Amanda Minerva Robbins (1821 - 1852)

Born 3 Nov 1821 in Decatur County, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Died 31 May 1852 at age 30 in Nuckolls or Clay County, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

Birth

Primary or Preferred: Y

Date: 3 NOV 1821

Place: Decatur County, IN^[1]

Death

Primary or Preferred: Y

Date: 31 MAY 1852

Place: Nuckolls or Clay County, Nebraska^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S90 Page: Chapter 12, pg. 321
2. ↑ Source: #S90 Page: Chapter 12, pg. 321
3. ↑ Source: #S50 Page: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=104369540 Note: Died of cholera on the Oregon Trail, on the Little Blue River. From the journal of John N. Lewis (Bancroft Library, Univ. of California-Berkeley): "May 31st...Amandy was taken sick this morning and died in the afternoon ..." and then on June lst: "her and her two sisters was beried in one grave." CONT CONT From a letter written by her brother William Franklin Robbins to the Decatur Press, Greensburg, Indiana (printed 2 and 9 Sept. 1853): "Emeline very bad; we did not think she would live an hour, as she was cramping terribly, but she lived till next morning, when she died; but before she died Amanda and Mahala [her sisters] were both taken, and Amanda, being very weakly, died about the middle of the day. Mahala lasted till next morning, when she died. We buried them all three in one grave. We were nearly all unwell, and all nearly frightened to death..." CONT CONT Her husband, young Absalom Barnes, died on June 3rd, leaving their two sons, Nathaniel Norval Barnes and William Barnes orphans to be raised by their grandparents, Nathaniel & Nancy Robbins.

• Source: S50 Abbreviation: Burial Records: Find A Grave Title: Burial Records: Find A Grave Repository: #R22

• Repository: R22 Name: Find A Grave Address: www.findagrave.com Address 1: www.findagrave.com

• Source: S90 Abbreviation: The Oregon Trail Families: The Robbins and Herrens of the Pacific NorthwestSesquicential Edition Title: Kevin K. Mittge, The Oregon Trail Families: The Robbins and Herrens of the Pacific Northwest CONT Sesquicential Edition