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Sarah "Sary" Spilman\Spillman

Sarah "Sary" Spilman\Spillman

Female 1813 - 1865  (52 years)

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  • Name Sarah "Sary" Spilman\Spillman 
    Birth 23 Oct 1813  KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 25 Dec 1865  Molalla, Clackamas Co., OR; burial: Adams Cem., Molalla, Clackamas Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I0992  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Family Jacob "Red House Jake" "Pappy" Robbins,   b. 4 Jun 1809, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1896, Molalla, Clackamas Co., OR; burial: Adams Cem., Molalla, Clackamas Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 23 Mar 1833  Decatur Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Harvey Robbins,   b. 16 Dec 1833, Sandcreek, Decatur Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1925, Molalla, Clackamas Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     2. Levi Robbins,   b. 28 Feb 1835, Sandcreek, Decatur Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Dec 1921, Molalla, Clackamas Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     3. Thomas Robbins,   b. 5 Nov 1837, Sandcreek, Decatur Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1913, Molalla, Clackamas Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     4. Martin Robbins,   b. 18 Apr 1838, Sandcreek, Decatur Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 1921, Oregon City, Clackamas Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     5. Oliver "Uncle Ol" Robbins,   b. 1 Jun 1840, Sandcreek, Decatur Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1933, Molalla, Clackamas Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     6. Nancy "Jane" Robbins,   b. 8 Mar 1842, Sandcreek, Decatur Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1929, Pilot Rock, Umatilla Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     7. Theodore Robbins,   b. 6 Apr 1844, Sandcreek, Decatur Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1852, Barlow Prairie, Clackamas Co., OR; burial: Adams Cem., Molalla, Clackamas Co.,OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 8 years)
     8. Aaron Robbins,   b. 6 Aug 1847, Sandcreek, Decatur Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1852, Sandy River, OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 5 years)
     9. Amanda Minerva Robbins,   b. 9 Jun 1850, Sandcreek, Decatur Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1852, Umatillo Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     10. Sarah Ellen Robbins,   b. 4 Apr 1857, Salem, Marion Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1931, Portland, Multnomah Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F1757  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

  • Photos
    Robbins, Jacob 'Red House Jake' 'Pappy' (1809-1896) & Sarah 'Sary' Spilman/Spillman (b. 1813)**SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY.
    Robbins, Jacob "Red House Jake" "Pappy" (1809-1896) & Sarah "Sary" Spilman/Spillman (b. 1813)**SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY.
    2-Persons photo of (L-R) Jacob "Red House Jake" "Pappy" Robbins & Sarah "Sary" Spilman/Spillman, which was probably taken in the 1850’s, came from Willard Frank "Jack" Davis and originally appeared in the ROBBINS JOURNAL, Vol. I, No. 4 (April 1990) edited by Kevin K. Mittge. See Kevin Mittge's Genealogy Homepage at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mittge/


    Also see https://robbinsroots.blog/about/
    Robbins Roots is researched and administered by KEVIN K. MITTGE and is replete with Robbins' photos, data, stories and analyses.

    Documents
    Spilman/Spillman, Thomas & Nancy Love: Family Register of Thomas Spilman/Spillman (b. 1784) & Nancy Love 1788-1825) **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY.
    Spilman/Spillman, Thomas & Nancy Love: Family Register of Thomas Spilman/Spillman (b. 1784) & Nancy Love 1788-1825) **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY.
    Family Register of Thomas Spilman/Spillman & Nancy Love Spilman/Spillman came from the Spilman Family Bible, which lists at least 8 family members, and is owned by Joyce Higginbotham.

    Headstones
    Spilman/Spillman, Sarah 'Sary' (1813-1865) **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY.
    Spilman/Spillman, Sarah "Sary" (1813-1865) **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY.
    Sarah "Sary" Spilman/Spillman Robbins (1813-1865); Adams Cemetery, Molalla, Clackamas Co., OR, USA. Photo was taken by Paul Waterman in 2013.

    Histories
    Robbins, Harvey: HISTORY OF JACOB ROBBINS AND SARAH SPILLMAN by Harvey Robbins (1833-1925) **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY.
    Robbins, Harvey: HISTORY OF JACOB ROBBINS AND SARAH SPILLMAN by Harvey Robbins (1833-1925) **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY.
    The HISTORY OF JACOB ROBBINS AND SARAH SPILLMAN by Harvey Robbins is the story of the lives of Jacob Robbins and Sarah Spillman Robbins and their family, including their journey on the Oregon Trail. This history came from the Willard "Jack" Davis Archives. [Also, see "William Franklin Robbins Letter about the Oregon Trail Journey" at Kevin Mittge's site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mittge/robbins/robbins.html ]

