:
Cen: 1920 -- San Angelo Town, Tom Green Co., TX (wife of head, ae 47)
Lif: living in San Angelo (Tom Green County, TX) in 1917 when her mother died;
"at the bedside"
Lif: from a conversation with Jackson SMITH, son of Julia (ROBBINS) SMITH
WOOLARD and grandson of Sarah (DOWNING) ROBBINS:
o Sarah won a beauty contest in the 1890s
o Sarah was a strict fundamentalist with a short fuse and was known
to make liberal use of corporal punishment. One time she was
being so abusive to one of her children, than Elendor had to pull
Sarah off the child.
o Sarah met Powhattan ROBBINS at the Church of Christ in Hillsboro.
Bur: Lot 13, Block 39, Fairmount Cemetery, San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX
Inscription on headstone reads: ROBBINS
FATHER MOTHER
POWHATTAN H. SARAH ARIXIE
MAY 4, 1868 AUG 14, 1872
APRIL 27, 1951 SEPT 15, 1946
Dea: d. at 631 Baker Street, San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX; have death cert.
Dea: from the San Angelo Standard Times, 16 May 1946, p.4:
"Mrs. P.H. ROBBINS -- Funeral services for Mrs. P.H. ROBBINS, 74, a
resident of San Angelo since 1872, will be held from the Church of Christ
here at 5 o'clock this afternoon with J.P. CRENSHAW officiating assisted
by A.C. KNIGHT. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery.
Mrs. ROBBINS died at 11:20 o'clock Sunday morning at her residence,
631 Baker St.
She was born Aug. 14, 1872, at Tupelo, Miss., coming to Hillsboro,
Tex., at the age of 17 years. She and her husband would have celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary next Nov. 8.
Survivors include: the husband; three sons, E.L. of Los Angeles,
Jesse of Midland, and P.H., Jr., of Fort Worth; four daughters, Mrs.
Julia WOOLARD, San Angelo, Mrs. Clyde ROBERTS of El Paso, Mrs. A.M. REESE,
Dallas, and Mrs. J.C. JOHNSON, Fort Worth, and 10 grandchildren."
CHILD 1 ROBBINS
NOTES:
Dea: d. young or at birth
CHILD 2 ROBBINS
NOTES:
Dea: d. young or at birth
CHILD 3 Julia ROBBINS
OTHER MARRIAGES:
George W. WOOLARD
Married: 12 Mar 1932
NOTES:
Cen: 1920 -- San Angelo Town, Tom Green Co., TX (child, ae 19)
Lif: living in San Angelo in 1983 when her brother Phillip died
Lif: from conversation with Jackson SMITH, son of Julia (ROBBINS) SMITH
WOOLARD, April 1995:
o Julia cared for Sarah until she Sarah died
o Julia cared for Powhattan until he died
o When Julia married W.V. SMITH, her parents were so against they
marriage that they retaliated by giving Julia's piano away
o Julia was a frail person
o Julia died from gangrene as the result of a sore on her foot.
Lif: from San Angelo (Tom Green County, TX) City Directories:
1918-19: ROBBINS, Julia C. Miss h 631 E. Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H. trav r 631 Baker
1946: WOOLARD, Julia C (wid Geo W) r631 Baker
1949: WOOLARD, Julia (wid Geo) r631 E Baker
1950: WOOLARD, Julia (wid Geo) r631 E Baker
1952: WOOLARD, Julia Mrs clk Lawrence Drug & Variety Store r314 S Adams
1954: not in directory
1956: WOOLARD, Julia R (wid Geo L) matron Shannon WT Mem Hosp h631 Baker
1983: WOOLARD, Julia C retd r2210 Howard St
1984: WOOLARD, Julia C retd rPark Plaza Nursing Cntr
1985: WOOLARD, Julia C retd rPark Plaza Nursing Cntr
Mar: married W.V. SMITH before 1 Aug 1926; married George W. WOOLARD before
5 Jun 1943 when he died.
Dea: Obituary from the San Angelo Standard-Times, 11 July 1994, p. 2A:
"Julia (ROBBINS) WOOLARD, 94, died Saturday, July 9, 1994, in a local
nursing center. The mother of Dr. Jackson SMITH of San Angelo and George
L. WOOLARD of Santa Fe, N.M., she had been a resident of San Angelo for
most of her life.
The funeral service will be conducted in the chapel of Johnson's
Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Monday, July 11, with Stanley LOCKHART officiating.
Interment will be in Fairmount Cemetery.
Mrs. WOOLARD was born April 4, 1900, to P.H. and Sarah ROBBINS in
Hillsboro, Texas. The family moved to San Angelo in 1907. She married
W.V. SMITH Dec. 24, 1922, and he died Dec. 9, 1927. She then married
George W. WOOLARD on March 12, 1932, and he passed away on June 5, 1943.
A former employee of the Retail Merchants Association in San Angelo,
and Retail Credit Corp. in Fort Worth, Mrs. WOOLARD retired from Shannon
Hospital in 1965 and, for the next 15 years, devoted her time to visiting
shut-ins for her church, Johnson Street Church of Christ, which was
originally located at Harris and Irving. She had attended the church
since 1907 and been a member since her baptism in 1912.
In addition to her two sons, Mrs. WOOLARD is survived by two sisters,
Edith ROBERTS of Lubbock and Laura Mae JOHNSON of Norfolk, Va.; a brother
and sister-in-law, Jesse and Vina ROBBINS of Midland; a daughter-in-law,
Judy WOOLARD of Santa Fe, and five grandchildren, Jackie SHERWOOD of
Peachtree City, Ga., Glenn and Steven WOOLARD of San Angelo, and Bradley
and Julie WOOLARD of Santa Fe. She is also survived by four great-
grandchildren, Suzanne, Allison and Edward SHERWOOD of Peachtree City, and
James WOOLARD of Waco; four great-great-grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Jim ASHLOCK, Pat PATTERSON, Ron GAY and Floyd WALL,
and grandsons Glenn and Steven WOOLARD.
The family wishes to express appreciation to the management and staff
of Park Plaza Nursing Center."
Bur: Fairmount Cemetery, San Angelo, Tom Green County, TX
Inscription on headstone reads: JULIA ROBBINS
WOOLARD
APRIL 4, 1900
JULY 9, 1994
CHILD 4 Ernest Lansdon "E.L." ROBBINS
NOTES:
Cen: 1920 -- San Angelo Town, Tom Green Co., TX (child, ae 17)
Nam: this is prob. E.L ROBBINS referred to in all the obits
Lif: living in San Angelo in 1983 when his brother Phillip died
Lif: from a conversation with Jackson SMITH, in April 1995, nephew of
E.L. ROBBINS:
o E.L. was nicknamed "Blondy."
o In 1926, E.L. and a friend hitchhiked to California where E.L. got
a job as personal projectionist for Mr. Fox at 20th Century Fox.
o Eventually, E.L. became the vice-president of the technician's
union and agitated for better pay for the technicians. I think
Jackson said there was a strike. When Zanuck took over the studio,
he fired E.L.
o E.L. was a very quiet person.
