Henry
Weidner
Robinson
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Jesse Robinson
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth Cynthia (Robinson) Ramsour
Died
at age 85
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jun 2019
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Biography
Henry Weidner Robinson was the most prosperous man in Catawba County before the Civil War. He enslaved 42 Black people according to the 1850 census. In 1870, he was the owner of Hickory Tavern - which became the town of Hickory, North Carolina.
Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial ID # 45306169.
- Gary Freeze, The Catawbans: Crafters of a North Carolina County (1995).
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Categories: Hickory, North Carolina | Catawba County, North Carolina, Slave Owners