Susan Gower/Gauer = FOUND

Hi all,

Long time, I know. I've actually been quite busy wedding planning! I'm getting married in exactly 2 weeks on October 9, so things have been pretty crazy.

I just wanted to share some information that Marylynn Glover has sent my way regarding the Gower/Gauer family. Previously I had mentioned that I thought David and Percilla's oldest daughter, Susan, had died as a child. Turns out I was wrong!

Apparently Susan was listed as "7" on the 1870 census and not "1" as I had previously thought. She was born 12 Dec 1862. She married Truman Miller in 1882 in Maryland. They had 8 children.

Always good to find a new branch to the tree! I'll post again when I have organized all the information I've found on her.




-Gina

Family Photos

A very big thank you to Carolyn McNeff who sent me this photo of her great grandfather Columbus Lafayette McCrobie this weekend. Columbus was the oldest son of Abraham Archibald McCrobie.

Columbus is third from the left (with two of his sons to the left of him) working on the railroad in Tunnelton, West Virginia.



Special thanks again to Carolyn!

Calling All Family!

Hi everyone,

So I know I'm a big liar, and I really haven't been on here as much as I promised I would be. My fiance and I have a photography hobby on the side, which recently turned into a part time business! I know, excuses, excuses, but sadly that has meant my research has taken a bit of a backseat for a few weeks.

So I apologize to all who have left comments and haven't heard back for awhile! I'm trying to catch up again. I am now to the point where public records are getting a little too recent, and I'm depending heavily now on the contacts I've made to fill in the missing generations from about 1930 on.

If you have left comments on this blog, or are connected to this branch of the family in any way - PLEASE EMAIL ME! GMcRobie@gmail.com

I have over 300 pages and 750 descendants on John William's line alone. This does include transcribed records. I'm going to start editing it down to the bare basic information soon and put it up for proofreading very soon. If anyone would like to be involved in this process, your help would be much appreciated!

Thanks to all that have helped thus far. This is just the beginning of a very long journey down history.


-Gina

I'm also searching for pictures! Please contact me if you have any!!

Kight & Likins Family Pictures

Here are some Kight and Likins family pictures that Franklin Bishop sent me.

Henry Thomas Kight III and Malinda Jane McRobie


Henry Grant Likins and Laura Alice Kight


Back: Hazel Frances Likins, Henry Thomas Kight III, Joseph Earl Likins
Front: Sylvia Leanna Likins, William Baker Likins


Henry Likins and Sylvia Leanna Kight

Ola Florence Likens - Mystery Solved

So I'm very happy to report that my mystery surrounding Ola has been solved, and much more quickly than anticipated. Thanks to my new friend Franklin Bishop, I have confirmed that Ola did not die when she was just a few months old, and did indeed live until the 1970's. Franklin is Ola's adopted son and has been a huge wealth of information. We're still not sure why there is a death register for Ola in 1895, but I guess we may never really know why. He has sent me a whole packet (including pictures!) on his branch of the family which I have already started to absorb into my research.

I have scanned the pictures and once I touch them up a bit, I'll post them.

Thanks again, Franklin!

Ola Florence Likens

My newest mystery seems to surround Ola Florence Likens. She was the daughter of Laura Alice Kight and Henry Grant Likens. According to her birth register, she was born 20 Sep 1895 in Mineral County, West Virginia. The mystery comes with her death. According to the West Virginia death records, Ola died on 5 Oct 1895. She was 16 days old. Yet, miraculously, she appears with her father and siblings in 1910, living with her Aunt Sylvia.

Here are the records:

Birth records from West Virginia, 1895




Death record from West Virginia, 1895


1910 Census for Sylvia Leanna Kight Abernathy, Mineral County, West Virginia.



So of course, I'm royally confused. The "O. Florence" listed on the 1910 census is the correct age, so if it is indeed her, why did her parents report her dead on 16 days after her birth in 1895? Furthermore, all research on other family trees have Ola married to at least one man, Louis Ernest Bishop, and some even list two more possible husbands, George Montgomery and John Gridley. None have Ola as having any children. If ANYONE has any information that could prove the truth one way or another, please please please email!

Updates and Rebecca Kight's Family

Hi everyone,

So I was able to find a little bit of info on the rest of Percilla Kight's children. I'm still looking for most of the daughters, but I did find info for Jacob, William, Wilbert, Benjamin and Ettie.

