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From: Keith Brown <>
Subject: Re: [OKGEN ] HILLs of Deep Fork Township, Oklahoma Co.
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 09:33:12 -0400
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Thank you very much for your help.

Sharon McAllister wrote:

> Message text written by tony:
>
> >
> I am researching the surname ROBINSON, and I wanted to know if your
> ROBINSONS
> originated from Carrollton, Georgia.
> <
>
> I have no idea, as I am not in touch with any of this family. From census
> and cemetery data:
>
> Descendants of William Robinson
>
> 1 Robinson, William b: May 1860 in Virginia d: Aft.
> 1900
> .. +"Robinson", Sarah A. b: March 1871 in Alabama d:
> Aft. 1900
> ....... 2 Robinson, William H. b: August 1897 in Oklahoma
> Territory d: 1976
> ....... 2 Robinson, Sylvester b: October 03, 1898 in Oklahoma
> Territory d: March 08, 1965
>
> Two nieces, Ida M. & Sarah HILL were listed in their household on the 1900
> census. I believe that they must have been Sarah's nieces, because their
> mother's maiden name was apparently SPIGNER.
>
> The HILLs are a challenge. There were at least two families in the area by
> that name, one black & one white. The HILL, ROBINSON, PICKETT & THOMAS
> families were black and census records not only show they were
> inter-related but place all of them in Alabama before they came to O.T. and
> settled near the Oklahoma/Logan Co. line between Arcadia & Springvale. I
> am expanding my area study to include more migration patterns and this
> group of families caught my eye because there was another group who came to
> the Luther area from Alabama a bit later and we haven't yet found what or
> who drew them there.
>
> This pattern certainly makes it possible that the elder William Robinson
> lived in GA during his youth, but I have no evidence to support it.
>
> Sharon McAllister
>
>
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