Eliza Carringer was born 1 June 1827 in Sandy Creek township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, the first child of Henry and Sarah (Feather) Carringer.[1] She had siblings: David Jackson Carringer (1828-1902), George W. Carringer (1832-1880), Cornelius A. Carringer (1834-1916), Mary Carringer (1835-1908), Sarah Carringer (1837-1870), Henry Carringer (1839-1862), Louisa M. Carringer (1842-1881), Matilda Spangler Carringer (1845-1911) and Harvey M. Carringer (18748-1870).
Sarah married John Robinson on 11 November 1858 in Perry township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.[1] John was born in 1818 in Hubbard, Trumbull County, Ohio. They had five children, all born in Louisa County, Iowa:
- Thomas E. Robinson was born in 1859 in Louisa County, Iowa. He died on 22 November 1863 at the age of 4 in Louisa County, Iowa. He was buried after 22 November 1863 at Columbus City Cemetery in Columbus City, Louisa County, Iowa.
- Henry Harvey Robinson, born 22 September 1859, Louisa County, Iowa; married Nancy A. Stewart, 12 July 1883, Clay County, Kansas; married Martha E. Stinson, 1902, in Kansas; died 1 February 1935, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.
- Emma I. Robinson was born about 1862 in Louisa County, Iowa. She died in 1862 at the age of 0 in Louisa County, Iowa.
- Ella Sarah Robinson, born 10 February 1865, Columbus City, Louisa County, Iowa; married Lewis Harper Stanton, 29 October 1890, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado; died 3 March 1954, Denver, Denver County, Colorado.
- Elmer Eugene Robinson, born 28 November 1866, Columbus City, Louisa County, Iowa; married Elizabeth Johnson, 5 January 1898, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado; died 13 April 1946, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado.
John and Sarah moved from Mercer County, Pennsylvania to Columbus City, Louisa County, Iowa in about 1859 with other families of her siblings.
John Robinson died 25 April 1867 in Columbus City, Louisa County, Iowa at age 49, leaving Eliza with three young children.[1-2]
A biography of John Robinson, and his wife, Eliza Carringer, was published in the book: Portrait and Biographical Album of Washington, Clay and Riley Counties, Kansas, Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the Counties, Together With Portraits and biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States (Chicago : Chapman Bros., 1890)[1]
The biography says:
"JOHN ROBINSON, late a resident of Iowa. and numbered among its most worthy citizens, was born in Hubbard County, Ohio, in 1818, and departed this life at his homestead April 29, 1867. He was a good man in all the relations of life, kind and indulgent to his family, industrious and reliable and made for himself a record of which his children will never be ashamed.
"The parents of our subject were Thomas and Mary Robinson who were of Scotch-Irish descent and spent their last days in Pennsylvania. John was reared to manhood in his native State and on the 11th of November, 1858. was married in Pennsylvania to Miss Eliza Carringer. Of this union there were born five children, two of whom, Emma I. and Thomas E., died at the ages of fifteen and thirteen years. The survivors are Henry H., a resident of Colorado; Ella S., and Elmer E. The eldest son married Miss Nancy Stewart and they became the parents of three children, one of whom died in infancy. The survivors are George E. and Herbert L.
"Mr. and Mrs. Robinson after their marriage removed, in 1858, to Louisa County, Iowa, where the husband and father died, and where Mrs. Robinson continued to live until the fall of 1881. Then with her three children she came to Northern Kansas, settling upon the land which she now owns and occupies and where, with the assistance of her children, she has built up a comfortable homestead. Mrs. Robinson is a member in good standing of the United Presbyterian Church and a lady greatly respected by all who know her. Mrs. Robinson was born in Mercer County, Pa., June 1, 1827, and is the daughter of Henry and Sarah (Feather) Carringer, likewise natives of the ' Keystone State and both of German ancestry. Eliza was their eldest child and was reared to womanhood in her native county, receiving her education in its primitive schools. Her paternal grandfather served as a soldier seven years in the Revolutionary War. IIer uncle, Jacob Carringer. served in the War of 1812. The parental family consisted of ten children, namely: Eliza, David J., a resident of Colorado; George W., deceased; Cornelius A., residing in Pennsylvania; Mary, who lives with her sister, Mrs. Robinson; Sarah. Henry and Louisa deceased; Matilda. Mrs. Moore. of Riley County, this State, and Harvey M., deceased. Henry served as a soldier in the late Civil War.
"Mr. Robinson was a Republican in politics and a consistent member of the United Presbyterian Church."
In the 1870 US Census, this family resided in Columbus City, Louisa County, Iowa.[3] The household included:
- Eliza Robinson - age 43, female, white, keeping house, $650 in real property, $300 in personal property, born PA
- Harvey Robinson - age 10, male, white, going to school, born IA
- Sarah E. Robinson - age 5, female, white, at home, born IA
- Elmer E. Robinson - age 3, male, white, at home, born IA.
In the 1880 US census, this family resided in Columbus City, Louisa County, Iowa.[4] The household included:
- Eliza Robinson - mother, female, white, age 52, widowed, keeping house, born PA, parents born PA/OH
- Henry H. Robinson - son, male, white, age 20, single, at home, born IA, parents born OH/PA
- Sarah E. Robinson - daughter, female, white, age 15, single, at home, born IA, parents born OH/PA
- Elmer E. Robinson - son, male, white, age 13, single, at home, born IA, parents born OH/PA
- Mary Carringer - sister, female, white, age 45, single, at home, born PA, parents born PA/OH
- Louisa M. Carringer - sister, female, white. age 37, single, at home, born PA, parents born PA/OH, has lingering disease.
