Daughter of Aaron and Mary Ann (McConnell) Willson.
Married to David Robeson.
Mother of nine children:Aaron R., Wilson, Harvey, Elizabeth Jane, John, Nettie, James, Belle and Kate.
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Summerfield Sun (Summerfield, Kansas), Thursday, February 24, 1916, [p. 1]
Was Pioneer in the West
Grandma Robeson Who died Sunday Saw Mormon Temple Burn in Illinois
Sarah Maranda Wilson Robeson, who died in her home here last Sunday was a pioneer settler in the western country, altho not of Kansas. She settled with her husband at Keokuk, Iowa when they first moved west in 1889. This was the period of trouble for the Mormon church and when their large church was burned in Illinois Mrs. Robeson saw the flames from a distance. She also experienced many hardships of the early days when the country was new.
She was born April 3, 1831 at Xenia, O., died at Summerfield, Kansas, Feb. 20, 1916 at the age of 84 years, 10 months and 18 days old. Death was caused by old age and a lingering siege of the grippe with which she had been ailing several weeks.
She was married to David P. [orter] Robeson in the town of her birth on January 1, 1851 and in the fall of the same year they moved to Keokuk, thence to Clarinda, Iowa, where the family home was kept longer than at any other one place. Here the husband died April 9, 1889.
There were nine children in the family. Of these, three have departed from this life: Nettie, at the age of six years; Wilson, at the age of eighteen; and John P. whose family resides here. He died July 29, 1908 at 37 years of age. Those who survive are James I. of Summerfield, Harve D. of Benkelman, Nebraska; Mrs. Belle Gillespie of Summerfield; Mrs. Elizabeth J. [ane] Knox of Amoret, Mo.; Russell R. of Centralia, Kansas and Mrs. Kate E. Frazee of Summerfield. Besides these are also four sisters and one brother living whose ages range from 88 years to 64 years. They are: Mrs. Mary A. Little of Leavenworth, Kansas; Mrs. Rebecca J. Little and Mrs. Abbie Glasco of College Springs, Iowa; Mrs. Ellen Nelson and Joseph Wilson of Clarinda, Iowa. Since 1894 the home has been in Summerfield.
All of the children, eight grandchildren and two nephews, Wilson M. Little and Lincoln Little of Coin, Iowa were present at the funeral. The brother and sisters who are aged were unable to attend.
The funeral services occurred Tuesday with the Rev. W. L. Torrence in charge. The body was buried in the cemetery here.
Mrs. Robeson was brought up in the Covenanter Church and made profession of her faith in her girlhood days at Xenia, Ohio. She followed the Christian life faithfully and earnestly all of her life. She with her husband were not only pioneers in settling the western country but also pioneers of the faith. They were charter members of the Clarinda United Presbyterian congregation.
Contributor: Julia Johnson (47176433) •
Married to David Robeson.
Mother of nine children:Aaron R., Wilson, Harvey, Elizabeth Jane, John, Nettie, James, Belle and Kate.
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Summerfield Sun (Summerfield, Kansas), Thursday, February 24, 1916, [p. 1]
Was Pioneer in the West
Grandma Robeson Who died Sunday Saw Mormon Temple Burn in Illinois
Sarah Maranda Wilson Robeson, who died in her home here last Sunday was a pioneer settler in the western country, altho not of Kansas. She settled with her husband at Keokuk, Iowa when they first moved west in 1889. This was the period of trouble for the Mormon church and when their large church was burned in Illinois Mrs. Robeson saw the flames from a distance. She also experienced many hardships of the early days when the country was new.
She was born April 3, 1831 at Xenia, O., died at Summerfield, Kansas, Feb. 20, 1916 at the age of 84 years, 10 months and 18 days old. Death was caused by old age and a lingering siege of the grippe with which she had been ailing several weeks.
She was married to David P. [orter] Robeson in the town of her birth on January 1, 1851 and in the fall of the same year they moved to Keokuk, thence to Clarinda, Iowa, where the family home was kept longer than at any other one place. Here the husband died April 9, 1889.
There were nine children in the family. Of these, three have departed from this life: Nettie, at the age of six years; Wilson, at the age of eighteen; and John P. whose family resides here. He died July 29, 1908 at 37 years of age. Those who survive are James I. of Summerfield, Harve D. of Benkelman, Nebraska; Mrs. Belle Gillespie of Summerfield; Mrs. Elizabeth J. [ane] Knox of Amoret, Mo.; Russell R. of Centralia, Kansas and Mrs. Kate E. Frazee of Summerfield. Besides these are also four sisters and one brother living whose ages range from 88 years to 64 years. They are: Mrs. Mary A. Little of Leavenworth, Kansas; Mrs. Rebecca J. Little and Mrs. Abbie Glasco of College Springs, Iowa; Mrs. Ellen Nelson and Joseph Wilson of Clarinda, Iowa. Since 1894 the home has been in Summerfield.
All of the children, eight grandchildren and two nephews, Wilson M. Little and Lincoln Little of Coin, Iowa were present at the funeral. The brother and sisters who are aged were unable to attend.
The funeral services occurred Tuesday with the Rev. W. L. Torrence in charge. The body was buried in the cemetery here.
Mrs. Robeson was brought up in the Covenanter Church and made profession of her faith in her girlhood days at Xenia, Ohio. She followed the Christian life faithfully and earnestly all of her life. She with her husband were not only pioneers in settling the western country but also pioneers of the faith. They were charter members of the Clarinda United Presbyterian congregation.
Contributor: Julia Johnson (47176433) •
Daughter of Aaron and Mary Ann (McConnell) Willson.
