Robert W. Robinson

ROBINSON, BROWN, DAY, BERGESS, GARRISON, ROUSE

Posted By: Volunteer - Conley Wolterman
Date: 1/13/2002 at 22:42:27

Robert W. Robinson, Conductor on the Iowa Division of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad since 1880, is a native of Des Moines County, born near Middletown, Iowa, May 15, 1858. His parents, Robert and Frances (Brown) Robinson, were pioneers of this county in 1840. The former was born in Washington County, Pa., and when two years of age, removed with his parents to Ross County, Ohio, and in early manhood went to Missouri, where he married Miss Frances Brown, daughter of Judge Brown, of Kentucky, emigrating to Des Moines County, Iowa, in 1840, as before stated. He was a farmer by occupation for several years between 1850 and 1861, when he removed to Burlington, where his death occurred May 31, 1877. His wife and seven children, survive him. There are three sons and four daughters: Hollie, wife of Ira B. Day, of Van Buren County, Iowa; Henry R. married Miss Alice Bergess, of Golden, Col., and is engaged in mining in Colorado; Moses W. is now Roadmaster of the Keokuk, Burlington & Quincy branches of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, with headquarters at Burlington, and married Miss Lilliam M. Garrison, of Burlington; Clara B. is the wife of Clarence A. Rouse, of Creston, Iowa; Robert W., conductor of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, is a resident of Burlington; Fannie Brown, wife of Charles Skinner, resides in Burlington; Georgia resides with her mother in this city.

Robert W. Robinson, our subject, was reared on a farm until fourteen years of age, then came to this city with his parents, where he received a common-school education, and in 1878 entered the service of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad as brakesman. Two years later he was promoted to conductor, which position he has filled for the past eight years, and during the engineer's strike of 1888, he served as Assistant Trainmaster. Politically, Mr. Robinson is a Democrat.

A History of Crawford, Ida and Sac Counties, Iowa : Lewis Publishing Co., 1893