Henry McDiarmid Robinson

(1860-1939)

At a Glance

Henry McDiarmid Robinson is the son of Henry Clay Robinson and Catharine McDiarmid , a Burwell student.

Story

Henry McDiarmid Robinson appears in the United States Census of 1860 [1], with his parents and two sisters: Eliza Wright Robinson, Lucy 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.

Henry McDiarmid Robinson married Mary Faison Hilll on February 24, 1886, and left many decendents [2].

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Henry McDiarmid Robinson was born in 1860. He died in 1939.

Relatives

• Parents: Henry Clay Robinson [2] and Catharine McDiarmid (1836-1874)  [2].
• Spouse: Mary Faison Hill, married on February 24, 1886 [2].
• Paternal grandparents: Benjamin Robinson [2] and Eliza Pearce [2].
• Maternal grandparent: Daniel McDiarmid. [2]
• Siblings: two sisters, Lucy Robinson [2] and Eliza Wright 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).