John Riley Robinson (1834 - 1907)

Born Dec 1834 in Wayne, Missouri, United States

Husband of Lucinda (Timmons) Robinson — married 24 Dec 1854 in Pope County, Arkansas

Husband of Sarah Louisa (Sisk) Robinson — married 1859 in Johnson County, Arkansas

Descendants

Died 1907 at about age 72 in Logan County Arkansas, United States

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Biography

John Robinson served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: March 17, 1863
Mustered out: Unknown
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company I, 1st Regiment Arkansas Infantry

1st Regiment Arkansas Volunteer Infantry (Union), US Civil War

John was born in 1834 in Wayne County Missouri.

John Riley Robinson enlisted on March 17, 1863 at Fayetteville, Arkansas at the age of 28. He served as a private in the Union Army, Company I, Arkansas 1st Infantry Regiment. Deserted Oct 31, 1865 in Ft. Smith Arkansas, Returned February 19, 1865, in Ft Smith Arkansas. After the Civil War he received a pension for serving in Company I, Arkansas Infantry. (His widow was Sarah L. Robinson.) [1]

Military records describe John as: farmer, ht 5' 11", eyes blue, hair light, complexion fair, born in Wayne Co, MO. [2]

In the 1880 Census for Chickalah, Yell County AR John Riley Robinson and his family are household #20, in that same census household #15 is his brother George W. Robinson's family, with this family lives their mother Susannah (Clinkard) Parrish.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M678-JQM : 12 April 2016), John R Robinson in household of George Robinson, Christian, Independence, Arkansas, United States; citing family 769, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FQ11-9ZG : 10 February 2018), John Riley Roberson and Lucinda Timmons, 24 Dec 1854; citing , Pope, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,034,012.
• Second Marriage to Sarah in 1859 is documented in the 1900 U.S. Census
• Likely: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87Y-WPB : 13 December 2017), Sarah L Robertson in entry for J R Robertson, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNC4-8GV : 12 April 2016), John R Robison, Mountain Township, Johnson County, Arkansas, United States; citing p. 2, family 11, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,556.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNWB-3DR : 26 August 2017), John R Robinson, Chichalah, Yell, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 220, sheet 366C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0060; FHL microfilm 1,254,060.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M36K-FL6 : accessed 23 December 2017), J R Robinson, Shoal Creek Township, Logan, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60, sheet 10A, family 159, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,066.
• John Riley Robinson and Sarah Louisa Sisk parents of William Isaac Robinson born 25 Dec 1872, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates, delayed birth 1914-1922 for https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/150707341:61774

• National Archives; http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/1arinf_usacoi.html
• Find A Grave: Memorial #60551120