Robbins Family Register

This is a transcription and rearranging to fit the format of the website of the document that was titled "The Family Register", done by Opal Irene Robbins on March 6th, 1984. No information has been added or removed. An expanded version with addition information/corrections is at Expanded Robbins Family Register Footnotes are at the end of the document about corrections, etc.

The Family Register

William Arthur Robbins

Born in Broadfoot, Kentucky

Married Mary Francis Bishop

Children

• George Robbins
• Robert Lee Robbins
• Tom Robbins
• Beaver Robbins
• Elmer Robbins
• Luther Robbins
• Walter Robbins
• Dora Robbins Jobe
• Mary Robbins Morgan
• Willie Robbins Wylie
• Bella Robbins (never married)
• Rosa Robbins (married New Mexico rancher)

There were 14 children in all. Two died at an early age

Four Robbins brothers came to America from England in the early days. They were Scotch-British. All the Robbins in America are kin to them. This is according to the facts found by the professional Walter Robbins, youngest son of William Arthur and Mary Frances Bishop, hired to trace the family. After several generations and nearly one hundred fifty years, the descendants of the brother who is OUR ancestor, move to Kentucky. Later, William Arthur and Mary Frances Robbins moved to land he bought near Putnam, Texas. They built a big, two-story house there. He died of measles while still a young man. He was followed in death many years later by Mary Frances. She died in Abilene, Texas, They had fourteen children.

Mary Frances' grandmother was a German. Her last name was Eisenhower.

The Robbins brother from whom our family is descended married an Indian girl - Cherokee, I think.

Walter Robbins's wife, Linda (a German) and her daughter now have the family record. Walter died in the 1970's. Their home was in Galveston, Texas.

Benjamin Haney

Marriages

• First Wife (name not available)
• and Second wife (name not available)
• Maggie (third and last wife)

Children

• Virginia Haney Burleson (died at age 37 of pneumonia)
• Willie Haney, a younger son
• There were 20 other children fathered by Benjamin Haney.

He was a school teacher in his early and middle years. Later, he retired to a farm in east Texas - Gilmer, Texas in Upshur County. Several sons and their families live in that area. Oil was discovered on their properties several years ago. Benjamin is dead. He died about 1920 or 1921. (Benjamin's parents came to America from Ireland. They were Irish. I THINK so!

L.H. Burleson

Born in Bonneville, Miss

Married Virginia Haney - born in Marion, Alabama

Children

• Gaither
• Fred
• Herman
• Nora Lee Burleson Robbins (oldest)
• Ruth Burleson McDonald (youngest)

Seven children were born to L.H. and Virginia Burleson. Two died when a few months old.

At this time, March 6th, 1984, Nora and Ruth are still living. Ruth lives at 1818 Berkely, Dallas, Texas, and Nora lives at Retama Manor Nursing Home in Alice, Texas, 606 Coyote Trail

(L.H. Burleson's great, great grandfather came to America from Ireland. He was Irish)

Marriage

December 19, 1908 in Putnam, Texas (near Abilene)

Robert Lee Robbins

Born in Jacksonville, Texas Feb 2, 1884. Died March 30, 1953. Buried in Alice, Texas

Married Nora Lee Burleson - born July 10, 1893 in Booneville, Mississippi

Children

• Opal Irene Robbins Elliott Cannon - born Jan 6, 1911 in Abilene, Texas
• Robert Franklin Robbins born Nov 14, 1913 in Putnam, Texas. He died July 15, 1981. He is buried in Victoria, Texas

Berlin Frances Elliott

Born April 5, 1905 in Ballinger, Texas, Died May 2, 1957 in Victoria, Texas. Buried in Alice, Texas

Married Opal Irene Robbins - born in Abilene, Texas Jan 6, 1911 on Nov 15, 1930

by

Rev R.W, Leazer - Methodist Minister in Altus, OK

witnesses:

Mrs D.B. Harris

Mrs R.W. Leazer

Children

• Berl David Elliott, born Sept 3, 1931 in Roby, Texas
• Robert Lee Elliott, born June 7, 1933 in Roby, Texas
• Irene Jeanette Elliott Diltz, born in Refugio, Texas Nov 14, 1935
• Bill Francis Elliott, born Feb 1, 1943 in Alice, Texas

Berl David Elliott

Married Betty Ruth Nelson in Mathis, Texas at First Baptist Church

Children

• David Wayne Elliott - born Aug 4, 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas

