Rachel Robinson is an American former professor and registered nurse. She is the widow of professional baseball player Jackie Robinson. After her husband's death, she founded the Jackie Robinson Foundation.[1]
Rachel Annetta Isum was born in Los Angeles, California in 1922. She is the daughter of Charles Isum and Zellee Jones.[2]
In 1946, she married trailblazing baseball star Jackie Robinson.[3]
↑ "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V252-MBX : 27 November 2014), Rachel A Isum, 19 Jul 1922; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census" Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0263; FHL microfilm: 2339878 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #90024384 Rachel Isiem (7), single daughter, in household of Charles M Isiem (41) at 1588 West 36 Place, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. Born in California.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9ZQ-TXD : accessed 2 May 2017), Rachel Isum in household of Charles R Isum, Councilmanic District 5, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-378, sheet 5A, line 26, family 96, 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 417.
1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census" National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: New York, Queens, New York; Roll: 938; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 41-2028 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #285347909 Rachel Robinson (27), wife, in household of Rachel Robinson (27) in New York, Queens, New York, USA. Born in California.
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