Jean,
Went to the Battle Ground Cemetery and did a quick search. I took my 5
yr. old grandson with me, he didn't know what to think, but I say, hey,
you can't start them too early. I told him I needed someone to carry on
my work when I'm gone, his mom and uncle aren't that interested, so I'm
gonna have to groom one of the grand kids. I got him to say he was
going to be grandma's genealogist. It was a hoot the way he pronounced
genealogist. :-)
Anyway...
I found a tall 4-sided tombstone with the following inscriptions on it:
on one side
Jesse W. Robinson
d. January 6, 1872
age 50 y (couldn't read the mo. & da)
opposite side
Mary J.
Wife of J.W. Robinson
d. May 4, 1891
age 66 y, 1 m, 27 d
another side
Father and Mother
There is a biography about Jesse W. Robinson in the Biographical Record
book. It hasn't been transcribed yet so I decided to do it now so you
can see it. Even if it isn't your guy, it still needed to be done, I've
been slacking off on that lately! There is also a portrait of him
online. Hope this helps answer some of your questions.
JESSE W. ROBINSON, deceased, was born in Washington County, Indiana, in
the year 1820, a son of William Robinson, who was one of the old and
respected pioneers of Tippecanoe County. He came to this county with
his parents when a boy, and was reared to manhood on his father's
frontier farm, and during the winter months he attended the pioneer log
cabin schools, where he received a limited education. He was married
July 30, 1840, to MISS MARY JANE LUCAS, a daughter of BENJAMIN and MARY
(ROGERS) LUCAS, who were also pioneers of Tippecanoe County, the former
born in Muskingum, Ohio, in 1794, and the latter a native of Virginia.
In 1831 MR. LUCAS left Ohio for this county, and settled in Tippecanoe
Township. His wife died in 1868, and after her death he removed to
Brookston, White County,. and was subsequently married to MRS. FANNY
WILLIS. He died at Indianapolis, October 29, 1874.
MR. ROBINSON, our subject, continued to resided on his father's farm for
three years after his marriage, when he settled on the place which is
yet occupied by his family. He was a successful businessman as well as
a worthy citizen, and at the time of his death he owned about 700 acres
of Tippecanoe County's best soil. In politics he was a Republican. He
was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and ws highly
esteemed by all who knew him. He died January 6, 1872, aged about
fifty-two years. He left a widow and thirteen children, and three
children had died before him. Eight of the sixteen children born to MR.
and MRS. ROBINSON are deceased: REUBEN, HARRIET, MARY, MATILDA, ARVILLA,
MARTHA ELLEN, JAMES and CAROLINE, all but the last two reaching
maturity. The names of those yet living are: WILLIAM, SALINA, JOHN,
JESSE W., IDA D., LUELLA and LUALLA (twins), and GEORGE F. MRS.
ROBINSON and her family have a beautiful home, where they are surrounded
by all the comforts of life.
Biographical Record and Portrait Album of Tippecanoe County, Indiana,
pg. 493
Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, 1888.