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Robert Robinson
1866-1902
Block 28, Lot A4
Robert Erwin (Lee) Robinson was born in Havilah. His father was Jeremiah W. Robinson who was shot and killed in Claraville on Paiute Mountain in 1868. His mother, May Ann McKenzie Robinson, moved her 3 small boys, Beverly, Jerry, and Robert to Havilah. When she was threatened with having the boys taken away, she moved to Kernville. Her sons found a large deposit of placer gold up Tillie Creek and bought the Robinson Ranch at what is now Robinson Cove on Sierra Way SE of Kernville.
Robert Erwin L. Robinson married Linda Gann from Woody. They had 2 children. He died in 1902 at age 36 when his team ran away and the wagon overturned near Paul's Place in Weldon. His wife Linda died in 1929.
The Old Kernville Historic Cemetery Tour was researched and created by Kern River Valley Historical Society members Jenny Hanley, and Richard Rowe as part of the 2010 Kern River Valley Historical Society Annual History Days, celebrating the history of the Kern River Valley.
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