The Coquille Valley sentinel., October 13, 1933, Image 1

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COQUILLE. COOS COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1», IMS.
M.M THE YEAR
Tenn Robison Passed
Monday Afternoon
Fishtrap Hone
GEO. HAMPTON,
CHOSENMASTER
WILL HEAD THE
CO. FEDERATION
Tenn Robison, a pioneer of the Co­
quille valley, and a prominent eitisen
of thia section for several decades,
passed away at hia home on upper
Fish trap, at S:30 last Monday after­
noon. Death followed a stroke of apo­
plexy last Saturday night. He and
Mrs. Robison had been down at Ban­
don that day and he suffered the at­
tack while Mrs. Robison was out in
the garden.
Funeral services were held at the
chapel here at two o’clock Wednesday,
conduct'd by Turner B. MacDonald.
Interment was in the family burying
ground at Fishtrap.
Caleb Tennessee Robison was born
April 4, 1856, in Cole county, Missouri,
snd was 78 years of age last April.
His parents were 8. L. and Lucna
Robison. He came with them to Jo­
sephine county in 1871 and two years
later they came to Coos county.
Mr. Robison in hia early life drove
oxen in lumber camps, but for the
past 40 yean has resided on the ranch
he bought at Fishtrap which now in­
cludes 410 acres.
His finst wife was Josephine Roy,
daughter of J. IZ Roy for whom the
Roy district above Coquille was
named. Eight children were born to
them: Mrs. Zoneba Collier, of Arago;
Ithamer Robison, of Fat Elk; Mrs.
Zelbida Widmark, of Powers; Jesse
L. Robison, who has been operating
the farm at Fishtrap; Mn. Adelia
Crawford, of North Bend; Wendell
Robison, of Coquille; Rena ldo Robi­
son, who died at the age of 22; and
Oma, who died in infancy.
After the death of hia first wife he
was united in marriage to Mn. Sarah
He leaves besides three brothers
and one sister, Price and Frank Robi­
son, of Norway; Rock Robison and
Mrs. Martha Averill, of CoquiUe; also
sixteen grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
Mr. Robison was a member of the
Odd Fellows order.
He was a good
eitisen, highly respected, and leaves
an a legacy to hi* children a reputa­
tion abova reproach.
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