In December 1881, Eliza and her children moved to Clay County, Kansas.[1] They moved to Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado in 1892, where brother David Jackson Carringer resided.
In the 1900 United States census, Eliza Robinson lived on a farm in Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado with her son-in-law Louis Stanton.[5] The household included:
- Louis Stanton - Head, white, male, born Sept 1863, age 56, married, for 9 years, born Illinois, father born North Carolina, mother born North Carolina, works in Horticulture, can read, write and speak English, owns home with a mortgage.
- Ella S. Stanton - Wife, white, female, born Feb 1865, age 35, married, for 9 years, 5 children born, 5 living, born Iowa, father born Ohio, mother born Pennsylvania, can read, write and speak English.
- Mary Stanton - Daughter, white, female, born Sept 1891, age 8, single, born Colorado, father born Illinois, mother born Iowa, attended school, can read, write and speak English.
- Earl Stanton - Son, white, male, born Feb 1893, age 7, single, born Colorado, father born Illinois, mother born Iowa, attended school, can read, write and speak English.
- Evangeline Stanton - Daughter, white, female, born Aug 1895, age 4, single, born Colorado, father born Illinois, mother born Iowa, cannot read or write, can speak English.
- Hellen Stanton - Daughter, white, female, born Mar 1897, age 3, single, born Colorado, father born Illinois, mother born Iowa, cannot read or write, can speak English.
- Pearl Stanton - Daughter, white, female, born Jan 1899, age 1, single, born Colorado, father born Illinois, mother born Iowa, cannot read or write, can speak English.
- Eliza Robinson - M-in-law, white, female, born June 1827, age 72, widowed, 5 children born, 3 living, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Ohio, can read, write and speak English.
In the 1910 United States census, Eliza Robinson was enumerated in Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado in the Eugene E. Robinson household.[6] The household included:
- Eugene E. Robinson - Head, male, white, age 43, first marriage, married 11 years, born Iowa, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania, speaks English, a Pipe layer, works for Gas company, can read and write, owns home with mortgage
- Elizabeth Robinson - Wife, female, white, age 34, first marriage, married 11 years, 3 children born, 3 living, born Sweden, father born Sweden, mother born Sweden, immigrated 1890, speaks English, can read and write.
- Elmer J. Robinson - Son, male, white, age 10, single, born Colorado, father born Iowa, mother born Sweden, speaks English, can read and write, attended school.
- Harry E. Robinson - Son, male, white, age 4, single, born Colorado, father born Iowa, mother born Sweden
- Ethel Marie Robinson - Daughter, female, white, age 1-2/12, single, born Colorado, father born Iowa, mother born Sweden
- Eliza Robinson - Mother, female, white, age 83, widowed, 5 children born, 3 living, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania, speaks English, can read and write.
Eliza (Carringer) Robinson died 13 June 1914 in Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado at age 87.[7-8] She is buried at Columbia Cemetery in Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado in the same lot as her sister, Mary Carringer.[7-8]
A brief biography[7] of Eliza says:
" 'Death Suddenly Claims Popular Boulder Woman.'
"Eliza died at home of son E.E. Robinson due to senility and heart trouble. She was the eldest of 10 children. She was mother of 5 children, 2 died in infancy. After John and Eliza married they moved to Columbus City, IA where John d 1867. Several years later she moved with her children to Clay Co, KS where she lived until 1892 when she came to Boulder. She 'lived a simple Christian life. Funeral in chapel of Boulder Undertaking Co.
"Sur[vived] by children H.H. Robinson of Emporia, KS, son E. E. Robinson of Boulder and Mrs. L.H. (Lou) Stanton who lives near Flagstaff Mtn, Boulder, bro Cornelius Carringer of Mercer, PA and 9 grandch."
SOURCES:
1. Portrait and Biographical Album of Washington, Clay and Riley Counties, Kansas, Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the Counties, Together With Portraits and biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States (Chicago : Chapman Bros., 1890), pages 1072-1073, John Robinson family sketch.
2. Find A Grave, imaged, (https://www.findagrave.com), Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus City, Iowa, John Robinson memorial #7361482.
3. 1870 United States Federal Census, Louisa County, Iowa, Columbus City; Page 336, lines 1-4, Eliza Robinson household; imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, Roll 406.
4. 1880 United States Federal Census, Louisa County, Iowa, Columbus City; Enumeration district 130, Page 512C, lines 16-21, Eliza Robinson household; imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T9, Roll 350.
5. 1900 United States Census, Boulder County, Colorado, population schedule, Precinct 22, ED 159, Sheet 17A, dwelling 319, family #325, Eliza Robinson in Louis Stanton household; imaged, "United States, Census, 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQMQ-P7W).
6. 1910 United States Census, Boulder County, Colorado, population schedule, Boulder City, ED40, Sheet 7B, dwelling #160, family #175, Eliza Robinson in Eugene E. Robinson household; imaged, "United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKWG-8MP).
7. Boulder [Colorado] Genealogical Society, Compiler, "Columbia Cemetery Burial Index," Columbia Cemetery, online database, (https://www.bouldercolorado.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view& id=2413&Itemid=75 : 2011), Eliza Robinson gravestone.
8. Find A Grave, Columbia Cemetery, Boulder, Colo., Eliza Carringer Robinson (1827-1914) memorial #65157143.
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I have posted over 500 genealogical sketches of my ancestors back through the 7th great-.grandparents and a number of close relatives. Information about her father, Henry Carringer (1800-1879) is in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 41: #48 Henry Carringer (1800-1879).
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