Dea: Death notice from the San Angelo Standard-Times, 3 June 1992, p. 2A:
"Ernest L. ROBBINS, 90, died Tuesday, June 2, 1992, in a local
hospital.
Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Fairmount Cemetery
with the Rev. Glenn Roenfeldt, chaplain of Baptist Memorials Geriatic
Center officiating. Arrangments are by Robert Massie Funeral Home.
He was born Jan. 7, 1902, in Hillsboro and was a longtime resident of
San Angelo. He was a movie projectionist for 20th Century Fox.
Suriviors include a brother, Jesse D. ROBBINS of Midland; three
sisters, Julia WOOLARD of San Angelo, Edith ROBERTS of Lubbock and Laura
Mae JOHNSON of Norfolk, Va."
CHILD 5 Edith C. ROBBINS
NOTES:
Cen: 1920 -- San Angelo Town, Tom Green Co., TX (child, ae 16)
Mar: before 1 Aug 1926
Lif: living in San Angelo in 1983 when her brother Phillip died
living in Lubbock, TX, in 1994 when her sister, Julia, died
from the San Angelo (Tom Green County, TX) city directories:
1983: ROBERTS, Edith C Mrs retd h219 N Jackson St
1984: ROBERTS, Edith C Mrs retd h219 N Jackson St
1985: ROBERTS, Edith C Mrs retd h219 N Jackson St
1986: ROBERTS, Edith C Mrs retd h219 N Jackson St
CHILD 6 Larimore "Larry" ROBBINS
OTHER MARRIAGES:
A. M. REESE
NOTES:
Cen: 1920 -- San Angelo Town, Tom Green Co., TX (child, ae 14)
Mar: before 16 May 1946
Lif: ran a business in Dallas (Dallas County, TX)
Lif: from San Angelo (Tom Green County, TX) city directories:
1929-30: ROBBINS, Lane Miss asst Dr J B. Chaffin r631 Baker
ROBBINS, Jesse D r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Laura M Miss sten Dr J T Elder r631 Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H jr r631 E Baker
1931: ROBBINS, Larry Miss asst Dr J B Chaffin r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Laura M Miss asst Dr J T Elder r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H jr fnshr Walker's Furniture r631 E Baker
1934: ROBBINS, Larry Miss asst Dr J B chaffin r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Jesse D r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
CHILD 7 Laura Mae ROBBINS
NOTES:
Cen: 1920 -- San Angelo Town, Tom Green Co., TX (child, ae 12)
Mar: before 16 May 1946
Lif: living in Ft. Worth in 1983 when her brother Phillip died
living in Norfold, VA, in 1994 when her sister, Julia, died. (Edith was
living with her daughter, which is why she was in Norfolk.)
from the San Angelo (Tom Green County) city directories:
1927-28: ROBBINS, Laura M Miss r204 (140) Allen
ROBBINS, Jesse D r204 (140) Allen
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) clk W A Perry h204 (140) Allen
1929-30: ROBBINS, Laura M Miss sten Dr J T Elder r631 Baker
ROBBINS, Jesse D r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Lane Miss asst Dr J B Chaffin r631 Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H jr r631 Baker
1931: ROBBINS, Laura M Miss asst Dr J T Elder r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Larry Miss asst Dr J B Chaffin r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H jr fnshr Walker's Furniture r631 E Baker
CHILD 8 Jesse D. ROBBINS
NOTES:
Cen: 1920 -- San Angelo Town, Tom Green Co., TX (child, ae 9)
Lif: quit work at age 55 (per Jackson SMITH)
Lif: living in Midland, TX, in 1983 when his brother Phillip died
from the San Angelo (Tom Green County, TX) City directories:
1927-28: ROBBINS, Jesse D r204 (140) Allen
ROBBINS, Laura M Miss r204 (140) Allen
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) clk W A Perry h204 (140) Allen
1929-30: ROBBINS, Jesse D r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Lane Miss asst Dr J B Chaffin r631 Baker
ROBBINS, Laura M Miss sten Dr J T Elder r631 Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H jr r631 E Baker
1934: ROBBINS, Jesse D r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Larry Miss asst Dr J B Chaffin r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
CHILD 9 Powhattan "Phillip" Harris ROBBINS [Jr.]
NOTES:
Cen: 1920 -- San Angelo Town, Tom Green Co., TX (child, ae 8)
Lif: Powhattan was his given name; assumed the name of "Phillip."
Lif: from San Angelo (Tom Green County) city directories:
1929-30: ROBBINS, Powhattan H jr r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Jesse D r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Lane Miss asst Dr J B Chaffin r631 Baker
ROBBINS, Laura M Miss sten Dr J T Elder r631 Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
1931: ROBBINS, Powhattan H jr fnshr Walker's Furniture r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Larry Miss asst Dr J B Chaffin r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Laura M Miss asst Dr J T Elder r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
Dea: Obit from the morning Ft. Worth Star Telegram, Monday, May 2, 1983, p. 15A
(picture):
"Phillip H. ROBBINS Sr.
Former feed store owner
Funeral for Phillip H. ROBBINS Sr, 71, of 6829 Robinhood Lane, will
be at 10 A.M. Tuesday at Harveson and Cole Funeral Home, with burial in
Greenwood Cemetery.
ROBBINS died Saturday at a local hospital.
He was born in San Angelo and had lived in Fort Worth for more than
40 years. He was the former owner of the Handley Feed Stores and also
had been a sales representative for the Vit-A-Way Co.
He was a member of the St. James Presbyterian Church and the
Handley Lodge #1140.
Survivors include his wife, Val Murrell ROBBINS; a son, Phillip H.
ROBBINS Jr. of Hurst; a daughter, Rosemary (ROBBINS) WOODS of Irving;
two brothers, E.L. ROBBINS of San Angelo and Jesse ROBBINS of Midland;
three sisters, Julia WOOLARD and Edith ROBERTS, both of San Angelo, and
Laura Mae Johson [sic] of Ft. Worth, and 3 grandchildren."
CHILD 10 Cora Ellen ROBBINS
NOTES:
Cen: 1920 -- San Angelo Town, Tom Green Co., TX (child, ae 6)
Bur: Lot 13, Block 39, Fairmount Cemetery, San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX
Inscription on tombstone reads: CORA ELLEN
ROBBINS
DECEMBER 13, 1913
JULY 31, 1926
Dea: from the San Angelo Daily Standard, Sunday Morning, August 1, 1926:
"Girl a Victim of Paralysis; Mis Cora Ellen ROBBINS Dies Suddenly
Saturday -- Funeral Pending.
Paralysis of the respiratory organs late Saturday evening caused the
death of Cora Ellen ROBBINS, 12 years old, at the office of a local
physician. Death ensued as the girl was being made ready to return to
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P.H. ROBBINS, at 120 Allen street.
Miss ROBBINS had undergone an operation for the removal of tonsils and
adenoids early Saturday morning and apparently was getting on very well.
Use of oxygen and a psimotor from the Robert Massie Company failed to
revive the girl after she collapsed, though heart and pulse action was
indicated for some time after breathing ceased.
Funeral arrangements are pending word from a brother, E.L. at Los
Angeles. The Rev. Warren E. STARNES of the Church of Christ will have
charge of the services. The little girl was a member of that church
and also of a Sunday school class taught by Mrs. BUTT. The Johnson's
Funeral Parlor will have charge of the funeral.
