Mary Grace Chess1

#634, (27 December 1878 - )
FatherWilliam E Chess2
MotherAmelia Carley2
Mary Grace Chess|b. 27 Dec 1878|p634.htm|William E Chess|||Amelia Carley|||||||||||||||
BirthMary Grace Chess was born on 27 Dec 1878 in Kentucky.2,3
 
MarriageShe married George Avery Robinson, son of Charles Bonnycastle Robinson and Helen Blasdell Avery, on 18 Mar 1907 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.
According to his obituary, Mary's father was the founder of the Chess-Wyman Company, the largest cooperage manufacturers in the world.
Mr & Mrs Robinson spent four months in France, Italy, Switzerland, and England on their wedding trip.4 
1910 CensusMary Grace Chess and George Avery Robinson appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Harrod's Creek Precinct, Jefferson County, Kentucky, at River Road, enumerated 29 Apr 1910. Avery Robinson was 32, married for 3 years, born in Kentucky, parents born Kentucky, and works for a cotton mill. Grace was 31, has had one child, still living, was born in Kentucky, father born Indiana, mother Ohio. Their daughter Grace Carley was with them, and they were all in the household of Grace's father William E Chess, a cooper. There were also three maids and a chauffeur.3 
1920 CensusAvery and Grace C Robinson appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, at 216 East Mission Street, enumerated 16 Jan 1920. Avery was 41, born in Kentucky, and was an employer at a Cooperage Manufactury. Grace was 41, born in Kentucky, father born in Indiana and mother in Ohio. Their daughter Grace Carley was living with them, along with Grace's widowed father William E Chess. They rented their home and had a German cook with them.5 
(Mentioned) ObituaryShe was mentioned in William E Chess's 1926 obituary as daughter Mrs. Avery Robinson. William had moved 10 years before to London to be near his daughters.6 
Research Note There is a London in Georgia. 

Family

George Avery Robinson b. 21 Jan 1878, d. May 1965
Child
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Charles Bonnycastle (1796-1840)
Last Edited2 Jun 2009

Citations:

  1. Frederick A. Virkus, The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy (n.p.: n.pub., 1925; reprint 1987), p.802, Robinson history.
  2. George Norbury Mackenzie, Colonial Families of the United States of America (New York: n.pub., 1907), vol. 5.
  3. Online image of the 1910 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, www.heritagequest.com), Kentucky, Jefferson County, Harrods Creek, Series T625, Roll 483, page 58.
  4. Harvard College. Class of 1900 ed. Secretary's Third Report, Rockwell & Churchill Press (1910), digitized copy viewed on Google Books, June 2009.
  5. 1920 Federal Census for United States, image viewed online (Ancestry, www.ancestry.com), California, Santa Barbara County, Santa Barbara, Roll T625_146, ED 99, Page 16B.
  6. Ancestry.com databases, online www.ancestry.com, Historical Newspaper Database. Image from Atlanta Constitution, 1 Aug 1926. (AP) William Edward Chess death.
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