Willmia (Brown) Robinson (1877 - 1965)

Born 15 Dec 1877 in Kanab, Kane, Utah Territory, United States

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Died 25 Oct 1965 at age 87 in Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, United States

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Biography

Willmia was christened on 23 December 1877, Kanab, Kane, Utah Territory, United States. She was the daughter of LDS Pioneers Joseph Gurnsey Brown and wife Harriet Marie Young Brown.

In 1880 Willmia Brown is living with her parents and siblings at Kanab, Kane county, Utah Territory.^[1] Their household members were:

• Joseph G Brown, age 56
• Harriet M Brown, age 46
• Joseph G Brown (Jr.) age 23
• Lorenzo Y Brown, age 17
• Ebenezer Brown, age 15
• Feramorz L Btown, age 8
• Jennie Brown, age 4
• Willmia Brown, age 2
• Angeline Brown McAllister, age 19
• Graham McAllister, grandson, age <1 yr.

In 1900 Willmia was living at Pahreah, Johnson Wash Precinct, Kane Utah, United States. Her parents Joseph and Harriett were also in residence. ^[2]

According to her Find-A-Grave memorial (which includes a photo of her gravesite) Willmia Brown married Joseph Eldridge Robinson (1867-1941) 7 April 1901 at Salt Lake City, (LDS) Endowment House and they had the following children ^[3] :

• Josephine Brown Allen, b. 22 Dec 1902, Salt Lake City, UT.; d. 2 Dec 1979, SLC, UT.
• Owen Brown Robinson, b. 27 Nov 1905, Colonia De Juarez, Mexico; d. 17 Jun 1984, Kahuku, Hawaii
• Harriett Brown Robb, b. 22 May 1907, Colonia De juarez, Mexico; d. 28 Mar 1969, Cortez, CO.
• Radburn Brown Robinson, b. 11 Nov 1909, Bountiful, UT.; d. 20 Sep 1988, Las Vegas, NV.
• Edward Brown Robinson, b. 29 Dec 1911, Bountiful, UT.; d. 30 Mar 2001, Sandy, UT.
• Heber Brown, b. 29 Dec 1911, Bountiful, UT.; d. 28 Sep 1995, Massachusetts
• Willmia Brown Nelson, b. 29 Mar 1919, Bountiful, UT.; d. 14 Sep 1992, Bountiful, UT. (buried Prescott, AZ.)
• Ralph Brown, b. 29 Mar 1921, Gilbert, AZ.; d. 29 Oct 1944, Epinal, France

Willmia (Brown) Robinson passed away on 27 October 1965 at Prescott, Yavapai county, Arizona.

Husband Joseph Eldgridge Brown was an LDS Church Polygamist. There is a marriage record, license, for Joseph E. Robinson of Kanab, Kane county, age 25 years and a Miss Minnie A. Knell of Pinto, Washington county, Utah Territory, age 25 years dated 21 December 1891 at Washington County, Utah Territory. They were married according to the laws of the LDS Church. ^[4] Minnie Ann Knell, born 30 Sep 1869, Pinto, Washington, Utah Territory passed away 25 April 1963 at age 93 years. She and Joseph had four children: Joseph Knell Robinson; Minnie Kate Robinson Domack; Inez Robinson Preece; Walter Knell Robinson.

According to his Find-A-Grave Memorial Joseph Eldridge Robinson (born 26 Nov 1867; d. 7 Aug 1941, age 73 yrs) also married Harriet Spencer on 3 October 1901, Salt Lake City, Utah. Harriet was the daughter of Howard Orson Spencer and Persis Anne (Brown) Spencer. ^[5] Joseph E. Robinson and Harriet Spencer had the following children who retained their mother's LNAB: Eldridge Spencer, b. 1903, Salt Lake City, UT; Orson Spencer, b. 1905, Colonia Juarez, Mexico; Mary Spencer, b. 1906, Colonia Juarez, Mexico; Richard Spencer, b.1911, Bountiful, UT.; Jean Spencer, b. 1916, Bountiful, UT; Ruth Spencer, b. 1917, Bountiful, UT.

The LDS Church at this time did not officially sanction polygamist marriages, it giving up that right in order to achieve statehood in 1896. It appears he and his wives resided for a time at Colonia Juarez in Chijuahua, Mexico where many of his children were born.

Research Notes
Caution: Probably another Wilma Brown?

"Wilma" Brown married Doyle Smith on 13 August 1928 at Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNSV-4J2 : 15 July 2017), Willmia Brown in household of Joseph G Brown, Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district ED 29, sheet 442C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,336.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMRK-8S3 : accessed 23 September 2020), Willmia Brown in household of Joseph G. Brown, Pahreah, Johnson Wash Precincts, Kane, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 200, sheet 4A, family 66, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,683.
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68029631/willmia-robinson
4. ↑ Utah State Archives and Records Service; Salt Lake City, Utah; Utah Marriages, 1887-1914; Series: 23492. Reprinted (image record online db) Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, Provo, UT, USA. Accessed 23 Sep 2020.https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/21578107?h=36466b&utm_campaign=bandido-webparts&utm_source=post-share-modal&utm_medium=copy-url
5. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67157102/harriet-robinson
6. ↑ Western States Marriage Index. Brigham Young University–Idaho. http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm. Reprinted Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2016 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

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