Samuel Gregory Robinson was the son of George Robinson and Sarah Ann Holt, born at Manchester, England, November 29,1835, just five years before his parents joined the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints. It is said that when Samuel was 7 years old his parents brought their large family to America. Samuel grew up in the pioneering days at American Fork, Utah, where his parents made their home. It is said he went to night school at Salt Lake. He was anxious to obtain an education and there seemed to be no available teacher in his home town, but there was one at Lehi a town about 3 miles away. After the day's work for this teacher at Lehi, Samuel went with horse and buggy to get this teacher to teach night school for a group of people at American Fork, including himself. In this way he obtained an education and became a fine mathematician and school teacher. At American Fork the Robinson's lived across the street from the John Bourne family.
At the age of 27 Samuel married Esther Johnson Bourne, and they made their home in American Fork in a house across the street from Chipman's store where they lived until after the death of Esther.
They had the following children:
Samuel, Jr.,
Brigham,
John, who died,
Elijah,
Esther,
George,
another baby named John or George who also died,
Harriet.
When Harriet was a baby about six weeks old, Samuel's wife died; and he got Mrs. Martha Hensen Biggs to bring her adopted son, John Francis, and come take care of the family. However, the baby Harriet was taken into the home of her grandmother, Elizabeth Bourne where she lived until she was 13 years old. Mrs. Biggs was attached to the little children and later became Samuel's wife.
In about l877 Samuel loaded up his belongings in wagons and with a group of other people went to Franklin, Idaho, where his second wife's people lived. The cattle were herded along the way by the children, Esther and Elijah. At first the family lived on a farm belonging to Alfred Hensen bordering on the Utah-Idaho line. Later he bought a place of his own near this land as well as a small place in the town of Franklin. He lived at the house in town most of the time and went back and forth to the ranch to take care of it. The house in town was across the street west from where the present Pioneer Relic Hall now is. It was a log house with a lean-to, and here Samuel planted his famous vegetable gardens.
Samuel was up in the morning at 4 o'clock in the summer and would get his garden work done before other men got up. His pie plant had stocks 3 to 4 feet long. It was packed into seamless sacks and along with podded peas, corn, cabbage, and potatoes was shipped to Salt Lake and to Pocatello and Market Lake, Idaho. He took the record for raising potatoes and took pains in selecting the date as it had to be planted in the right time of the moon. He kept his grounds clean and the gardens abundant and thriving. He also raised small fruits such as strawberries, raspberries, currants, and gooseberries.
At one time he was Justice of the Peace in Franklin and married many couples. For many years he was Clerk for the Tithing House. He worked at the butcher shop in one of the stores in winter, and at one time was the town's school teacher. He was a strict school teacher and did not allow a lot of monkey work by the boys. He was strict with his family also.
Samuel sang in the choir with his wife, Martha, who also often directed the choir at Franklin. He had an excellent memory and loved to memorize poems; and he and his daughter, Harriet, belonged to a theatric group that toured the valley
and they enjoyed it very much.
He was noted for his honesty and his word was as good as a bond in everything. He loved his grandchildren very much and visited with them almost every day. His granddaughter, Ester Robinson Wright, recalls sitting on his knee with her first china doll that he brought her, and listening to him sing: "Crack, crack goes my whip as I whistle and I sing. As I sat upon my wagon, I'm as happy as a king. My horse is always ready and for me I'm never sad. There never was a happier boy than Jim McArthur's lad."
He died April 16, 1898, and is buried at Franklin, Idaho.
At the age of 27 Samuel married Esther Johnson Bourne, and they made their home in American Fork in a house across the street from Chipman's store where they lived until after the death of Esther.
They had the following children:
Samuel, Jr.,
Brigham,
John, who died,
Elijah,
Esther,
George,
another baby named John or George who also died,
Harriet.
When Harriet was a baby about six weeks old, Samuel's wife died; and he got Mrs. Martha Hensen Biggs to bring her adopted son, John Francis, and come take care of the family. However, the baby Harriet was taken into the home of her grandmother, Elizabeth Bourne where she lived until she was 13 years old. Mrs. Biggs was attached to the little children and later became Samuel's wife.
