Elizabeth Means

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	1800-1810
Marriage
Death	before 1844
Burial

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 5             Generation 6             Generation 7
 
                                              
                                               
                      +-- James Robison 
                      |   (<1800->1844)         
 James Robison, Jr. --+                         +-- [unknown]     
 (~1832-1907)         |                         |
                      +-- Elizabeth Means-------+ 
                          (>1800-~1844)           |
                                                +-- [unknown]

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Children

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
John Robison	M
Margaret Robison	F
William David Robison	M	4 Dec 1836	Butler Co., PA	Catherine Harriet Trembley
Robert Robison	M
James Robison, Jr.	M	~1832		Eleanor Jane Hines	Direct line
Joseph Robison	M

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Slippery Rock Township, Butler County, PA	? - 1844+

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1830 United States Federal Census, Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 11. Census is not dated. Family headed by James Robinson: 2 males <5,1 male 5-10, 1 male 30-40, 1 female <5, 1 female 20-30. The ages and location are appropriate for James Robison and Elizabeth Means and their children. The family next door is headed by James Clark who appears as a guardian designee in the will of James Robison
2	1840 United States Federal Census, Slipperyrock Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 11. Census is not dated. Family headed by James Robinson: 2 males <5, 2 males 5-10, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 40-50, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 30-40. The ages and location are appropriate for James Robison and Elizabeth Means and their children. This would include James Robison, Jr.. The will from 1844 list five children but implies that there are more.
3	Will of James Robison, Estate file # R-42, Register of Wills office, Butler County Court House, PA; microfilm at Butler Public Library, Wills Vol. B p. 295. Signed 4 Jan. 1844. Lists son John, "5 youngest children" Margaret, William, Robert, James, Joseph. Guardian Alis Mc(Bride?); friend James Clark, executor. Witnesses ___ W. McBride & Thomas Clark	(Complete transcription)
1	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams.	N/A
2	Personal correspondence from Doris Jean Cochran, granddaughter of William David Robison, Jr.	N/A

Source Notes

• The will of James Robison does not mention his wife and does appoint a guardian for his five youngest children. This would seem to imply that Elizabeth Means died prior to 1844. She appears to still be present in the 1840 census.

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