I believe the below named J.Bert ROBB is James B. ROBB son of Samuel ROBB (1832-1876) and Sarah Elizabeth LESSLEY (1839-1919). Sarah Elizabeth was one of the daughters of James LESSLEY Sr and Susan HINKLE. I have 8 of the nine children mentioned in the article from the marriage of Samuel and Sarah. However I had nothing on the family of James Bert ROBB so this article is a find. There is a mention later in the paper of a Mrs. H. LAND and family attending the funeral of their "cousin" J.B. ROBB. This Mrs. Land should be Corrennah LESSLEY daughter of Joseph LESSLY and Mesaline JOHNSON. Joseph was a son of James LESSLEY Sr and Susan HINKLE. Correnah's husband was Hiram LAND son of Sterling LAND and Margaret BAKER. In a message dated 3/7/01 2:10:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, mkbowlin@iland.net writes: > Friday, 1 Aug 1913--J. BERT ROBB DEAD--Our people were shocked Monday just > before noon when the news came that Mr. J. Bert Robb was dead. Mr. Robb was > injured > last Friday one week ago in trying to stop a runaway team, an account of > which was > published in this paper. > He was apparently getting along fine up to 9:30 o'clock Monday morning, > when > he was suddenly taken worse and died in about two hours. A trained nurse > from Kansas > City had been with him, and every care and attention was given him by his > physicians, > the nurse and his friends and neighbors, that could possibly be given. > Mr. J. B. Robb was born near Renick, Randolph county, January 13, 1856. He > came with his parents, Samuel and Sarah E. Robb, to Howard county in 1865, > and settled > on what was known as the old James Hardin farm, 1 1/2 miles south of Sharon > church. > There were nine children in the family, seven of whom are still living. >

I have been searching for Bud Robb (Bud is probably a nickname) who was married to my great Aunt Della Washington Hitt. They probably were married between 1902-1906 and lived in Higbee or Fayette Howard County, MO. Could he be one of the sons of Samuel land Sarah Robb?? Lou Myers