Ezra Robinson

ROBINSON, STURDIVAN, ARMSTRONG, HALTHILL, CLEAVE

Posted By: Jean Wenke, volunteer
Date: 2/26/2009 at 18:09:13

Ezra Robinson, son of William and Frances Robinson, was born near Bonaparte, Iowa, January 22, 1854, and died in his home in Bonaparte, April 12, 1914, aged 60 years, 2 months and 21 days.

The deceased was married to Mrs. Flora Sturdivant October 20th, 1898. To this union were born two daughters, Gladys Mary and Hazel Anita, who are left with their mother to comfort her in her bereavement. He also leaves to mourn their loss two brothers and two sisters, Thomas Robinson, Emma Armstrong and Sarah Halthill of Allerton, Iowa, and Peter Robinson of Helena, Montana.

His father, mother, four brothers, David, William, John and Richard, and two sisters, Julia Cleave and Alice Robinson have preceded him in death.

He united with the Baptist church in early manhood and remained strong in that faith until the end ---- his last intelligible words being, “The Gift of God is Eternal Life.”
He was a member of the fraternal order of Court of Honor.

Funeral services were held at the Baptist church Tuesday afternoon in charge of Rev. Alexander of Farmington, and the remains were placed in the Bonaparte cemetery.

From Dorothy Watson's scrapbook, Bonaparte, Iowa Library