Claim: Ellen Robbins, which was an American botanical illustrator who contributed to the American Watercolor Society, was born in 1828 where he began working at a young age.
Evidence: Ellen Robbins (1828 – 1905) was a 19th-century American botanical illustrator known for paintings of wildflowers and autumn leaves. She was one of the contributors to the first annual exhibition of the American Watercolor Society in 1867/1868. Robbins began trying to help the family's finances by getting work while still very young.