12/03/2012
The descendants of Jesse Wayne Robinson gathered for the annual Robinson Reunion, on Sunday, December 02, 2012, at Orbisonia, PA. Jesse Wayne Robinson, the son of John Nevin Robinson and Orena J Stitt was born on August 03,1895, in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He died on July 06, 1976 in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He married Ella Lillian Bair. She was born on March 04, 1897 in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. She died in 1958 in Blairs Mills, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA. Jesse and Ella had the following children:
Daughter: Gail Marie Cresswell, March 31, 1921
Son: Guy Baer Robinson, December 14, 1923 (deceased)
Daughter: Norma Viola Parsons, February 2, 1925
Daughter: Dora Emogene Cisney, January 24, 1927
Son: Daryl Nevin Robinson, February 6, 1929 (deceased)
Son: Earl Donald Robinson, January 16, 1931 (now deceased)
Son: Franklin Leon Robinson, February 11, 1932
Son: Samuel Edwin Robinson, 1933 (deceased)
Son: Fred Leroy Robinson, April 10, 1937
Daughter: Francis Irene Waters, August 31, 1940 (deceased)
The Reunion Festivities included a covered dish meal, family slide show (provided by Daryl Robinson, JR), display of genealogy family roots going back 16 generations, and family photos (provided by Daryl Robinson, JR, and Teresa Cover). Anna Robinson asked the blessing on the meal. Kids, young and old, enjoyed the candy scrambles. The intensity grew as the children heard bells ringing, thus arrived Santa Claus (Tim Locke) along with his 2 Elves, Jingle (Madison Armstrong) and Jangle (Brittney McMullen). All the children sat with Santa and were presented with a gift and goodie bag. Guest enjoyed the numerous door prizes that were distributed. Family members signed a "thinking of you" card for Emogene Cisney's grandson, whom is currently serving in the Armed Forces. It was agreed that the Robinson Reunion for 2013 would be held on the typically 1st Sunday of December, at the Orbisonia Lions Club Building. Teresa Cover and Daryl Robinson JR will continue to contact family members for genealogy data and photos; Lisa Armstrong and Renae Stahl will coorindate Reunion Festivities.