Family History

                                                                   
Family History
Note:  This is not a complete listing of every family member; however sufficient information is listed to determine family branches.
 
From the account of family member:          Family of Elizabeth S. Smith
                                                                    Formerly Lizziebe Robinson
                                                                         Born June 13, 1933
                                                                    Father: Willie James Robinson
                                                                    Mother: Beatrice Georgia Adams
 
Mother of my grandfather, Willie C. Robinson:
Rose High
Died: February 17,1930
May have lived in Greenville Co, VA or N.C.
 
Paternal Grandfather:  Willie C. Robinson
Born:  October 4, 1880
Place of Birth:  Greenville or Ginsing, VA
 
Grandfather of my grandmother:  Frances Robinson, James Garfield Baker
Died: February 20, 1912 at 81 years, 6 months, 10 days
Grandmother of my gradmother:  Frances Robinson, Polly Mary Hall
 
Paternal grandmother:  Sarah Frances Baker Robinson
Born:  April 4, 1878
Died: May 11, 1971
Date of marriage of Willie C Robinson and Sarah Frances:  1919
 
Children of Sarah Frances and Willie C:
 
Helen E. Robinson (lst born), mother of Beatrice Newby
1.  Born January 5, 1901
     Birthplace:  Suffolk, VA
     Died:  October 13, 1970
 
2.  Sarah Frances Robinson (Mother of Dickie Boy-George Harris)
     Born: October 4, 1902
Married:  James Milton Brown (originally from Charleston, South Carolina - Milton plantantion roots)
and became Sarah Frances Brown
 
Children:
George Harris - married Fannie (Foreman) Harris:
Children:
Miracle Harris
Brian Harris - married Zelena (Benjamin) Harris
Children:
 
Michael Harris - married Tera (Bell) Harris
Children:
 
Marcie Harris
Children:
 
Sarah Francis Harris
Children:
 
Joe Brown:
Children:
Timothy Lee Brown - married
Children:
 
Faith Brown - married and becaome Faith Brown-Lamb
 
 
James Brown:
Children: 
MaryAnn (Brown) Killingsworth - married Bulter Killingsworth
Children:
K
Dee
 
James Brown, Jr.
 
Rosa Brown
Children:
Clifton Brown
Children:
Phobe Brown
Clifton Brown, Jr.
 
Lillie Brown
Children:
Cynthia Brown (deceased)
Her Children:
Lonnie Houston, Jr.
Talaya Houston
Andrew Tatum
 
Shelia (Blount) Pinder
Her Children:
 
Jermaine Blount - married Jenine Blount
His Children:
 
Sylvestor Brown
Children:
 
Sylvestor Brown, Jr.
Children:
 
Betyna Brown
Children:
 
Willie Watford (deceased)
 
Gwendolyn (Watford) Henderson - married Joseph Henderson
Children:
Charolotte Henderson
Joseph Henderston
 
Terry Watford
Children:
 
    
3.  Willie James G. Robinson
      Born:  January 11, 1912
      Died:  January 23, 1961
      Father of Lizziebe Robinson
 
4.   Rose Mary Lee Robinson
      Born:  August 21, 1913
      Died:  March 9, 1924
 
5.   Virginia "Polly" Baker - Aunt Caky
       Born:  December 31, 1914
       Died:  March 3, 2005
 
1 Child
 
Shirley Ann Simmons
Children:
 
 
6.  Charlie George Robinson 
      Born:  May 27, 1917
      Died: 
      Father of
 
7.   Lizzie B. Robinson
      Born:  September 8, 1920
      Died:  May 27, 1926
      8 months, 2 weeks, 4 days
 
Sisters of Grandmother Sara Frances Robinson:
           Polly
           Fannie
           Annie
           Olivia "Aunt Lee"
 
           James Bud Curley (brother)
 
My Maternal Mother:  Beatrice Georgia Adams Nickens
                                   Born:  May 29, 1918
 
Mother:  Martha Ann Adams
              Died 1932
 
Father:  Mansfield "Pete" Adams
 
Siblings of Beatrice Nickens:
              Percy Adams (Deceased)
              Elnora Adams (Deceased)
              Mansfield Adams, Jr. (Deceased)         
              Mildred Adams (Deceased)
              Gladys Adams Hill
              Daughter:  Gloria Jean Boone
 
Aunts of Mother's family:
      Great Aunt Ellen Saunders - mother of Mary Ann Sanders
      Great Aunt Rena Doles - Died 1956 - Mother of Ada Clemons
      Great Aunt Cora Copeland - Died 1934
      Great Aunt Naomi Hall - Died January 1961
 
Uncles of Gladys Adams Hill and Beatrice Adams Nickens
      Great Uncle Kelly Exton - Died 1961
       Uncle:  Joseph Adams:  Died
       His son:  Joseph Adams:  Died
  
 

 
 
The above photos are of my Aunt Gladys Hill (left), my mother's sister, and her daughter, Gloria Jean Boone, (right).  The previous photos are:  TOP - My father, Willie James, (left), my grandmother, Sara Frances Robinson, (center), my grandfather, Willie G. Robinson, (right).  BOTTOM-
My mother, Beatrice Nickens, (left) and me, Elizabeth Smith, (center) and my son, Robert L. Greene, Jr,.left). I hope this helps.


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