Eliza Wright Robinson

At a Glance

Eliza Wright Robinson was the daughter of Henry Clay Robinson and Catharine McDiarmid , a Burwell School student.

Story

Eliza Wight Robinson appears in the United States Census of 1860 [1], with her parents and two siblings: Lucy Robinson and Henry McDiarmid Robinson.

By 1870 Catharine, presumably a widow, and her children lived with her parents. She died in 1874, a few days after the death of her daughter, Eliza Wright Robinson. Catharine and Eliza Wright Robinson are buried at the Cross Creek Cemetery [2].

Biographical Data

Relatives

• Parents: Henry Clay Robinson [2] and Catharine McDiarmid (1836-1874)  [2]. Catharine McDiarmid  died in 1874, a few days after the death of her daughter, Eliza Wright Robinson. Catharine and Eliza Wright Robinson are buried at the Cross Creek Cemetery.
• Paternal grandparents: Benjamin Robinson [2] and Eliza Pearce [2].
• Maternal grandparent: Daniel McDiarmid. [2]
• Siblings:
  • one brother, Henry McDiarmid Robinson (1860-1939) [2].
  • one sister, Lucy Robinson [2].

References

1. United States Census of 1860.
2. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).