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Edgar Robison, of Honey Creek township, was born
upon the farm which he now owns and occupies, his natal day being March 11,
1874. His father, John Robison, was a native of Indiana and in the '50s removed
westward to Iowa. Having arrived at years of maturity, he wedded Martha J.
Gibson, a native of Illinois, and for many years they were residents of Delaware
county, where their last days were spent, his demise occurring June 30, 1903,
and hers August 19, 1910. Mr. Robison was a pioneer settler of both Indiana and
Iowa and after coming to this state took an active and helpful part in promoting
the work of general progress and improvement. To him and his wife were born four
children, of whom two are yet living, the eldest being William, of St. Paul,
Minnesota. The two youngest are deceased.
Edgar Robison, who was the second in order of birth, had the
usual experiences of the farm lad who is reared in a good home where wise
parents recognize the value of careful training in fitting the youth for the
duties and responsibilities of later life. He supplemented a public school
course by study in a business college and afterward gave his attention to farm
work, continuing to assist his parents until they were called from this life. He
then purchased the old homestead, comprising one hundred and sixty acres on
section 23 and eighty acres on section 26, Honey Creek township. He has since
carried on the further improvement of the place, upon which are now seen fine
buildings both commodious and substantial. These are surrounded by highly
cultivated fields, and in his pastures are found good grades of stock, for he
carries on stock raising in connection with general farming. There is a
beautiful evergreen grove on the farm which was set out by John Robison and
which is one of the finest in the township.
On the 22d of April, 1896, Mr. Robison was united in
marriage to Miss Pearl Wells, of Greeley, Iowa, a daughter of H. G. and
Catherine (Pelleymounter) Wells, the former a native of Illinois and the latter
of England. They came to Iowa at an early day and remained residents of Delaware
county until their life's labors were ended. Mr. Wells was a soldier in the
Civil war and his military record was a most creditable one. Mrs. Robison was an
only child and by her marriage she has become the mother of five children: Ruby
R., who was born July 30, 1897, and is now attending the high school; Blanche
M., who was born May 6, 1903; John H., November 18, 1904; Howard M., November
30,1905; and Clair W., born September 21, 1908.
Mr. Robison exercises his right of franchise in support of
the men and measures of the republican party and, while never an office seeker,
keeps well informed on the questions and issues of the day. Fraternally he is
connected with the Modern Woodmen of America, and both he and his wife hold
membership in the Christian church, to the teachings of which they are loyal
adherents. Both are representatives of old pioneer families of the county and
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