I am trying to find Minerva's maiden name. Sure would hate to take the entire Fed census of
Ohio on a page at a time.
My husband's grandmother was Laura (
Lark)
Robinson Cook. It was by fluke that I found her marriage records to Dana A. Robinson in Il. Her first known marriage was to John N. Smith, should be before 1st child-Franklin b. 1856 inOhio
1860 US Federal Census finds her in harrison,
Winnebago Co. Il. John N. Smith husb 28
Ohio (1832)
Minerva
Smith wife 26
Ohio (1834)
Frank
Smith son 4
Ohio (1856)
William J. Smith son 3 Il. (1857)
Hellen
Smith dau 1 Il. (1859)
Flora is born in 1862 in Il. Mary is born in 1866 in il.
Somewhere between 1866-1870, John N., William J. and hellen drop out of sight.
1870 Feb 14, 1870 Minerva
Smith -m-Dana
Austin Robinson;
archives marriage records
Winnebago Co. il. reel image files # M870-0031
1870 US Fed. Census
Burlington twp,
Coffey Co. ottumua,
Kansas. Family is living with Dana's parents
Austin D. Robinson 81 NY
Ann
Robinson 71 NY
Dana A. Robinson son 50
Ohio Minerva
Robinson dau. in-law 36
Ohio Franklin
Smith step-son 14
Ohio Flora
Smith step-dau 8 Il.
Mary
Smith step-dau 4 Il.
1870-Dec 15
Lark Robinson is born in
Coffey Co. Il.in Greeburg,
Kans. per funeral anouncement.
1872
Fredrick Robinson son is born in
Coffey CoIll. Shortly after Dana and Minerva divorce. She takes
Fredrick and her other children by
Smith and Dana keeps
Lark. Dana had two dau from previous marriage.
Sometime between 1872 and 1880 minerva marries William h. Daggett IV. they are living in Silver
Creek,
Cowley,
Kansas Kansas Roll T9-377 Family history film 1254377
I have no idea when she died, where she died and where she is buried, or if she was still with William. According to family, they think Minerva was a Native American. Story goes that Dana
Robinson took dau
Lark to
Lamar by horse and wagon. Where she meets and Marries
Jeremiah Luther Cook in July of 1890. Jeremiah did not want people to know her name was
Lark so he changed it to Laura.