I'm now on to Rebecca Kight's family with Conrad Burk. I haven't been able to find any information on her children:

Richard BURK was born in 1893 in West Virginia.
Bernadette BURK was born in 1894 in West Virginia.
Josephine BURK was born in 1895 in Illinois.
Olya BURK was born in 1897 in West Virginia.
Manilla BURK was born in 1899 in West Virginia.
Ursula BURK was born in 1901 in West Virginia.
Thomas BURK was born in 1902 in West Virginia.

Again, anyone with information on any of these people, please email me at gmcrobie@gmail.com. Thank you!

Percilla Kight and David Gower/Gauer

Hi everyone,

Quick update: I have internet at home! It took long enough but I no longer have to bring my laptop to work in order to get online, this is very exciting.

That being said, I've started up more research and right now I've hit a roadblock with the Gower/Gauer family. What I have so far: Percilla Kight (Malinda Jane McRobie, John William) married David Gower/Gauer. They had 13 surviving children, but for some reason the only one I've really been able to track is Jacob Henry. So here's a list of their children. If anyone has ANY info on any of them, I'm begging you to send it!! (Specifically for the girls, as without any Maryland marriage records at my fingertips, it's proving the hardest to find them.)

Susan Gower (b. 1869, MD) [I believe she died before 1880, but no confirmation yet]
Jacob Gower (b. 1870, MD) [The only one I've found after 1900 so far]
Sarah Gower (b. 1871, MD)
William T Gower (b. 1872, MD)
George Gower (b. 1875, MD)
John Gower (b. 1877, MD)
Burleigh Gower (b. 1879, MD)
Charles J Gower (b. 24 Mar 1882, MD) [according to 1900 Census]
Rosie M Gower (b. 10 Feb 1884, MD) [according to 1900 Census]
Wilbur N Gower (b. 21 Nov 1886, MD) [according to 1900 Census]
Bailey C Gower (b. 22 Dec 1888, MD) [according to 1900 Census]
Benjamin M Gower (b. 21 Jun 1890, MD) [according to 1900 Census]
Ettie F Gower (b. 31 Aug 1898, MD) [according to 1900 Census]

I've seen the last name spelled both Gower and Gauer. I'm sure there are more variations.

Family Focus: Thomas R McRobie

Thomas R McROBIE (John William) was born in 1844 in Maryland. He died 22 May 1901 in Maryland. He was buried in Bittinger Church Cemetery in Bittinger, Garrett County, Maryland.

Thomas lived in Allegany County, Maryland. He fought for the Union Army in the American Civil War. He enlisted at the rank of Private on 19 Dec 1861 in the 3rd Potomac Home Brigade, Maryland Infantry, Company D. He mustered out at the rand of Sergeant on 19 Dec 1864.

Sources for Thomas:
1. 1850 Census
2. 1880 Census
3. 1900 Census
4. Ancestry.com U.S. Civil War Soldiers
5. Civil War Pension
6. Garrett County Cemetery Records

Thomas married Elizabeth BEYER on 27 Jan 1866 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. She was born around 1848. She died in 1926 in Maryland. She is buried with her husband in Bittinger Church Cemetery in Bittinger, Garrett County, Maryland.

Elizabeth lived in Allegany County, Maryland.

Sources for Elizabeth:
1. Maryland State Record of Marriages: Allegany County
2. Marriage Licenses of Allegany County, Maryland
3. 1880 Census
4. 1900 Census
5. 1910 Census

Thomas and Elizabeth adopted Ruth McRobie.


As far as I know, Ruth wasn't a McRobie by birth. If anyone has any idea who Ruth's real parents on I'd love to know. I also did not find record of Thomas and Elizabeth having any biological children.

Family Focus: Hester Alice McRobie Mason

Hester Alice McROBIE (John William) was born in June of 1842 in Maryland. She died on 31 Jan 1911.

Hester lived in Allegany County, Maryland until about 1900. After 1900 Hester lived in Portland, Preston County, West Virginia.

Sources for Hester:
1. 1850 Census
2. 1870 Census
3. 1880 Census
4. 1900 Census
5. 1910 Census

Hester married Joshua James MASON on 17 Jan 1861 in Allegany County, Maryland. Joshua was born on 5 May 1822 in Maryland. He died on 22 Jun 1906.