    Also see https://robbinsroots.blog/about/
    Robbins Roots is researched and administered by KEVIN K. MITTGE and is replete with Robbins' photos, data, stories and analyses.
    Robbins, Jacob 'Red House Jake' 'Pappy' & Sarah Spillman Robbins: Jacob 'Red House Jake' 'Pappy' Robbins (1809-1896) & Sarah Spillman Robbins (b.1813) account,  JACOB AND SARAH SPILLMAN ROBBINS AND FAMILY IN OREGON AND THE MOLALLA PRAIRIE by Zella S. Muller **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY.
    Robbins, Jacob "Red House Jake" "Pappy" & Sarah Spillman Robbins: Jacob "Red House Jake" "Pappy" Robbins (1809-1896) & Sarah Spillman Robbins (b.1813) account, JACOB AND SARAH SPILLMAN ROBBINS AND FAMILY IN OREGON AND THE MOLALLA PRAIRIE by Zella S. Muller **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY.
    This brief account, JACOB AND SARAH SPILLMAN ROBBINS AND FAMILY IN OREGON AND THE MOLALLA PRAIRIE by Zella S. Muller, tells of the departure of the family from Greenburg, Indiana, on March 19, 1852 and their lives after they arrived in Oregon. This document came from the Willard "Jack" Davis Archives. (In both the title and text of this history, Molalla is misspelled several times.)

  • Notes 
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      Source:
      Donna Forney Clark:
      This individual appears in more than one place in our family tree. To avoid a confusing merge, it is necessary to make each appearance of this individual separate.
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      Source:
      SEE JEAN J. BOICOURT'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=boicourtbylines&id=I12968
      Boicourt Bylines:
      Jean J. Boicourt:
      Names, dates, & places
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      Source:
      Willard "Jack" Davis Archives:
      History of Jacob Robbins and Sarah Spillman as told by their son Harvey Robbins:
      (In the HISTORIES section of http://forneyclarkgenealogy.com )
      http://www.forneyclarkgenealogy.com/Histories/HoJR.html
      Birth & wedding dates
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      Source:
      Willard "Jack" Davis
      Full name
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      Source:
      Joyce Higginbotham:
      Spilman Family Bible:
      (In the DOCUMENT section of http://forneyclarkgenealogy.com )
      Name & birth date
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      Source:
      SEE LORETTA HUGHES' SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73230806
      LoRetta Hughes:
      Sarah Spillman Robbins:
      Birth: Oct. 23, 1812
      Campbell County
      Kentucky, USA
      Death: Dec. 24, 1865
      Clackamas County
      Oregon, USA
      Wife of Jacob Robbins
      Married March 23, 1833
      Decatur Co., Indiana
      Mother of:
      Harvey Robbins
      Levi Robbins
      Thomas Robbins
      Martin Robbins
      Oliver Robbins
      Nancy Jane [Robbins] Gilliam
      Theodore Robbins
      Aaron Robbins
      Amanda Minerva [Robbins] Loveridge
      Sarah Ellen Robbins
      Family links:
      Children:
      Harvey Robbins (1833 - 1925)*
      Levi Robbins (1835 - 1921)*
      Thomas Robbins (1836 - 1913)*
      Martin Robbins (1838 - 1921)*
      Oliver Robbins (1840 - 1933)*
      Theodore Robbins (1844 - 1852)*
      Aaron Robbins (1847 - 1852)*
      Amanda Minerva Robbins Loveridge (1850 - 1922)*
      *Calculated relationship
      Burial:
      Adams Cemetery
      Molalla
      Clackamas County
      Oregon, USA
      Created by: LoRetta Hughes
      Record added: Jul 12, 2011
      Find A Grave Memorial# 73230806
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      Source:
      Willard "Jack" Davis Archives:
      http://www.forneyclarkgenealogy.com/Histories/MAHPRA.html
      JACOB AND SARAH SPILLMAN ROBBINS AND FAMILY IN OREGON AND THE MOLALLA PRAIRIE by Zella S. Muller (See this document in the HISTORIES section of this site].
      Death date of Dec. 25, 1865

      This account was written by Zella S. Muller.
      It was copied by Doris Robbins, Oct. 1988.
      It was recopied by Willard “Jack” Davis (Robbins descendant), Feb. 2001.
      Corrections for clarity were made by Donna Forney Clark (Robbins descendant), May 2005.
      Layout is by David R. Clark, M.D., May 2005.

