Erastus Robinson (1814-1893)

ROBINSON, DUAL, STEVENSON, BELL, EVANS

Posted By: Barry Mateer (email)
Date: 1/10/2018 at 11:16:40

Erastus Robinson died in Murray last Monday evening, August 7, 1893, at 8:30, aged seventy-eight years, ten months and fifteen days.

He was as well as usual through the day, attending to his ordinary routine of work. After finishing his day’s work he came in the house and complained of feeling sick. His wife suggested that he get some fresh air on the porch and they went out. In a few moments he was stricken with heart failure and without another word passed beyond the ken of human aid.

He was born in Cochocton county, Ohio, September 22, 1814. His family moved to Indiana when he was ten years old, coming to Iowa some time afterwards. In 1855 he moved to Clarke county and has been a resident here ever since. Mr. Robinson was married three times. In 1847 he was married to his present wife and by this union was born all his children, five daughters and three sons. One of his daughters, Mattie, died about four years ago, leaving his aged wife and seven children to survive him.
George and Alice, wife of Oscar Duval, are at Cullison, Kansas; Henry, Benjamin G., Emma, wife of T.L. Stevenson, Cora, wife of Ciell Bell and Margaret, wife of M. L. Evans, are all living in Clarke county.
He first united with the M. E. church in 1848. In 1865 he became a member of the M. P. church and remained an active member until his death.
Such is the story of a man whose life was nobly lived. The book of life is closed upon his earthly career and a book of illumined pages, brighter than can be picture by the imagination, lies open before him. His years of usefulness outran the prescribed three score and ten by nearly a decade. Kindly and courteous, entertaining and sympathetic, he made scores of friends and was always welcomed heartily.

Mr. Robinson took an active part in all affairs of the county. He was always found an earnest advocate of morality and justice and was identified with school and church work the greater part of his life. The loss to his relatives and friends is great, but they have the consciousness of knowing that he was respected and loved by all who knew him, and that he had lived the full measure of time. Quietly, peacefully, his life rounded to the sleep that knows no earthly waking.

The Weekly Osceola Sentinel August 10th, 1893