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From: "John E. Mansfield" <>
Subject: FW: ROBINSON , Kalmazoo, MI
Date: Sun, 5 Jul 1998 13:44:07 -0400

Seeking information:

ROBINSON, Sylvia, b Dec. 27, 1905, 840 West Vine Kalamazoo, MI. Last name became ADAMS, KOSLOSKI, and BROWN. Last know as Peggy BROWN.

Another birth certificate shows:

ROBISON, Sylva, b. Dec. 27, 1904, Kalamazoo, MI

Father was Homer ROBINSON (ROBISON). Born around November 16, 1885 (?????). His parents were Jas. W. ROBINSON (born in MI) and Martha OSBORN (born in MI).

Mother was Marie ROBINSON (ROBISON). Marie also shown as May. Died in Lansing, MI, 1948 as Ethel May ROBINSON BARNHART SHEETZ. She was an adopted child.

Sylvia had a bother Elmer ROBINSON, born 1912, Plainwell, MI. Died in 1933 in MI in an automobile accident.

Sylvia had a sister Alma ROBINSON DeMILLER. Alma died recently in Lansing, MI.

Sylvia had another sister, Mable ROBINSON NANCE.

Directories for the ROBINSON family show them living as follows (occupation is for Homer)

1904 Kalamazoo, 1203 Myra Street, Carpenter
1904 Kalamazoo, 1226 3rd Street, Carpenter
1906 Kalamazoo, 1203 Myra Street, Carpenter
1907 Kalamazoo, 909 Burr Oak Place, Carpenter
1908 Kalamazoo, 1522 South West, Carpenter
1909 Kalamazoo, 1522 South West, Carpenter
From 1911 to 1915 there are no listings
1916 Lansing, 203 Howard, Carpenter
1917 Lansing, 137 S. Homer, Carpenter
1918 Lansing, Same
1919 Lansing, Same except Patrolman at Olds
1920 Lansing, Same as 1917
1921 Lansing, Same
1922 Lansing, Same
1923 Lansing, 208 Homer, Carpenter
1924 Lansing, 128 Detroit, Carpenter
1925 Lansing, 2012 New York Ave., Carpenter
1926 Lansing, 129 Charles, Carpenter
1927 Lansing, 1921 Johnson, Carpenter
1928 Lansing, 133 S. Frances St, Trucking
1929 No Listing

The following listing are for Mrs. Ethel ROBINSON, widow of Homer

1930, Lansing, 429 Dorrance Pl, Fisher Body
1931, Lansing, 800 1/2 Larch, Little Lawrence Restaurant
1932, Lansing, 800 1/2 Larch, no work shown
1933, Same
1934, Same
No listings after 1934


John Mansfield
Pennsburg, PA
Semper Fidelis!!

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