Posted on: Hancock Co. Il Obituaries Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/HancockObits?read=280 Surname: Alexander, Barb, Barbe, Beckwith, Curry, Ellis, Hadley, Long, McGee, Mort, Mosley, Munson, Parker, Pogue, Robinson, Sammons, Way, Weir, White ------------------------- Carthage Republican, Oct 14, 1896 (sic) WEBSTER Lloyd Robinson was born in Otsego county, N.Y., July 25th, 1808, died at the home of his son, Marion, Tuesday evening, Oct. 6th, 1896, at 6:00 p.m., aged 88 years two months and eleven days. "Grandpa" Robinson as he is familiarly known, was one of the most odd, as well as one of the most intelligent persons, we ever knew. Since the death of his aged companion a few years ago, he has resided with his youngest son, L. F. Robinson and family; though frequently he visited with his other children at this point. It was on such an occasion that he was brought to the house of his oldest son a few weeks ago. He had been indisposed several times during his visit, but good care brought him so far on toward good health, that on Saturday previous to his death, he remarked that he felt better, more natural, than he had for a long time. That evening he conversed elaborately with those around him, amused his gradchildren by reciting poems, played with his little great granddaughter until a late hour when he retired feeling apparently as well as anyone. However, about one o'clock he aroused the family saying, he was suffering intense misery in his crippled limb and hip. As he grew worse, medical aid was obtained which in a manner relieved his suffering, but did not improve his condition as he gradually sunk into a deep slumber from which he never awoke. He was the father of twelve children, eight of whom with his wife preceded him in death, while three sons, Marion, of this village, Finis, of Ft. Green, and Nero, of Sutter county, California, and Mrs. John Wright, of this town, his only living daughter, together with a host of gradchildren and great grandchildren are left to mourn his death. He had many friends and no enemies; was upright, honest and moral in his character. The funeral was held at the home where he died Thursday at eleven o'clock, conducted by Rev. Hunter, of Ft. Green, after which all that remained of dear old "grandpa" was laid beside her, who awaited his coming, in the cemetery north of town. Truly a good man has . . . [the bottom of the copy ends here] Link: Deep Roots in Hancock County URL: <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~majorville/>