• Warren Lee Elliott - born Aug 15, 1957 in Lovelady, Texas

• Jeanene Elliott - born in Grangerland, Texas Jan 14, 1961

Grandchildren

• Johnny Elliott, son of David Wayne and Brenda Elliott
• Jana Ickes, daughter of Jeanene and Jerry Ickes. Born in Baytown, Texas Aug 4, 1983

(Warren Lee is unmarried at this time, March 6, 1984)

Robert Lee Elliott

Married Margarete Smith in First Baptist Church, Kenedy, Texas

Children

• Robert Michael Elliott - born Aug 28, 1958 in Victoria, Texas
• Holly Christine Elliott - born Dec 25, 1962 in Mission, Texas

Married Tammy Jean Britton in Tri-City beach, Baytown, Texas

Children

• Stephen Lee Elliott - born Oct 15, 1968 in Baytown, Texas

Married Laverne Thomson in Highlands, Texas Dec 3, 1983

Marriage

Charles Earl Diltz II

Married Irene Jeanette Elliott in Calvary Baptist Church, Victoria, Texas

Children

• Gena Corrinne Diltz Oliphant - Born May 1, 1958 in Victoria, Texas
• Charles Earl Diltz III born Dec 15, 1961 in Austin, Texas

At this time, March 6, 1984 this family lives in Smithville, Texas

Bill Francis Elliott

Married Katherine Craig in Victoria, Texas

Children

• Cynthia Elliott, Nov 1967
• Katherine Elliott Feb 22, 1970

This family lives at 115 Houston in Port Lavaca, Texas

Robert Franklin Robbins

Married Lillie McMurray, Bruni.Texas (she is part Italian)

Children

• Richard Frank Robbins, born in Eagle Pass, Texas
• Susan, adopted at Santa Rosa Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Parents Unknown.

Richard has 3 children (first one died)

Susan has one daughter, Mickey

Susan married Mike Dunseth, a brother of Richard's wife, Judy Dunseth.

Susan and her mother live in Victoria, Texas. Susan lives with her husband Mike and her daughter Mickey. Lillie lives alone. Frank died July 15, 1981.

E.B. Smith

Married a Scotch girl in America (His parents moved from Ireland to New York. His father's first job in America was in a saloon).

E.B.'s father-in-law helped him and his wife buy a plantation in Alabama. They had slaves and grew cotton. The Civil War came, they lost the plantation and moved to Louisiana.

Children

• Tom, the oldest
• Robert
• John
• Elizabeth (Betty) Smith Childers (She married Vema's uncle, Virgil)
• William Barton Smith, the youngest

(there were other children but the names are not recalled at this time)

William Barton Smith

Married Louisa Mae Johnson (Canadian - Frank)

Children

• Ida Rae - died of scarlet fever at age 18
• John C. - Married Dora Jamison
• Elizabeth - Married Michael Brown
• Frank R. - married Dovie Emlinger, a German
• Maggie Faye - married a Mr. Jones. He died, she married John Robert Elliott
• Rosa Lee - Married Jess Hutchens
• Margie Estelle - married Frank Childers - These were Vema's parents
• Mildred Louise - died in Eastland, Texas at age 27. Unmarried.
• William Barton Smith II - married Laverne Whitmire, a German

All the children were born in East Texas. Later, William and Louisa moved to Temple, Texas. They owned a store there

John Robert Elliott

Died in 1922

Married Maggie Faye Smith Jones (died in 1960's)

Children

• Berlin Frances Elliott
• Harrell Elliott
• Cecil Elliott
• Pansy Elliott Ware (died in San Antonio, Texas)
• Clifton Elliott
• Vivian Jones Sparks (Stanley's Wife)
• Lillian Jone Sparks (Johnnie's Wife)
• Another Jones daughter (name unavailable)

Pansy did not have children

Harrell and Effie had one daughter, Sherril

Cecil had one daughter and maybe more

Clifton - ? married but children --?

Vivian had three daughters

Lillian had one son. He died in the 50's

Frank Childers

Married Margie Estelle Smith

Children

• Vema Childers Brown Marchant (had no children)
• Delton Childers - married, one daughter
• Mildred Childers - Married - no children - she died in Ft Worth, TX

(Vema said this branch of the Smith family and the Childers family intermarried several times. She has lots of double cousins.)