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Robbins in Cyberspace
Everywhere you look these days you see those little notations "www.whatever.com". Now "The Round Robin" has entered cyberspace with our own website. The web page is pretty "bare bones" right now but we hope to add quite a bit of information as we go along. Rest assured that we will use great discretion as to what we put out on the Web. Nothing private or extremely personal will be included. We will feature:
So next time you are out "surfing the web", stop in and visit our site at http://members.aol.com/robinnews.
Be sure to sign the Guest Book -- a number of our relatives and friends already have!
By the way, this website was created by computer guru Dr. Jim Grubbs, in his never ending challenge to educate the editor of your newsletter.
We have also added a new e-mail address specifically for the newsletter. It is robinnews@aol.com. Feel free to send your contributions to the newsletter via e-mail.
Amasa enlisted for three years in Co. A 22 Indiana Infantry Volunteers on 15 August 1861 at Madison, IN.
He was described as age 20 years, height 5 feet 7 3/4 inches tall, light complexion, dark hair and blue eyes.
He was injured in the fall of 1862 at Shelving Rock, Tennessee, while driving a team down a steep hill. The mule he was riding fell, causing injury to Amasa's right side, hip, leg and lower back. He was never hospitalized for this injury but as a result he developed rheumatism. In the fall of 1863 he suffered diarrhea and disease of the liver and kidneys due to hardship and exposure to camp life and field duties.
He was discharged 22 August 1864 at Chattanooga, Tennessee.
On 4 October 1864 Amasa was mustered in to Co. A 25th Indiana Volunteers at Indianapolis, Indiana for one year as a substitute. He joined the company at Marietta, Georgia. He was mustered out 24 July 1865 at Indianapolis, Indiana.
For serving the year as a substitute Amasa received approximately 70 acres of timber land located in Bigger Township, Jennings County, Indiana. He cut the timber. Some he sold and some he used but the land itself was supposedly worthless. A remark made about the land was "the only thing it was good for was helping to hold the rest of the world together".
Amasa applied for a pension 31 July 1885 at the given age of 41 years. Records indicate he was a farmer and was 3/4 disabled.
Amasa died 17 May 1905 at approximately 8 p.m. of paralysis, probably due to cerebral hemorrhage. His age was given age of 62 years, 1 month and 1 day old.
At the time of his death he was receiving $17 per month pension. After his death his widow, Nancy Mariah (Hartwell) Robbins received $12 per month until her death.
Witnesses to affidavits in this record include: John H. Rousey, Jasper N. Callicott, Dr. James F. Lewis, Bernard H. Ebbing, Henry Franz, Samuel J. Rousey, Silas H. Hartwell, James Canfield and Ransom Robbins (age 75 years, living in Queensville).
According to the pension record, Amasa's son, Oliver Robbins (my father) was 10 years old when his father died and 14 years old when his mother died.
According to information submitted by Katherine (Robins) Waltermire, Amasa Robbins, Sr. had 55 grandchildren. Eight of those grandchildren are still living today. Contact Gladys for specifics.
Sources:
1.) Department of Interior - Bureau of Pensions, Washington D.C. File #371571
2.) Death Certificate
3.) Marriage Record
4.) Family Remembrances
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