He was the son of Henry "Harry" Robinson (1796-1861) and Mariah Skeels (1804-93) and they were farmers. On 1 Mar 1860 he married "Juliette" Isidore Olmsted. He never joined the fight in the Civil War due to the death of his father in Apr 1861 and having an older lame brother, Paul, he had to manage the farm and provide for the family. Upon the death of their 3rd daughter, Nellie, they moved to Beloit, WI in 1869 where he worked in industry at a foundry. They lost their first 2 (Jessie and Gertie) daughters when they were each around 20 years of age. They went on to have 2 more girls (Mabel and Harriet) and one boy named Harry. He was of the charter members of the Temple of Honor. Western Star Temple of Honor and Temperance, No. 10, which was organized March 14, 1879 in Rockton, IL. He owned at one time with his brother, Paul and brother-in-law, M. D. Clarke, the old Talcot grist mill property in Rockton, originally the first grist mill built in 1839, in the early 1880's before moving the family back to Beloit, WI. Henry became the areas RFD (Rural Free Delivery) carrier for many years before his retirement. He lived 92 hard years.
He was the son of Henry "Harry" Robinson (1796-1861) and Mariah Skeels (1804-93) and they were farmers. On 1 Mar 1860 he married "Juliette" Isidore Olmsted. He never joined the fight in the Civil War due to the death of his father in Apr 1861 and having an older lame brother, Paul, he had to manage the farm and provide for the family. Upon the death of their 3rd daughter, Nellie, they moved to Beloit, WI in 1869 where he worked in industry at a foundry. They lost their first 2 (Jessie and Gertie) daughters when they were each around 20 years of age. They went on to have 2 more girls (Mabel and Harriet) and one boy named Harry. He was of the charter members of the Temple of Honor. Western Star Temple of Honor and Temperance, No. 10, which was organized March 14, 1879 in Rockton, IL. He owned at one time with his brother, Paul and brother-in-law, M. D. Clarke, the old Talcot grist mill property in Rockton, originally the first grist mill built in 1839, in the early 1880's before moving the family back to Beloit, WI. Henry became the areas RFD (Rural Free Delivery) carrier for many years before his retirement. He lived 92 hard years.
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