Surviving besides the parents are four sisters and three brothers.
They are Mrs. W.V. SMITH, Mrs. Clyde ROBERTS, Miss Larry and Miss Laura
ROBBINS, E.L. of Los Angeles and Jessie and P.H., Jr., of this city."
Dea: from the San Angelo Daily Standard, 3 August 1926:
"Pall Bearers at Girl's Funeral -- The following is a list of the active
and honorary pallbearers at the funeral of Cora Ellen ROBBINS held Monday
morning, after her sudden death on Saturday night: J.D. SHIPMAN, T.D.
MORRISON, J.B. BREWER, O.S. OVERTON, C.A. STROUD, C.D. PROFFITT, C.H.
KENLEY, D.H. LANFORD, J.T. MACE, C.J. WALTERS, R.H. HENDERSON, L.T.
CHESNEY, C.D. WHITE, John E. ROBBINS, O.L. GREER, W.M. HEMPHILL, A.C.
DUNN, A.J. GORDON, Karl ARMSTRONG, Frank ARMSTRONG."
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BIRTH: 29 Dec 1836 PLACE: ,,KY
CHR.: PLACE:
DEATH: 22 Jan 1917 PLACE: San Angelo,Tom Green,TX
BURIAL: 22 Jan 1917 PLACE: San Angelo,Tom Green,TX
FATHER: Reuben WARREN MOTHER: Margaret "Margery" HANCOCK
OTHER HUSBANDS: Pleasant B. DOWNING
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CHILDREN
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1. NAME: Reuben STROTHER
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M CHR.: PLACE:
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HUSBAND STROTHER
NOTES:
Dea: prob. d. before 1860 since Elendor is enumerated without a husband that
year and with a child, Reuben STROTHER
WIFE Elendor WARREN
OTHER MARRIAGES:
Pleasant B. DOWNING
NOTES:
** RELATIONSHIP TO REUBEN WARREN ESTABLISHED AND PROVED (TO MY SATISFACTION) **
Bur: Lot 13, Block 39, Fairmount Cemetery, San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX
Inscription on headstone reads: ELLEN (WARREN) DOUNING [sic]
DECEMBER 29, 1836
JANUARY 22, 1917
Dea: have death cert.
Dea: from the San Angelo Daily Standard, Monday, 22 January 1917, p.2:
"Mrs. Ellen DOUNING [sic] -- The death of Mrs. Ellen DOUNING, 80,
occurred at 3:30 o'clock Monday morning at the home of her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. ROBBINS, 631 East Baker street. The
funeral was conducted Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock under the
direction of the Robison [sic] Undertaking company, the Rev. Jewell
MATTHEWS of the Church of Christ, officiating. The deceased is survived
by three grown children, namely: Mrs. P.H. ROBBINS, San Angelo, and
J.L DOUNING and G.A. DOUNING, the latter being engaged in business at
Hillsboro, Texas. The daughter and J.L. DOUNING were at the bedside when
death came to their mother. Interment was made at Fairmount."
Lif: per Jackson SMITH, Elendor smoked a corn cob pipe.
from MSS by Jackson SMITH: "It seems great-grandmother DOUNING (her boys
later Americanized the name more by spelling it Downing) (my note--it was
spelled DOUNING for a while in TX, but prior to that it had always been
DOWNING) was strong-willed also.
Grandmother (Sarah A. (DOWNING) ROBBINS) saw to it that the family
went to church "every time the door was open" one of her brood once
remarked. For reasons all her own, Great-grandmother DOUNING decided one
time that she didn't want to go. Again, Grandmother's will prevailed and
the entire family was loaded up and on the way to church. About midway,
Great-grandmother decided to defy her daughter and simply jumpted out of
the moving surry, and, in doing so, broke her arm.
But she had a victory of sort: None of the family got to church that
night!
Another time lightning struck the old house, came down the chimney into
the dining room, knocked Great-grandmother DOUNING across the room and
killed the family cat!"
Lif: from San Angelo City Directories:
1909: DOWNING, Ellen LeG. (widow Pleasant) r 104 Highland blvd. (same
address as Powhattan ROBBINS that year)
DOWNING, George A., painter, r 116 Highland blvd.
Lif: removed to TX about 1887-1891; removed to San Angelo 1907.
Information Source: The Warren Family Historian, November 1983, Page 220
CENSUS:
1850 - District 7, Itawamba, Mississippi, FHL Film 0443585, Page 414
CHILD 1 Reuben STROTHER
NOTES:
Dea: prob. d. before 1870
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BIRTH: 16 Apr 1886 PLACE:
CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: 12 Mar 1932 PLACE:
DEATH: 5 Jun 1943 PLACE: Fort Worth,Tarrant,TX
BURIAL: 8 Jun 1943 PLACE: San Angelo,Tom Green,TX
FATHER: MOTHER:
OTHER WIVES:
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WIFE Julia ROBBINS
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BIRTH: 4 Apr 1900 PLACE: Hillsboro,Hill,TX
CHR.: PLACE:
DEATH: 9 Jul 1994 PLACE: San Angelo,Tom Green,TX
BURIAL: 11 Jul 1994 PLACE: San Angelo,Tom Green,TX
FATHER: Powhattan Harris ROBBINS MOTHER: Sarah Arixie "Sallie" DOWNING
OTHER HUSBANDS: Wylie Virgil SMITH
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CHILDREN
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1. NAME: George L. WOOLARD
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HUSBAND George W. WOOLARD
NOTES:
Dea: from the San Angelo Standard-Times, Wednesday, June 9, 1943, p.10
"Woolard Rites Held -- Burial for George W. WOOLARD, 59, former San
Angeloan, was in Fairmount Cemetery Tuesday following funeral services
from Johnson Chapel with J.P. CRENSHAW, Church of Christ minister,
officiating. Mr. WOOLARD died of a heart attack Saturday at his
residence in Fort Worth."
Dea: from a conversation with Jackson SMITH, son of Julia (ROBBINS) SMITH
WOOLARD and step-son of George W. WOOLARD:
o George died from poisoning of the periocardial sac. He was a painter
and working in Fredonia, KS, in a factory. Jackson got a call,
George was in the hospital and not expected to live. George wanted
Jackson to come and get him and bring him back to Ft. Worth (where
Julia and George, Jr., were living.) Jackson was in the service at
the time, got leave, and took the train to Fredonia where he picked
up George and drove him to Ft. Worth where, despite predictions of
an earlier demise, George lived for two weeks under the care of
his wife, Julia.
Bur: Fairmount Cemetery, San Angelo, Tom Green County, TX
Inscription on headstone reads: GEORGE W.
WOOLARD
APRIL 16, 1886
JUNE 5, 1943
WIFE Julia ROBBINS
OTHER MARRIAGES:
Wylie Virgil SMITH
Married: 24 Dec 1922
NOTES:
Cen: 1920 -- San Angelo Town, Tom Green Co., TX (child, ae 19)
Lif: living in San Angelo in 1983 when her brother Phillip died
Lif: from conversation with Jackson SMITH, son of Julia (ROBBINS) SMITH
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WOOLARD, April 1995:
o Julia cared for Sarah until she (Sarah) died
o Julia cared for Powhattan until he died
o When Julia married W.V. SMITH, her parents were so against they
marriage that they retaliated by giving Julia's piano away
o Julia was a frail person
o Julia died from gangrene as the result of a sore on her foot.
