Erskin Coleman ROBISON

Born

December 20, 1878 , Limestone Co, Alabama, USA

Died

April 5 , 1942 , Athens, Limestone Co, Alabama, USA

Age: 63

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Samuel Coleman ROBISON Mary Jane HARDIN

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Born: December 20, 1878 in Limestone Co, Alabama, USA

Father: Samuel Coleman ROBISON

Mother: Mary Jane HARDIN

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Erskin Coleman married Linnie Otto PEACE 10 January 1901 in Athens, Limestone, Alabama, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Linnie Otto PEACE was born March 10, 1880 in Athens, Limestone Co, Alabama, USA. Linnie Otto died June 8, 1954 in Evergreen, Conecuh Co, Alabama, USA. Linnie Otto was the child of James Pinkney PEACE and Caroline Rebecca TEMPLE.

Erskin Coleman ROBISON died April 5 , 1942 in Athens, Limestone Co, Alabama, USA.

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Erskin Coleman ROBISON married

Linnie Otto PEACE
Marriage date: 10 January 1901
Marriage place: Athens, Limestone, Alabama, USA
Linnie Otto PEACE was the child of James Pinkney PEACE and Caroline Rebecca TEMPLE

Children of Erskin Coleman ROBISON and Linnie Otto PEACE

Cecil Lee ROBISON

Born: October 20, 1901, Anniston, Limestone Co, Alabama, USA
Died: April 18, 1963, Anniston, Calhoun Co, Alabama, USA

Married: Mary Virginia DUNN 2 January 1923

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Birth — 1878
December 20, 1878
Limestone Co, Alabama, USA

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 Marriage / Partner
Erskin Coleman ROBISON and Linnie Otto PEACE 10 January 1901, Athens, Limestone, Alabama, USA

He was 22 years old.

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1901 Birth of Child
Cecil Lee ROBISON was born October 20, 1901, Anniston, Limestone Co, Alabama, USA

Erskin Coleman was 22 years old.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

Grave

Reunion Cemetery, Thatch, Limestone Co, Alabama, USA

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Death — 1942
April 5 , 1942
Athens, Limestone Co, Alabama, USA
He died at the age of 63.

Obituary
An illness lasting over a period of several months, culminated in the death of Erskin C. Robison Sunday night at the Limestone Hospital, where he had been moved from his home on South Clinton Street.

Mr. Robison was born in Limestone County, Dec. 28, 1878 and with the exception of a few years in South Alabama, spent his entire life here where he was prominent in political and business circles. For 40 years he was a loyal and faithful member of the Church of Christ and it was there his body was carried Monday, April 6, for the last service which was conducted by Bros. A. J. Rollings and M. A. Creel. Interment was made at Reunion Cemetery with McConnell Service directing.

Surviving are the wife and eight children, Lee Robison, Anniston; Fred A. Robison of Alexander City; J. H. Robinson of Evergreen; Sam P. Robison of Mendin, La.; Mrs. Ruth Hadway, Athens, Ga.; Mrs. Lynn Nowak, New York; Mrs. Mary Johnson, Huntsville; and Miss Sarah Robison of Athens; four brothers, Foster,...Read full story

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