Joshua lived in Allegany County, Maryland. He was a Farm Laborer.

Sources for Joshua:
1. Entry in "Marriage Licenses of Allegany County"
2. 1870 Census
3. 1880 Census
4. 1900 Census

Hester and Joshua had the following children:
Mary Ellen MASON was born in 12 Nov 1861 in Maryland. She died 9 Nov 1930 in Terra Alta, Preston County, West Virginia. Mary never married or had children.
Nancy MASON was born in 1863 in Maryland.
John MASON was born in 23 Sep 1864 in Maryland.
Abraham Lincoln MASON was born in 1866 in Maryland.
Francis Thomas MASON was born in 1868 in Maryland.
Martha Jane MASON was born in 1870 in Maryland.
Laura Belle MASON was born in 1872 in Maryland.
Edward Ruthvin MASON was born in 1874 in Maryland.
Delilah MASON was born in 1877 in Maryland.
Sarah Anna MASON was born in 28 Jun 1879 in Maryland.
Lucretia Margaret MASON was born in 1881 in Maryland.

The Mason children have been a little tricky to track down. If anyone has any information on Nancy, Francis, Martha, Laura, Delilah, Sarah, or Lucretia, I'd love to see it!

Family Focus: Francis Marion McRobie

Francis Marion McROBIE (John William) was born 19 May 1840 in Maryland. He died 15 Apr 1904. He is buried in the McRobie Cemetery on Green Glade Road in Swanton, Garrett County, Maryland.

Francis lived in Allegany County, Maryland. He was a farmer. He served in the Union Army in the American Civil War. Francis enlisted at the rank of Private on 19 Dec 1861 in the 3rd Potomac Home Brigade, Maryland Infantry, Company D. He mustered out at the rank of Private on 29 May 1865. Francis also served in the 12th Maryland Infantry (an emergency 100 days infantry, created to guard the B&O Railroad) from 25 Jul 1864 to 6 Nov 1864.

Sources for Francis:
1. 1850 Census
2. 1870 Census
3. 1900 Census
4. Civil War Service from Ancestry.com
5. Civil War Pension
6. Picture of Gravestone

Francis married Lucy McROBIE on 22 Jul 1865 in Allegany County, Maryland. Lucy was born on 18 Jun 1842 in Maryland. She was the daughter of William McROBIE and Sarah PAUGH. She died on 4 Sept 1922 in Maryland.

Lucy lived in Allegany County, Maryland.

Sources for Lucy:
1. Entry in Marriage Licenses of Allegany County
2. 1850 Census
3. 1870 Census
4. 1900 Census
5. 1910 Census

Francis and Lucy had the following children:
Flora Alice McROBIE was born 19 Mar 1867 in Maryland.
Virginia Elizabeth McROBIE was born 19 Jun 1868 in Maryland.
John William McROBIE was born 2 Feb 1871 in Maryland.
Thomas Allen McROBIE was born 24 Dec 1872 in Maryland.
Albert A McROBIE was born 3 Oct 1875 in Maryland.
Mary McROBIE was born 10 Oct 1880 in Maryland.

Family Focus: Abraham Archibald McRobie

Abraham Archibald McROBIE (John William) was born on 26 Feb 1836 in Maryland. He died 31 Dec 1917 in Altamont, Garrett County, Maryland. It is thought he is buried in the McRobie Cemetery on Green Glade Road in Swanton, Garrett County, Maryland.

Abraham lived in Allegany County, Maryland. He worked as a farmer. He also fought for the Union Army in the American Civil War. Abraham was mustered in at the rank of Private in the 3rd Regiment, Maryland, Infantry, Potomac Home Brigade, Company D, on 7 Dec 1861. He mustered out at the rank of Corporal on 29 May 1865. Abraham was taken prisoner on 29 Jun 1862 when the 3rd PHB engaged Confederate forces in Moorefield, Virginia (now West Virginia).

