Leona Catherine (Budd) Robinson (1904 - 1966)

Born 17 Feb 1904 in Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Firman Joseph Robinson — married 8 Apr 1928 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Jul 1966 at age 62 in Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States

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Biography

Leona (Budd) Robinson is one of twins.

Leona was a Jehovah's Witness

Leona was born with her twin sister Naomi Caroline Budd on February 17, 1904 to Carl Budd and Lovey Jane (Hoover) Budd in Belle Plaine, Iowa.^[1]

Budd Twins - Leona and Naomi

She appears along with her twin in the Boone High School Yearbook for 1923.^[2]

Naomi and Leona move out of the home when they are 21, to Des Moines, Iowa and take in a roomer.^[3]

On April 8, 1928 she married Firman Joseph Robinson in Oskalooska, Iowa.^[4][5]

Firman & Leona Robinson

1. Naomi Lucy b. 1929^[6]
2. Carl William b. 1933^[7]
3. Robert Allen b. 1935^[8]

The Three Robinson Siblings

Leona (Budd) Robinson migrated from Iowa to Washington.

In 1936 the family, along with her twin sister, moved to Raymond, Washington.

In 1940 she was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses in Raymond, Washington.

Leona Out in the Ministry

After 28 years of faithful service, she died at home on July 3, 1966.^[9][10][11]

DNA Statements

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal 23andMe test match between Azure Robinson and Marjory Anderson, her 1st cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Firman Robinson and Leona Budd, the grandparents of both Azure Robinson and Marjory Anderson. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: 1st Cousins, based on sharing 1118 cM (15% DNA shared) across 31 segments.

Sources

1. ↑ Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q246-KRZT : accessed 28 February 2019), Leona Catherine Budd, 17 Feb 1904, Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 303897, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101715028.
2. ↑ U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990, database w/images (https://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 20 Feb 2019) Iowa Boone Boone High School 1923
3. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQQ-KLY4 : 16 March 2018), Leona C Budd in household of Naomi C Budd, Delaware-Des Moines (2nd precinct of 1st ward), Polk, Iowa, United States; citing , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,429,499.
4. ↑ Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Microfilm Records Volume: 3 1928 3 Number: 62-11122
5. ↑ Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJPX-NQG : 5 November 2017), Firman J Robinson and Leona C Budd, 07 Apr 1928, Mahaska, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,787,319.
6. ↑ Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZ5-KGLM : 2 February 2019), Naomi Lucy Robinson, 28 Jan 1929; citing Birth, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.
7. ↑ Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942 database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZB-74N6 : 26 September 2018), Carl Wiliam Robinson, 13 Nov 1933; citing Birth, Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.
8. ↑ Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8Z-M3V7 : 1 February 2019), Robert Allen Robinson, 2 Dec 1935; citing Birth, Boone, Boone, Iowa, United States, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.
9. ↑ Washington State Death Certificate from the personal family library of grand-daughter Azure Rae Robinson
10. ↑ Memorial Program from the personal family library of grand-daughter Azure Rae Robinson
11. ↑ Washington Death Index, 1965-2014, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLW9-PQ9X : 13 July 2017), Leona C Robinson, 03 Jul 1966, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States; from the Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2014, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives (https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/472 : n.d.); Citing Washington State Department of Health.

• "Iowa State Census, 1905", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVMP-T8SC : 16 March 2018), Leona Budd, Benton, Iowa, United States; citing card #A 163, State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,430,269
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML19-DPN : accessed 4 January 2020), Leona C Budd in household of Carl Budd, Belle Plaine Ward 2, Benton, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 8B, family 152, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 391; FHL microfilm 1,374,404.
• "Iowa State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK45-H6YX : 16 March 2018), Leona Budd, 1915; citing Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, United States, card no. , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,379,464.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8YY-CKX : accessed 4 January 2020), Leona C Budd in household of Carl Budd, Belle Plaine Ward 1, Benton, Iowa, United States; citing ED 1, sheet 11B, line 79, family 291, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 477; FHL microfilm 1,820,477.
• "Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQW-FMV4 : 16 March 2018), Leona Budd, Boone, Boone, Iowa, United States; citing Boone, Boone, Iowa, United States, Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,429,223.
• "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995", database w/images (https://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 20 Feb 2019) Iowa Boone 1925 Boone, Iowa, City Directory, 1925
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMJS-534 : accessed 4 January 2020), Leona Robinson in household of Ferman J Robinson, Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 13A, line 5, family 357, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 653; FHL microfilm 2,340,388.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9SZ-3VW : 27 July 2019), Leona C Robinson in household of Firman J Robinson, Raymond Election Precinct, Pacific, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 25-41, sheet 1A, line 2, family 1, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4354.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #154588290 (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 11 May 2022)
  Memorial page for Leona Catherine Robinson (17 Feb 1904-2 Jul 1966), citing Fern Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA; Maintained by Robinson-27225 on WikiTree (contributor 49561121).
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 06 January 2019, 14:37), entry for Leona Catherine Budd(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LT66-FHN); contributed by various users.