James B. Robinson biography

JAMES B. ROBISON [sic], son of James and Jane (Hunter) Robinson, was born in Pennsylvania, 1817. In 1838 married Elizabeth Weeks. In 1869 settled in Adams Township, and is a farmer and fruit grower. From 1871 to 1874 he served as Justice of the Peace. He had two sons, who gave their lives for their country: Oliver H. Robinson, killed in the battle of Pittsburg Landing, and Franklin T. Robinson, at battle of Winchester. Mr. Robinson’s Post Office is Toledo.

Source: Clark Waggoner, ed., History of the City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio Illustrated (New York and Toledo: Munsell & Company, Publishers, 1888), p. 3.

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