Records for Abraham:
1. 1850 Census
2. 1870 Census
3. 1880 Census
4. 1900 Census
5. 1910 Census
6. Entry in "The McCrobie/McRobie/McCroby Family 1761-1996" by Wilma Nuzum Sanders. Pg. 4, pg. 8.
7. Civil War Service from Ancestry.com
8. Civil War Service from National Park Service
9. Maryland Soldiers in the Civil War, Vol 1
10. Civil War Pension
11. Death Certificate
12. Entry in "Maryland's Garret County Graves" compiled by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Pg. 161.
13. Picture of Gravestone

Abraham married Nancy Catherine FRIEND on 26 May 1856. Nancy was born in 1840 in Mason County, Virginia. She died in 1916 in Altamont, Garrett County, Maryland. It is thought she is buried with her husband in the McRobie Cemetery on Green Glade Road, Swanton, Garrett County, Maryland.

Nancy lived in Mason County, Virginia, until about 1855. She lived in Allegany County, Maryland, after 1855.

Sources for Nancy:
1. Entry in Marriage Licenses of Allegany County
2. 1870 Census
3. 1880 Census
4. 1900 Census
5. 1910 Census
6. Entry in "The McCrobie/McRobie/McCroby Family 1761-1996" by Wilma Nuzum Sanders. Pg. 4, pg. 8.
7. Entry in "Maryland's Garret County Graves" compiled by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Pg. 161.

Abraham and Nancy had the following children:
Columbus Lafayette McROBIE was born 26 Aug 1857 in Maryland.
Harriett McROBIE was born in 1861 in Maryland.
Stella F. McROBIE was born in 1863 in Maryland.
Elizabeth J McROBIE was born in 1866 in Maryland.
Sarah Almeda McROBIE was born in 1868 in Maryland.
Mary Ellen McROBIE was born in 1868 in Maryland.
Thomas R McROBIE was born in 1871 in Maryland.
Alfred Elijah McROBIE was born in 1874 in Maryland.
Abraham Archibald McROBIE Jr. was born in 1877 in Maryland.


Abraham has been one of the easier ones to dig up. The one road block I've found, like most others, has been trying to find Nancy's parents. If anyone has any information on this, I'd love to see!

302 and Counting

So I've finally got around to putting all that research onto a descendant chart which can be downloaded here.

All 302 descendants on this list are confirmed. All of the dates are correct to the best of my knowledge. This list so far has been about 3 months in the making, so feel free to ask any questions you may have. As you can see I've slowly been posting on each individual family. I'm going to slow down on research a tad until I catch up with myself again. I'm also in the process of putting all of this, plus sourcing info, into a Gedcom file which I hope to post shortly.

Some helpful links:
Pat Thompson found a great website for looking up land records and deeds:
Check it out here!
It can be a little confusing at first, so if you need help let me know.

Family Focus: Eleanora Silena McRobie Kelley

Eleanora Silena McROBIE (John William) was born in 1834 in Maryland. She was the oldest child of Delilah Murphy. Her date of death and place of burial are currently unknown.

Eleanora lived in Allegany County, Maryland.

Here are the records for Eleanora:
1. 1850 Census. John McRobie Household.
2. 1870 Census. Eleanora is listed as "Ellen Kelley." She is head of the household (assumably because her husband has died), and living next door to her sister Hester and her father John, and a few doors down from her brother Francis.

Eleanora married Samuel J KELLEY on 17 Jun 1856. His date of birth and date of death are unknown.

Records for Samuel:
1. Marriage Record.

Eleanora and Samuel had the following children:
Delilah L KELLEY was born in 1858 in Maryland.
David KELLEY was born in 1860 in Maryland.
Elizabeth KELLEY was born in 1862 in Maryland.
Roda A KELLEY was born in 1864 in Maryland.


Unfortunately I have found very little information on Eleanora, and almost nothing on Samuel. I have looked for the children in later records and still haven't managed to find them. I believe that Eleanora most likely remarried and that her and her children are listed with a new last name. If anyone knows of something that I missed, I would love to see it. I haven't seen any trees or charts that list even Eleanora's children.

Family Focus: Malinda Jane McRobie Kight

Malinda Jane McROBIE was born in 20 Apr 1829 in Maryland. Malinda was the daughter of John William and his second wife. It's thought that his second wife died in childbirth or shortly after Malinda was born. Malinda is the only child to live to a late age out of John's second wife's children. She died on 30 Apr 1896. She is buried with her husband in the Kight Cemetery on Maplewood Farm in New Creek, Mineral County, West Virginia.

