Sandy Quinn received a copy of this letter that Rose Robinson sent to her sisters, from Alice Lawrence of Lafarge Wisconsin, a descendant of Lucy Robinson Melvin.

Letter dated May 25, 1930 from Rose Robinson to her sister and family, written from Somerset, Ohio

Dear Sister and Family,
Just a few lines to let you no that I am still living.  How are you all?  I am still able to work.  Harvey is still with me, but is not here now, has gone to Deavertown to visit with Mary for a few days.  He is failing of late and he gets lonesome here it isn't like being in his own home.  How is the weather out there?  We have had a dry hot spring now.  It is cold had frost last night and will have more tonight. the crops are suffering for rain, the corn is not coming up some are replanting.  There won't be any fruit around here it froze when in Bloom. I have my garden all made but will have to replant lots of the things the seed never sprouted and I don't think they will come at all.  Our potatoes look nice, they are coming in bloom hope they do good for Harvey sure does like them.  I have 100 sweet potatoes set out won't set that many more.  I raise my own here in the house in a big bucket.  I have 70 little chicks and 3 hens to come  of this week.  I didn't get any early ones.  I am raising R J Reds this year the Bard Rocks haven't done very good of late so will change. Well, Lucy, I am sending you the family record I got the old Bible of our Grandfathers last fall and have rote them off for you also for Alice.  you asked me about Mothers Bible no one seems to no what became of it. Why is it that you never write I sure would like to hear from you.  This is three letters I have wrote you and never heard a word from you.  If I don't hear from this one, I think you will wont to hear before I rite you again.  I often think you don't care weather you hear or not.  Monday we had frost last night, don't think it hurt any thing here on the hills, I hope not.
Well, I'll close hoping this finds yous all well.  As ever yours with Best Wishes  Rose.

From the Bible of John Lee Robinson as transcribed in the Letter from Rose to her sister Lucy May 25, 1930--
             Grandfather and mother-
John L. Robinson born 1794 died 1871
his wife Lydia Bishop- 1791 ---- 1867
They were married 1824- Feb. 26.
there children-
Thomas W. Robinson born Dec. 19, 1824  died age 54 years  1878
Mary Susan Robinson April 29=1826=1861
Sidnor Robinson  August 11- 1828 ---
Eadith R. Robinson  June 18- 1830.

Fathers second marriage was never recorded in the bible, they didn't live long together.  We don't no any thing of her they said there was one child born after they separated a girl the older boys don't remember much of her, her name was Cunningham.
Mary's mother was a widow  her maiden name was Pletcher.  She had one son Francis Smith. he has bin dead this long time. do you remember him?
Mary's mother and ours were first cousin (Smith)  Our grandmother's maiden name was Bare.  So was Mary's.  I always say thats why I am so cross, my grandmother was a Bare.

Thomas W. Robinson and Magdalena Haining died Dec. 15, 1853.  were married August 7, 1849.  there children.
George B. Robinson born August 4, 1850.
John W. Robinson -----Sep. 16---1851
Charles H. Robinson---July 6---1853

Thomas W. Robinson and Catherine Smith died 1868   were married Nov. 15--1859
there children-
Mary Lydia Robinson Born May 16=1864
Ida A. Robinson     --------     April 7=1866
Samuel W. Robinson------  Oct. 25=1867

T.W. Robinson and Matilda Smith (Bare) Born May 10--1833 and died Oct. 11= 1882
and were married April 15-----------------1869
Arthela Rosetta Robinson    ------ March 20, 1870
Lucy Jane Robinson      August 28=1871
Alice M. Robinson          June 30=     1874

Love, Rose

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