
Rufus Benjamin Robbins and Bertha May Mantell
Husband Rufus Benjamin Robbins [7352]
Born: 13 Oct 1894 - , Coxsackie, , NY 1 2 3 4
Christened:
Died: 3 Oct 1941 - , Fredonia, , NY 4 5
Buried: 1941 - Oakwood Cemetery, Chittenango, Madison, NY 6
Married: 28 Jan 1920 - , Chittenango, Madison, NY 2 4More records for this person:
Military 4, World War I, US Army
Obituary 7
Wife Bertha May Mantell [6030]
Born: Abt 1905 - , of Sullivan, Madison, NY 8
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Father: George Jacob Mantell Jr. [4658] (1885-1925) 9
Mother: Anna Maybell Chrisman [4659] (1889-1929) 1
Children
Sources:
1 A169. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," (card files) original cards; scanned and published on the internet by FamilySearch.org and also Ancestry.com, at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968530.
2 A210. "New York, County Marriages, 1908-1935" (database and scanned county records); published online by FamilySearch.org at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1618491.
3 CM076. Find-A-Grave (cemetery records) as contributed by the public; published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com/, tombstone says b. Oct. 13 1894.
4 N183. Madison County Times (Chittenengo, NY), (newspaper) digital scans published on the internet at fultonhistory.com.
5 CM076. Find-A-Grave (cemetery records) as contributed by the public; published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com/, tombstone says d. Oct 4, 1941.
6 CM076. Find-A-Grave (cemetery records) as contributed by the public; published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com/.
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N183. Madison County Times (Chittenengo, NY), (newspaper) digital scans published on the internet at fultonhistory.com, 1941 Oct. 10. "Rufus Benjamin Robbins / The remains of Rufus Benjamin Robbins, former resident here, and shell-shocked first world-war veteran, were brought here last week for burial in Oakwood ... Mr. Robbins served two years over-seas during the first world war with the 77th division of the U.S. Army. He operated an ammunition truck much of the time and also served as an ambulance driver. He was severely shell shocked and never fully recovered. He died Friday night, Oct. 3 at Fredonia where he was employed in the canning factory. Death was due to a heart attack.
Rufus Benjamin Robbins was born at Coxsackie Oct. 13, 1894. His parents John and Ida Robbins. The family moved to Chittenango in 1905. Mr. Robbins attended school here and in 1918 married Bertha Mantell. A few years ago Mr. and Mrs. Robbins went to Cleveland, Ohio, to live. He is survived by his wife, also by his father, John Robbins, of Rome; by three sons, Rufus Benjamin jr, Harold and Robert; and one daughter, Mrs. Rudolph Hamm, all of Cleveland, also by a sister, Mrs. Claude Goodfellow of this village and one brother, William. living at Rome."
8 C92. United States Federal Census, year 1920.
9 A169. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," (card files) original cards; scanned and published on the internet by FamilySearch.org and also Ancestry.com, at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968530, note - "Mantell" spelling.
Rowley Genealogy Site & Family Charts, compiled by I. Rowley, version of Nov. 10, 2016.
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