The Shemwell Family

Abraham Lincoln RobisonAge: 78 years18621940

Name
Abraham Lincoln Robison
Given names
Abraham Lincoln
Surname
Robison
Birth March 19, 1862
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 4 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 4 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 6 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageLulu Rebecca NelsonView this family
about 1886 (Age 23 years)
Note: Marriage info based on 1900 Census
Birth of a daughter
#1
Gertrude Alma Robison
August 7, 1891 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 14, 1900 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 53 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 54 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 55 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Marriage of a childUral Talmage Hollenback SrGertrude Alma RobisonView this family
June 3, 1919 (Age 57 years)
Death of a wifeLulu Rebecca Nelson
September 21, 1922 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Ural Talmage Hollenback Jr
December 14, 1923 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Alma Mavis Hollenback
August 7, 1926 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Hansell Goodwin “Ace” Hollenback
June 26, 1928 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 67 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death April 26, 1940 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bunker Hill Cemetery
Family with Lulu Rebecca Nelson - View this family
himself
Abraham Lincoln Robison
Birth: March 19, 1862Franklin, Washington, Indiana, United States
Death: April 26, 1940Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
wife
Lulu Rebecca Nelson
Birth: January 20, 1871Washington, Indiana, United States
Death: September 21, 1922Washington, Indiana, United States
Marriage: about 1886Indiana, United States
6 years
daughter

No family available

Marriage
Marriage info based on 1900 Census
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Abraham Lincoln Robison - Household

Franklin, Washington, Indiana, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Robison, Abraham LheadWMMar186238M14INININFarmer0YesYesYesRF
Robison, LuluwifeWFJan187129M1476INININYesYesYes
Robison, Bertha MdaughterWFMar188812SINININAt School6YesYesYes
Robison, Harvie EsonWMMay188911SINININAt School6YesYesYes
Robison, GertrudedaughterWFAug18918SINININAt School6
Robison, Claud MsonWMSep18936SINININAt School4
Robison, Lebert GsonWMMar18955SINININ
Robison, Winnie RsonWMJul1899o years 10 monthsSINININ