Lif: from San Angelo (Tom Green County, TX) City Directories:
1918-19: ROBBINS, Julia C. Miss h 631 E. Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H. trav r 631 Baker
1946: WOOLARD, Julia C (wid Geo W) r631 Baker
1949: WOOLARD, Julia (wid Geo) r631 E Baker
1950: WOOLARD, Julia (wid Geo) r631 E Baker
1952: WOOLARD, Julia Mrs clk Lawrence Durg & Variety Store r314 S Adams
1954: not in directory
1956: WOOLARD, Julia R (wid Geo L) matron Shannon WT Mem Hosp h631 Baker
1983: WOOLARD, Julia C retd r2210 Howard St
1984: WOOLARD, Julia C retd rPark Plaza Nursing Cntr
1985: WOOLARD, Julia C retd rPark Plaza Nursing Cntr
Mar: married W.V. SMITH before 1 Aug 1926; married George W. WOOLARD before
5 Jun 1943 when he died.
Dea: Obituary from the San Angelo Standard-Times, 11 July 1994, p. 2A:
"Julia (ROBBINS) WOOLARD, 94, died Saturday, July 9, 1994, in a local
nursing center. The mother of Dr. Jackson SMITH of San Angelo and George
L. WOOLARD of Santa Fe, N.M., she had been a resident of San Angelo for
most of her life.
The funeral service will be conducted in the chapel of Johnson's
Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Monday, July 11, with Stanley LOCKHART officiating.
Interment will be in Fairmount Cemetery.
Mrs. WOOLARD was born April 4, 1900, to P.H. and Sarah ROBBINS in
Hillsboro, Texas. The family moved to San Angelo in 1907. She married
W.V. SMITH Dec. 24, 1922, and he died Dec. 9, 1927. She then married
George W. WOOLARD on March 12, 1932, and he passed away on June 5, 1943.
A former employee of the Retail Merchants Association in San Angelo,
and Retail Credit Corp. in Fort Worth, Mrs. WOOLARD retired from Shannon
Hospital in 1965 and, for the next 15 years, devoted her time to visiting
shut-ins for her church, Johnson Street Church of Christ, which was
originally located at Harris and Irving. She had attended the church
since 1907 and been a member since her baptism in 1912.
In addition to her two sons, Mrs. WOOLARD is survived by two sisters,
Edith ROBERTS of Lubbock and Laura Mae JOHNSON of Norfolk, Va.; a brother
and sister-in-law, Jesse and Vina ROBBINS of Midland; a daughter-in-law,
Judy WOOLARD of Santa Fe, and five grandchildren, Jackie SHERWOOD of
Peachtree City, Ga., Glenn and Steven WOOLARD of San Angelo, and Bradley
and Julie WOOLARD of Santa Fe. She is also survived by four great-
grandchildren, Suzanne, Allison and Edward SHERWOOD of Peachtree City, and
James WOOLARD of Waco; four great-great-grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Jim ASHLOCK, Pat PATTERSON, Ron GAY and Floyd WALL,
and grandsons Glenn and Steven WOOLARD.
The family wishes to express appreciation to the management and staff
of Park Plaza Nursing Center."
Bur: Fairmount Cemetery, San Angelo, Tom Green County, TX
Inscription on headstone reads: JULIA ROBBINS
WOOLARD
APRIL 4, 1900
JULY 9, 1994
CHILD 1 George L. WOOLARD
NOTES:
Lif: owns a Chevy car dealership in Santa Fe, NM;
living in Santa Fe, NM, on 11 Jul 1994, per obit for Julia (ROBBINS)
SMITH WOOLARD;
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MAR.: 24 Dec 1922 PLACE:
DEATH: 9 Dec 1927 PLACE:
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BIRTH: 4 Apr 1900 PLACE: Hillsboro,Hill,TX
CHR.: PLACE:
DEATH: 9 Jul 1994 PLACE: San Angelo,Tom Green,TX
BURIAL: 11 Jul 1994 PLACE: San Angelo,Tom Green,TX
FATHER: Powhattan Harris ROBBINS MOTHER: Sarah Arixie "Sallie" DOWNING
OTHER HUSBANDS: George W. WOOLARD
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CHILDREN
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1. NAME: Jackson SMITH [Dr.]
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HUSBAND Wylie Virgil SMITH
NOTES:
Dea: cause of death was tuberculosis
Lif: from a conversation with Jackson SMITH, son of W.V. SMITH, in April 1995:
o W.V. already married (and divorced, I would assume) and had 3
children living in Orange, TX.
o W.V.'s first wife remarried a BROWN
o W.V. came to TX from Jena, LA (in N. Central LA)
o On a visit to Jena, LA, Jackson met an 86 year-old gentleman who
had been the city marshall. He remember "Old Wylie" SMITH and
told Jackson that W.V. had been a barber and a gambler. (Conjecture
is that the barber shop was only a front for an ongoing poker game
in the back.)
o The old gentleman remembered that W.V. had been shot (or shot at)
two times. Once when W.V. left a card game. Apparently W.V. was a
good card player and there were some "sore losers" in town. Another
time someone in a buggy drove up next to W.V. and pulled a shot gun
out from under a lap blanket and shot (at?) him. (Is this the
first drive-by shooting from a buggy?)
o In 1911 W.V. leased 4 acres of land outside town.
o W.V.'s father was Will SMITH. (My note says "buried in a small town
near Jena," but I'm not sure if that refers to W.V. or Will.
o Homer SMITH (brother of W.V.?)
o W.V. served in WWI. Jackson had sent away for records, but needs
service number.
WIFE Julia ROBBINS
OTHER MARRIAGES:
George W. WOOLARD
Married: 12 Mar 1932
NOTES:
Cen: 1920 -- San Angelo Town, Tom Green Co., TX (child, ae 19)
Lif: living in San Angelo in 1983 when her brother Phillip died
Lif: from conversation with Jackson SMITH, son of Julia (ROBBINS) SMITH
WOOLARD, April 1995:
o Julia cared for Sarah until she (Sarah) died
o Julia cared for Powhattan until he died
o When Julia married W.V. SMITH, her parents were so against they
marriage that they retaliated by giving Julia's piano away
o Julia was a frail person
o Julia died from gangrene as the result of a sore on her foot.