In about l877 Samuel loaded up his belongings in wagons and with a group of other people went to Franklin, Idaho, where his second wife's people lived. The cattle were herded along the way by the children, Esther and Elijah. At first the family lived on a farm belonging to Alfred Hensen bordering on the Utah-Idaho line. Later he bought a place of his own near this land as well as a small place in the town of Franklin. He lived at the house in town most of the time and went back and forth to the ranch to take care of it. The house in town was across the street west from where the present Pioneer Relic Hall now is. It was a log house with a lean-to, and here Samuel planted his famous vegetable gardens.
Samuel was up in the morning at 4 o'clock in the summer and would get his garden work done before other men got up. His pie plant had stocks 3 to 4 feet long. It was packed into seamless sacks and along with podded peas, corn, cabbage, and potatoes was shipped to Salt Lake and to Pocatello and Market Lake, Idaho. He took the record for raising potatoes and took pains in selecting the date as it had to be planted in the right time of the moon. He kept his grounds clean and the gardens abundant and thriving. He also raised small fruits such as strawberries, raspberries, currants, and gooseberries.
At one time he was Justice of the Peace in Franklin and married many couples. For many years he was Clerk for the Tithing House. He worked at the butcher shop in one of the stores in winter, and at one time was the town's school teacher. He was a strict school teacher and did not allow a lot of monkey work by the boys. He was strict with his family also.
Samuel sang in the choir with his wife, Martha, who also often directed the choir at Franklin. He had an excellent memory and loved to memorize poems; and he and his daughter, Harriet, belonged to a theatric group that toured the valley
and they enjoyed it very much.
He was noted for his honesty and his word was as good as a bond in everything. He loved his grandchildren very much and visited with them almost every day. His granddaughter, Ester Robinson Wright, recalls sitting on his knee with her first china doll that he brought her, and listening to him sing: "Crack, crack goes my whip as I whistle and I sing. As I sat upon my wagon, I'm as happy as a king. My horse is always ready and for me I'm never sad. There never was a happier boy than Jim McArthur's lad."
He died April 16, 1898, and is buried at Franklin, Idaho.
Samuel Gregory Robinson was the son of George Robinson and Sarah Ann Holt, born at Manchester, England, November 29,1835, just five years before his parents joined the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints. It is said that when Samuel was 7 years old his parents brought their large family to America. Samuel grew up in the pioneering days at American Fork, Utah, where his parents made their home. It is said he went to night school at Salt Lake. He was anxious to obtain an education and there seemed to be no available teacher in his home town, but there was one at Lehi a town about 3 miles away. After the day's work for this teacher at Lehi, Samuel went with horse and buggy to get this teacher to teach night school for a group of people at American Fork, including himself. In this way he obtained an education and became a fine mathematician and school teacher. At American Fork the Robinson's lived across the street from the John Bourne family.
At the age of 27 Samuel married Esther Johnson Bourne, and they made their home in American Fork in a house across the street from Chipman's store where they lived until after the death of Esther.
They had the following children:
Samuel, Jr.,
Brigham,
John, who died,
Elijah,
Esther,
George,
another baby named John or George who also died,
Harriet.
When Harriet was a baby about six weeks old, Samuel's wife died; and he got Mrs. Martha Hensen Biggs to bring her adopted son, John Francis, and come take care of the family. However, the baby Harriet was taken into the home of her grandmother, Elizabeth Bourne where she lived until she was 13 years old. Mrs. Biggs was attached to the little children and later became Samuel's wife.
In about l877 Samuel loaded up his belongings in wagons and with a group of other people went to Franklin, Idaho, where his second wife's people lived. The cattle were herded along the way by the children, Esther and Elijah. At first the family lived on a farm belonging to Alfred Hensen bordering on the Utah-Idaho line. Later he bought a place of his own near this land as well as a small place in the town of Franklin. He lived at the house in town most of the time and went back and forth to the ranch to take care of it. The house in town was across the street west from where the present Pioneer Relic Hall now is. It was a log house with a lean-to, and here Samuel planted his famous vegetable gardens.
