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Kayli
Elise
Loftin
(2012 - 2???)

Leslie
Annette
Robinson
(1978 - 20??)

Michael
Dean
Robinson
(1954 - 20??)

Melvin
Franklin
Robinson
(1928 - ????)

Ceaphas
Beattie
Robinson
(1884 - 1976)

Michael
Pinkney
Robinson
(1847 - 1937)

John
Simpson
Robinson
(1813 - 1892)

John
Robinson
(1770 - 1847)

Isaac
Robinson
(???? - ????)

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LOFTIN
FAMILY
NAMES

LOFTIN:
 Beatty
 Corzine
 Cranford
 Fisher
 Givens
 Harwell
 Kaiser
 Lanier
 Lomax
 McCorkle
 Rudisill
 Sherrill
 Upright
 Washington
 Work

SETZER:
Aderholdt
Barringer
Bovey
Bushart
Deal
Heavner
Herman
Ikert
Miller
Motz
Rankin
Witherspoon

GOBLE:
Babst/Bobst
Douglas
Faber
Fink
Fulbright
Hefner
Meinhert
Miller
Muller
Pabst/Bobst
Robinson

JOHNSON:
Corzine
Fink
Hamilton
Kaiser
Leslie
Lewis
Moore
Sherrill
Upright
Wilkinson