Lif: from San Angelo (Tom Green County, TX) City Directories:
1918-19: ROBBINS, Julia C. Miss h 631 E. Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H. trav r 631 Baker
1946: WOOLARD, Julia C (wid Geo W) r631 Baker
1949: WOOLARD, Julia (wid Geo) r631 E Baker
1950: WOOLARD, Julia (wid Geo) r631 E Baker
1952: WOOLARD, Julia Mrs clk Lawrence Durg & Variety Store r314 S Adams
1954: not in directory
1956: WOOLARD, Julia R (wid Geo L) matron Shannon WT Mem Hosp h631 Baker
1983: WOOLARD, Julia C retd r2210 Howard St
1984: WOOLARD, Julia C retd rPark Plaza Nursing Cntr
1985: WOOLARD, Julia C retd rPark Plaza Nursing Cntr
Mar: married W.V. SMITH before 1 Aug 1926; married George W. WOOLARD before
5 Jun 1943 when he died.
Dea: Obituary from the San Angelo Standard-Times, 11 July 1994, p. 2A:
"Julia (ROBBINS) WOOLARD, 94, died Saturday, July 9, 1994, in a local
nursing center. The mother of Dr. Jackson SMITH of San Angelo and George
L. WOOLARD of Santa Fe, N.M., she had been a resident of San Angelo for
most of her life.
The funeral service will be conducted in the chapel of Johnson's
Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Monday, July 11, with Stanley LOCKHART officiating.
Interment will be in Fairmount Cemetery.
Mrs. WOOLARD was born April 4, 1900, to P.H. and Sarah ROBBINS in
Hillsboro, Texas. The family moved to San Angelo in 1907. She married
W.V. SMITH Dec. 24, 1922, and he died Dec. 9, 1927. She then married
George W. WOOLARD on March 12, 1932, and he passed away on June 5, 1943.
A former employee of the Retail Merchants Association in San Angelo,
and Retail Credit Corp. in Fort Worth, Mrs. WOOLARD retired from Shannon
Hospital in 1965 and, for the next 15 years, devoted her time to visiting
shut-ins for her church, Johnson Street Church of Christ, which was
originally located at Harris and Irving. She had attended the church
since 1907 and been a member since her baptism in 1912.
In addition to her two sons, Mrs. WOOLARD is survived by two sisters,
Edith ROBERTS of Lubbock and Laura Mae JOHNSON of Norfolk, Va.; a brother
and sister-in-law, Jesse and Vina ROBBINS of Midland; a daughter-in-law,
Judy WOOLARD of Santa Fe, and five grandchildren, Jackie SHERWOOD of
Peachtree City, Ga., Glenn and Steven WOOLARD of San Angelo, and Bradley
and Julie WOOLARD of Santa Fe. She is also survived by four great-
grandchildren, Suzanne, Allison and Edward SHERWOOD of Peachtree City, and
James WOOLARD of Waco; four great-great-grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Jim ASHLOCK, Pat PATTERSON, Ron GAY and Floyd WALL,
and grandsons Glenn and Steven WOOLARD.
The family wishes to express appreciation to the management and staff
of Park Plaza Nursing Center."
Bur: Fairmount Cemetery, San Angelo, Tom Green County, TX
Inscription on headstone reads: JULIA ROBBINS
WOOLARD
APRIL 4, 1900
JULY 9, 1994
CHILD 1 Jackson SMITH [Dr.]
OTHER MARRIAGES:
NEED NAME
NOTES:
Lif: from a conversion with Jackson SMITH in April, 1995:
o When he was in high school, he hitchhiked from Wichita Falls, TX,
where he was living with his step-father, his mother, and his step-
brother. Was not happy at home. He hitchhiked to San Angelo and
got 2 jobs, lived with his grandparents (that would be Powhattan
and Sallie ROBBINS).
o In 1940 he hitchhiked to El Paso (TX) and then on to California to
look up "Lans" and Pauline ROBBINS who were living in Sherman Oaks.
o Pauline used to run the ROBBINS family down.
o E.L. (or Lans) left money every morning for Jackson while he was
living with them. They let Jackson think that E.L. was still working
as a projectionist for Fox, when in fact he had been fired years ago
and was now working as the assistant manager of the La Reina theater
(in Los Angeles?).
o In 1948 Jackson got a job in a studio in Los Angeles. He tried to
look up E.L. at Fox, which is when he found out that E.L. was no
longer working there. Jackson then went to the La Reina Theater,
where he waited for E.L. to come to work. When E.L. saw Jackson there
E.L. never let on that he had been caught in a lie.
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BURIAL: PLACE:
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OTHER WIVES:
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WIFE Edith C. ROBBINS
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BIRTH: Abt 1903 PLACE: ,,TX
CHR.: PLACE:
DEATH: Aft 30 Apr 1983 PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
FATHER: Powhattan Harris ROBBINS MOTHER: Sarah Arixie "Sallie" DOWNING
OTHER HUSBANDS:
CHILDREN
** No Children Recorded **
HUSBAND Clyde ROBERTS
NOTES:
Mar: before 1 Aug 1926
WIFE Edith C. ROBBINS
NOTES:
Cen: 1920 -- San Angelo Town, Tom Green Co., TX (child, ae 16)
Mar: before 1 Aug 1926
Lif: living in San Angelo in 1983 when her brother Phillip died
living in Lubbock, TX, in 1994 when her sister, Julia, died
from the San Angelo (Tom Green County, TX) city directories:
1983: ROBERTS, Edith C Mrs retd h219 N Jackson St
1984: ROBERTS, Edith C Mrs retd h219 N Jackson St
1985: ROBERTS, Edith C Mrs retd h219 N Jackson St
1986: ROBERTS, Edith C Mrs retd h219 N Jackson St
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HUSBAND A. M. REESE
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BIRTH: PLACE:
CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
FATHER: MOTHER:
OTHER WIVES:
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WIFE Larimore "Larry" ROBBINS
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BIRTH: Abt 1905 PLACE: ,,TX
CHR.: PLACE:
DEATH: Bef 30 Apr 1983 PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
FATHER: Powhattan Harris ROBBINS MOTHER: Sarah Arixie "Sallie" DOWNING
OTHER HUSBANDS: NOT MARRIED
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CHILDREN
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** No Children Recorded **
HUSBAND A. M. REESE
NOTES:
Mar: before 16 May 1946
WIFE Larimore "Larry" ROBBINS
OTHER MARRIAGES:
NOT MARRIED
NOTES:
Cen: 1920 -- San Angelo Town, Tom Green Co., TX (child, ae 14)
Mar: before 16 May 1946
Lif: ran a business in Dallas (Dallas County, TX)
Lif: from San Angelo (Tom Green County, TX) city directories:
1929-30: ROBBINS, Lane Miss asst Dr J B. Chaffin r631 Baker
ROBBINS, Jesse D r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Laura M Miss sten Dr J T Elder r631 Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H jr r631 E Baker
1931: ROBBINS, Larry Miss asst Dr J B Chaffin r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Laura M Miss asst Dr J T Elder r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H jr fnshr Walker's Furniture r631 E Baker
1934: ROBBINS, Larry Miss asst Dr J B chaffin r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Jesse D r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
FAMILY GROUP RECORD FOR J. C. JOHNSON/LAURA MAE ROBBINS
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HUSBAND J. C. JOHNSON
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BIRTH: PLACE:
CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
FATHER: MOTHER:
OTHER WIVES:
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WIFE Laura Mae ROBBINS
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BIRTH: Abt 1907 PLACE: ,,TX
CHR.: PLACE:
DEATH: Aft 30 Apr 1983 PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
FATHER: Powhattan Harris ROBBINS MOTHER: Sarah Arixie "Sallie" DOWNING
OTHER HUSBANDS:
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CHILDREN
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** No Children Recorded **
HUSBAND J. C. JOHNSON
NOTES:
Mar: before 16 May 1946
WIFE Laura Mae ROBBINS
NOTES:
Cen: 1920 -- San Angelo Town, Tom Green Co., TX (child, ae 12)
Mar: before 16 May 1946
Lif: living in Ft. Worth in 1983 when her brother Phillip died
living in Norfold, VA, in 1994 when her sister, Julia, died. (Edith was
living with her daughter, which is why she was in Norfolk.)
