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Jeremiah Albert  JR Robey

Jeremiah Albert JR Robey

Male 1845 - 1921  (76 years)

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  • Name Jeremiah Albert JR Robey 
    Born 12 Mar 1845  Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 24 Nov 1850  Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    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: 5 
    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 3 Oct 1860  Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    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: 14 
    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
    Military Service 1 May 1866  Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Civil War Pension Index

    Enlisted 1 May 1866; discharged 31 Jul 1866; Regiment: Utah Mil Cav. Remarks: See I. War Wid Orig 15702. See Ill Sur. 13024 and Ctf 9424. Died Nov 20, 1921 at Salt Lake City, Utah. 
    Civil War Pension for Jeremiah A. Robey, Jr. 1 May 1866 - 31 Jul 1866
    Civil War Pension for Jeremiah A. Robey, Jr. 1 May 1866 - 31 Jul 1866
    Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 for Jeremiah Robey
    Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 for Jeremiah Robey
    Census 9 Jun 1870  Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1870

    Utah, Wasatch, Midway, Heber City Post Office, 9 Jun 1870, page 3, Dwelling 55, Family 55

    James Robey, head 25. Jennie, wife, 21. Children: Jennie, daughter 1; Etta, daughter 1/12. He is a carpenter, born in Illinois. Both Jennies and Etta were born in Utah. Next door to Benjamin and Amanda Smith; Joshua and Ida Mason. 
    Age: 25 
    Census 21 Jun 1880  Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1880

    Utah, Wasatch, Midway Precinct, 21 and 22 Jun 1880, page 13, SD 136, Ed 91, dwelling 104, family 109

    Jeremiah A. Robey, head, 35. Martha J., wife, 32. Children: Leonore, daughter, 13; Mary J. daughter, 11; Sarah E., daughter, 10; Jeremiah A., son, 6; Sidney T., son, 11/12. He is a carpenter; she is keeping house. The 3 oldest children are attending school. He is born in Illinois; the rest of the family is born in Utah. Next door to Hyrum and Claudia Dennis; Allan and Mary A. Morton.  
    Age: 35 
    Census 1890 
    Census 1890

    Census destroyed by fire at the Commerce Department in Washington, DC on 10 January 1921.  
    Census 4 Jun 1900  Colton, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1900

    Utah, Utah, Colton Precinct, 4 Jun 1900, SD 273, ED 157, sheet 2A, Dwelling 22, Family 24

    James A. Robey, head, 55; married 35 years. Children: James A., son 26 (Oct 1873); Sidney T., son 20 (Jun 1879); Henrietta, daughter 17 (Oct 1882); Sophia, daughter 15 (Jul 1884); Matilda, daughter 23 (Jul 1876). He is a cattle man working on his own account. Own farm free of mortgage. James is a [quarry]man working on his own account. Sidney is a ranchman working; unemployed for 7 months. Henrietta and Sophia are attending school. Matilda is a cook; unemployed for 9 months. He is born in Illinois, all the children are born in Utah. Next door to Brooks Fairbanks.

    [Note: While there are numerous transcription errors for this census on Ancestry.com, it is believed due to the ages and other pertinent information regarding the family members that this is the correct census information for Jeremiah Robey and his children. His wife, Martha, is still alive and living with their oldest daughter Mary J. Tietjen at the time of the census event.

    Jeremiah Robey was born in Nov 1845; his son Jeremiah was born in Oct 1873; Matilda born in 1877 (per death certificate); Bessie Henrietta in 1886; Martha Sophia in 1889; Sidney T. born in 1881 (per death certificate)] 
    Age: 55 
    Census 5 May 1910  Arlington, Gilliam, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Census 1910

    Oregon, Gilliam, Arlington, 5 May 1910, SD 2, ED 59, sheet 7A, Dwelling 1, Family 1

    Adan R. Ludwig, head 30. Bessie H., wife, 27. Married for the first time; 5 years; 2 children. Children: Frank R., son 3; Robey, son 10/12. Also living with them are her parents, Jeremiah Robey, 64, and Martha J. Robey, 64. Jeremiah and Martha have been married for 43 years; 1st marriage for both; 8 children, 7 living. Also living with them is a nephew, Sydney Smith, age 7. Adan is a railroad telegrapher working for wages. They are renting a home. Jeremiah is a house carpenter working for wages. All can read and write except for the children. Adan is born in Illinoise; his parents in Germany. Bessie and Frank R. and mother Martha J. are born in Utah. Jeremiah is born in Illinois and Robey is born in Washington. Next door to Harry Saulis.  
    Age: 64 
    Census 14 Jan 1920  Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Census 1920

