Hi, I am Lee Carpenter. My Grandfather was Leland Henry Scott Roblee (President of North American Car Company, Chicago, IL), married to Virginia Langdon. His father was a pastor for a number of churches in Northern Illinois, and Michigan. He said that his family came over from France as Robleja (spelling?) and that the four brothers founded the Roblee Shoe company. That company was purchased by Buster Brown, and there is still a Roblee Shoe division, but I have not been able to get confirming information. Does anyone out there have information on these brothers? Thank you for the help, Lee (Leland) Carpenter. --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone.

Welcome to the list, Lee. First, regarding the shoe company. The Brown Shoe Company was started by George Warren Brown, b. 21 Mar 1853 in Granville, Washington, NY?. He was the son of David and Malinda (Roblee) Brown of Granville, NY. He married 7 Apr 1885 Betty Bofinger, d. Jul 1934 in St. Louis, MO, bur: in Bellfontaine, St. Louis, MO. George died 13 Dec 1921 in Tucson, AZ, bur: in Bellfontaine, St. Louis, MO. George Brown was the founder of the Brown Shoe Co. in St. Louis, MO. He tried to get his brother Alanson to join him, to no avail. (Alanson was also in the shoe business -- his company was Hamilton and Brown, also in St. Louis.) Several of his Roblee cousins and nephews did, however. In his will, Mr. Brown left 50 shares of company stock to the Truthville (now Bethany) cemetery in Granville, for upkeep of that cemetery and 50 shares to the Elmwood cemetery in Middle Granville where his brother Charles was buried, as well as his grandparents Thomas and Laura Roblee (Source: Eleanor McCain). The Roblee shoe was a line of shoe made by the Brown Shoe Co. So, the Brown Shoe company was not started by 4 brothers named Roblee -- but it was started by the son of a Roblee woman, and several Roblees ended up working there. Your Leland Roblee was not connected to the shoe line, not directly anyhow. Your line is: Descendants of: Reuben Robblee 1 Reuben Robblee b. bef 26 Mar 1738 Huntington, Long Island, NY? d. 22 Sep 1795 Granville, Washington, NY (prob) m. Phebe Austin m. 5 Sep 1759 S. Amenia, NY b. 1739 d. 1 Nov 1815 Granville, Washington, NY? 2 Thomas Robblee b. 1761 Dutchess Co., NY (prob) d. 19 Jan 1831 Granville, Washington, NY m. Huldah _____ m. Chloe Everts m. 4 Jun 1783 Granville, Washington, NY? b. 3 Feb 1763 Sunderland, Bennington, VT d. 21 Apr 1831 Granville, Washington, NY [daughter of Charles Everts and Hannah Hoit] 3 Luther Robblee b. 8 Apr 1785 Granville, Washington, NY d. 10 Oct 1860 North Creek, Warren, NY m. _____ _____ d. bet 1815-1821 Granville, Washington, NY (prob) m. Roxey May Downs b. 21 Mar 1788 d. 21 Sep 1858 Johnsburg, Warren, NY [daughter of _____ Downs and _____ _____] 4 Isaac "Ike" Harmon Roblee b. May 1830 Washington Co., NY d. 14 Oct 1913 m. Sarah "Sally" Ann Waldron b. 26 Mar 1834 North Creek, Warren, NY d. 12 Nov 1911 [daughter of Daniel Waldron and Asenath Hills] 5 Henry Scott Roblee b. 17 Nov 1858 North Creek, Warren, NY d. 1 Dec 1945 Glen Ellyn, IL m. Fern Howtig m. aft 1880 Clinton, IA m. Alma Louisa Partridge m. 22 Aug 1880 b. 25 Aug 1858 Rutland, Rutland, VT d. 30 Oct 1939 Glen Ellyn, Du Page, IL [daughter of Frederick Horn Partridge and Mary Eastman Root] 6 Leland Henry Scott Roblee b. 14 Jan 1894 MI d. May 1979 Glen Ellyn, Du Page, IL m. Virginia Langdon m. abt 1918 b. 18 Aug 1899 IL d. Mar 1976 Glen Ellyn, Du Page, IL I can provide more information about your Roblee line, if you do not have it already. I would have to send you a file. I am always interested to hear the traditions that come down in family lines. (France, Robleja, etc.). The bottom line is that we have not been able to ascertain our origins. The earliest information is about the Rublier family of Huntinton, Long Island. (See our web page for more information: http://www.robleesonline.org/) Cindy Walcott VT -----Original Message----- From: Lee Carpenter [mailto:obwonone1@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 5:28 PM To: ROBLEE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Information on the four Brothers that founded the Roblee shoe company. Hi, I am Lee Carpenter. My Grandfather was Leland Henry Scott Roblee (President of North American Car Company, Chicago, IL), married to Virginia Langdon. His father was a pastor for a number of churches in Northern Illinois, and Michigan. He said that his family came over from France as Robleja (spelling?) and that the four brothers founded the Roblee Shoe company. That company was purchased by Buster Brown, and there is still a Roblee Shoe division, but I have not been able to get confirming information. Does anyone out there have information on these brothers? Thank you for the help, Lee (Leland) Carpenter. --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. ==== ROBLEE Mailing List ==== Post your information and queries. We love it. No ROBLEE rock left untouched. Spelling variations ok - we don't "know" the original.