Additional
Family
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Ceaphas Beattie Robinson   Born: 30 Apr 1884, Catawba County, NC Died: 07 Jul 1976, Catawba County, NC     Ceaphas Beattie Robinson was the seventh child born to Michael Pinkney Robinson and Mary Louise Barkley.  Ceaphas was born 30 Apr 1884 in Catawba County, NC.    There are several spellings for both his first and middle names - including Cephas, Cephus, Ceaphas, Cephias, Cefhas - Beattie, Beatty, etc.  I have chosen to use "Ceaphas Beattie Robinson" on this website since that is the way it was listed on his WW1 Draft Registration Card and Marriage License and the way he signed his name on his Marriage License.  This spelling appears to be the most common spelling that he used - at a time and place where he would have had input into the way he spelled it.   The 1900 Census shows Pinkney and Mary living in the Mountain Creek Township of Catawba County, NC.  Ceaphas Beattie Robinson is 16 years old.  The Census shows Cephas' birth as April 1884.   1900 Catawba County, NC, Census   House No. Fam. No. Name Rel. Personal Description Birth Occup Read Write Home Last First Rce Sex Birth Age M/S Yrs Md Kids Mt Yr Bn Liv. Own Rent Free Mort 44 45 Robinson Pinkney Head W M Jun 1848 51 M 29     NC Farmer Yes O F     ----- Mary L. Wife W F Nov 1854 45 M 29 10 9 NC Farm Laborer Yes         ----- Levi R. Son W M Mar 1880 20 S       NC Farm Laborer Yes         ----- John F. Son W M Mar 1882 18 S       NC Farm Laborer Yes         ----- Ceiphus B. Son W M Apr 1884 16 S       NC Farm Laborer Yes         ----- Mary E. Dau W F Oct 1886 13 S       NC Farm Laborer Yes         ----- Susan A. Dau W F Sept 1888 11 S       NC Farm Laborer Yes         ----- George I. Son W M July 1892 7 S       NC   Yes           Ceaphas Beattie Robinson married Nancy Elizabeth "Bessie" Womack on 02 Nov 1905.  Bessie was the daughter of Thomas and Rosa Womack.  Bessie was born 31 Aug 1887 and died 05 Mar 1971.    Marriage License for Ceaphas Beattie Robinson and Bessie Womack     Ceaphas Beattie Robinson & Nancy Elizabeth "Bessie" Womack Robinson     Ceaphas and Bessie's marriage produced at least seven children.   Children of Ceaphas Beattie Robinson and Nancy Elizabeth "Bessie" Womack Name Birth Death Spouse Ralph Alexander Robinson 20 Sep 1906 11 Mar 1974 Vannie Mae Howard m. 10 Nov 1925 Thomas Guy Robinson 11 Mar 1908 10 Nov 1987 Nell Lois Little Hill John Pink Robinson 07 Nov 1909 07 Sep 1973 Lois Naomi Peeler m. 15 Nov 1934 Ernest Lee Robinson 05 Jun 1915 19 Jul 1989 Jessie Faye Edwards m. 05 Mar 1938 Henry Blair Robinson 01 Oct 1920   Mary Elizabeth Tarin m. 19 Dec 1946 Melvin Franklin Robinson 17 Aug 1928   Elsie Josephine Beard m. 12 May 1948 "Infant Daughter" Robinson 29 Jan 1934             The 1910 Census shows Ceaphas and Bessie living in the Catawba Springs Township of Lincoln County, NC.  He is 25 and she is 22.  They've bee married for 4 years and have three children: Ralph Alexander (age 3), Thomas Guy (age 2) and John Pink (age 5 months).  Cephas Owns his home/farm.   1910 Lincoln County, NC, Census   Fam. No. Name Rel. Personal Description Birth Occup Read Write Home Last First Sex Race Age M/S Yrs Md Kids Bn Liv. Own Rent Free Mort 72 Robinson Cephas B. Head M W 25 M1 4     NC Farmer Yes O F   ----- Bessie E. Wife F W 22 M1 4 3 3 NC None Yes       ----- Ralph A. Son M W 3 S       NC None         ----- Thomas G. Son M W 2 S       NC None         ----- John P. Son M W 5/12 S       NC None             Ceaphas' WW1 Draft Registration Card shows that he had blue eyes and light colored hair and that he was married to Bessie E. Robinson at the time of his registration.   World War 1 Draft Registration Card.       By 1930, Ceaphas and Bessie had moved back to Catawba County, NC.  The 1930 Catawba County, NC, Census shows them living in the Mountain Creek Township.  He is 45 and she is 42.  They have three children living in the family home: Ernest Lee (age 14), Henry Blair (age 9) and Melvin Franklin Robinson (age 1 year and 7 months).  Ceaphas and Bessie Own their home.  Their son Ralph Alexander Robinson and his wife Vannie Mae Howard Robinson live nearby.   1930 Catawba County, NC, Census   Home No. Fam. No. Name Rel. Home Own Rented Personal Description Read Write Birth Occupation Last First Sex Race Age M/S Age Md 50 54 Robinson Cephas B. Head O M W 45 M 22 Yes NC Farmer     ----- Nancy E. Wife   F W 42 M 19 Yes NC None     ----- Ernest L. Son   M W 14 S   Yes NC None     ----- H. Blair Son   M W 9 S     NC None     ----- Melvin F. Son   M W 1 7/12 S     NC None                             51 55 ----- Ralph A. Head R M W 23 M 20 Yes NC Farmer     ----- Vannie M. Wife   F W 23 M 21 Yes NC None       FOUR ROBINSON BROTHERS Robert Lee Robinson, John Franklin Robinson, Ceaphas Beattie Robinson and George Ivey Robinson       The 1940 Census shows Ceaphas and Bessie/Nancy still living in the Mountain Creek section of Catawba County, NC.  He is 55 and she is 52.  The only child still living at home was 11 year old Melvin Franklin Robinson.  The highest grade of education completed by Ceaphas and Bessie was 6th grade.  Melvin had completed 4th grade.   1940 Catawba County, NC, Census   Home O/R Home Value Name Rel. Personal Description Highest Grade Birth Occupation Last First Sex Race Age M/S O 1200 Robinson Cephas B. Head M W 55 M 6 NC Farmer     ----- Nancy W. Wife F W 52 M 6 NC       ----- Melvin Son M W 11 S 4 NC         Ceaphas & Bessie Robinson with Aunt Ida Sherrill     50th Wedding Anniversary for Cephas & Bessie Robinson       Nancy Elizabeth "Bessie" Womack Robinson died 05 Mar 1971. Ceaphas Beattie Robinson died 07 Jul 1976.  Ceaphus and Bessie are buried in the cemetery at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church in Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, NC.     Gravestones for Ceaphas Beattie Robinson & Bessie Womack Robinson             Children of Ceaphas & Bessie Womack Robinson       Ernest Lee Robinson - Grave Marker Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church, Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, NC     Jessie Edwards Robinson - Grave Marker - Wife Of Ernest Lee Robinson Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church, Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, NC       Henry Blair Robinson - 19 years old   Henry Blair Robinson - 1942   Henry Blair Robinson enlisted 18 Jun 1942 in the Army at Fort Jackson, Columbia, SC.  He was single, weighed 185 pounds and was 5 ft. 10 in. tall.     Henry Blair Robinson & Mary Elizabeth Tarin - Dec 1946     Gravemarker for Henry Blair Robinson & Mary Elizabeth Tarin Robinson at North Atlanta Memorial Park, Doraville, DeKalb County, Georgia       John Pink Robinson - World War II Draft Registration Card     John Pink Robinson - Death Certificate       Ralph Alexander Robinson     Ralph Alexander Robinson - WWII Draft Registration Card     Ralph Alexander Robinson - Death Certificate       Thomas Guy Robinson - WWII Draft Registration Card     Grave Marker for Thomas Guy Robinson and Nell Little Robinson Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina                       SOURCES   Through the Years with Jane and John Robinson Written and Compiled by Marie Beatty, Pauline Gilleland Drum and Shirley V. Beatty Catawba County Historical Association, Inc. Newton, NC, 1990, Chapter 6, Pages 323, 329, 331   Thanks to Mike & Myra Caldwell Robinson for sharing the books about the genealogy of the Caldwell & Robinson Families