Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana. Historical and
Biographical. Charles Blanchard, Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co.,
Publishers, 1884. Anderson County.

GABRIEL ROBINSON is a native of Anderson County, Ky.; was born January 31,
1828, and is the sixth of eight children of Gabriel and Mary (Rice)
Robinson, of Irish and German extraction.  Our subject was reared on a
farm, and secured but one month's schooling during his youth.  At the age
of thirteen, he became a learner of the blacksmith trade, at Middleton,
Ky., where he remained until 1852; then moved to Washington County, and
then to Leesville, Ind., where he worked at wagon-making, and also managed
a blacksmith and wagon shop until 1864, when he came to this county, where
he carries on the same business.  December 25, 1847, he married Mary E.
Gwathmey, to which untion were born two children - Kate M. and Camden.  In
May, 1846, Mr. Robinson enlisted for the Mexican war, in Company I, First
Kentucky Volunteer Infantry.  He served in the battles of Monterey, having
made a forced march of sixty-nine miles in seventeen hours, and Buena
Vista, being discharged in May, 1847.  Mr. Robinson was also in our late
war, a recruit of Company K, Sixty-seventh Indiana Regiment, going out as
a private, and being promoted to Lieutenancy, as which he resigned in
April, 1863 having served at Munfordville, siege of Vicksburg and other
engagements.  Mr. Robinson is a member of the I. O. O. F.

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