Walter Leslie (Raubenstine) Robenstine (1890 - 1961)

Born 15 Jun 1890 in Suffield, Portage, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Emma A. (Lange) Robenstine — married 26 Nov 1913 in Summit, Ohio, United States

Died 17 Jan 1961 at age 70 in Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States

Biography

Walter, son of Urias Robenstine and Emma Lutz,^[1] was born in 1890.^[2] He was raised as the eighth of 11 children in Suffield Township, Ohio, where his father was a farmer.^[3] By 1910, 20-year-old Walter was sharing a home in Akron, Ohio, with his older siblings Mahlert and Vina.^[4] All three were working: Mahlert as a clerk in a rubber factory, Vina packed cereal, and Walter drove a streetcar.^[4]

In 1913,^[5] he married Emma Augusta Lange, daughter of the German immigrants^[6] Wilhelm Friedrich August Lange (1843-1908) and Auguste Henrietta Kutz (1847-1898).^[5] Emma bore him two sons: Kenneth Walter (b. 1914)^[7] and Roy Leslie (b. 1916).^[8]

At the time of the draft registration for the First World War (1918), Walter built tires for Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. in Akron.^[9] The father of two young sons was described then as being of medium height and build with gray eyes and black hair.^[9]

Walter continued working in the rubber shop in 1920.^[10] By 1930 he had been promoted to foreman^[11] and moved his family from Suffield Township, Portage Co.,^[10] to Mogadore, Summit Co.^[11] Between 1935 and 1940, the Robenstines moved again to Salem in Perry Township, Columbiana Co., Ohio, and incorporated a nephew, Richard Cain.^[12] Both sons sold tires and Richard was a mechanic in a garage.^[12]

When Walter registered for the Second World War in 1942, he was living in Salem, Columbiana, Ohio,^[13] where he managed his son's business.^[13] At that time he was described as 5'7.5" tall, 190 lbs., with gray eyes and hair and a ruddy complexion.^[13]

After his death in 1961,^[14] Walter was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Mogadore City, Summit, Ohio, United States.^[15]

Research Notes

• Birth record shows he was born in Suffield; WWI draft registration shows birth in Tallmadge.

Sources

1. ↑ Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003, database with images, FamilySearch (8 March 2018), Walter Raubenstine, 15 Jun 1890; citing Birth, Suffield, Portage, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 891,394.
2. ↑ Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962, database, FamilySearch (11 February 2018),Walter Raubenstine, 15 Jun 1890; citing Suffield, Portage, Ohio, reference 2:3148HFX; FHL microfilm 891,394.
3. ↑ United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 2 December 2018), Walter S Robestin in household of Uriah Robestin, Suffield Township, Portage, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 93, sheet 3B, family 60, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,314.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 2 December 2018), Walter Robenstein in household of Mahon Robenstein, Akron Ward 6, Summit, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 157, sheet 3A, family 32, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1233; FHL microfilm 1,375,246.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013, database with images, FamilySearch (10 December 2017), Walter L. Robenstine and Emma A. Lange, 26 Nov 1913; citing Summit, Ohio, United States, reference p 130; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 902,061.
6. ↑ Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, database with images, FamilySearch (8 March 2018), Wm. Lang in entry for August Lang, 16 Apr 1934; citing Akron, Summit, Ohio, reference fn 26963; FHL microfilm 1,993,033. Her brother's death record shows that both parents were German born.
7. ↑ United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Kenneth W Robenstine, 15 Jan 1999; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
8. ↑ United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Roy Robenstine, Jul 1981; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, database with images, FamilySearch (13 March 2018), Walter Robenstine, 1917-1918; citing Portage County, Ohio, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,851,083.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 2 December 2018), Walter L Robenstine, Suffield, Portage, Ohio, United States; citing ED 117, sheet 7B, line 55, family 81, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1428; FHL microfilm 1,821,428.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 2 December 2018), Walter Robinstine, Mogadore, Summit, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 198, sheet 5A, line 33, family 94, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1882; FHL microfilm 2,341,616.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch (16 March 2018), Walter L Robenstine, Ward 1, Salem City, Perry Township, Columbiana, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 15-40, sheet 1B, line 73, family 18, 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 3044.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2} United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, database with images, FamilySearch (8 November 2017), Walter Lesley Robenstine, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
14. ↑ Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, database, FamilySearch (8 December 2014), Walter L Robenstine, 17 Jan 1961; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing vol. 16415, certificate number 07182, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.
15. ↑ Find A Grave Index, database, FamilySearch (13 December 2015), Walter L. Robenstine, 1961; Burial, Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States of America, Maple Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 8875489.