William Orrin Robinson
- Born:
- Died:
- Burial:
- Parents:
- October 2, 1884 - Marlborough, New Hampshire
- October 23, 1978
- Arlington National Cemetery, Plot: Section 3 Site 4636
- George Alfred Robinson & Anna Elizabeth Proctor
[the following short biogarphy was written by Anna Elizabeth Lynch (Robinson)]
William Orrin Robinson (Uncle Will) - Born in Marlboro, went to Marlboro schools, and graduated from the University of New Hampshire. He went to Washington, D.C. and worked for the Department of Soils for many years (I don't know the exact number of years). He married Mary Sherman, the daughter of a noted Southern family. They had four children - Polly, George, Joyce, and Billy. Polly died after marriage, George still lives in Falls Church, Virginia, in the family home (WIll's home), Joyce lives in San Francisco, and Bill lives in Eagle Pass, Texas - he married a Mexican girl. (Aunt Mary committed suicide in 1927).
Uncle Will attended college in Durham, New Hampshire as seen in the following Board of Trustees report from 1906:
NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE OF Agriculture And The Mechanic Arts DURHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE NOVEMBER 1, 1906. MASTERS OF SCIENCE. William Orrin Robinson, Marlborough. William O. Robinson, M. S., 1906. Mechanical Engineer. See class of 1905. William Orrin Robinson, M. S., Marlborough. Scientific Assistant, Bureau of Soils, Dept. of Agriculture. Washington, D. C. New Hampshire College catalog 1905-1906 William Orrin Robinson, Marlborough. Graduate Student in Chemistry at New Hampshire College. Student Assistant in Chemistry. Durham.
[An interesting letter, written by W. O. (Bill) Robinson Jr. in 1988, can be seen on the "William Orrin Robinson Jr" link below]
- Spouse:
- Children:
- Mary Collins Sherman - married June 17, 1918, Ash Grove Farm, Virginia
- Mary Sherman Robinson - born 1919
- George A. Robinson -
- Joyce Proctor Robinson - born 1925
- William Orrin Robinson Jr - born 1927