Miami Union

December 1, 1910 

ROBBINS, SAMUEL L. - Samuel L. Robbins, 81, a Miami county pioneer and highly respected citizen, died at his home in Troy Friday morning.  For two years he had suffered from the results of a stroke of paralysis sustained Thanksgiving day, 1908, and for the past five months the constant attendance of a nurse was required.  He was born in Staunton township, August 23, 1829, and with the exception of 25 years in Shelby county and the last three years in Troy he was a lifelong resident of that township.  January 17, 1856, he was united in marriage with Martha J. Denman and they lived happily together for half a century, celebrating their golden wedding anniversary in 1906.  Mrs. Robbins died only a few months later.  The children born to this union who survive their parents are Misses Alice and Cerelda Robbins, who reside at home, Mrs. Etta Snyder of Troy, Mrs. Margaret Rankin of Dayton, Mrs. Olive Hetzler of Hetzler's Corner, Sherman Robbins of Chicago, James Robbins of Fletcher and Leander Robbins of Troy.  Mr. Robbins was always industrious and self-reliant.  He was reared a farmer but in 1853 went to the gold fields of California returning two or three years later with a small fortune.  He was a veteran of the Civil war serving in Company I, 147th O. V. I.  His term expiring he returned to resume his occupation of farming at which he was ever successful.  For many years they lived on a 159-acre farm in Shelby county 4 1/2 miles north of Fletcher and Mr. Robbins owned the place at the time of his death.  The funeral was held from the home at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon being conducted by Rev. W. D. Holt, pastor of the First Baptist church.  Interment was made in Rose Hill cemetery.

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