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Portrait and Biographical Album of
Huron County, Michigan
Pub. Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1884

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           WATSON ROBINSON, farmer, section 18, Sigel Township, is a lead-
        ing citizen of Huron County.  He was born Jan. 27, 1813, in York-
        shire, Eng., and is the eldest son of ten children born to his par-
        ents, THOMAS and MARY (WILLIN) ROBINSON.  They were natives of
        England and emigrated in 1819 to Canada, settling in the county of
        Peterboro, where they lived during the remainer of their lives.
        Their children were named ISABELLA, WATSON, THOMAS, JOHN, MARGARET,
        MARY and GEORGE W.
           MR. ROBINSON was six years of age when his parents emigrated to
        Canada, and he remained with his father, aiding in the farm labors,
        until he reached his majority.  His father gave him 100 acres of
        unimproved land in the Dominion, and he took possession of the
        place and was occupied in its improvement until 1849, when he
        bought a farm in Oxford Co., Ont., on which he lived 12 years.
           He came to Michigan in the winter of 1861 and became the pro-
        prietor of 80 acres of land in Sigel Township, Huron County, under
        the provisions of the Homestead Law.  He is now the owner of 370
        acres of land, in the townships of Sigel and Verona, and has im-
        proved 40 acres. In the fire of 1881, all his buildings and crops,
        besides a considerable quantity of other property, were destroyed.
        His loss was about $5,000.  He found himself, on the morning fol-
        lowing the destruction of his accumulations, without a hat, cover-
        ing for his feet, and practically destitute of clothing of any
        character. But he was enabled to replace his house the following
        fall, and is in a fair way to retrieve all his losses.
           He was married in November, 1833, in Peterboro Co., Ont., to
        ELIZABETH, daughter of JOHN and MARY LIVICK. Ten children have been
        born to them, in the following order: MARY, THOMAS, JOHN, JANE,
        MARGARET, WILLIN, JAMES, ELIZABETH, JANE (second) and JAMES
        (second).  MARY is deceased, also JANE (first), WILLIN, JAMES
        (first) and ELIZABETH. The four last named died within the same
        month, of malignant sore throat. The mother died in Gratiot Co.,
        Mich.
           MR. ROBINSON was a second time married in the winter of 1866,
        in Sigel Township, to CHARLOTTE HARPER. They have had four chil-
        dren, — WATSON, JR., GEORGE W., JOSEPHINE and MARIA. The third
        child died in infancy.  MRS. ROBINSON was born in Oxford Co., Ont.,
        Sept. 13, 1844, and is the daughter of ROBERT and ANN (TRIBE)
        HARPER, who were natives of Norfolkshire, Eng.
           MR. ROBINSON is independent in political belief and action. In
        August, 1878, he received the nomination for the Legislature from
        Huron County on the Democratic ticket, but withdrew his name pre-
        vious to the election on account of his views on financial ques-
        tions. He has served three times as Supervisor, three times as
        Township Treasurer and has been twice elected Justice of the Peace.
           As the subject of the foregoing sketch is a prominent and repre-
        sentative citizen of Huron County, on account of his intellectual
        abilities and integrity of character, the publishers take great
        pleasure in placing his portrait in the collection given in this
        Album.

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