(Pgs 143-144) Robe Family Left Legacy Of Service The patriarch of the famous Indian Territory missionary family, William Bay Robe, spent his last days in Muskogee. The Robe family was truly a missionary family with each member contributing his or her share to the missionary heritage of the state.
William Bay and Sarah Hunter Robe began their missionary careers when Robe was appointed Superintendent of Spencer Academy by the Southern Presbyterian Church in 1871.
... [children] Lida, oldest daughter; Robert Chalmers; John Miles; Eliza A; Marie Frances; Mary Bell; Julia
[following is a list of the various schools and the positions held by this family]
Some of the material for this article was taken from the Chronicles of Oklahoma, but has been supplemented with material sent me by Mrs. Orella Robe Dameron, a daughter of John Miles Robe.
She describes her grandfather as being a tall, dignified, handsome man with dark brown hair which never turned gray and says he was always immaculately dressed. She says he walked in his sleep, and on one occasion he "got up in the night and started down to the post office, clad only in his nightshirt. When he awakened, he found himself at the bottom of a muddy ditch where he had slipped and fallen in his sleep. This was a terrible embarrassment to him, as no one was ever allowed to see him unless he was properly dressed." She describes him as a very special person who spoiled her.
Mrs. Robe is described as "A short pudgy little lady with snow white hair, always neatly but conservatively dressed. She was an expert horsewoman (always riding sidesaddle) and could handle a team of horses like a man." Her granddaughter appraised her to be an excellent cook and needlewoman "par excellent."
William Bay Robe died in January of 1911 in Muskogee, followed by Sarah Hunter Robe in October of 1917, leaving a rich heritage of service to mankind. [photos of William Robe and Sarah Robe]
William Bay and Sarah Hunter Robe began their missionary careers when Robe was appointed Superintendent of Spencer Academy by the Southern Presbyterian Church in 1871.
... [children] Lida, oldest daughter; Robert Chalmers; John Miles; Eliza A; Marie Frances; Mary Bell; Julia
[following is a list of the various schools and the positions held by this family]
Some of the material for this article was taken from the Chronicles of Oklahoma, but has been supplemented with material sent me by Mrs. Orella Robe Dameron, a daughter of John Miles Robe.
She describes her grandfather as being a tall, dignified, handsome man with dark brown hair which never turned gray and says he was always immaculately dressed. She says he walked in his sleep, and on one occasion he "got up in the night and started down to the post office, clad only in his nightshirt. When he awakened, he found himself at the bottom of a muddy ditch where he had slipped and fallen in his sleep. This was a terrible embarrassment to him, as no one was ever allowed to see him unless he was properly dressed." She describes him as a very special person who spoiled her.
Mrs. Robe is described as "A short pudgy little lady with snow white hair, always neatly but conservatively dressed. She was an expert horsewoman (always riding sidesaddle) and could handle a team of horses like a man." Her granddaughter appraised her to be an excellent cook and needlewoman "par excellent."
William Bay Robe died in January of 1911 in Muskogee, followed by Sarah Hunter Robe in October of 1917, leaving a rich heritage of service to mankind. [photos of William Robe and Sarah Robe]
(Pgs 143-144) Robe Family Left Legacy Of Service The patriarch of the famous Indian Territory missionary family, William Bay Robe, spent his last days in Muskogee. The Robe family was truly a missionary family with each member contributing his or her share to the missionary heritage of the state.
William Bay and Sarah Hunter Robe began their missionary careers when Robe was appointed Superintendent of Spencer Academy by the Southern Presbyterian Church in 1871.
... [children] Lida, oldest daughter; Robert Chalmers; John Miles; Eliza A; Marie Frances; Mary Bell; Julia
[following is a list of the various schools and the positions held by this family]
Some of the material for this article was taken from the Chronicles of Oklahoma, but has been supplemented with material sent me by Mrs. Orella Robe Dameron, a daughter of John Miles Robe.
She describes her grandfather as being a tall, dignified, handsome man with dark brown hair which never turned gray and says he was always immaculately dressed. She says he walked in his sleep, and on one occasion he "got up in the night and started down to the post office, clad only in his nightshirt. When he awakened, he found himself at the bottom of a muddy ditch where he had slipped and fallen in his sleep. This was a terrible embarrassment to him, as no one was ever allowed to see him unless he was properly dressed." She describes him as a very special person who spoiled her.
Mrs. Robe is described as "A short pudgy little lady with snow white hair, always neatly but conservatively dressed. She was an expert horsewoman (always riding sidesaddle) and could handle a team of horses like a man." Her granddaughter appraised her to be an excellent cook and needlewoman "par excellent."
William Bay Robe died in January of 1911 in Muskogee, followed by Sarah Hunter Robe in October of 1917, leaving a rich heritage of service to mankind. [photos of William Robe and Sarah Robe]
William Bay and Sarah Hunter Robe began their missionary careers when Robe was appointed Superintendent of Spencer Academy by the Southern Presbyterian Church in 1871.
... [children] Lida, oldest daughter; Robert Chalmers; John Miles; Eliza A; Marie Frances; Mary Bell; Julia
[following is a list of the various schools and the positions held by this family]
Some of the material for this article was taken from the Chronicles of Oklahoma, but has been supplemented with material sent me by Mrs. Orella Robe Dameron, a daughter of John Miles Robe.
She describes her grandfather as being a tall, dignified, handsome man with dark brown hair which never turned gray and says he was always immaculately dressed. She says he walked in his sleep, and on one occasion he "got up in the night and started down to the post office, clad only in his nightshirt. When he awakened, he found himself at the bottom of a muddy ditch where he had slipped and fallen in his sleep. This was a terrible embarrassment to him, as no one was ever allowed to see him unless he was properly dressed." She describes him as a very special person who spoiled her.
Mrs. Robe is described as "A short pudgy little lady with snow white hair, always neatly but conservatively dressed. She was an expert horsewoman (always riding sidesaddle) and could handle a team of horses like a man." Her granddaughter appraised her to be an excellent cook and needlewoman "par excellent."
William Bay Robe died in January of 1911 in Muskogee, followed by Sarah Hunter Robe in October of 1917, leaving a rich heritage of service to mankind. [photos of William Robe and Sarah Robe]
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