Married to David Robeson.
Mother of nine children:Aaron R., Wilson, Harvey, Elizabeth Jane, John, Nettie, James, Belle and Kate.
Suggested edit:
Summerfield Sun (Summerfield, Kansas), Thursday, February 24, 1916, [p. 1]
Was Pioneer in the West
Grandma Robeson Who died Sunday Saw Mormon Temple Burn in Illinois
Sarah Maranda Wilson Robeson, who died in her home here last Sunday was a pioneer settler in the western country, altho not of Kansas. She settled with her husband at Keokuk, Iowa when they first moved west in 1889. This was the period of trouble for the Mormon church and when their large church was burned in Illinois Mrs. Robeson saw the flames from a distance. She also experienced many hardships of the early days when the country was new.
She was born April 3, 1831 at Xenia, O., died at Summerfield, Kansas, Feb. 20, 1916 at the age of 84 years, 10 months and 18 days old. Death was caused by old age and a lingering siege of the grippe with which she had been ailing several weeks.
She was married to David P. [orter] Robeson in the town of her birth on January 1, 1851 and in the fall of the same year they moved to Keokuk, thence to Clarinda, Iowa, where the family home was kept longer than at any other one place. Here the husband died April 9, 1889.
There were nine children in the family. Of these, three have departed from this life: Nettie, at the age of six years; Wilson, at the age of eighteen; and John P. whose family resides here. He died July 29, 1908 at 37 years of age. Those who survive are James I. of Summerfield, Harve D. of Benkelman, Nebraska; Mrs. Belle Gillespie of Summerfield; Mrs. Elizabeth J. [ane] Knox of Amoret, Mo.; Russell R. of Centralia, Kansas and Mrs. Kate E. Frazee of Summerfield. Besides these are also four sisters and one brother living whose ages range from 88 years to 64 years. They are: Mrs. Mary A. Little of Leavenworth, Kansas; Mrs. Rebecca J. Little and Mrs. Abbie Glasco of College Springs, Iowa; Mrs. Ellen Nelson and Joseph Wilson of Clarinda, Iowa. Since 1894 the home has been in Summerfield.
All of the children, eight grandchildren and two nephews, Wilson M. Little and Lincoln Little of Coin, Iowa were present at the funeral. The brother and sisters who are aged were unable to attend.
The funeral services occurred Tuesday with the Rev. W. L. Torrence in charge. The body was buried in the cemetery here.
Mrs. Robeson was brought up in the Covenanter Church and made profession of her faith in her girlhood days at Xenia, Ohio. She followed the Christian life faithfully and earnestly all of her life. She with her husband were not only pioneers in settling the western country but also pioneers of the faith. They were charter members of the Clarinda United Presbyterian congregation.
Contributor: Julia Johnson (47176433) •
Married to David Robeson.
Mother of nine children:Aaron R., Wilson, Harvey, Elizabeth Jane, John, Nettie, James, Belle and Kate.
Suggested edit:
Summerfield Sun (Summerfield, Kansas), Thursday, February 24, 1916, [p. 1]
Was Pioneer in the West
Grandma Robeson Who died Sunday Saw Mormon Temple Burn in Illinois
Sarah Maranda Wilson Robeson, who died in her home here last Sunday was a pioneer settler in the western country, altho not of Kansas. She settled with her husband at Keokuk, Iowa when they first moved west in 1889. This was the period of trouble for the Mormon church and when their large church was burned in Illinois Mrs. Robeson saw the flames from a distance. She also experienced many hardships of the early days when the country was new.
She was born April 3, 1831 at Xenia, O., died at Summerfield, Kansas, Feb. 20, 1916 at the age of 84 years, 10 months and 18 days old. Death was caused by old age and a lingering siege of the grippe with which she had been ailing several weeks.
She was married to David P. [orter] Robeson in the town of her birth on January 1, 1851 and in the fall of the same year they moved to Keokuk, thence to Clarinda, Iowa, where the family home was kept longer than at any other one place. Here the husband died April 9, 1889.
There were nine children in the family. Of these, three have departed from this life: Nettie, at the age of six years; Wilson, at the age of eighteen; and John P. whose family resides here. He died July 29, 1908 at 37 years of age. Those who survive are James I. of Summerfield, Harve D. of Benkelman, Nebraska; Mrs. Belle Gillespie of Summerfield; Mrs. Elizabeth J. [ane] Knox of Amoret, Mo.; Russell R. of Centralia, Kansas and Mrs. Kate E. Frazee of Summerfield. Besides these are also four sisters and one brother living whose ages range from 88 years to 64 years. They are: Mrs. Mary A. Little of Leavenworth, Kansas; Mrs. Rebecca J. Little and Mrs. Abbie Glasco of College Springs, Iowa; Mrs. Ellen Nelson and Joseph Wilson of Clarinda, Iowa. Since 1894 the home has been in Summerfield.
All of the children, eight grandchildren and two nephews, Wilson M. Little and Lincoln Little of Coin, Iowa were present at the funeral. The brother and sisters who are aged were unable to attend.
The funeral services occurred Tuesday with the Rev. W. L. Torrence in charge. The body was buried in the cemetery here.
Mrs. Robeson was brought up in the Covenanter Church and made profession of her faith in her girlhood days at Xenia, Ohio. She followed the Christian life faithfully and earnestly all of her life. She with her husband were not only pioneers in settling the western country but also pioneers of the faith. They were charter members of the Clarinda United Presbyterian congregation.
Contributor: Julia Johnson (47176433) •
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