William Meade Robinson1

#622, (1856 - 1923)
FatherWilliam Meade Robinson1 (1826 - 1858)
MotherAnn Mason Bonnycastle1 (1828 - 1918)
RelationshipGreat-grandson of John Bonnycastle
Pedigree
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Charles Bonnycastle (1796-1840)

Family

Sallie Gray McPheeters (1860 - 1942)
Children

Life Events

CalledWilliam Meade Robinson also went by the name of Meade. 
BirthHe was born on 27 Sep 1856 in Jefferson County, Kentucky.2,3,1
 
(Father died) DeathCharles and William was 2 years old when his father died.4 
(with Mother) 1860 CensusWm M Robinson appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, in the household of his mother, Ann. He was 4 years old and born in Kentucky.5 
(with Mother) 1870 CensusMead Robinson appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Louisville with his mother, Ann. He was 13, at home, attending school, and born in Kentucky.6 
MarriageWilliam Meade Robinson married Sallie Gray McPheeters, daughter of William Marcellus McPheeters and Sallie Buchanan, on 27 Oct 1881.3,7 
1900 CensusMeade and Sallie M Robinson appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, at 1741 First Street, enumerated 9 Jun 1900. Meade was recorded as born in Sep 1856 in Kentucky, age 43, a dealer in woolens, and rents his home. Sallie was born in July 1861 in Missouri, her father in North Carolina, and her mother in Missouri. She had 3 children, all still living, and she and Meade have been married 18 years. Their children Sally Buchanan, Anne Mason Bonnycastle and William Meade were living with them, as well as two servants and Meade's mother Ann Mason Bonnycastle.7 
1910 CensusW. Meade and Sallie McP Robinson appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, at 2100 Alta Avenue, enumerated 19 Apr 1910. Meade was 52, born in Kentucky and was an Agent for Cotton Mills working on his own account. Sallie was 49 and born in Missouri. They had been married 28 years and Sallie was the mother of 3 children, all still living. Meade's mother Annie was with them and they were all boarders.8 
Item. In the Caron's 1911 Directory for Louisville, he was listed as "W Meade Robinson vice pres Robinson-Hughes Co b 2100 Alta av."9 
1920 CensusWilliam Meade and Sallie McP Robinson appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, at 1244 South Fourth Street, enumerated 2 Jan 1920. William Meade was 63, born in Kentucky, and was a Financier working on his own account. Sallie was 59 and born in Missouri. They were renters.10 
DeathWm Meade Robinson died on 25 Jan 1923 at home in the Puritan Apartments, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.
Information from the certificate: male, white, married, born in 1857 in Jefferson County, age 66, retired, father William M Robinson born in the United States, mother Annie M Bonnycastle born in Virginia. Cause of death was pneumonia. The informant was the undertaker.1 
BurialWilliam Meade Robinson was buried on 27 Jan 1923 in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Inscription on the gravestone:
William Meade Robinson / 1856 - 1923.11,12 
Last Edited17 Apr 2014

Citations

  1. Death Records of Kentucky, 1852-1953, Wm Meade Robinson, 1923, #1786. Image viewed at Ancestry.
  2. Frederick A. Virkus, The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy (n.p.: n.pub., 1925; reprint 1987), p.802, Robinson family genealogy.
  3. George Norbury Mackenzie, Colonial Families of the United States of America (New York: n.pub., 1907), vol. 5.
  4. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889 - 1970. Images viewed at Ancestry.com. Charles Bonycastle Robinson, 1896.
  5. Online image of the 1860 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, www.heritagequest.com), Kentucky, Jefferson County, 5-WD Louisville, Roll 376, Page 135.
  6. Online image of the 1870 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, www.heritagequestonline.com), Kentucky, Jefferson County, 7-WD Louisville, Roll 475, Page 42.
  7. Online image of the 1900 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, www.heritagequest.com), Kentucky, Jefferson County, 5-WD Louisville, Roll 530, Page 228.
  8. 1910 Federal Census for United States, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 3, Roll T624_484, ED 85, Page 4B. Image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  9. Website United States GenWeb (www.usgenweb.org), Kentucky, Jefferson County, image online.
  10. United States 1920 Federal Census, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 7, Roll T625_580, ED 135, Page 2A.
  11. Burial Database for Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky, online http://www.cavehillcemetery.com, William Meade Robinson was buried in Section G, Lot 152, grave 2.
  12. Website Find A Grave. William Meade Robinson, image of gravestone.
  13. Death certificate of Anne Mason Bonnycastle Robinson Babcock, died 4 February 1923, registered 5 February 1923 in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
  14. Records of St Paul's Episcopal Church, Louisville, Kentucky, 1834-1978. Extracted information viewed at FamilySearch. Anna Mason Bonnycastle Robinson, birth & christening, 1886.