Maplewood Cemetery

1 NOTE Sabbath Recorder, Vol. 84, No. 6, p 191, 11 Feb1918.
Died - Robison - Henry Bunker Robison, son of Robert and CynthiaRobison, was born in Steuben County, NY April 13, 1844 and diedat the home of his sonin Salamanca, January 21, 1918, aged 73years, 9 months, and 8 days. He livedin Steuben County untilhe was 33 years of age and on September 6, 1866 he wasmarriedto Lucinda Green Ormsby. To this union four children wereborn--- OrsonW. of Salamanca; Mrs. Sara C. Shaw of Alfred; Mrs.Emma Vincent of Alfred Station, and Emcie, deceased. More thanforty years ago they moved to the vicinityof Alfred Stationand he lived the remainder of his life there. He joined theSeventh Day Baptist Church of Hartsville in 1885, and in May of1910 he transferred his membership to the Seventh Day BaptistChurch of Alfred Station, where he remained a faithful memberuntil death claimed him. He was a kindhearted man, much devotedto his family. Mrs. Robison passed away in July 1915, sincewhich time he has made his home with his children. Severalmonths ago he underwent an operation and was thought well on theway to recovery until about a week before his death, he begansuddenly to fail. He died in the faith in which he lived,trusting in the Savior who had led him along life's journey. Hewas the youngest ofa family of fourteen children. One brotherSilas Robison of Bradford, NY, three children, sevengrandchildren and many relatives and friends are left, whorealize their loss in his departure. The funeral was conductedin the Seventh DayBaptist Church of Alfred
Station at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Thursday, January 24,1918 by his pastor. Interment in Pleasant Valley cemetery. I.S. G.

"First Alfred Seventh Day Baptist Church Membership Records,Alfred, New York", by Ilou M. Sanford; Heritage Books, Inc.;1995, p 63.

1. 2. Orson W. ROBISON   b. 28 May 1868; d. 30 Jun 1945, Buffalo,Erie Co.,New York.
2. 3. Sara C. ROBISON   b. 1870, Alfred,Allegany Co.,New York; d. 1941.
3. 4. Emma ROBISON  
4. 5. Emcie ROBISON  

Maplewood Cemetery

1 NOTE According to David V. Robison, Orson left Belle for the "favorsof another." This is probably why they are not both buried intheCottrell plot at Alfred Rural Cemetery. The headstone atAlfred has both Orsonand Martha Robison. There is no knowledgeof any children of this marriage sofar.

1. 6. Lucille ROBISON   b. 27 Oct 1896; d. 12 Feb 1993, Salamanca,Cattaraugus Co.,New York.
2. 7. Nelson H ROBISON   b. 26 Jan 1898; d. Jan 1958.
3. 8. David Vincent ROBISON   b. 12 Oct 1899, Alfred,Allegany Co.,New York; d. 30 Jun 1934, Zanesville,Muskingum Co.,Ohio.
4. 9. Alfred O. ROBISON   b. 23 Jun 1901; d. 5 Oct 1944, Alfred,Allegany Co.,New York.
5. 10. Marguerite ROBISON   b. 27 May 1904, Andover,Allegany Co.,New York; d. 19 Feb 1944, Buffalo,Erie Co.,New York.

Alfred Rural Cemetery

Crawford Cemetery

1 NOTE Was an "old maid" for much of her life while she taught art inthe local schools. Later she married the local shop teacher,Joe Horney.

Taken from her obit in the Salamanca Republican Press:

Graduated from Alfred University. Married in 1937 to JosephHorney. She was an Art Teacher in Salamanca School system until1967. Member of the Daughters of the American Revolution,Retired Teachers Association, Cattaraugus County Living ArtsAssociation and Mizpah Capter 162 Order of Easter Star.Surviving are one niece, Rosemary Gray of Olean, one nephewDavid Cone of Depew and several great and great-great nieces.

Crawford Cemetery

1 NOTE Never married and usually worked as a bag boy in grocery stores.

"Uncle Rube often took me fishing for small mouth bass in thelocal river somewhere near Salamance and taught me how to catchnight crawler worms in the dark using a flashlight and a can."DVR

From his obituary:

Funeral services for Nelson Robison of nearby Price Corners, whotook his life with a pistol yesterday, will be held Thurs at 2pm at Myers Funeral Home in Randolf. A sister, Mr JosephHorney, is the only Survivor. Burial to be in CrawfordCemetery.

Rural Cemetery

1 NOTE David Vincent Robison was in the Army Reserve at Alfred, NY, butwas not called to active duty during World War I.

He graduated from NY College of Ceramics in 1921 as a ceramicengineer.

Sometime after hisgraduation, he moved to Zanesville, Ohio andwent to work at the American Encaustic Tile Company. There, heinvented the electric kiln for ceramics and associatedcomponents. The company paid him $1.00/each for his inventionsand made himsuperintendent.

David Vincent Robison entered a worldwide contest and waschosenfrom among seven men to have his tiles put in the HollandTunnel. His tiles are still there in the Northern Corridor.

When DVR lived in Zanesville,OH, the neighbor, George, had twingrand pianos in his music room. Saturday evenings, sometimes,they would get together and play classical music just for theirown entertainment. Turned out that the neighbors heard them andused to sit out in the front lawn to listen. Soon the wordspread and people from all over came and did the same thing.They could really play!

In June, 1934, DVR contracted Scarlet Fever. He died June 30,1934. His death certificate lists the cause of death as acutenephritis - - - kidney failure. His body was transferred toAlfred, NY where he was buried in the Cottrell family plot atAlfred Rural Cemetery.

1. 11. Theodore Cottrell ROBISON  

1 NOTE From email from William Alfred Robison:

The only information that Ihave on Alfred Orson, mygrandfather, was from talking to my grandmother (Helen). Hewas a farmer and a butcher. Apparently, when he wasn't workingthe farm,he was a butcher somewhere in Allegheny State Park.She said that he died out inthe farm field. She remarriedtwice. Mr. Carlberg, whom I never heard aboutand ArthurWinquist who I do remember. Like you, I also miss myGrandmother. Ifondly remember the days we visited her on thefarm and later on just swingingon her front porch swing. Sheworked in a supermarket in Salamanca (Loblaws) prior to herretirement in the meat dept. After her last husband died, myfamilymoved onto the farm which was on the Killbuck NY backroad (between 219 and old17). We farmed it for a few years,but it was tough making a living on 30 milking cows. My father,Willis, worked on the Erie Lackawanna Railroad and then atAVMSignore division in Ellicottville.

From his obit in the Salamanca Republican Press:

Alfred Robinson Dies Suddendly in Killbuck. He was employed bythe Railroad Express Co for the past 13 years. Member of theKillbuck MethodistChurch. Survived by Helen his wife, fatherOrson of Andover, a brother Nelson of Eldred and a sister MrsJoseph Horney of 2 Charles Ave.

Bill Robison said"Doesn't say so in the obit but he diedchasing a bull."

1 NOTE Died from anesthetic administered for either D&C or hysterectomyin Buffalo, NY at Buffalo General Hospital.

She was a member of the First BaptistChurch in Salamanca. TheRev MH Horton officiated at her funeral.

Survivedby Daughter Rosemary, son David, brothers - Alfred andNelson and father Orson.