from the San Angelo (Tom Green County) city directories:
1927-28: ROBBINS, Laura M Miss r204 (140) Allen
ROBBINS, Jesse D r204 (140) Allen
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) clk W A Perry h204 (140) Allen
1929-30: ROBBINS, Laura M Miss sten Dr J T Elder r631 Baker
ROBBINS, Jesse D r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Lane Miss asst Dr J B Chaffin r631 Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H jr r631 Baker
1931: ROBBINS, Laura M Miss asst Dr J T Elder r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Larry Miss asst Dr J B Chaffin r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H jr fnshr Walker's Furniture r631 E Baker
FAMILY GROUP RECORD FOR POWHATTAN "PHILLIP" HARRIS ROBBINS [JR.]/VAL MURRELL
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HUSBAND Powhattan "Phillip" Harris ROBBINS [Jr.]
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BIRTH: Abt 1911 PLACE: San Angelo,Tom Green,TX
CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: 30 Apr 1983 PLACE: ,Tarrant,TX
BURIAL: 3 Mar 1983 PLACE: ,Tarrant,TX
FATHER: Powhattan Harris ROBBINS MOTHER: Sarah Arixie "Sallie" DOWNING
OTHER WIVES:
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WIFE Val Murrell
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BIRTH: PLACE:
CHR.: PLACE:
DEATH: Aft 30 Apr 1983 PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
FATHER: MOTHER:
OTHER HUSBANDS:
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CHILDREN
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1. NAME: Phillip H. ROBBINS [Jr.]
--- BIRTH: PLACE:
M CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: Aft 30 Apr 1983 PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
SPOUSE:
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2. NAME: Rosemary ROBBINS
--- BIRTH: PLACE:
F CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: Aft 30 Apr 1983 PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
SPOUSE: WOODS
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HUSBAND Powhattan "Phillip" Harris ROBBINS [Jr.]
NOTES:
Cen: 1920 -- San Angelo Town, Tom Green Co., TX (child, ae 8)
Lif: Powhattan was his given name; assumed the name of "Phillip."
Lif: from San Angelo (Tom Green County) city directories:
1929-30: ROBBINS, Powhattan H jr r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Jesse D r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Lane Miss asst Dr J B Chaffin r631 Baker
ROBBINS, Laura M Miss sten Dr J T Elder r631 Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
1931: ROBBINS, Powhattan H jr fnshr Walker's Furniture r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Larry Miss asst Dr J B Chaffin r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Laura M Miss asst Dr J T Elder r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
Dea: Obit from the morning Ft. Worth Star Telegram, Monday, May 2, 1983, p. 15A
(picture):
"Phillip H. ROBBINS Sr.
Former feed store owner
Funeral for Phillip H. ROBBINS Sr, 71, of 6829 Robinhood Lane, will
be at 10 A.M. Tuesday at Harveson and Cole Funeral Home, with burial in
Greenwood Cemetery.
ROBBINS died Saturday at a local hospital.
He was born in San Angelo and had lived in Fort Worth for more than
40 years. He was the former owner of the Handley Feed Stores and also
had been a sales representative for the Vit-A-Way Co.
He was a member of the St. James Presbyterian Church and the
Handley Lodge #1140.
Survivors include his wife, Val Murrell ROBBINS; a son, Phillip H.
ROBBINS Jr. of Hurst; a daughter, Rosemary (ROBBINS) WOODS of Irving;
two brothers, E.L. ROBBINS of San Angelo and Jesse ROBBINS of Midland;
three sisters, Julia WOOLARD and Edith ROBERTS, both of San Angelo, and
Laura Mae Johson [sic] of Ft. Worth, and 3 grandchildren."
WIFE Val Murrell
NOTES:
Nam: last name poss. MURRELL, instead of middle name.
CHILD 1 Phillip H. ROBBINS [Jr.]
NOTES:
Lif: living in Hurst, TX, in 1983 when his father died
CHILD 2 Rosemary ROBBINS
NOTES:
Lif: living in Irving, TX, in 1983 when her father died
FAMILY GROUP RECORD FOR WOODS/ROSEMARY ROBBINS
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HUSBAND WOODS
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BIRTH: PLACE:
CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
FATHER: MOTHER:
OTHER WIVES:
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WIFE Rosemary ROBBINS
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BIRTH: PLACE:
CHR.: PLACE:
DEATH: Aft 30 Apr 1983 PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
FATHER: Powhattan "Phillip" Harris ROBBINS [Jr.] MOTHER: Val Murrell
OTHER HUSBANDS:
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CHILDREN
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** No Children Recorded **
HUSBAND WOODS
WIFE Rosemary ROBBINS
NOTES:
Lif: living in Irving, TX, in 1983 when her father died
FAMILY GROUP RECORD FOR JACKSON SMITH [DR.]/NEED NAME
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HUSBAND Jackson SMITH [Dr.]
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BIRTH: 1923 PLACE:
CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
FATHER: Wylie Virgil SMITH MOTHER: Julia ROBBINS
OTHER WIVES: NEED NAME
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WIFE NEED NAME
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BIRTH: PLACE:
CHR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
FATHER: MOTHER:
OTHER HUSBANDS:
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CHILDREN
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** No Children Recorded **
HUSBAND Jackson SMITH [Dr.]
OTHER MARRIAGES:
NEED NAME
NOTES:
Lif: from a conversion with Dr. SMITH in April, 1995:
o When he was in high school, he hitchhiked from Wichita Falls, TX,
where he was living with his step-father, his mother, and his step-
brother. Was not happy at home. He hitchhiked to San Angelo and
got 2 jobs, lived with his grandparents (that would be Powhattan
and Sallie ROBBINS).
o In 1940 he hitchhiked to El Paso (TX) and then on to California to
look up "Lans" and Pauline ROBBINS who were living in Sherman Oaks.
o Pauline used to run the ROBBINS family down.
o E.L. (or Lans) left money every morning for Jackson while he was
living with them. They let Jackson think that E.L. was still working
as a projectionist for Fox, when in fact he had been fired years ago
and was now working as the assistant manager of the La Reina theater
(in Los Angeles?).
o In 1948 Jackson got a job in a studio in Los Angeles. He tried to
look up E.L. at Fox, which is when he found out that E.L. was no
longer working there. Jackson then went to the La Reina Theater,
where he waited for E.L. to come to work. When E.L. saw Jackson there
E.L. never let on that he had been caught in a lie.