Samuel was up in the morning at 4 o'clock in the summer and would get his garden work done before other men got up. His pie plant had stocks 3 to 4 feet long. It was packed into seamless sacks and along with podded peas, corn, cabbage, and potatoes was shipped to Salt Lake and to Pocatello and Market Lake, Idaho. He took the record for raising potatoes and took pains in selecting the date as it had to be planted in the right time of the moon. He kept his grounds clean and the gardens abundant and thriving. He also raised small fruits such as strawberries, raspberries, currants, and gooseberries.
At one time he was Justice of the Peace in Franklin and married many couples. For many years he was Clerk for the Tithing House. He worked at the butcher shop in one of the stores in winter, and at one time was the town's school teacher. He was a strict school teacher and did not allow a lot of monkey work by the boys. He was strict with his family also.
Samuel sang in the choir with his wife, Martha, who also often directed the choir at Franklin. He had an excellent memory and loved to memorize poems; and he and his daughter, Harriet, belonged to a theatric group that toured the valley
and they enjoyed it very much.
He was noted for his honesty and his word was as good as a bond in everything. He loved his grandchildren very much and visited with them almost every day. His granddaughter, Ester Robinson Wright, recalls sitting on his knee with her first china doll that he brought her, and listening to him sing: "Crack, crack goes my whip as I whistle and I sing. As I sat upon my wagon, I'm as happy as a king. My horse is always ready and for me I'm never sad. There never was a happier boy than Jim McArthur's lad."
He died April 16, 1898, and is buried at Franklin, Idaho.
At the age of 27 Samuel married Esther Johnson Bourne, and they made their home in American Fork in a house across the street from Chipman's store where they lived until after the death of Esther.
They had the following children:
Samuel, Jr.,
Brigham,
John, who died,
Elijah,
Esther,
George,
another baby named John or George who also died,
Harriet.
When Harriet was a baby about six weeks old, Samuel's wife died; and he got Mrs. Martha Hensen Biggs to bring her adopted son, John Francis, and come take care of the family. However, the baby Harriet was taken into the home of her grandmother, Elizabeth Bourne where she lived until she was 13 years old. Mrs. Biggs was attached to the little children and later became Samuel's wife.
In about l877 Samuel loaded up his belongings in wagons and with a group of other people went to Franklin, Idaho, where his second wife's people lived. The cattle were herded along the way by the children, Esther and Elijah. At first the family lived on a farm belonging to Alfred Hensen bordering on the Utah-Idaho line. Later he bought a place of his own near this land as well as a small place in the town of Franklin. He lived at the house in town most of the time and went back and forth to the ranch to take care of it. The house in town was across the street west from where the present Pioneer Relic Hall now is. It was a log house with a lean-to, and here Samuel planted his famous vegetable gardens.
Samuel was up in the morning at 4 o'clock in the summer and would get his garden work done before other men got up. His pie plant had stocks 3 to 4 feet long. It was packed into seamless sacks and along with podded peas, corn, cabbage, and potatoes was shipped to Salt Lake and to Pocatello and Market Lake, Idaho. He took the record for raising potatoes and took pains in selecting the date as it had to be planted in the right time of the moon. He kept his grounds clean and the gardens abundant and thriving. He also raised small fruits such as strawberries, raspberries, currants, and gooseberries.
At one time he was Justice of the Peace in Franklin and married many couples. For many years he was Clerk for the Tithing House. He worked at the butcher shop in one of the stores in winter, and at one time was the town's school teacher. He was a strict school teacher and did not allow a lot of monkey work by the boys. He was strict with his family also.
Samuel sang in the choir with his wife, Martha, who also often directed the choir at Franklin. He had an excellent memory and loved to memorize poems; and he and his daughter, Harriet, belonged to a theatric group that toured the valley
and they enjoyed it very much.
He was noted for his honesty and his word was as good as a bond in everything. He loved his grandchildren very much and visited with them almost every day. His granddaughter, Ester Robinson Wright, recalls sitting on his knee with her first china doll that he brought her, and listening to him sing: "Crack, crack goes my whip as I whistle and I sing. As I sat upon my wagon, I'm as happy as a king. My horse is always ready and for me I'm never sad. There never was a happier boy than Jim McArthur's lad."
He died April 16, 1898, and is buried at Franklin, Idaho.
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