Malinda lived in Allegany County, Maryland until 1850 and in Preston County, West Virginia, after 1870.

Here are the records I have for Malinda:
1850 Census
1870 Census
1880 Census
Death Register
Cemetery Transcription


Malinda married Henry Thomas KIGHT III in 1850. Henry was born on 12 Nov 1828 in Maryland. He died on 25 Aug 1910 in Mineral County, West Virginia. He was the son of Henry Thomas KIGHT II and Sarah SHARPLESS. He is buried with his wife in Kight Cemetery on Maplewood Farm in New Creek, Mineral County, West Virginia.

Henry lived in Allegany County, Maryland, until about 1866. He lived in Preston County, West Virginia, after about 1866. He worked as a farmer.

Here are the records for Henry:
Marriage Record from Ancestry.com
1870 Census
1880 Census
1910 Census
Cemetery Transcription

Malinda and Henry had the following children:
Percilla Ann KIGHT was born 29 Jun 1851 in Maryland.
Ezra KIGHT was born 6 Nov 1852 in Maryland.
Sara Frances KIGHT was born in 1854 in Maryland.
Mary Ellen KIGHT was born in 1855 in Maryland.
John Cain KIGHT was born in 1857 in Maryland.
William Sharpless KIGHT was born in 1859 in Maryland.
Benjamin C KIGHT was born in 1860 in Maryland.
Rebecca Jane KIGHT was born in 1863 in Maryland.
Lydia Margaret KIGHT was born in 1864 in Maryland.
Henry Johnson KIGHT was born in 2 Oct 1866 in Maryland.
Jacob Rotruck KIGHT was born in 12 Apr 1868 in Virginia.
Victoria Florence KIGHT was born in 29 Mar 1870 in Virginia.
Sylvia Leanna KIGHT was born in 4 Jul 1872 in Claysville, Mineral County, West Virginia.
Bailey Carlton KIGHT was born 11 Jul 1874 in Mineral County, West Virginia.

Family Focus: Andrew McRobie

So I've been doing so much research these past few weeks, I wasn't even sure how to go about presenting it. First things first, I've found an awesome site that provides vital records for most West Virginian counties. Through this, I've managed to find birth registers, marriage registers, and death certificates (all scanned originals). The site is: http://www.wvculture.org. It's been an amazing wealth of information.


So I've decided to slowly focus on one person and their family at a time. Starting with John William's line, this post will be about his oldest son Andrew.

Andrew's mother was John William's first wife. Her name is still unknown. He was born in 1816 in Maryland. She died sometime before 1823. It is unknown if she had other children after Andrew, although the 7 year gap makes it plausible.

Finding records for Andrew has proven to be a little difficult so some of these records are pure speculation.

1. There is an Andrew McRoby that appears on the 1840 Census. Since the names of members of households weren't listed in 1840, we can't be 100% positive, but I'm wagering an educated guess that this is John's Andrew and not Elisha's Andrew.
2. Andrew is counted twice on the 1860 census.
3. Andrew served in the 3rd West Virginia Cavalry in the Civil War.
4. I also found a record (noted in a previous post) for an Andrew McRoby buried in Arlington National Cemetery that served in the West Virginia Cavalry and died during the Civil War.

PLEASE NOTE: I have no confirmation that the Andrew buried in Arlington National Cemetery is the same as John's Andrew. In fact, it does contradict some previous research, but still I feel it shouldn't be ruled out. Andrew does not appear on any censuses after 1860 (including the Veteran's schedules). It is a plausible explanation, albeit, not a confirmed one.

Andrew had five children with an unknown wife:
Archibald (born in 1839)
Daniel (born in 1843)
Jane* (born in 1845)
Issac (born in 1847)
William (born in 1849)

*Jane is not found on any census records but is listed in Wilma Sander's McRobie Genealogy and "The Burbach-Poorbaugh-Purbaugh Family in America 1771-1974" as the daughter of Andrew. So far I have not seen a record, nor talked to anyone, that would contradict these sources.

If anyone would like specific sourcing information and/or would like to see any documents, I am glad to share whatever I have. Just shoot me and email. Also, I'd like to make clear that this research is in no way infallible. If anyone has information to contradict it, I'm open to all possibilities.

Happy hunting!

