Name: Edward Robinson Born: June 8, 1788 Place: Mass. Death: March 2, 1845 Place: Ada, MI Remarks: Settled one mile below Ada 1830. Had 13 children he called his "baker's dozen." Large garret with beds for travelers. Drafted in War of 1812, refused to serve because his father considered the war futile. Justice of the Peace, Kent Co. May 2, 1842 -. Buried in Ada on same plot as Rix. Spouse: Mary Hoag Married: Place: Born: 1792 Death: Place: Ada Remarks: Child Birth/Place Death/Place Nelson Lavern 1811 NY 10/1/1877 Mary Emaline Charles A. Ethan R. Stephen H. Rix Rodney Jesse "Jet" Dennis Rodney III. NELSON LAVERN ROBINSON FAMILY Date prepared: August 29, 1989 Name: Nelson Lavern Robinson Born: 1811 Place: NY Death: October 1, 1877 Place: Remarks: Came to Michigan 1836, overland route from Detroit to Kent Co.; Kent Co. Treasurer 1840 - ; Grand Rapids City Comptroller 1857-1860. Spouse: Barbary Reid Married: Place: Born: 1812 Place: Scotland Death: September 16, 1890 Place: Remarks: Father, Robert Reid Child Birth/Place Death/Place Nelson Lavern, Jr. 10/31/1833 Leroy,NY 6/24/1912 Trufant,MI Robert R. 6/7/1836 Leroy, NY 6/1923 Albion, MI Cornelia J. (Borst) 1838 Ada, MI Ellen 1840 Manetta (Etta Ward) 1842 IV. NELSON LAVERN ROBINSON, JR. ROBINSON FAMILY Date prepared: August 29, 1989 Name: Nelson Lavern Robinson, Jr. Born: October 31, 1833 Place: Leroy, NY Death: June 24, 1912 Place: Trufant, MI Remarks: 1st Lt. 10th Michigan Cavalry, Company E in Civil
War. Mustered out Nov 11, 1865 Spouse: Calla Lilly (Lilly L.) Beebe Married: Place: Born: Place: Ohio or NY Death: May 28, 1879 Place: Remarks: Mother Alzina Beebe Child Birth/Place Death/Place Frank 1857 4/24/1897 Fred A. 5/29/1859 11/1/1931 Nelson Lavern 1869 before 6/1879 Vincent Cleone 9/6/1873 8/4/1944 Callia L. 1/13/1875 V. JASON VAN TASSEL FAMILY Date prepared: August 29, 1989 Name: Jason Demins Van Tassel Born: August 13,1827 Place: Oneida Co., NY Death: November 14, 1900 Place: Old Soldiers Home, Grand Rapids MI Remarks: Private, 3rd Michigan Cavalry, Company M, Civil War - discharged San Antonio, TX February 12, 1866. Worked as a mason. Spouse: Keziah Holliday Married: Nov. 4, 1862 Place: Born: ca. 1841 Place: Onondaga NY Death: Place: Remarks: V. JASON VAN TASSEL FAMILY continued Spouse: Elizabeth A. Eddinger Married: October 8, 1866 Place: Grant Co., WI Born: October 8, 1840 Place: Death: February 6, 1885 Place: Remarks: Widow of Frank Farley with children: Emma Arlet Farley (Sabin) 4/23/1858 South Haven, Van Buren, MI - 3/25/1943 Detroit, Wayne, MI Etta (Nettie) M. Farley (Lord) 2/29/1860 - 7/25/1884 Bennie Farley 5/8/1862 - 8/1890 Child Birth/Place Death/Place Sarah E. 7/28/1867 7/23/1871 Jessie 6/20/1869 7/20/1869 Eddie J. 6/12/1871 7/4/1875 Zoa Blanche 7/10/1876 8/12/1964 Baby 3/31/1878 9/15/1878 (a) V. JOHN EDINGER FAMILY Date prepared: February 27, 1990 Name: John Edinger Born: Place: Death: Place: Remarks: Spouse: Mary Barte Married: Place: Born: Place: Death: Place: Remarks: Child Birth/Place Death/Place Elizabeth A. 10/8/1840 2/6/1885 VI. BLANCHE VAN TASSEL FAMILY
Date prepared: August 29, 1989 Name: Blanche Z. Van Tassel Born: July 10, 1876 Place: Trufant, MI Death: August 12, 1964 Place: St. Johns, MI Spouse: Frank Robinson Married: June 13, 1892 Place: Born: 1857 Place: Beatrice, Mildren, Belva, JD, Ellen, Blanche, Frank, Fred in 1945 Death: April 24, 1897 Place: Remarks: Child Birth/Place Death/Place Ellen E. 4/28/1893 - 1/17/1983 Frank N. 12/20/1894 - 8/7/1965 Fred B. 9/8/1897 - 12/16/1950 VI. BLANCHE VAN TASSEL FAMILY continued Spouse: Fred A. Robinson Married: October 15, 1897 Place: Born: May 29, 1859 Place: Death: November 1, 1931 Place: St. Johns, MI Remarks: Child Birth/Place Death/Place Etta (Nettie) Blanche 9/5/1901 - 1/25/1925 Ann Arbor, MI Beatrice Lavern 12/27/1904 - 3/28/1994 Jacksonville FL J.D. 4/20/1908 - 7/8/1993 St Johns MI Mildred Louise 11/5/1913 - 7/20/1990 Ionia MI Belva Hazel 10/13/1915 - May 23, 2002
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