Martha Maria (Goings) Robinson (abt. 1851 - 1915)

Born about 1851 in Chatham, Kent, Upper Canada

Ancestors

Died 26 Mar 1915 at about age 64 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Martha (Goings) Robinson is a part of US Black heritage.

Maria was born about 1851. She is the daughter of Henry Goings and Martha Bentley.

Sources

• 1861 U.S. census, Perth County, Ontario, population schedule, Stratford, ED 2, unpaginated, Henry Goings in the Henry Goings household, digital image 319 of 909, Ancestry.com ([1]: accessed 25 January 2023); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm publication roll C-1065.
  • Maria was 10 years old and was born in Upper Canada.

• 1875 Henry A. Robinson & Martha M. Goings Marriage Returns, Michigan, Kent County, County Clerk, Marriage Returns, Vol. 3, p. 183, No. 5225, Henry A. Robinson & Martha M. Goings, 2 December 1875, digital image 90 of 659, FamilySearch.org ([2]: accessed 28 January 2023)
  • Henry was 30 years old, born in Philadelphia, Pa, and was a cook living in Muskegon. Martha was 22 years old, born in Chatham, Ont. and was living in Grand Rapids, Mich. They were married by Rev. S. Graves, pastor Baptist Church in Grand Rapids. The witnesses were Marvin Smith & Ida J. Ellis.

• 1915 Martha Robinson death certificate. Michigan, Kent Co., Michigan State Board of Health, (1915) Martha Robinson, No. 469, Michiganology.org, database with images, ([3]: accessed 28 January 2023).
  • Martha Robinson was a widowed, black, female. She was born 5-May-1864 in Canada. She died 26-Mar-1915 in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan. She was buried 29-Mar-1915 in Oak Hill Cemetery. Her father is Henry Goings. The informant was Mrs. Melinda Goygins

• 1915 Find a Grave Memorial. FindaGrave.com, database and images ([4]: accessed 28 January 2023), memorial page for Martha Goinge Robinson (5 May 1864–26 Mar 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 115101889, citing Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by My Labor of Love (contributor 47401412).