Clarence Russell Robins (1903 - 1964)

Born 22 Mar 1903 in Alpena, Alpena, Michigan, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Lila Frances Gerlach — married 7 Jun 1926 in St. Louis, Minnesota, USA

Descendants

Died 27 Aug 1964 at age 61 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA

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Biography

When Clarence R Robins was born in 1903 in Michigan. Was the oldest of the six children of Lloyd Robins and Gertrude Myers.He spent his early childhood in Duluth, Minnesota, where he attended school in 1910. By 1920, Clarence had left school and worked for the US Coast Guard.^[1]

April 19,1910: 7 year old Clarence was living at 1123 Minnesota ave in Duluth Ward 4, St Louis, Minnesota with his parents and two sisters. whare he was attending school.^[2]

1920 16 year old Clarence, was living at 1127 minnesota ave in Duluth Ward 4, St Louis, Minnesota, with his parents, four siblings and one boarder.Occupation: Coast Guard. Place of Birth: Michigan^[1]

He married Lila Frances Gerlach about 1926 in Daluth Minnesota.When they married, he worked as a Ore Punch then a few years later became an Asst Lighthouse Keeper. They had 2 children: Beverly and Lloyd.^[3]

1930:Resident at 127 S. 60 ave west in Duluth, St Louis, Minnesota. Aged 27. Living with his wife and two children in a house he rented valued at $14.50. Occupation: Ore Puncher at the Ore dock. Age at first marriage: 23. Not a veteran of any war. He owns a radio. Birth Place is recorded as Michigan. ^[4]

1935: Resident in Duluth, St Louis, Minnesota^[3]

April 10,1940:Resident at County Road No 1 in Township 61 N Range 1 W, Cook, Minnesota. Aged 37. Living with his wife Lila Robins and two children, Beverly 12 and Lloyd 10 on a farm he owns valued at $500. Occupation: Lighthouse keeper for the Coast Guard. Income: $1440 year. Eighth grade education recorded. Birth Place is recorded as Michigan.^[3]

He died in Rockford, Illinois.

Children

1. Beverly Robins^[3]
2. Lloyd Robins^[3]

Note

Robins Name Meaning

Southern English: patronymic from the personal name Robin.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MW1D-593 : Fri Mar 10 07:47:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Lloyd H Robins and Margaret L Robins, 1920.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2PL-R9T : accessed 3 May 2023), Clarence Robins in household of Loyd Robins, Duluth Ward 4, St Louis, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 168, sheet 5B, family 93, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 725; FHL microfilm 1,374,738.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSKC-M21 : accessed 24 September 2017), Clarence Robins, Township 61 N Range 1 W, Cook, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-37, sheet 2A, line 11, family 28, 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 1915.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3DF-PFH : accessed 23 September 2017), Clarence Robins, Duluth, St Louis, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 79, sheet 5B, line 80, family 112, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1127; FHL microfilm 2,340,862.