Agnes (Pruett) Robb (1824 - 1908)

Born 12 Jun 1824 in Leon, Mason County, West Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Eli Robb — married 13 Apr 1846 in Marion, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Apr 1908 at age 83 in Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois, USA

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Biography

Agnes was born in 1824 in (W) Virginia
she was the daughter of Robert Pruett and Martha Knapp.^[1]

She married Samuel Eli Robb, Apr 21, 1846, Marion County, Illinois.
They had 10 children (one unnamed baby died a few days old, so was not added to the # of children in the 1900 census)

1900 Marion County, Illinois, Foster Township
Robb, Francis M. (head) - 52 IL, b Sept 1847, md 34 yrs, occ: farmer
. . . . Julia (wife) - 53 IL, b Jan 1847, 9 ch/6 liv
. . . . Emma A. (daug) - 19 IL, b Apr 1881
. . . . Lula B (daug) - 16 IL, b Apr 1884
. . . . Eli (son) - 12, b aug 1887 IL
. . . . Agness (mother) - 74, b June 1825 TN, Widow, 9 ch/5 liv

She passed away in 1908.

Obituary from “the Kinmundy Express”, Apr 30, 1908 -
- Mrs. Agness ROBB: Miss Agness PRUETT was born June 12, 1824 in Virginia, and died at the home of her son, F.M. ROBB and wife on Sunday, April 26th, 1908, aged 83 years, 11 months and 16 days. When but a girl she came with her father’s family to Illinois. On April 23, 1846, she was married Samuel ROBB. To this union 9 children were born, 6 boys and 3 girls, 5 of whom have preceded their mother to the spirit world, her husband died Jan. 23, 1881. Since that time she has made her home with her children and for the last fifteen or twenty years has been living with her eldest son, F.M. ROBB and wife, where she was cared for lovingly and tenderly. She had been in poor health for a number of years, growing weaker as the days passed by, until her deathless spirit took it’s flight for the regions of the blest. Aunt Aggie, as she was generally called, was loved and respected by all who knew her and her acquaintance was extensive. She was converted 60 years ago and united with the M.E. church, living an exemplary life always ready and willing to do her duty. Many have listened with delight hearing her relate her Christian experience as she would tell of that bright hope she enjoyed of meeting loved ones on the other shore. What rejoicing there must have been in Heaven when this precious mother went home. We would place the whitest flower on her grave and with her home church, her circle of friends, her sorrowing sons and daughters and grandchildren bow in humble submission to the will of Him who doeth all things well. Her funeral was held at her late residence on Monday afternoon conducted by Rev. J.H. Ballance and interment made in Sandy Branch Cemetery by the side of her late husband.

Sources

1. ↑ According to Brinkerhoff’s 1909 “History of Marion County, Illinois” (p617), Francis M. Robb’s wife, Agnes (Pruitt) Robb, was the daughter of Robert and Martha Pruitt, “who came to Marion county in a very early day, about 1812, settling in what is now Meacham township, where they got government land, but later went to Missouri.” [this is probably NOT correct information. Robert didn’t arrive in Illinois until about 1837. They were in Marion County, IL in 1840]

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