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Show Former Residents Mark Seventieth Year of Marriage Mr. and Mrs. James Robinson of Franklin, Idaho, former residents of American Fork, will celebrate their j seventieth wedding anniversary Sun-' day, October 29. In honor of the elderly couple, a public meeting will be held at the Franklin school gymnasium Sunday. Many relatives and friends from American Fork are planning to attend. at-tend. Mr. Robinson was born in Council Coun-cil Bluffs, Iowa, March 10, 1850. With his parents he came to Utah in 1852, settling in American Fork-His Fork-His father was George Robinson of American Fork. His brother, the late W- W. Robinson, was well known here, having been a mail carrier for many years. James Robinson is the last surviving member of the family. : In 1897, he moved to Franklin, Idaho, and was one of the earliest settlers of that community. At the time of the completion of the transcontinental trans-continental railroad, he was employed em-ployed toy the Central Pacific .near Promontory, where the golden spike was driven. He later engaged in railroad work, helping with the widening of the O. S. L. narrow gauge line. Later he worked for the Burlington railroad in Nebraska- For 35 years he was a mail carrier car-rier in Franklin. He also took a prominent part in civic affairs, having hav-ing served as city councilman and mayor for several terms. His wife, Mary Elizabeth Griffiths, Grif-fiths, was born in Suffolk, England, December 27, 1852- She and her mother and only sister came to America in 1864, settling first in Og-den Og-den and later in American Fork. Her mother, Mrs. Griffiths, was an educated woman and taught school in American Fork, being one of the first teachers here. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson were married mar-ried in the old Endowment house in Salt Lake City, on October 30, 1869, by Joseph F. Smith, then a member of the council of twelve of the L. D. S- church, and later president of the church. Their living sons and daughters, who with the children and grandchildren grand-children will join for the anniversary annivers-ary observance Sunday, are Mrs. Sarah Roebuck of Pocatello, Idaho; Mrs- John Robinson of Idaho Falls, Idaho; William and P. L. Robinson Robin-son of Franklin; and Mrs. Mary Allen of Ogden. The public gathering in Franklin is being planned by the Daughters of Pioneers. |