William Robie (1864 - 1942)

Born 12 Jun 1864 in Charles, Maryland, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mabel Clide (Rhodes) Robie — married 18 Nov 1891 in Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

Descendants

Died 16 Sep 1942 at age 78 in Pomfret, Charles, Maryland, USA

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Biography

William was born on 12 June 1864 in Charles, Maryland, USA. He was the son of William Henry Malachai Robey and Ann Louise Robey.

In 1870 William (age about 5) was living in Duffield, Charles, Maryland, USA.^[1]

Mortgage: 25 March 1875 in Charles, Maryland, USA.^[2]

Attended School: Between 1876 and 1884 in Staunton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

In 1880 William (age about 15) was living in Middletown, Charles, Maryland, USA.^[3]

He was listed in the Washington, D.C. city directory in 1890^[4]

On 1 September 1890 William (age 26) was employed in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.^[5]

In 1891 William (age about 26) was living in District of Columbia, USA.^[6]

William married Mabel Clide Rhodes in July 1891 in Washington, District of Columbia.^[7][8]

In December of 1895, he was reprimanded for drinking on the job as a police officer in Washington, D.C.^[9]and he was fined $50.^[10]

William retired from the police force in April 1897 and moved to his family farm in Charles County, Maryland in Washington, District of Columbia.^[11]

In the 1900 census William (age 35) was a farmer, living in Middletown, Charles, Maryland with his family.^[12]

• William Robie 34 Head
• Maybel C Robie 25 Wife
• Adelai N Robie 7 Daughter [sic -- this was his son, Adlai Napoleon Robie]
• Edna T Robie 1 Daughter

In 1910 William (age about 45) was living in White Plains, Charles, Maryland: ^[13]

• William Robie Farmer M 45 Washington
• Mabel C Robie Wife F 34 Washington
• Adelaid Robie Son M 17 Washington
• Mildred L Robie Daughter F 9 Maryland
• June Lorain Robie Son M 6 Maryland
• Mabel L Robie Daughter F 3 Maryland
• Dorris Edna Robie Daughter F 0 Maryland

In 1920 William (age about 55) was living in Charles County, Maryland.^[14]

• William Robie Head, Male, 55, b. Maryland, Farmer
• Mabel C Robie Wife, 45, b. Washington DC
• Mildred L Robie Daughter, 18, b. Maryland, Typist
• June L Robie, Daughter, 15, b. Maryland
• Azalia M Robie, Daughter, 12, b. Maryland
• Doris E Robie, Daughter, 9, b. Maryland
• William F Robie, Son, 6, b. Maryland
• Norman H Robie, Son, 3, b. Maryland

Sometime before 1930, William's wife Mabel left him and moved to Washington, D.C. to keep house for her brother-in-law, John Carrington after her sister Margaret's death. William and Mabel's son, William F. Robie, often said that his father was a "hard man," not easy to live with, and this prompted his mother to leave the marriage.^[15]

In 1930 William (age about 65) was living in Charles County, Maryland:^[16] William Robie 65 Head William F Robie 16 Son Norman H Robie 11 Son

Pension: 11 November 1930 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.^[17]

William died at the age of 78 on 16 September 1942 in Charles County, Maryland. A death notice appeared the next day in The Evening Star, a Washington, D.C. newspaper:^[18]

"William Robie, 78, a retired farmer of Billingsley, Md., and a former member of the Metropolitan Police Department, died yesterday at Garfield Hospital after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Robie retired from the police force here 45 years ago and engaged in farming in Maryland. For the last few years he had spent his winters in Florida. He is survived by three sons, A.N., William F. and Norman H. Robie; four daughters, Mrs. Mildred Jansen, Mrs. June McDonald, Mrs. Azalea Narden and Mrs. Doris Dulin; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Lee funeral home, Fourth street and Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Burial will be private."

Funeral: 18 September 1942 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.^[19]

Sources

1. ↑ Census: Title: 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Charles County, MD Publication: Name: National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, Roll 584. Citing: Page: Duffield P.O. p. 148.
2. ↑ Mortgage: Title: Maryland, Charles Co, Land Records Publication: Name: viewed online via Maryland State Archives service, MDlandrec.net.; NOTE also on FamilySearch.org. Citing: Page: GAH 4 p. 498-499 [MSA CE 52-7].
3. ↑ Census: Title: U.S. Federal Census, Charles Co., MD Publication: Name: National Archives Microfilm Publication T9, Roll 508. Citing: Page: p. 444B
4. ↑ need source
5. ↑ "To Wear Blue Coats," Washington Post, 30 Aug 1890, p. 8; William Robie on list of men appointed to the District of Columbia police force.
6. ↑ Residence: Author: Ancestry.com Title: Washington, D.C. City Directory, 1890 Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000.
7. ↑ 1900 United States Census, Middletown, Charles County, Maryland; Roll: 621; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1240621.
8. ↑ District of Columbia, Office of Vital Records, District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950, digital images, FamilySearch; citing FHL microfilm 2107966. p. 338.
9. ↑ "Officer Robie Made Merry," The Washington Post, 26 Dec 1895, p. 10.
10. ↑ "District Building Notes," The Washington Post, 11 Jan 1896, p. 8. "Private William Robie, of the police force, tried on the 2d instant for conduct unbecoming an officer, has been fined $50."
11. ↑ Abstracts from the Port Tobacco Times and Charles County Advertiser, 6 volumes (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1990) vol. VI, p. 181.
12. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1900; Census Place: Middletown, Charles, Maryland; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1240621
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #78630713 (accessed 13 January 2022)
    William Robie (34), married head of household in Middletown, Charles, Maryland. Born in Maryland, USA.
13. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1910; Census Place: White Plains, Charles, Maryland; Roll: T624_563; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1374576
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #10476170 (accessed 13 January 2022)
    William Robie (45), married, Foreman, head of household in White Plains, Charles, Maryland, USA. Born in Washington.
14. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1920; Census Place: White Plains, Charles, Maryland; Roll: T625_671; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 47
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #25646474 (accessed 13 January 2022)
    William Robie (55), married, Farmer, head of household in White Plains, Charles, Maryland. Born in Maryland.
15. ↑ personal knowledge as recounted by William Francis Robie to his granddaughter, Kathleen Hill (Tesluk).
16. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1930; Census Place: White Plains, Charles, Maryland; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340607
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #105333349 (accessed 13 January 2022)
    William Robie (65), married, Farmer, head of household in White Plains, Charles, Maryland, USA. Born in Maryland.
17. ↑ Pension: Title: Washington Post Publication: Name: ProQuest Historical Newspapers The Washington Post (1877-1990). Citing: Page: "Pension Increases for 78 Approved,"12 Nov 1930, p. 13 Increased pensions for 46 retired members of the district police force approved, William Robie on list.
18. ↑ "William Robie, 78, Retired D.C. Policeman, Dead," The Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), 17 Sep 1942, p. 14, col. 3.
19. ↑ Funeral: Title: Washington Post Publication: Name: ProQuest Historical Newspapers The Washington Post (1877-1990). Citing: Page: "William Robie Dies At 78; Former Policeman Here."17 Sep 1942, p. 17 Data: Text: news-017 (accessed before 3 January 2015)