      JACOB AND SARAH SPILLMAN ROBBINS AND FAMILY IN OREGON AND THE MOLALLA PRAIRIE
      by Zella S. Muller

      They (the Robbins family) left their home in Greenburg, Indiana on March 19, 1852. Many of their friends and relatives were present to bid them farewell that morning. As they traveled across the plains, there were happy moments and sad ones. Their first sad moment was when they buried three of their cousins in one grave. Later on Jacob and Sarah left two of their sons behind in graves.

      They arrived at Mr. Barlos home at Barlow, Oregon where Mr. Herrin met them and took them to the Salem Prairie where he had already rented a home for them. It was now November and a bad storm was on. Mr. John and Dorca Herrin were cousins of Jacob’s; they came in 1845 on the train (wagon) that had so many hardships.

      In 1860 Jacob traded the home he had bought two miles east of Salem for Mr. Sweigle’s donation land claim on the Molalla Prairie. Levi (Jacob’s son) who had married Ediff Barger in 1859, came a bought 700 acres laying next to his father’s. He didn't move his wife and child till 1861 to their new home on the Molalla Prairie.

      In 1855, Harvey the oldest son, went to the Rouge River Indian War. He was there for eight months, he reenlisted to go to Walla Walla and Yakima to fight the Cayuse and Yakima Indians. In 1858 Harvey married Perona Willoughby. Harvey was interested in mines and they spent most of their time in mining camps and school time in towns where there were good schools for their children.

      Oliver married Mary Thompson, November 2, 1865 and at first lived on the place known as the Tom McFadden place for a year. Then went to the Umatilla Meadows for five years, then back to Molalla and bought a place at the edge of the Four Corners. There they spent the rest of their lives. Always ready to help in any way they could, they were known to every body as Uncle Ol and Aunt Mary.

      Thomas Robbins married Ellen Reese in 1868, they went to the Umatilla Meadows to live. In later years he had a stroke and lived with his brother Ol and Mary. He got better and ran the first butcher shop in Molalla. It was part of the old store.

      In 1857 the first school house was moved from the west of Four Corners to a mile east of the Four Corners on the Mr. Swiegle donated platt for the school. It was made a larger building. In 1860 Jacob Robbins bought this section of Mr. Swiegle’s, and he let them keep the school there.

      In 1870 the first grange was held in Jacob Robbins’ large new barn. P.S. Noyer was Master and Chas. Howard was Secretary. and Treasurer.

      In 1896 Levi had taken over the store at the Four Corners from Mr. Saul Hardesty; then in 1896 he moved the store across the street on the southwest corner. Wayne and Everman (Levi’s sons) took the store over in 1905; it was called the Robbins Brothers Store. [They] put a large water tank up in back of the store in case of fire. In 1898 [they] put in the first phone next year, a line to Oregon City, then a few more phones in Molalla. So they had to put in a three-jack affair switch board to handle the calls. They sold the store in 1925 to Mr. Skinn.

      Wayne was first president of the Molalla Bank, when it was built. Willard done carpentry. He helped to build the first bridge across the Molalla at the Dickey crossing, which was in 1888, and built the Methodist church in Molalla in 1908. Several homes for different ones. His wife started the library, then he taught in the Molalla school.

      Levi’s daughters all married farmers and stockmen, who helped with the rural life and community.

      Jacob Robbins and his son Levi got along very peaceful with the Indians. The chief and his family and several Indian Braves lived by the river on Levi’s place. Levi told Beaver that they could live there as long as they wanted. They could hold their PowWow on the ground by the big spring, where they always had. That pleased them, very much. When their chief died, they left. Mrs. Beaver Trapper came back to see them when she was 104 years old.

      Jacob Robbins’ children were all married. Martin married Rose, a sister of Aunt Mar. Amanda Minerva married Newton Loveridge; his folks were early settlers of Molalla Prairie. Nancy Jane married Ela Dillian, and Sarah Ellen married Thomas C. Benson, when Jacob and Sarah lived on the Umatilla Meadows. Thomas C Benson and wife moved to Portland where he had the stockyards; then his son Arthur took over after his father died, then Guy; Arthur’s son is there now.

      Jacob Robbins died Feb 15, 1896, laid to rest by [beside] his wife and two sons that they lost on crossing the plains. Sarah Robbins died Dec. 25, 1865; Jacob and George Reese picked out a spot for her grave. Mr. George Reese owned the land so he donated the platt and fenced it, which is now known as the Adams Cemetery. All of Jacob Robbins sons and their wives are laid to rest by [beside] him.

      Some of the prices they had to pay for supplies when they could get them crossing the plains; $50.00 for one hundred pounds of flour; $25.00 for a small side of bacon; $15.85 for one hundred twenty-six pounds of sugar; $115.60 for two oxen or $65.00 for one.
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