WIFE NEED NAME
FAMILY GROUP RECORD FOR SHERWOOD/JACKIE SMITH
3 Jan 2000 Page 1 of 1
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HUSBAND SHERWOOD
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BIRTH: PLACE:
CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
FATHER: MOTHER:
OTHER WIVES:
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WIFE Jackie SMITH
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BIRTH: PLACE:
CHR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
FATHER: Jackson SMITH [Dr.] MOTHER: NEED NAME
OTHER HUSBANDS:
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CHILDREN
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1. NAME: Suzanne SHERWOOD
--- BIRTH: PLACE:
F CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
SPOUSE:
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2. NAME: Allison SHERWOOD
--- BIRTH: PLACE:
F CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
SPOUSE:
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3. NAME: Edward SHERWOOD
--- BIRTH: PLACE:
M CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
SPOUSE:
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HUSBAND SHERWOOD
WIFE Jackie SMITH
CHILD 1 Suzanne SHERWOOD
CHILD 2 Allison SHERWOOD
CHILD 3 Edward SHERWOOD
FAMILY GROUP RECORD FOR GEORGE L. WOOLARD/JUDY
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HUSBAND George L. WOOLARD
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BIRTH: PLACE:
CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
FATHER: George W. WOOLARD MOTHER: Julia ROBBINS
OTHER WIVES:
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WIFE Judy
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BIRTH: PLACE:
CHR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
FATHER: MOTHER:
OTHER HUSBANDS:
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CHILDREN
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1. NAME: Glenn WOOLARD
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M CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
SPOUSE:
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2. NAME: Steven WOOLARD
--- BIRTH: PLACE:
M CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
SPOUSE:
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3. NAME: Bradley WOOLARD
--- BIRTH: PLACE:
M CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
SPOUSE:
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4. NAME: Julie WOOLARD
--- BIRTH: PLACE:
F CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
SPOUSE:
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HUSBAND George L. WOOLARD
NOTES:
Lif: owns a Chevy car dealership in Santa Fe, NM;
living in Santa Fe, NM, on 11 Jul 1994, per obit for Julia (ROBBINS)
SMITH WOOLARD;
WIFE Judy
CHILD 1 Glenn WOOLARD
CHILD 2 Steven WOOLARD
CHILD 3 Bradley WOOLARD
CHILD 4 Julie WOOLARD
FAMILY GROUP RECORD FOR GEORGE A. DOWNING/NELLIE MARIE PIPKIN
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HUSBAND George A. DOWNING
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BIRTH: 27 Apr 1877 PLACE: ,,MS
CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: 6 Jul 1931 PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE: Hillsboro,Hill,TX
FATHER: Pleasant B. DOWNING MOTHER: Elendor WARREN
OTHER WIVES:
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WIFE Nellie Marie PIPKIN
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BIRTH: 16 Aug 1888 PLACE: Chicago,Cook,IL
CHR.: PLACE:
DEATH: 8 Nov 1966 PLACE: Hillsboro,Hill,TX
BURIAL: PLACE: Hillsboro,Hill,TX
FATHER: William Duff PIPKIN MOTHER:
OTHER HUSBANDS:
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CHILDREN
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1. NAME: George Albert DOWNING
--- BIRTH: Abt 1905 PLACE: ,,TX
M CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
SPOUSE:
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2. NAME: Carl Edward DOWNING
--- BIRTH: Abt 1911 PLACE: ,,TX
M CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
SPOUSE:
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3. NAME: Charles Douglas DOWNING
--- BIRTH: 1919 PLACE: ,,TX
M CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
SPOUSE:
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HUSBAND George A. DOWNING
NOTES:
Cen: 1880:
1900:
1910: San Angelo, Tom Green County, TX; SD 16; ED 283; Sh 12A; Page 238;
Line 45; N. Randolph; dwelling #192; family #198; DOWNING, George;
head; male; white; ae 33; married for 8 years; b. MS; father b.
U.S.; mother b. U.S.; speaks English; furniture salesman; works for
wages; unemployed 0 months in 1909; can read and write; rents a
house; enum. w/ wife (Nellied) and son (Albert); enum. on 22 or 23
Apr 1910; NOTE: No house # given -- on the break between 214 College
Ave. and 231 N. Randolph St.
1920: Hillsboro City, Hillsboro County, TX; SD 6; ED 38; Sh 6B; 406
Walnut Street; DOWNING, George A.; head; rents; male; white; ae 42;
married; can read and write; b. MS; father b. MS; mother b. MS;
able to speak English; house painter; works for wages; enum. w/
wife (Nellie) and 3 sons (Albert, Carl, and Douglas); enum. on 6
Jan 1920; enum. by Nettie ABNEY; dwelling #130; family #134.
Lif: from San Angelo (Tom Green County, TX) City Directories:
1909: DOWNING, Ellen LeG. (widow Pleasant), r 104 Highland blvd.
DOWNING, George A., painter, r 116 Highland blvd.
Lif: living in Hillsboro (Hill County, TX) in 1917 when his mother died;
"engaged in business there"
Fam: At the time of his wife's death in 1966, there were 3 grandchildren:
DOWNING, Carl B.
DOWNING, Darion
DOWNING, John Thomas
Unable to determine to which son (or sons) these grandchildren belong.
Bur: Park Ridge Cemetery, just north of Hillsboro, Hill County, TX
WIFE Nellie Marie PIPKIN
NOTES:
Bur: Park Ridge Cemetery, just north of Hillsboro, Hill County, TX
Cen: 1900:
1910: San Angelo, Tom Green County, TX; SD 16; ED 283; Sh 12A; Page 238;
Line 45; dwelling #192; family #198; N. Randolph; DOWNING, Nellie;
wife (of head, George DOWNING); female; white; ae 25; married one
time; married for 8 years; 1 child born; 1 child still living;
b. MS; father b. TN; mother b. GA; speaks English; occupation =
none; can read and write; enum. w/ husband (George) and son
(Albert); enum. on 22 or 23 Apr 1910; NOTE: No house # given --
on the break between 214 College Ave. and 231 N. Randolph St.
1920: Hillsboro City, Hill County, TX; SD 6; ED 38; Sh 6B; dwelling #130;
family #134; 406 Walnut Street; DOWNING, Nellie; wife (of head,
George A. DOWNING); female; white; ae 34; married; can read and
write; b. TN; father b. KY; mother b. GA; able to speak English;
occupation = none; enum. w/ husband (George A.) and 3 sons (Albert,
Carl, and Douglas); enum. on 6 Jan 1920; enum. by Nettie ABNEY.
CHILD 1 George Albert DOWNING
NOTES:
Lif: In 1931 at time of his father's death, George Albert's address was
Singapore, China. According to Jackson SMITH, George Albert was in the
Navy.
Cen: 1910: San Angelo, Tom Green County, TX; SD 16; ED 283; Sh 12A; Page 238;
Line 45; dwelling #192; family #198; N. Randolph; DOWNING, Albert;
son (of head, George DOWNING); male; white; ae 5; single; b. TX;
father b. MS; mother b. MS; occupation = none; enum. w/ parents
(George & Nellie DOWNING); enum. on 22 or 23 Apr 1910; NOTE: No
house # given -- on the break between 214 College Ave. and 231
N. Randolph St.
1920: Hillsboro City, Hill County, TX; SD 6; ED 38; Sh 6B; dwelling #130;
family #134; 406 Walnut Street; DOWNING, Albert; son (of head,
George A.); male; white; ae 14; single; attended school in year;
can read and write; b. TX; father b. MS; mother b. TN; able to
speak English; occupation = none; enum. w/ parents (George A. &
Nellie) and 2 brothers (Carl and Douglas); enum. on 6 Jan 1920;
enum. by Nettie ABNEY.
