William Robinson Sr. (1915 - 1958)

Born 7 Sep 1915 in Grimes, Texas, United States

Died 15 Mar 1958 at age 42 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States

Biography

William Robinson Sr. is a part of US Black heritage.

William was born in 1915 in Grimes County, Texas. He was the son of Hoxie Robinson and Irene Wheatfall.

He married Vera May Harper in 1940 in Ellis County, Texas. They had six children together, two sons, and four daughters.

He passed away in 1958 in Dallas, Texas, and was buried in Ovilla Cemetery in Ovilla, Texas.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1Q-BXSL : 24 June 2023), William Robinson in entry for Eddie Robinson, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HT2R-46Z : accessed 2 July 2023), William Roberson in household of Eddie Roberson, Precinct 6, Grimes, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 3B, line 80, family 65, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2334; FHL microfilm 2,342,068.
• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWJP-9WM : Fri Jun 16 04:11:15 UTC 2023), Entry for William Robinson and Vera May Robinson, 1940.
• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XP9-VLVR : Mon Jan 30 05:07:26 UTC 2023), Entry for William Robinson and Vera M Robinson, 27 May 1950.
• William Robinson in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1281, Ancestry Record 2238 #20648828
• Mr William Robinson in the Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, Ellis County Clerk's Office; Waxahachie, Texas; Ellis County Marriages, 1850-1955, Ancestry Record 9168 #41970078
• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K7P-MYRG : 10 February 2023), William Robinson, .
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLFK-531 : 10 January 2021), William Robinson, Mar 1958; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3Q9-TNL : 5 April 2023), William Robinson, 1958.
• "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZNT-Q9B : 24 May 2014), William Robinson, 19 Mar 1958; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number 14541, Dallas, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41335821/william-m-robinson: accessed 02 July 2023), memorial page for William M Robinson Sr. (7 Sep 1915–19 Mar 1958), Find A Grave: Memorial #41335821, citing Ovilla Cemetery, Ovilla, Ellis County, Texas, USA; Maintained by LookingForFamily (contributor 47127361).