Births, Deaths, Military Service

Here's just what I've organized so far:


Births
1. Malinda Jane [McRobie] Kight - 20 Apr 1829 (see Gravestone transcription).

2. Henry Thomas Kight - 12 Nov 1828 (see Gravestone transcription).

3. Abraham Archibald McRobie - 26 Feb 1836 (see Death Certificate transcription).


Deaths
1. John William McRobie - 19 Feb 1877 in Swanton, Garrett County, MD (see pension application transcription under Military Service).

2. Malinda Jane [McRobie] Kight - 30 Apr 1896
Kight Cemetery Transcription, online transcription. Mineral County West Virginia Genealogy. http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvminera/mineral.htm (accessed 25 Aug 2007).
Name: Malinda J. Kight
4/20/1829-4/30/1896
Buried w/ Henry Kight
67 yrs 10 days old

3. Henry Thomas Kight - 25 Aug 1910
Kight Cemetery Transcription, online transcription. Mineral County West Virginia Genealogy. http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvminera/mineral.htm (accessed 25 Aug 2007).
Name: Henry Kight
11/12/1828-8/25/1910
Buried w/ Malinda J. Kight
81 yrs, 9 mos, 13 days old.

4. Abraham Archibald McRobie - 31 Dec 1917
Transcription of Death Certificate:
County: Garrett County
Village or City: Deer Park
Name: Abraham A. McRobie
Sex: Male
Color: White
DOB: 26 Feb 1836
Age at Death: 81 yrs, 10 mos, 5 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: near Swanton, MD
Father's name: John McRobie
DOD: 31 Dec 1917
Cause of Death: [illeg] Nephritis
Place of Burial: Eagle Rock
Date of Burial: 3 Jan 1918
Undertaker: [illeg] Sharpless

5. Thomas R. McRobie
Garrett County Cemetery Records. FamilyHart's Garrett County, Maryland Genealogy Site. http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/MD/garrett/cem.html (accessed 19 Aug 2007).
Bittinger Church Cemetery
Bittinger, Maryland
Name: Thomas R. McRobie
DOB: 1844
DOD: 1901


Military Service
1. John William McRobie - War of 1812
Transcription of Pension Application:
Soldier: John McCrobie
Widow: Delilah McCrobie
Service: Pt., Capt. P. Conner
Enlisted: 11 Aug 1814
Dismissed: 10 Oct 1814
Residence of Soldier: 1851, 1855, 1871, Allegany Co., MD
Residence of Widow: 1878, Swanton, Allegany Co., MD
Maiden Name of Widow: Delilah Murphy
Marriage of Soldier and Widow: Oct. 19 1829, Swanton, MD
Death of Soldier: 19 Feb 1877, Swanton, MD

2. Abraham Archibald McRobie - Union Army, American Civil War
National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online , acquired 2007. (accessed 15 Aug 2007).
Name: Abram A. McCrobie
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Maryland
Regiment Name: 3 Potomac Home Brig., Md. Inf.
Regiment Name Expanded: 3rd Regiment, Maryland Infantry, Potomac Home Brigade
Company: D
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Corporal
Alternate Name: Abraham A./McCrobie
Maryland Soldiers in the Civil War, Vol 1. [online database]. Ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com (accessed 25 Aug 2007).
NAME.: McRobie, Abraham A.
RANK.: Corporal.
DATE OF ENLISTMENT OR MUSTER IN.: Dec. 7, 1861
DATE OF MUSTER OUT OR DISCHARGE.: May 29, 1865
REMARKS.: Veteran; taken prisoner. June 29, 1862, Moorefield, Va.
Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900. Civil War Pensions. National Archives. Pub No. T289, roll 201; digital image. Footnote.com http://www.footnote.com (accessed 15 Aug 2007).
Name: Abraham McRobie
State: Maryland
Arm of Service: P.H.B. Md. Inf.
Company/Regiment: D, 3
Date filed: 9 Apr 1901, 6 Mar 1907
Date of death: 12 Dec 1917
Place of death: Altamont, Maryland
*Date of death does not match death certificate.

