MRS. SARAH ROBINSON
Mrs. Sarah Robinson, widow of James Robinson, lives upon the northeast quarter of section 3, where she settled with her husband, in April, 1865. The farm was then unimproved, with the exception of the breaking of about two acres. James Robinson was born in Londonderry, Ireland, in 1826. He came to the United States with his parents, when about fifteen years old. The family settled near Pittsburg. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson were married in Pennsylvania, in March 1849. They emigrated to Jasper county, Iowa, in 1858. One year later, they came to Cass county and settled on the farm of his brother-in-law, Joseph Turner, in the town of Pymosa, which he broke and fenced. They remained on the place three years, then removed to a farm, at Grove City, where they lived three years. Mr. Robinson died July 2, 1865, about three months after locating in Franklin township. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson had nine children born to them, all of whom are living. Robert, now in Colorado, James A., in Adair county; Joseph W., in Benton township; William, living at home with his mother; Emma, wife of F. M. Hemphill; Clifton, at home; Hattie M., Agnes C. and Alice B. Mrs. Robinson was formerly Sarah Turner, a daughter of Robert Turner. She was born in England in 1825, and came to this country with her father's family. Her farm contains two hundred acres.
Contributed by Lisa Varnes-Rex from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pp. 795-796.
