William Thomas (Robbins) Robins (1865 - 1942)

Born 4 Dec 1865 in Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Feb 1942 at age 76 in Hampton, Virginia, United States

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Biography

William Thomas Robins was born in 1865 to James W. Robins and Virginia Ann (Rowe) Robins. He is listed with his parents on both: the 1870 Census^[1] and the 1880 Census^[2] in Gloucester, Virginia.

Research Notes

Records indicate that he was married four times; three of his wives are linked to his find a grave memorial as well as his parents, five siblings, and seven children.

Birth Record

• Wm. Robins: Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917
• Name: Wm. Robins
• Event Type: Birth
• Event Date: Nov 1865
• Event Place: Gloucester, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original):
• Gloucester, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Ethnicity: American
• Race: W
• Father's Name: Jas. W. Robins
• Mother's Name: Virginia Robins
  • Source^[3]

Spouses

• 1. Eliza Maude Brushwood Robins (1870–1898)
  • W. T. Robins: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
  • Name: W. T. Robins
  • Event Type: Marriage
  • Event Date: 5 Jul 1891
  • Event Place: Gloucester, Virginia, United States
  • Event Place (Original): Gloucester, Virginia, United States
  • Sex: Male
  • Age: 24
  • Marital Status: Single
  • Ethnicity: American
  • Race: w
  • Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
  • Birthplace: Gloucester Co. Va.
  • Father's Name: John W. Robins
  • Mother's Name: V. A. Robins
  • Spouse's Name: Eliza M. Brushwood
  • Spouse's Sex: Female
  • Spouse's Age: 21
  • Spouse's Marital Status: Single
  • Spouse's Race: w
  • Spouse's Race (Original): w
  • Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1870
  • Spouse's Birthplace: King & Queen Co. Va.
  • Spouse's Father's Name: Jas Brushwood
  • Spouse's Mother's Name: E. R. Brushwood
    • Source^[4]

• 2. Nora Lee (Nuttall) Robins (1871–1907)
  • William T. Robins: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
  • Name: William T. Robins
  • Event Type: Marriage
  • Event Date: 30 May 1900
  • Event Place: Gloucester, Virginia, United States
  • Event Place (Original): Gloucester, Virginia, United States
  • Sex: Male
  • Age: 34
  • Marital Status: Widowed
  • Ethnicity: American
  • Race: w
  • Birth Year (Estimated): 1866
  • Birthplace: Gloucester Co. Va.
  • Father's Name: James W. Robins
  • Mother's Name: Virginia A. Rowe
  • Spouse's Name: Nora Lee Nuttall
  • Spouse's Sex: Female
  • Spouse's Age: 28
  • Spouse's Marital Status: Single
  • Spouse's Race: w
  • Spouse's Race (Original): w
  • Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1872
  • Spouse's Birthplace: Gloucester Co. Va.
  • Spouse's Father's Name: James Nuttall
  • Spouse's Mother's Name: Fanny Acra
    • Source^[5]

• 3. Martha "Mattie" E Acra (1855-1920)
  • Wm. Thos. Robins: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
  • Name: Wm. Thos. Robins
  • Event Type: Marriage
  • Event Date: 24 Jul 1912
  • Event Place: Gloucester, Virginia, United States
  • Event Place (Original): Gloucester, Virginia, United States
  • Sex: Male
  • Age: 46
  • Marital Status: Widowed
  • Ethnicity: American
  • Race: w
  • Birth Year (Estimated): 1866
  • Birthplace: Gloucester Co. Va.
  • Father's Name: J. W. Robins
  • Mother's Name: Virginia A. Rowe
  • Spouse's Name: Mattie E. Acra
  • Spouse's Sex: Female
  • Spouse's Age: 55
  • Spouse's Marital Status: Single
  • Spouse's Race: w
  • Spouse's Race (Original): w
  • Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
  • Spouse's Birthplace: Gloucester Co. Va.
  • Spouse's Father's Name: John Acra
  • Spouse's Mother's Name: Margaret Nuttall
    • Source^[6]

• 4. Frances "Fannie" Ellen Seawell Rowe (1866–1943)
  • Wm. Thomas Robins: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
  • Name: Wm. Thomas Robins
  • Event Type: Marriage
  • Event Date: 10 Sep 1929
  • Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States
  • Event Place (Original): Augusta Co., Virginia, United States
  • Sex: Male
  • Age: 63
  • Marital Status: Widowed
  • Ethnicity: American
  • Race: w
  • Birth Year (Estimated): 1866
  • Birthplace: Glou. Co. Va.
  • Father's Name: Jas. W. Robins
  • Mother's Name: Va. Anne Rowe
  • Spouse's Name: Fannie Seawell Rowe
  • Spouse's Sex: Female
  • Spouse's Age: 59
  • Spouse's Marital Status: Widowed
  • Spouse's Race: w
  • Spouse's Race (Original): w
  • Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1870
  • Spouse's Birthplace: Glou. Co. Va.
  • Spouse's Father's Name: Watt W. Seawell
  • Spouse's Mother's Name: Jane R. Seawell
    • Source^[7]

Burial

• William Thomas Robins
• Find A Grave Index
• Name: William Thomas Robins
• Event Type: Burial
• Event Place: Schley, Gloucester, Virginia, United States of America
• Age (Estimated): 77
• Photograph Included: Y
• Birth Date: 04 Dec 1865
• Death Date: 03 Feb 1942
• Cemetery: Singleton United Methodist Church Cemetery
• Affiliate Record Identifier: 34026007
• Affiliate Image Identifier: 34026007
  • Source^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGM-F8Z : 29 May 2021), William Robins in entry for James W Robins, 1870.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC57-Z8M : 20 February 2021), William Robins in household of Jas W Robins, Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 26, sheet 189B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,367.
3. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HNWW-DB6Z : 28 January 2020), Wm. Robins, 1865.
4. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR9T-GF2 : 29 January 2020), W. T. Robins, 1891.
5. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR96-CBV : 29 January 2020), William T. Robins, 1900.
6. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR9Y-4GB : 29 January 2020), Wm. Thos. Robins, 1912.
7. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR9Y-2XX : 29 January 2020), Wm. Thomas Robins, 1929.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34026007/william-thomas-robins : accessed 26 August 2021), memorial page for William Thomas Robins (4 Dec 1865–3 Feb 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34026007, citing Singleton United Methodist Church Cemetery, Schley, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Sandy Brown Robins (contributor 47100371) .