    Utah, Weber, Ogden, Ward 2, Precinct 15, 14 Jan 1920, SD 1, ED 155, sheet 12B, 2301 Washington Avenue, Dwelling 98, Family 146

    Bessie Ludwig, head, 34. Children: Frank Ludwig, son 12; Robey Ludwig, son 10. Living with them are her mother and father, Jeremiah (75) and Martha (71) Robey. Bessie is married but husband not accounted for. They are renting a home. Bessie and Frank are born in Utah; Robey is born in Washington. Jeremiah is born in Illinois; his wife Martha is born in Utah. All can read and write except for Robey. Frank is attending school. Next door to Alex Wates; Richard and Ruby Gibbs.  
    Age: 75 
    Died 20 Nov 1921  Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ogden Resident Died Suddenly, Jeremiah A. Robey, 1845-1921
    Ogden Resident Died Suddenly, Jeremiah A. Robey, 1845-1921
    Death Certificate 21 Nov 1921  Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Death Certificate 00002104819

    Jeremiah Albert Robey, born March 12, 1845 in Hancock County, Illinois; died November 20, 1921 in Ogden, Utah. Married at the time of his death to Martha Dowdell. Residence was 2301 Wash St, Ogden. Length at residence was 3 years. He was a carpenter. Parents are Jeremiah Robey (Virginia) and Ruth Tucker (Virginia). Informant was S. Robey, Ogden, Utah. Burial in Wasatch Lawn Cemetery on November 24, 1921.  
    Age: 76 
    Cause: Mitral Insufficiency (see death certificate for further information) 
    Death Certificate for Jeremiah Albert Robey, 1921, Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA
    Death Certificate for Jeremiah Albert Robey, 1921, Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA
    Buried 22 Nov 1921  Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Jeremiah Albert Robey (1845 - 1921) - Find A Grave
    Jeremiah Albert Robey (1845 - 1921) - Find A Grave
    Military Service Jan 1920-Nov 1922  [11
    Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933

    Jeremiah A. Robey, Jr. Invalid, Pension received as of Indian Wars Act of 4 Mar 1917. Accrued order dated 15 Aug 1922, payable to Martha J., Dahl's Ranch, Park City, Utah. 
    Jeremiah A. Robey Jr., Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907–1933
    Jeremiah A. Robey Jr., Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907–1933
    Certificate 9.424, Army Invalid, Indian Wars Act of 4 Mar 1917
    Person ID I727  clanSoren | FRS101
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2014 

    Father Ancestors Jeremiah Albert Sr Robey,   b. 14 Apr 1809, Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1903, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother 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) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 07 Nov 1833  Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13
    Family ID F123  Group Sheet

    Family Ancestors Martha Jane Dowdell,   b. 15 Nov 1848, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1929, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 22 Nov 1865 
    Notes 
    • 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. [14]
    Children 
     01. Leonore Robey,   b. Abt 1867,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +02. Mary Jane Robey,   b. 12 Aug 1868, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1934, Santaquin, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    +03. Electa Ruth Robey,   b. 13 May 1870, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1958, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    +04. Jeremiah Albert Robey,   b. 22 Oct 1873, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1953, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +05. Matilda Evelyn Robey,   b. 8 Jul 1877, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1963, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Married: 2x06. Sidney Theophilus Robey Married: 2x2x ,   b. 26 Jun 1879, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1950, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    +07. Martha Sophia Robey Married: 3x3x ,   b. 2 Jul 1884, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1959, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +08. Bessie Henrietta Robey Married: 2x2x ,   b. 8 Oct 1886, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1926, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
    Last Modified 18 May 2008 
    Family ID F266  Group Sheet

  • Documents
    Notice of Publication
    Notice of Publication
    Eastern Utah Advocate, 1905-09-28

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

    3. [S196] Civil War Pensions, (NARA, Publication T289), Utah Militia, Roll Number 580 (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
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      Bride name: Ruth Tucker
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      Event type: Marriage
      Marriage date: 07 Nov 1833
      Marriage place: Harrison, West Virginia
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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


    14. [S119] Utah Pioneers and Prominent Men, (Ancestry.com ) (Reliability: 3).