Elbert Lyda Robbins
Facts and Events
Birth:
29 SEP 1865, Mouth of Wilson, Grayson County, VA.Death:
20 MAR 1947, Mouth of Wilson, Grayson County, VA.Notes
EL Robbins was a building contractor. He built the 1908 county courthouse in Independence, VA which is in the National Registry. He also built the Grassy Creek Methodist Church and numerous houses in the area. He was Commissioner of Revenue for the Wilson District of Grayson County in 1915. He was active in the Masons being a member of the Old Town Lodge (#68) and District Deputy Grand Master of district 53, covering lodges 219 and 223.
Marriages/Children
Marriage:
25 DEC 1890, Mouth of Wilson, Grayson County, VA.Children:
Millard Winton Robbins
Clarence Hicks Robbins
William Granville Robbins
Flossie Launa Robbins
d: 29 JAN 1895
d: OCT 1978
d: 25 DEC 1934
b: 14 JUN 1892
b: 27 AUG 1893
b: 30 MAY 1895
b: 25 DEC 1896
Rosa Alice PUGH
Marriage:
21 MAR 1900.Children:
Anna Rose Robbins
Carl Young Robbins
Gladys Marie Robbins
Ellis Lundy Robbins
d: NOV 1976
b: 1901
b: 1904
b: 1906
b: 7 JAN 1910
Gallery
E.L. is holding Flossie, William Granville and Millard Winton are standing. Rosa, E.L's second wife, is holding her first child, Anna Rose. Picture taken about 1902.
1908 Grayson County Courthouse in Independence,VA Now used as a cultural center, it is listed in the National Registry (#78003019) for its architecture. It was built by E.L.Robbins and Frank P. Milburn & Co.
Sources
1. Notes on Robbins Family tree Gladys Robbins. Letter Transcribed by Alice Marie Halsey Sturgill.
2. 1870 US Census, Grayson County, VA
3. Grayson County, VA Births 1853-70 Compiled by Billie White and Ginger Ballard, Grayson County Historical Society. http://www.ls.net/~newriver/va/graybirth1853-70.htm.
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