Salt Lake Tribune | 1901-02-19 | Page 7 | State News

STATE NEWS EDWARD ROBINSON DSAD A Prominent Man and Good Citizen of Utah Passes Away Amerlom Fork Feb IS Gloom and sorrow sor-row reign at the homo of Edward Robinson I Rob-inson in American Fork this morning Mr Robinson has suffered for eight months with some derangement of the stomach and bowels that has baffled all physicians culled and the sufferer passed quietly away at 7 oclock this morning having escape further pain only a few hours prior to his demise Deceased was a boy pioneer having driven nn ox team across the plains be fore he was 13 years old After spending A sturdy boyhood subduing the lands of Salt Lake and Utah counties ho took to wife Sarah Harrington the oldest daughter of Hon L E Harrington the Jlrat white child born in Salt Lake val hey Eight children wore born to them Mivun of whom survive him The oldest daughter la ut present County Recorder for Ulntah county The eldest son Is a tedchcr In the Agricultural college and the second son is in business In Little Rock Ark The other children Hv0 In American Fork ono only being married L tnp kItMI H f J9 Edward Eohinson Deceased was a son of the halo Edward Robinson who wns conduclor on tIle railway rail-way which opened between Liverpool and Manchester England In 1 < 30 the first railway iii the world The father died hero In 1KM Mr Robinson was himself born In Enc land but came to this country when only 3 years old By Industry and frugality bo I has shaped one of tIme finest farm homes In the State situated between Amcilcan Fork and Pleasant Grove Deceaseds friends are almost as numerous nu-merous as his acquaintances and wholo community JoliiH the heartstricken family fam-ily iji their sad bereavement He had al wayfi been strong And sturdy and was only C2 years Old when taken off