CHILD 2 Carl Edward DOWNING
NOTES:
Cen: 1920: Hillsboro City, Hill County, TX; SD 6; ED 38; Sh 6B; dwelling #130;
family #134; 406 Walnut Street; DOWNING, Carl; son (of head, George A.);
male; white; ae 9; single; attended school in year; can read and write;
b. TX; father b. MS; mother b. TN; able to speak English; occupation =
none; enum. w/ parents (George A. and Nellie) and 2 brothers (Albert and
Douglas); enum. on 6 Jan 1920; enum. by Nettie ABNEY.
CHILD 3 Charles Douglas DOWNING
NOTES:
Cen: 1920: Hillsboro City, Hill County, TX; SD 6; ED 38; Sh 6B; dwelling #130;
family #134; 406 Walnut Street; DOWNING, Douglas; son (of head,
George A.); male; white; ae 7/12; single; b. TX; father b. MS;
mother b. TN; occupation = none; enum. w/ parents (George A. and
Nellie) and 2 older brothers (Albert and Carl); enum. on 6 Jan
1920; enum. by Nettie ABNEY.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD FOR NOT MARRIED/LARIMORE "LARRY" ROBBINS
3 Jan 2000 Page 1 of 2
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HUSBAND NOT MARRIED
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BIRTH: PLACE:
CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
FATHER: MOTHER:
OTHER WIVES:
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WIFE Larimore "Larry" ROBBINS
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BIRTH: Abt 1905 PLACE: ,,TX
CHR.: PLACE:
DEATH: Bef 30 Apr 1983 PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
FATHER: Powhattan Harris ROBBINS MOTHER: Sarah Arixie "Sallie" DOWNING
OTHER HUSBANDS: A. M. REESE
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CHILDREN
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1. NAME: Ernestine ROBBINS
--- BIRTH: 20 Oct 1927 PLACE:
F CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: 3 Aug 1931 PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE: San Angelo,Tom Green,TX
SPOUSE:
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HUSBAND NOT MARRIED
WIFE Larimore "Larry" ROBBINS
OTHER MARRIAGES:
A. M. REESE
NOTES:
Cen: 1920 -- San Angelo Town, Tom Green Co., TX (child, ae 14)
Mar: before 16 May 1946
Lif: ran a business in Dallas (Dallas County, TX)
Lif: from San Angelo (Tom Green County, TX) city directories:
1929-30: ROBBINS, Lane Miss asst Dr J B. Chaffin r631 Baker
ROBBINS, Jesse D r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Laura M Miss sten Dr J T Elder r631 Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H jr r631 E Baker
1931: ROBBINS, Larry Miss asst Dr J B Chaffin r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Laura M Miss asst Dr J T Elder r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H jr fnshr Walker's Furniture r631 E Baker
1934: ROBBINS, Larry Miss asst Dr J B chaffin r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Jesse D r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
CHILD 1 Ernestine ROBBINS
NOTES:
Bir: b. out of wedlock; father never named
Fam: from a conversation with Jackson SMITH, son of Sarah (ROBBINS) SMITH
WOOLARD and cousin to Ernestine ROBBINS:
o Ernestine's father was possibly Dr. CHAFIN, for whom "Larry" worked
for many years
Bur: Fairmount Cemetery, San Angelo, Tom Green County, TX
Inscription on headstone reads: ERNESTINE
ROBBINS
OCTOBER 20, 1927
AUGUST 3, 1931
Dea: According to dr., she had colitis.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD FOR JESSE D. ROBBINS/VINA
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HUSBAND Jesse D. ROBBINS
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BIRTH: Abt 1910 PLACE: ,,TX
CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: Aft 30 Apr 1983 PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
FATHER: Powhattan Harris ROBBINS MOTHER: Sarah Arixie "Sallie" DOWNING
OTHER WIVES:
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WIFE Vina
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BIRTH: PLACE:
CHR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
FATHER: MOTHER:
OTHER HUSBANDS:
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CHILDREN
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** No Children Recorded **
HUSBAND Jesse D. ROBBINS
NOTES:
Cen: 1920 -- San Angelo Town, Tom Green Co., TX (child, ae 9)
Lif: quit work at age 55 (per Jackson SMITH)
Lif: living in Midland, TX, in 1983 when his brother Phillip died
from the San Angelo (Tom Green County, TX) City directories:
1927-28: ROBBINS, Jesse D r204 (140) Allen
ROBBINS, Laura M Miss r204 (140) Allen
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) clk W A Perry h204 (140) Allen
1929-30: ROBBINS, Jesse D r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Lane Miss asst Dr J B Chaffin r631 Baker
ROBBINS, Laura M Miss sten Dr J T Elder r631 Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H jr r631 E Baker
1934: ROBBINS, Jesse D r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Larry Miss asst Dr J B Chaffin r631 E Baker
ROBBINS, Powhattan H (Sallie) h631 E Baker
WIFE Vina
FAMILY GROUP RECORD FOR JACKSON SMITH [DR.]/NEED NAME
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HUSBAND Jackson SMITH [Dr.]
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BIRTH: 1923 PLACE:
CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
FATHER: Wylie Virgil SMITH MOTHER: Julia ROBBINS
OTHER WIVES: NEED NAME
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WIFE NEED NAME
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BIRTH: PLACE:
CHR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
FATHER: MOTHER:
OTHER HUSBANDS:
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CHILDREN
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1. NAME: Jackie SMITH
--- BIRTH: PLACE:
F CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: PLACE:
SPOUSE: SHERWOOD
=======================================
HUSBAND Jackson SMITH [Dr.]
OTHER MARRIAGES:
NEED NAME
NOTES:
Lif: from a conversion with Dr. SMITH in April, 1995:
o When he was in high school, he hitchhiked from Wichita Falls, TX,
where he was living with his step-father, his mother, and his step-
brother. Was not happy at home. He hitchhiked to San Angelo and
got 2 jobs, lived with his grandparents (that would be Powhattan
and Sallie ROBBINS).
o In 1940 he hitchhiked to El Paso (TX) and then on to California to
look up "Lans" and Pauline ROBBINS who were living in Sherman Oaks.
o Pauline used to run the ROBBINS family down.
o E.L. (or Lans) left money every morning for Jackson while he was
living with them. They let Jackson think that E.L. was still working
as a projectionist for Fox, when in fact he had been fired years ago
and was now working as the assistant manager of the La Reina theater
(in Los Angeles?).
o In 1948 Jackson got a job in a studio in Los Angeles. He tried to
look up E.L. at Fox, which is when he found out that E.L. was no
longer working there. Jackson then went to the La Reina Theater,
where he waited for E.L. to come to work. When E.L. saw Jackson there
E.L. never let on that he had been caught in a lie.
WIFE NEED NAME
CHILD 1 Jackie SMITH
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