3. Francis Marion McRobie (son of John William) - Union Army, American Civil War
Historical Data Systems, comp.. American Civil War Soldiers [database on-line] Ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com (accessed 18 Aug 2007).
Name: Francis McRobie ,
Enlistment Date: 19 Dec 1861
Side Served: Union
State Served: Maryland
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 19 December 1861.
Enlisted in Company D, 3rd PHB Infantry Regiment Maryland on 19 Dec 1861.
Mustered Out Company D, 3rd PHB Infantry Regiment Maryland on 29 May 1865.
Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900. Civil War Pensions. National Archives. Pub No. T289, roll 201; digital image. Footnote.com http://www.footnote.com (accessed 15 Aug 2007).
Name: Francis McRobie
State: Maryland
Arm of Service: P.H.B. Md. Inf.
Company/Regiment: D,3
Filing Date: 23 Jul 1890
Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1934. Civil War Pensions. National Archives. Pub No. T288; digital image. Ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com (accessed 25 Aug 2007).
Name: Francis McCrobie
Widow: Lucy McCrobie
Service: D-12 Md. Inf., D3 P.H.B. Md. Inf.
Filing Date: 23 Jul 1890, 2 May 1904

4. Thomas R. McRobie
Historical Data Systems, comp.. American Civil War Soldiers [database on-line] Ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com (accessed 18 Aug 2007).
Name: Thomas McRobie ,
Enlistment Date: 19 Dec 1861
Side Served: Union
State Served: Maryland
Service Record: Enlisted as a Sergeant on 19 December 1861.
Enlisted in Company D, 3rd PHB Infantry Regiment Maryland on 19 Dec 1861.
Mustered Out Company D, 3rd PHB Infantry Regiment Maryland on 19 Dec 1864.
Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900. Civil War Pensions. National Archives. Pub No. T289, roll 201; digital image. Footnote.com http://www.footnote.com (accessed 15 Aug 2007).
Name: Thomas R McRobie
State: Maryland
Arm of Service: P.H.B. Md. Inf.
Company/Regiment: D, 3
Date File: 19 Jul 1890


I also found records for Andrew McRobie. I don't know for sure which Andrew this is, but I'm assuming it is John William's son, and not Elisha Dewitt's, based on the date of death. This would also explain why John William's Andrew doesn't appear on the censuses after 1860. If anyone has any information to the contrary, I'd love to see it!

National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online , acquired 2007. (accessed 15 Aug 2007).
Name: Andrew McCroby
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: West Virginia
Regiment Name: 3 West Virginia Cavalry
Regiment Name Expanded: 3rd Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry
Company: E,B
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private
National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com (accessed 25 Aug 2007).
Name: Andrew Mc Croby
Service Info.: PVT 2 W VA CAV
Death Date: 27 Nov 1863
Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: C/O Director Arlington, VA 22211
Buried At: Site 7520

1870 Census

Here is the text file containing transcriptions of the 1870 census. I'm still looking for a few people, and will update this list if I find them.

1870_Census_Transcribed.rtf

People contained in this census:
Abraham McRobie Household
.....Nancy [30]
.....Columbus [12]
.....Harriet [9]
.....Estelle F [7]
.....Elizabeth [4]
.....Ellen [2]

Andrew McRobie Household
.....Elizabeth [46]
.....Lucinda [20]

Daniel McRobie Household
.....Kezia [26]
.....Mary [1]

Eleanora Silena McRobie [Kelly] Household
.....Delilah L [12]
.....David [10]
.....Elizabeth [8]
.....Roda A [6]

Elisha Dewitt McRobie Household
.....Zenith [63]
.....Elisha D [15]

Elizabeth McRobie [Paugh] [Phillip Paugh Household]
.....Phillip Paugh [41]
.....Isaiah [19]
.....Jane [15]
.....Jonathan [12]
.....David [5]
.....Daniel W [2]

Ellen McRobie [Beckman] [John Beckman Household]
.....John A Beckman [33]

Francis McRobie Household
.....Lucy [27]
.....Flora [4]
.....Virginia [2]

Francis McRobie Household
.....Huldy [21]
.....Lorenzo M [2]
.....Emma W [9 mo.]

Hannah McRobie [Fry] [John Fry Household]
.....John Fry [50]
.....Catharine [6]

Henry McRobie Household
.....Elizabeth [20]

Hester A McRobie [Mason] [Joshua Mason Household]
.....Joshua Mason [48]
.....Mary E [9]
.....Nancy [7]
.....John [5]
.....Abraham L [4]
.....Francis L [2]
.....Lucy [2 mo.]

