William Edgar Robinson

1849 - 1923  (73 years)

• Name	William Edgar Robinson
  Birth	4 Jul 1849	Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
  	Maybe Gardener (Summit Estates Newport)
  Occupation	1880	Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA   [1, 2]
  	Painter
  	Painter according to 1880 census Carpenter according to death record
  _UID	88F9A655189047E48A8CD94A3940A1EA8C12
  Death	16 Apr 1923	Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA   [3]
  	Cause: Senile myocarditis
  Burial	South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA, Cem. SK043 - Riverside Cemetery
  Person ID	I334	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2023

  
  

  Family	Julia Augusta Smith,   b. 29 Sep 1855, Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA d. 15 Sep 1922, Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA (Age 66 years)
  Children	1. Edgar Burnet Robinson,   b. 23 Mar 1877, Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA d. 31 Jan 1932, Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Jul 1849 - Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA Occupation - - Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA Occupation - Painter - 1880 - Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Death - Cause: Senile myocarditis - 16 Apr 1923 - Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Burial - - South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA, Cem. SK043 - Riverside Cemetery  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #4521, Date of Import: Feb 8, 1997] William Edgar Robinson lived at the corner of Robinson and Rodman Streets in Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island. He was very much into gardening. On his property he had two greenhouses. In one greenhouse he grew from seed of vegetables and flowers which was eventually transplanted to his garden. The other greenhouse he grew grapes. One day U.S. President Chester A. Arthur was visiting the Dunn's at there summer home in Narragansett. The Dunn's where of the Dunn & Bradstreet. William Edgar Robinson learning of President Arthur's visit walked with a basket of his prized grapes to the Dunn's house and gifted it to the President and his hosts. This story was told by his grandson Edgar Franklin Robinson.

  
  

• Sources

  [S464] 1880 Federal Census, (Washington D.C., National Archives microfilm publications). [S22] Narragansett Town Hall, Vital Records, 29 Aug 2002, Death Records, book 3, p. 3 (Reliability: 3). [S22] Narragansett Town Hall, Vital Records, 29 Aug 2002, Death Records, Book 3, p. 3 (Reliability: 3).