The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-17
Mrs. Francis Robinson.


is now situated when she was fv,
years old.
On November II, 1860. she wa;
married to Mack Caudle, brother o.
y, B. Caudle. son and daughter
being born to this union. The hus
band enlisted in the Confederate
army at the beginning of the Civil
War, and was mortally wounded al
the battle Of Shiloh.
In October, 1868, she was again
united in marriage to John Cum.
mings, brother of T. ]. and v. B.
Cummings, who also enlisted in the
Southern cause, and died at Holly
Springs, Miss, August, 1864. A
daughter was born of this union.
On December 20, 1866, she was
married to ]. w. Robinson, a mem
Der Of the Avalanche Co. which saw
such distinguished service through
out the Civil War, and this union
ended only by the sad death which
occurred November 9, 1905. There
were thirteen children from this
union. The husband and ten chill
dren survive to mourn the sad loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson were con-
slant companions and never APP
peared to be contented while apart.
The children are all married but
one daughter who remains at home.
Mrs. Robinson -1oined the c. p.
Church at Pleasant Hill in 1868,
and was faithful member and an
active worker in the Sunday school
as far as circumstance would adj
nit. She was an excellent business
woman. No one ever used the
means at their command with bet
ter results. She knew how to make
money and spent it wisely. She
was generous aud kind to neighbors
and friends at all times, and her
cheerful disposition carried sun
shine, love and peace everywhere
she went. She was an angel OF
mercy in homes of affection, where
she was especially qualified to adj
minister to the wants of the suffer
ing. Her love and attention to the
infants of her neighbors and rela-
tives was especially tender and
bound many of us under obligations
that we never could repay.
She displayed the greatest ability
in the family circle, living in the
hearts of her children, sharing their
joys, carrying their sorrows and
giving encouragement and comfort
in every time of need. She lived to
see them all converted and united
to the church.
On October q, 1905, they had
family reunion at the old home,
where all the children and their
families gathered except w. w.
Robinson, of Hope, Ark, and Mrs.
Allie Harris, Of Newbern, Tenn.
Had they been presentbhe family
would have numbered fifty-a un-
tied family, not one of whom had
ever brought disgrace or unneces-
sary expense upon their parents.
Mrs. Robinson was strong, ener-
getic woman, very active until her
health began to fail last July. She
had a number of severe attacks Of |
malaria and partially recovered. |
On Monday night, November 6, she
had hard chill and continued to
get worse until she became uncon-
scious Wednesday morning at IL
o'clock. The children were notified
and came in all haste, but death
came Thursday eve at 7 80 o'clock,
before w w. Robinson, of Hope,
Ark, and Mrs. Ethel Rowlett, Of |
Mo-, arrived. 1t was
most heart rending scene at the
Words are inadequate
to express the grief that broke the
hearts and shook the form Of every
member of the family, 1t was in
deed touching to see low hard the
children tried to comfort their old
father and how their affections
were turned to him in the hour he
was stricken with grief.
We should not weep as those who
have no hope. She had premoni-
tions of death, had made all prepa-
rations for her burial. and was per-
fectly resigned and ready to 90.
Then let us cherish her memory,
emulate her examples, and thank
God tor the lite that blessed so
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