Michael McRobie Household
.....Mary E [33]
.....George W [7]

Samuel Asbury McRobie Household
.....Sarah [39]
.....John W [8]
.....Joseph [5]

Sarah McRobie [Paugh] Household
.....William [14]
.....James [9]

William McRobie Household
.....Sarah [54]
.....Goldie [19]
.....Hannah [17]
.....James S [15]
.....Fanny [13]
.....Nancy J [10]
.....Mary R [4]
.....Patrick [1]

William Hampton McRobie Household
.....Margaret [22]
.....Mary [3]
.....John [1]

William P McRobie Household
.....Sarah [39]
.....Lafayette [17]
.....Mary [15]
.....Howard [10]
.....Singleton [9]
.....Francis [7]
.....Gertrude [6]
.....Victoria [4]
.....William H [ 2]
.....Theodore [1]

Melinda Jane McRobie [Kight] [Henry Kight Household]
.....Henry Kight [42]
.....Ezra [19]
.....Mary E [14]
.....Laura A [8]
.....Rebecca J [7]
.....Lydia M [6]
.....Henry J [4]
.....Jacob R [2]
.....Victoria F [3 mo.]

Info Update

So here is the all new confirmed descendant chart:
William_McRobie_Confirmed_Descendants.rtf
For those of you with genealogy software I have even created a gedcom file:
William_McRobie_Descendants.ged

This lists only those who I have confirmed via censuses and other reliable sources up until 1860. Some notes on them:

Sarah McRobie (daughter of John William & [Unknown])--thanks to an exchange with Marylynn Glover, I have confirmed that John William was indeed married twice before Delilah Murphy. Sarah is a daughter by his second wife that was born between John (1824) and Hugh (1828). She does not appear on the 1850 census with her family. She is said to have died young, as does Hugh. Hugh, however, does appear on the 1850 census at the age of 22.

So the chart has been altered as follows:
John & First Wife - Andrew
John & Second Wife - John, Sarah, Hugh, Melinda
John & Delilah - Eleanora, Abraham, Elizabeth, Francis, Hester, Thomas

I have left Joseph off of this version of the chart until I can confirm his parents. I still am of the belief that he was not a biological son, but I can always be wrong.


As for Elisha Dewitt's Line I have had to make some assumptions. The first being the real parents of Elisha McRobie [b. 1854]. He first appears on the 1860 census in a very broad household. Elisha Dewitt is listed as the head of household, married to Azenath. Michael is living at his father's house with his wife Elizabeth, and their daughter Nancy. Susan has returned home [presumably widowed] and three younger children are listed with her: John (7), Elisha (6), Elizabeth (5). Even though most of the unsourced family trees I have seen attribute Elisha to Elisha Dewitt, I think it is just as possible that he is really Susan's son from her first husband. To be fair it's not outside the realm of possibility that all three (John, Elisha, and Elizabeth) are all Elisha Dewitt's and Azenath's children. This is definitely something that will need to be researched much further.

Also William P's first wife, Lucinda, seems to have died between 1850 and 1860. In 1860 he is married to Sarah. I'm going to guess that from the gap in age between Mary (b. 1855) and Howard (b. 1859) that Lucinda died after Mary and William remarried Sarah. I have yet to find any records to back this up.

1860 Census

Transcribed text file for the 1860 Census:

1860_Census_Transcribed.rtf

People included in this census:
Andrew McRobie Household
.....Archibald [21]
.....Daniel [17]
.....Issac [14]
.....William [11]

Elisha Dewitt McRobie Household
.....Cenith (Azenath) [50]
.....Michael [30]
.....Elizabeth [22]
.....Nancy [7]
.....Susan [28]
.....Elisha [6]
.....John [7]
.....Elizabeth [5]

Archibald McRobie [Moses Gower Household]

Andrew F. McRobie Household
.....Elizabeth [31]
.....Harriet [12]
.....Lucinda [10]

Andrew McRobie Household
.....Elizabeth [30]
.....Susan [14]
.....Jane [11]

William P McRobie Household
.....Sarah [28]
.....Columbia [10]
.....Lafayette [8]
.....Mary E [5]
.....Howard [1]
.....Singleton [1 mo.]