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Jeremiah Albert Sr Robey

Jeremiah Albert Sr Robey

Male 1809 - 1903  (94 years)

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  • Name Jeremiah Albert Sr Robey 
    Born 14 Apr 1809  Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Marriage Record 1833  Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Marriage Record: Jeremiah Robey and Ruth Tucker, 1833
    A list of marriages celebrated by Elder [ ? ] [ ? ] in the year of 1833.

    Most of the handwriting is illegible. The marriage record of Jeremiah Robey and Ruth Tucker are marked with >>.

    The list is signed by William Lucas minister of the gospels. 
    Marriage Record: Jeremiah Robey and Ruth Tucker, 1833    		 Marriage Record: Jeremiah Robey and Ruth Tucker, 1833
    Residence 1842  Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Nauvoo, Illinois Tax Index 1842

    Jeremiah Robey, page 219, Coord. 6N8W 
    Census 24 Nov 1850  Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1850

    Iowa, Pottawattamie, District 21, 25 Nov 1850, page 145, Dwelling 1278, Family 1278

    Jeremiah Rhoby 42. Ruth 33. Children: Theopolus 15; Mary 14; Susanah 12; Jeramiah 5; Matilda 11 months. Jeramiah is a farmer. All are born in Virginia except Jeramiah Jr, Illinois, and Matilda, born in Iowa. 
    Age: 42 
    1850 US Federal Census, Jeremiah and Ruth Tucker Robey Family, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA    		 1850 US Federal Census, Jeremiah and Ruth Tucker Robey Family, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
    Census 1851  Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1851

    Iowa, Pottawattamie

    Jeremiah Robey, 42. Ruth Robey, 33. Children: Theophilus, son 17; Mary J., daughter 15; Susan L., daughter 13; Jeremiah, son 5; Matilda, daughter 1. Next door to Edmund W. and Sarah Howell; Richard and Clarissa Woolsey. 
    Age: 42 
    1851 Iowa State Census, Jeremiah and Ruth Tucker Robey Family    		 1851 Iowa State Census, Jeremiah and Ruth Tucker Robey Family
    Census 3 Oct 1860  Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1860

    Utah, Utah, Provo Valley, Post Office, 3 Oct 1860, Page 395, Dwelling 3664, Family 2865

    Jeremiah Robey, 51, Farmer. Ruth, wife, 43. Children: Jeremiah, son, 14; Matilda, daughter, 9. Jeremiah and Ruth were born in Virginia; children born in Illinois and Iowa, respectively. Value of real estate, $150; value of personal property, $300. Next door to Sidney and Mary Epperson; Rodney and L. Swagg. 
    Age: 51 
    1860 US Federal Census, Jeremiah Robey Robey and Sidney Epperson Families, Provo, Utah    		 1860 US Federal Census, Jeremiah Robey Robey and Sidney Epperson Families, Provo, Utah
    Census 9 Jun 1870  Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1870

    Utah, Wasatch, Midway, Heber City Post Office, 9 Jun 1870, page 3, Dwelling 17, Family 17

    Joseph Rabey, head, 61. Rahannah, 53, wife. He is a farmer; value of real estate is $400; personal property $1,322. Both were born in Virginia. She cannot write. Also living with them is Sarah Rofs, 12; Mary Rofs, 10; and Leonora, 8. They were all born in Utah. Next door to John and Mary Shelton; Charles and Mary Springer.


    [Note: It is believe that the children are grandchildren; born in Susan L. Robey Ross (daughter, dod 1862) and James Jackson Ross.]  
    Age: 61 
    Census 5 Jun 1880  Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Census 1880

    Utah, Wasatch, Midway, Midway Precinct, Enumeration District 91, page 5, 5 Jun 1880, Dwelling 33, Family #33

    Jeremiah Robey, 71, head. Ruth, wife, 63. he is a farmer; she is keeping house. Both are born in Virginia. Next door to Nathan and Matilda Springer (daughter); Heber and Amanda Wardle.  
    Age: 71 
    1880 US Federal Census - Jeremiah Robey, George H Bunnell Family and Nathan C Springer Family    		 1880 US Federal Census - Jeremiah Robey, George H Bunnell Family and Nathan C Springer Family
    Civic 20 Jul 1887  Wasatch County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Appointments Made by the Utah Commission, 20 July 1887
    Election Judges.

    Appointments Made by the Utah Commission.

