Lydia Elizabeth (Troutman) Robinson (1845 - 1925)

Born 28 Mar 1845 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Jacob Ahrend — married 4 Apr 1867 in Benton, Iowa

Wife of Thomas Stormer Robinson — married 11 Oct 1874 in Benton, Iowa

Descendants

Died 14 Nov 1925 at age 80 in Oxford, Furnas, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

Lydia Elizabeth Troutman was born on March 28, 1845, in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, to Isaac Troutman and Eliza Heiner.

The 1850 U.S. Census for Somerset, Somerstet, Pennsylvania, finds Elizabeth Troutman in the household of her father, Isaac Troutman. She was 5 years old, born in Pennsylvania. Her younger brothers Jerome, age 3, and Luther, an infant, were also listed, along with her mother, Eliza Troutman, age 27.

The 1870 U.S. Census for Eldorado Township, Benton, Iowa. finds Elizabeth 'Arond' and her family in the household of Jerome Trautman and his wife, Malinda. They are listed as follows: John Arand, 26 years, born in Ohio; Elisabeth Arond, 25 years, born in Pennsylvania; William Arond, 2 years, born in Iowa; Franklin Arond, an infant, born in Iowa.

Elizabeth's infant son, Frankie, died the same year as her husband in 1870.

On October 11, 1874, Elizabeth married Thomas Stormer Robinson. Thomas had two sons, and he and Elizabeth had several more children together.

The 1880 U.S. Census for Eldorado, Benton, Iowa, finds the following family: Thomas S. Robinson, head, age 36, born in OH; Lydia E. Robinson, wife, age 35, born in PA; John Ahrind, stepson, age 13, born in IA; John Robinson, son, age 13, born in OH; William Robinson, son, age 11, born in Ohio; Mareon Robinison, son, age 5, born in IA; Ira Robinson, son, age 3, born in IA; Chauncy Robinson, son, age 2, born in IA. Translation incorrectly gives William's age as 5; see original document.

The 1900 U.S. Census for Alma Township, Alma city Ward 1-3, Harlan Nebraska, finds the following family: Thomas S. Robison, head, age 57, born in OH; Lydia E. Robison, wife, age 55, born in PA; Marion Robison, son, age 24, born in IA; Birdie Robison, daughter, age 20, born in IA; Laura Robison, daughter, age 16, born in NE.

The 1920 U.S. Census for Oxford, Furnas, Nebraska, finds the following family: Thomas S. Robison, head, age 77, born in OH; Elizabeth E. Robison, wife, age 74, born in PA.

Lydia Elizabeth Troutman Ahrend Robison died on November 14, 1925, in Oxord, Furnas, Nebraska. She is buried in Oxford Cemetery in Oxford, Harlin, Nebraska, with her second husband.

Sources

• United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4C1-2DH : 9 November 2014), Isaac Troutman, Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 214, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJJV-WJV : 8 March 2016), John Ahrend and Elizabeth Troutman, 1867.

• United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJN-NHV : 17 October 2014), Leander Trautman in household of Jerome Trautman, Iowa, United States; citing p. 1, family 4, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,875.

• Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLWK-34J : 4 November 2017), Thomas S Robinson and Lydia E Aaron, 11 Oct 1874, , Benton, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 987,633.

• United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDKP-HB3 : 19 August 2017), Thomas S Robinson, Eldorado, Benton, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 26, sheet 157C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0326; FHL microfilm 1,254,326.

• United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3BQ-BL5 : accessed 13 December 2018), Thomas S Robison, Alma Township Alma city Ward 1-3, Harlan, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 93, sheet 1B, family 19, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,929.

• United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCV2-DJL : accessed 13 December 2018), Thomas S Robison, Oxford, Furnas, Nebraska, United States; citing ED 87, sheet 4B, line 82, family 111, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 984; FHL microfilm 1,820,984.

• Find-A-Grave Memorial for Lydia E. Robison