Franklin Alonzo Robison (1851-1936)

Lonnie Robison
Grandpa Lonnie
Born:	29 Jul 1851 Crete, Illinois
Died:	17 Oct 1936 Fillmore, Utah
Father:	Joseph Robison
Mother:	Lucretia Hancock
Siblings:	Alfred Robison Benjamin Hancock Robison Joseph Vickery Robison Alvin Locke Robison Emily Robison William Henry Robison Mary Robison Lucretia Proctor Robison Proctor Hancock Robison Almon Robison Albert Robison Adelia Robison Franklin Alonzo Robison
Married:	10 Apr 1872 Salt Lake City, Utah
Spouse:	Isabella Eleanor Marden Pratt
Children:	Alonzo Franklin Robison Parley Proctor Robison Joseph Alfred Robison Herma Lucretia Robison Belinda Pratt Robison Ruth Pratt Robison Isabella Pratt Robison Carrie Pratt Robison Alma Pratt Robison Harmel Pratt Robison Parker Pratt Robison Olea Pratt Robison
Married:	30 Nov 1882 Salt Lake City, Utah
Spouse:	Harriet Elizabeth Thorpe
Children:	Willis Nephi Robison Lois Hattie Robison Josephine Robison Herbert Alonzo Robison Ella Adelia Robison Alverna Robison Ancil Platt Robison
Married:	25 Feb 1889 Salt Lake City, Utah
Spouse:	Lois Thorpe
Children:	Addie Florence Robison Archie Robison Bernard Thorpe Robison Nolan Frederick Robison Lowell Robison Homer Franklin Robison Eldred Vickery Robison Loran Culbert Robison Lindon Wells Robison Alda Leona Robison

Biographies

 Jensen, Andrew. LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, vol 2, pp. 144, 145:
 
Robison, Franklin Alonzo, a High Coucilor in the Millard Stake of Zion and a resident of Fillmore Milard county, Utah, was born July 29, 1801, (sic) at Creet, Will county, Ill., the son of Joseph Robison and Lucretia Hancock. He was baptized in 1859 by Lorenzo D. Rudd. November 15, 1876, he was ordained a Seventy by Apostle Orson Pratt. At the October Conference, 1876, he was called on a mission to the United States, during which he labored in the northern part if Michigan. At home he has acted as counselor to Bishop Joseph D. Smith, and President of the Y. M. M. A.;  also as a counselor to Bishop Christian Anderson, of Fillmore, from January, 1901, to December, 1906. With his three wives (Isabella Eleanor Pratt, Harriet Elizabeth Thorpe, and Lois Thorpe) he had 27 children, namely, 16 sons and 11 daughters. Of these, eleven boys and eleven girls are still living. Of civil offices Elder Robison has acted as Sheriff of Millard county for two years and also as one of the city council of Fillmore. With the exception of five years' residence in Woodruff, Apache county, Arizona, he has resided in Fillmore since July 1854."  Includes picture.
 
Day, Stella H., ed. Builders of Early Millard, pp. 603-605:

FRANKLIN ALONZO ROBISON

AND
ISABELLA ELEANOR MARDEN PRATT ROBISON

Franklin Alonzo Robison was born at Crete, Will County, Illinois on July 29, 1851, son of Joseph and Lucretia Hancock Robison. In March or April 1854, when Lonny, as he was called, was two years old, the family was finally ready to cross the plains to come to Utah. The whole family had worked long and hard to prepare for the long trek. The family consisted of the father and mother and ten children. An older brother was married and was against the move to Utah, so he stayed behind, and never did come to Utah. The second son, Benjamin, was 23 and was also married and had a son. The others were Joseph V., 21, Alvin, 20, Henry, 17, Lucretia, 13, Proctor, 11, Almon, 9, Albert, 7, Adelia, 5, and Lonnie, 2. They had seven wagons, four with horse teams and three with oxen. Among their loose cattle they had some milk cows, yet some of the cows they milked they worked under the yoke as oxen. Theirs was one of the best equipped Mormon Companies that crossed the plains and they traveled in unusual comfort for that time. They arrived in Utah in the late summer, 1854.
 
When they reached Salt Lake, Brigham Young asked them to go down and settle in Fillmore, Millard County, Utah. The people had to live in a fort to protect themselves from the Indians. Joseph and the boys helped build the fort. They lived in the fort eight or ten years.
 
Joseph acquired property in the town. He divided it and gave each of his sons a lot so they could build homes. Lonnie, being younger, didn't get a lot, so he proceeded to take up a lot of his own. When his father found out what he was doing he gave him a lot. Lonnie was engaged to marry a young lady by the name of Sarah Prisby. she died. Later he started to keep company with a girl by the name of Isabella Eleanor Pratt, who came to Fillmore to teach school. They were married April 10, 1872 in Salt Lake in the Endowment House.
 
Isabella Eleanor Marden Pratt Robison was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, September 1, 1854 to Parley P. and Belinda Marden Pratt. Her father was killed when she was 2 or 3 years old. She grew up and attended schools in Salt Lake City. Her home was on what is now Richards Street across the road from the south gate of Temple Square. She started to teach primary age children when she was only 12 years old, thus earning her first wages. At the age of 15 she taught the Primary School at the University of Deseret. Her tuition was paid by her teaching; she also got her teacher's training at the same time.