    The following appointments of election judges have been announced by the Utah Commission, the first named in each precint being the presiding judge:

    Wasatch County.
    Heber - Joe Graham, Jas. Lindsey, Thomas C. Smith
    Midway - Theo. Robey, J. Robey, G. Bunnell
    Charleston - Emanuel Richards, Philip Edwards, John Neakes
    Wallsburg - Jas. Kelley, S.D. Nicholas, George Dabling 
    Appointments Made by the Utah Commission, 20 July 1887    		 Appointments Made by the Utah Commission, 20 July 1887
    Midway, Wasatch Appointments - Theo. Robey and J. Robey
    Census 7 Jun 1900  Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Census 1900

    Midway, Midway Precinct, Wasatch, UT, SD 273, ED 172, page 7A, 7 Jun 1900, dwelling 124, family 128

    Jeremiah Robey, 91, head, widow. Born Apr 1809 in Virginia. Owns home free of mortgage. Next door to Matilda (Robey) Springer (his daughter); Avis Mary and David L. Van Wagonen. 
    Age: 91 
    1900 US Federal Census - Sidney Theo Epperson Family, Sidney H. Epperson Family, Jeremiah Robey, Matilda Robey Springer, and Henry T. Coleman Family    		 1900 US Federal Census - Sidney Theo Epperson Family, Sidney H. Epperson Family, Jeremiah Robey, Matilda Robey Springer, and Henry T. Coleman Family
    Died 22 Dec 1903  Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Jeremiah Robey Death Notice - Eastern Utah Advocate 1903-12-24 Utah State News
      Jeremiah Robey, aged 95, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Matilda Springer, at Midway, where he had lived for over forty years. He was baptized by Joseph Smith at Nauvoo in 1841.
    The Davis County Clipper     		The Davis County Clipper
    Jeremiah Robey Death Notice, 12-25-1903
    Jeremiah Robey Death Notice - Eastern Utah Advocate 1903-12-24 Utah State News    		 Jeremiah Robey Death Notice - Eastern Utah Advocate 1903-12-24 Utah State News
    Jeremiah Robey, aged 95, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Matilda Springer, at Midway, where he had lived for over forty years. He was baptized by Joseph Smith at Nauvoo in 1841.
    Buried 23 Dec 1903  Midway Cemetery, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Jeremiah Robey    		 Jeremiah Robey
    Jeremiah Robey - 14 Apr 1809 - 22 Nov 1903
    Ruth Tucker Robey - 26 Jun 1816 - 17 Jan 1892
    Married November 7, 1833
    Notes 
    • ROBEY, JEREMIAH (son of Jeremiah Robey and Mary Ogden, of Shinnston, W. Va.). Born April 14, 1808, in Harrison county, W. Va. Came to Utah August, 1852, David Wood company.

      Married Ruth Tucker Nov. 7, 1833 in West Virginia (daughter of Jeremiah Tucker and Ruth Ashcroft, of Shinnston), who was born June 26, 1816, and died Jan. 17, 1892, Midway, Utah.

      Their children:
      Theophilus, m. Sarah Mathews and Maria Ralph Field;
      Mary Jane, m. S. H. Epperson;
      James Allison;
      Maria and Sophia, died;
      Susan Luvernia, m. James Ross;
      Jeremiah Albert, m. Martha Dowdle; Matilda, m. Nathan C. Springer;
      Theodore and Theodric, died.

      High priest; missionary to West Virginia 1876-77. Settled at Midway, Utah, 1859. School trustee thirteen years. Mining recorder, Snake Mining district.

      Carpenter and cabinetmaker; farmer; bee keeper and fruit raiser. Died Nov. 22, 1903.

      ROBEY, JEREMIAH ALBERT (son of Jeremiah Robey and Ruth Tucker). Born March 12, 1845 in Hancock county, Ill. Came to Utah with father.

      Married Martha Jane Dowdle, Midway, Utah (daughter of Absalom Porter Dowdle and Sarah Ann Holliday, both of Marion county, Ala.), who was born in 1848, Salt Lake City.

      Their children:
      Mary Jane, m. Joseph Tietjen;
      Electa Ruth, m. Harold P. Heninger; Jeremiah Jr. m. Emma Larsen;
      Matilda, m. James Dahl;
      Sidney Theophilus, m. Ethel Whitmore; Henrietta, m. Adam Ludwig;
      Mary Sophia, m. Jonathan Smith.

      Family home Midway, Utah.
      Veteran Black Hawk war; minute man. Farmer; carpenter; stockraiser [10]
    • Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868
      Robey [or Rhoby], Jeremiah

      Birth Date: Unknown
      Death Date: Unknown
      Gender: Male
      Age: 43
      Company: David Wood Company (1852)

      Pioneer Information:
      with 2 males and 4 females

      Sources:
      1850 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie Co. Source Locations
      Deseret News [Weekly], 18 Sep. 1852, 2. Source Locations
      Journal History, Supp. to 1852, p. 34 Source Locations
      [11]
    • 6 Jun 1852

      Jeremiah Robey, Sr.--Was born in Harrison County, West Virginia, April 14, 1809, a son of Jeremiah and Mary Ogden Robey. He joined the church in Nauvoo, Illinois and was baptized by the Prophet Joseph Smith. He had learned the trade of carpentry and cabinet maker in his early manhood and was a worker on the Nauvoo temple.

