Post by oconneme on Mar 5, 2017 2:48:30 GMT -5
Hi. I am digging through old family records to make a genealogy book for my grandmother. I made it as far back as Katherine Robinson Rooks (1855-1926) who was married to a Joseph O. Rooks. That's where the trail gets rather complicated. I found his family but not hers. There seems to be very little information about her parents who I understand to be James/Eli Robinson and his wife Susan/Susie. There is some evidence toward the fact that Susie was a full-blooded Oglala. Possibly the daughter of Bad Hands. She would have been born around 1820 or so. As for the James/Eli character, there was an indication that he was calvary but that has been disproven. He may have been located around Fort Laramie in the 1840's thru 1860's. Katherine may have had siblings named Jennifer, Maggie, Sally, and William. Possible half-siblings being Louise and Jennie. There are indications that the names William Robinson, Marie Bordeaux, surname Paladay/Palady, Looks at Her Tribe, Mashes Fingernails, Bad Left Hand, and Shot In The Eye may be associated with this family. So far I have found three possible narratives.
The first, an Oglala woman married William Robinson and had two children. He died and she remarried to a man named James E Robinson who may have been born in Vermont is 1830. He is supposedly Katherine's father.
Second, Susan Alice Paladay married a Calvary officer named Eli Robinson or Will Robeson and had the children named above including Katherine.
Third, a daughter of Bad Hands was married to a trader with the last name of Robinson. Origin Unknown.
Unsurprisingly, each branch of the family has its own tale about the identities of these mysterious ancestors. I have already trimmed down some of the information based chronological inaccuracies. The elements to the narratives that are similar include the surname Robinson, the mother's name being Susan or a near version of that, and the general location. All of these narratives focus around Fort Laramie and Cheyenne, WY.
Her descendants returned to the Pine Ridge Reservation and are listed on various Census records through the later 1800's and beyond. This has been confirmed.
Possible brother in laws to Katherine were George Stover, Charles Roubideaux, Amos Lonehill, Antonie DuBray, and Oliver Goodwin.
I gather from various sources that this mysterious family genealogy in this generation and the two before it in her line have eluded many of those who have looked. If anyone has information I would greatly appreciate it and I know my grandmother would too. I hope to complete the book with records, old stories, pictures, and other miscellaneous info by Christmas.
The first, an Oglala woman married William Robinson and had two children. He died and she remarried to a man named James E Robinson who may have been born in Vermont is 1830. He is supposedly Katherine's father.
Second, Susan Alice Paladay married a Calvary officer named Eli Robinson or Will Robeson and had the children named above including Katherine.
Third, a daughter of Bad Hands was married to a trader with the last name of Robinson. Origin Unknown.
Unsurprisingly, each branch of the family has its own tale about the identities of these mysterious ancestors. I have already trimmed down some of the information based chronological inaccuracies. The elements to the narratives that are similar include the surname Robinson, the mother's name being Susan or a near version of that, and the general location. All of these narratives focus around Fort Laramie and Cheyenne, WY.
Her descendants returned to the Pine Ridge Reservation and are listed on various Census records through the later 1800's and beyond. This has been confirmed.
Possible brother in laws to Katherine were George Stover, Charles Roubideaux, Amos Lonehill, Antonie DuBray, and Oliver Goodwin.
I gather from various sources that this mysterious family genealogy in this generation and the two before it in her line have eluded many of those who have looked. If anyone has information I would greatly appreciate it and I know my grandmother would too. I hope to complete the book with records, old stories, pictures, and other miscellaneous info by Christmas.