Alonzo Franklin Robison (1873-1949) Biography

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE LIFE OF

ALONZO FRANKLIN ROBISON

as told by his son Aaron Wayne Robison to his grandson Wayne Ashby Robison

Included in History & Genealogy of the Franklin Alonzo Robison Family

compiled by Carrie Robison Despain and Melba Despain Garner in 1960

Alonzo Franklin Robison was born Jan. 16, 1873 in Fillmore, Utah as the oldest of twelve children to Franklin Alonzo And Isabella Eleanor Pratt Robison. He was baptized 2 Jun 1881. He lived in Fillmore most of his life except when business ventures took him to Idaho, Arizona or other parts of Utah.

While still a young man he made various trips into Arizona to help move his father and Aunt Lois and their family there and also to take dried fruit for sale. The sale of this fruit provided funds with which to maintain the family. On one of these trips he was riding his horse, trying to find a crossing of one of the rivers. He entered the river, but the stream was swift and the water was deep. He was separated from his horse. His horse crossed the river and came out on the other side. He couldn't swim, but he floated down the stream on his back. His father tried to reach him from one trail into the river, but he floated by before his father could reach him. He finally caught in some bushes and held on until his father could rescue him.

Alonzo Franklin Robison (1873-1949)

Frank Robison
Grandpa Frank
Born:	16 Jan 1873 Fillmore, Utah
Died:	7 Feb 1949 Logan, Utah
Father:	Franklin Alonzo Robison
Mother:	Isabella Eleanor Marden Pratt
Siblings:	Alonzo Franklin Robison Parley Proctor Robison Joseph Alfred Robison Herma Lucretia Robison Belinda Pratt Robison Ruth Pratt Robison Isabella Pratt Robison Carrie Pratt Robison Alma Pratt Robison Harmel Pratt Robison Parker Pratt Robison Olea Pratt Robison Willis Nephi Robison Lois Hattie Robison Josephine Robison Herbert Alonzo Robison Ella Adelia Robison Alverna Robison Ancil Platt Robison Addie Florence Robison Archie Robison Bernard Thorpe Robison Nolan Frederick Robison Lowell Robison Homer Franklin Robison Eldred Vickery Robison Loran Culbert Robison Lindon Wells Robison Alda Leona Robison
Married:	29 May 1895 Salt Lake City, Utah
Spouse:	Gertrude Amelia Peterson
Children:	Aaron Wayne Robison Melvin Alonzo Robison Parley Pratt Robison Herma Vernell Robison Evelyn Robison
Married:	8 Jun 1932 Salt Lake City, Utah
Spouse:	Evelyn Peterson
Married:	17 Mar 1937 Salt Lake City, Utah
Spouse:	Mary Jane Hale

Obituary

The Progress, Friday, February 11, 1949, page 1:

A. F. ROBISON DIES AT

HOME IN LOGAN

Was a Former Mayor

Of Fillmore

Alonzo Franklin Robison, 76, a former mayor of Fillmore, died at his residence 66 W. 2nd North, Logan, Monday at 2:50 p.m. of causes incident to age.

A son of Franklin Alonzo Robison and Eleanor Pratt Robison, he was born at Fillmore, January 15, 1873.

He had lived in Fillmore most of his life, where he engaged in stock-raising. After retiring he moved to Manti, where he did temple work in the Manti temple. He later moved to Logan where he also was an active temple worker.

Mr. Robison married Amelia Peterson in the LDS Endowment house, Salt Lake City, May 29, 1895. She died Aug. 8, 1930, and he married Mrs. Mary Napper of Logan, March 17, 1937 in Fillmore.

Surviving are two sons, A. Wayne and Melvin Robison, Fillmore; two daughters, Mrs. Vernell R. Steggell, Salt Lake City and Mrs. Evelyn Bailey, Los Angeles; eight brothers and sisters, Parker P., Alfred and Harmel Robison, Mrs. Herma R. King, Mrs. Linda Young, Mrs. Carrie Despain, Mrs. Olea Davies and Mrs. Ruth Peterson; 17 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren; also several half brothers and sisters.

Funeral services were conducted in Logan Wednesday, after which the body was brought to Fillmore for additional services and burial in the Fillmore Cemetery. An account of these services will appear in next weeks issue.

Funeral

The Progress, Friday, February 18, 1949, page 1:

FUNERAL SERVICE HELD

FOR A. F. ROBISON

Funeral services for Alonzo Franklin Robison, 76, were held in the Fillmore Ward Friday, February 11, 1949, under the direction of Bishop Von Taylor. They were as follows:
     Invocation - E. L. Black
     Vocal solo - Marilyn Brunson
     Speakers were Ashby Robison, Parker Robison and Bishop Taylor
     Vocal trio - Libby Lambert, Orpha Taylor and Melva Day
     Instrumental trio - Edith Callister at the organ; Marjorie Brunson Robison at the piano and Carolyn Stevens on the violin
     Vocal duet - Culbert Robison and Thomas Whatcott
     Closing prayer - Archie Robison
     The grave was dedicated by J. Blake Davies