      He came to Utah in the David Wood Company, in 1852, and settled in Provo where he and Edwin Bunnell formed a partnership and opened a cabinet shop where they made all kinds of furniture. In 1859, the Robey family moved to Wasatch County settling in the west side of the valley in what is now Midway where he made cupboards, tables and bedsteads.

      David Wood Company (1852)

      Departure: 6 June 1852
      Arrival in Salt Lake Valley: 20 September - 1 October 1852

      Company Information:
      About 288 individuals and about 58 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs).

      David Wood Company (1852)
      Robey, Jeremiah (6)
      Robey, Mary (16)
      Robey, Matilda (2)
      Robey, Ruth (34)
      Robey, Susan (14)
      Robey, Jeremiah (43)

      http://lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearchresults/1,15792,4017-1,00.html
    Person ID I299  clanSoren | FRS101
    Last Modified 14 Apr 2013 

    Father Ancestors Jeremiah Robey,   b. 06 Apr 1768, Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1835, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Ancestors Mary Polly Ogden,   b. 15 Jan 1772, Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1849, Enterprise, Harrison, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 16 Jul 1790  Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F147  Group Sheet

    Family Ancestors Ruth Tucker,   b. 26 Jun 1816, Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1892, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 07 Nov 1833  Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    Children 
    +01. Theophilus Katen Robey Married: 2x2x ,   b. 3 Aug 1834, Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1923, Arcadia, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    +02. Mary Jane Robey,   b. 28 Apr 1836, Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1915, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    +03. Susan Lavernia Robey,   b. 15 Apr 1838, Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1862, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
     04. James Allison Robey,   b. 22 Dec 1839, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1841, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     05. Maria Robey,   b. 26 Jan 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1843, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     06. Sophia Robey,   b. 26 Jan 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +07. Jeremiah Albert JR Robey,   b. 12 Mar 1845, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1921, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +08. Matilda Robey,   b. 13 Dec 1849, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Apr 1944, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     09. Theodore Robey,   b. Abt 1857, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1857, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     10. Theodoric Robey,   b. Abt 1857, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1857, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
    Last Modified 20 Dec 2008 
    Family ID F123  Group Sheet

  • Photos
    Jeremiah Robey    		Jeremiah Robey

  • Sources 
    1. [S18] West Virginia Vital Research Records, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, (West Virginia Vital Research Records), Marriage records (Reliability: 3).
      Marriage records

    2. [S179] Nauvoo, Illinois Tax Index, 1842, Lyman Platt, (Ancestry.com), Platt, Lyman. Nauvoo, Illinois Tax Index, 1842 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S120] 1850 United States Federal Census, Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C., (Ancestry.com), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: M432_188; Page: 145 (Reliability: 3).

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    5. [S111] 1860 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, (Ancestry,com), Year: 1860; Census Place: Provo, Utah, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1314; Page: 801 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S103] 1870 United States Federal Census, 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d., (Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: ), Year: 1870; Census Place: Midway, Wasatch, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1613; Page: 357; Image: 23 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S85] 1880 United States Federal Census, Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C, (Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. ), Year: 1880; Census Place: Midway, Wasatch, Utah; Roll: T9_1339; Family History Film: 1255339; Page: 332.1000; Enumeration District: 91 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S97] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls., (Ancestry.com), Year: 1900; Census Place: Midway, Wasatch, Utah; Roll: T623 1688; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 172 (Reliability: 3).

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    13. [S201] FamilySearch™ West Virginia Marriages 1853-1870, Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU), (search.labs.familysearch.org) (Reliability: 3).
      Groom name: Jeremiah Robey
      Groom age:
      Groom estimated birth year:
      Groom birth date:
      Groom birth place:
      Bride name: Ruth Tucker
      Bride age:
      Bride estimated birth year:
      Bride birth date:
      Bride birth place:
      Event type: Marriage
      Marriage date: 07 Nov 1833
      Marriage place: Harrison, West Virginia
      Father of groom name:
      Mother of groom name:
      Father of bride name:
      Mother of bride name:
      Marital status:
      Groom previous wife name:
      Bride marital status:
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      Film number: 847273
      Digital GS number: 4011517
      Image number: 479
      Reference number: v 3 p 79
      Source: County Records
      Collection: West Virginia Marriages 1853-1970


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