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Thursday, July 21, 1892  

ANOTHER OLD RESIDENT GONE.
Thursday morning at the home of her son, J.M.

Robinson, of the town of Richmond, occurred the death of Mrs. ISABEL ROBINSON, aged 89 years and 9 months. Mrs. Robinson was one of the oldest residents of the county, having moved here with her husband, Mr. Francis Robinson, in the year 1855. She was born in Saratoga county, N, Y, in 1802, for many years the family lived on what is known as the old Robinson homestead, in Richmond.

In l878 Mr. Robinson died, and then Mrs. Robinson took up her residence with her son, which has since been her home. She enjoyed most excellent health for one so old, and had almost perfect possession of her faculties at the time of her death. The cause of death was a partial stroke of paralysis, which she sustained the 21st of last month.

Of a family of 10 children 4 daughters and 2 sons survive her, as follows; Mrs. Jane Snow, Ticonderoga, Essex Co., N.Y., Mrs. Jeanette Stanton, Bolton, Warren Co., N.Y., Mrs. W. Hallowell, town of How, Oconto Co., Wis., Sarah A. Robinson, Yankee Hill, Cal., Mr. F. Robinson, Crestline, Kan., Mr. J.M. Robinson, town of Richmond. The funeral services took place yesterday afternoon from the M.E. Church, conducted by Rev. Brimacombe, and were attended by quite a number of the older residents. The pallbearers were Messrs. H. Wescott, Jno. Winans, J. D. Magee, B. B. Huntington, O. Brooks and. J. M. Miller, all residents of the county for more than 30 years.