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James Albert Robey

James Albert Robey

Male 1861 - 1934  (72 years)

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  • Name James Albert Robey 
    Born 5 Apr 1861  San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 11 Jun 1900  San Fernando, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1900

    California, Los Angeles, San Fernando, 11 Jun 1900, SD 6, ED 124, sheet 4A, dwelling 68, family 73

    James Robey, head 38 (Apr 1862). Clara, wife 23 (Dec 1876). They have been married for 8 years; 3 children born, 2 living. Children: Opal, daughter 4 (Oct 1895); Iva, daughter 2 (Aug 1897). James is a railroad laborer; renting a home. Parents can read and write. All were born in California. His parents were born in Virginia; hers in Missouri.  
    Age: 38 
    Census 16 Apr 1910  Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1910

    California, Los Angeles, Pasadena, 16 Apr 1910, SD 7, ED 292, sheet 2A, dwelling 24, family 24

    James Robey, head 49. Clara, wife 32. First marriage for both; married for 19 years; 6 children born, 5 living. Children: Opal, daughter 13; Ivey, daughter 11; Robert, son 9; Glenn, son 4; Bessie, daughter 10 days old. Owns home free of mortgage; working as a farm laborer for wages. The 3 oldest children attended school within the census year; all can read and write except for Glenn and Bessie. All were born in California. His father was born in West Virginia, mother in Mississippi. Her father was born in Oregon, mother in California. 
    Age: 49 
    Census 16 Jan 1920  Covina, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1920

    California, Los Angeles, Covina, 16 Jan 1920, SD 8, ED 43, sheet 5B, 97 Holdenbeck Street, dwelling 97, family 101

    James A. Robey, head 58. Clara E., wife 44. Children: Robert, son 19; Glen, son 14; Bessie, daughter 9; Francis, son 7. They are renting a home; not a farm. He is a day laborer working for wages. Robert is a grocery clerk. All can read and write; Glen Bessie and Francis attended school within the census year. All were born in California. James father was born in Virginia, mother in Mississippi. Clara's parents were born in Missouri.  
    Age: 58 
    Census 17 Apr 1930  Fillmore, Ventura, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1930

    California, Ventura, Fillmore, 17 Apr 1930, SD 13, ED 56-5, sheet 12B, dwelling 166, family 169

    James A. Robey, head 69. Clara E., wife 53. He was 30 when first married, she was 16. Living with them are two grand-daughters, Virginia B., 6 and Donna M., 3. James is a farm laborer on a citrus farm for wages; not a veteran. Adults can read and write; Virginia attended school within census year. They are renting a farm for $15 a month. All were born in California. His father was born in Ohio, mother in Mississippi. Her parents were born in Missouri. The children's parents were born in California and Missouri (mother).

    Note: Grandchildren are either the children of Robert or Glenn due to their surname. 
    Age: 69 
    Died 8 Mar 1934  Arcadia, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Live Oak Memorial Park, Monrovia, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    James A Robey (1861 - 1934) - Find A Grave Memorial
    James A Robey (1861 - 1934) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Association Living (Relationship: Grandchild) 
    Association Donna Mae Robey (Relationship: Grandchild) 
    Person ID I866  clanSoren
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2014 

    Father Ancestors 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) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Ancestors Sarah Jane Mathews Married: 2x2x ,   b. 4 Oct 1840, Mooreville, Lee County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 1934, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 3 Sep 1858  San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced Aft 1868 
    Family ID F309  Group Sheet

    Family Clara E. Dunn,   b. Dec 1876, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1930  (Age ~ 53 years) 
    Married Abt 1892 
    Children 
    +01. Opal Gertude Robey,   b. 9 Oct 1895, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1954, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    Married: 1x02. Iva Robey,   b. 16 Aug 1897, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1985, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    +03. Robert Lee Robey Married: 2x2x ,   b. 26 Jun 1901, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1959, Orange County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     04. Glenn A. Robey,   b. 20 Oct 1905, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1960, Sacramento County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
    Married: 1x05. Bessie Anita Robey,   b. 5 Apr 1910, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1993, San Diego County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     06. James Francis Robey,   b. 4 Jan 1913, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1959, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
    Last Modified 18 May 2013 
    Family ID F2609  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S97] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), San Fernando, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 92; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1240092 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S98] 1910 United States Federal Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry), Pasadena, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_86; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0292; FHL microfilm: 1374099 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S82] 1920 United States Federal Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Covina, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_103; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 43; Image: 170 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S99] 1930 United States Federal Census, Fifteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry), Fillmore, Ventura, California; Roll: 227; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 171.0; FHL microfilm: 2339962 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S157] Findagrave.com, (Findagrave.com), Memorial 85124706 (Reliability: 3).