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Note: Birth Name: Rob Roy Arthur Robinson which he later legally changed to Robert Arthur Robinson
1930 US Census
State: Wisconsin
County: Rock
Township or other division of county: Milton Township
Enumeration District Number: 53-42
Supervisor's District Number: 13
Sheet No: 11A
Enumerated by me on April 2, 1930
(signature) Mrs. Florence Robinson (Scott: This is interesting. I am fairly certain that this must be Florence Edith Burdick, first wife of Harry Robinson, Herbert's brother! Harry and Florence were divorced when this census was taken. Harry remarried in 1929. I wonder how awkward this was when she came around as the census taker.)
Written in first column: Apr 5
Number of Dwelling: 3
Number of Family: 3
Columns:
1. Name
2. Relation
3. Home Owned or Rented
4. Radio Set
5. Does this family live on a farm?
6. Sex
7. Color or Race
8. Age at Last Birthday
9. Marital Condition
10. Age at First Marriage
11. Attended School or College anytime since Sept. 1, 1929
12. Able to Read and Write
13. Person's State of Birth
14. Father's State of Birth
15. Mother's State of Birth
16. Able to Speak English
17. Occupation
18. Industry
19. Class of Worker (O - Working on Own Account; W - Wage or Salary Worker)
20. Employed
21. Veteran
22. War (WW - World War)
23. Number of Farm Schedule
1. Robinson, Marvin S. 2. Head 3. O 4. R 5. Yes 6. M 7. W. 8. 71 9. M 10. 23 11. No 12. Yes 13. Pennsylvania 14. Pennsylvania 15. Pennsylvania 16. Yes 17. Farmer 18. General Farm 19. O 20. Yes 21. No 23. 2
1. Robinson, Mary J. 2. Wife 5. X 6. F 7. W 8. 69 9. M 10. 21 11. No 12. Yes 13. Wisconsin 14. New York 15. New York 16. Yes 17. none
1. Robinson, Herbert H. 2. Son 5. X 6. M 7. W 8. 46 9. M 10. 23 11. No 12. Yes 13. Wisconsin 14. Pennsylvania 15. Wisconsin 16. Yes 17. Laborer 18. Farm 19. W 20. Yes
1. Robinson, Martha B. 2. Daughter-in-law 5. X 6. F 7. W 8. 36 9. M 10. 25 11. No 12. Yes 13. Wisconsin 14. Germany 15. Germany 16. Yes 17. None
1. Robinson, Arlene P. 2. Granddaughter 5. X 6. F 7. W 8. 17 9. S 11. No(?) 12. Yes 13. Wisconsin 14. Wisconsin 15. Wisconsin 16. Yes 17. None
1. Robinson, Joan L. 2. Granddaughter 5. X 6. F 7. W 8. 7 9. S 11. No (?) 13. Wisconsin 14. Wisconsin 15. Wisconsin 17. None
1. Robinson, Doreen N. 2. Granddaughter 5. X 6. F 7. W 8. 3 11/12 9. S 11. No 13. Wisconsin 14. Wisconsin 15. Wisconsin 17. None
1. Robinson, Rob R. 2. Grandson 5. X 6. M 7. W 8. 2 2/12 9. S 11. No 13. Wisconsin 14. Wisconsin 15. Wisconsin 17. None
Scott: When I went with dad to the farm in the late 1990s, he showed me the site of the house where Harry and his first wife lived in which was just west of the main house. This house burned down but at the time of this census, Florence and others were still living here:
Number of Dwelling: 4
Number of Family: 4
1. Robinson, Florence E. 2. Head 3. R 4. R 5. Yes 6. F 7. W 8. 46 9. M (?) 10. 23 11. No 12. Yes 13. Wisconsin 14. New Jersey 15. Wisconsin 16. Yes 17. Overseer 18. Farm 19. Could be O or W 23. 3
1. Blomgren, Albert F. 2. Son-in-law 5. X 6. M 7. W 8. 29 9. M 10. 22 11. No 12. Yes 13. Illinois 14. Sweden 15. Sweden 16. Yes 17. Accountant 19. W 20. Yes 21. No
1. Blomgren, Marjorie E. 2. Daughter 5. X 6. F 7. W 8. 23 9. M 10. 22 11. No 12. Yes 13. Wisconsin 14. Wisconsin 15. Wisconsin 16. Yes 17. Stenographer 19. W 20. Yes
1. Hyman (Hymen/Hymere), Charles E. (This man must have been a boarder/farm hand) 5. X 6. M 7. W 8. 38 9. S 11. No 12. Yes 13. Wisconsin 14. South Dakota 15. Wisconsin 16. Yes 17. Laborer 18. Farm 19. W 20. Yes 21. Yes 22. WW
1940 US Census
State: Wisconsin
County: Rock
Township or other division of county: Milton Township
Supervisor's District Number: 1
Enumeration District Number: 53-53
Sheet No: 10B
Enumerated by me on May 14, 1940
(signature) Florence E. Robinson (Scott: Again!)
Number of Household in order of visitation: 256
Home Owned (O) or Renter (R): O
Does this household live on a farm? Yes
Columns:
1: Name
2: Relationship
3: Sex
4: Color or Race
5: Age at Last Birthday
6: Marital Status (Single S, Married M, Widowed Wd)
7: Attended School or College any time since March 1, 1940?
8: Highest Grade of School completed (H-1) High School and how many years
9: State of Birth
10: Residence April 1, 1935 City
11: Was this person at work for pay or profit in private or nonemergency Government work during week of March 24-30?
12: If not was he at work or assigned to public emergency work (WPA, NYA, CCC, etc) during week of March 24-30?
13: Was this person seeking work?
14: If not seeking work, did he have a job, business, etc?
15: Indicate whether engaged in home housework (H), in School (S), Other (OT)
16: If at private or nonemergency government work (Yes is column 11) Number of hours worked during week of March 24-30, 1940
17: Occupation
18: Industry
19: Class of Worker - (OA Working on own Account)
20: Number of weeks worked in 1939 (Equivalent full-time weeks)
21: Income in 1939 (12 month ending December 31, 1939) Amount of money, wages, or salary received (including commissions)
22: Income in 1939 (12 month ending December 31, 1939) Did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money, wages, or salary
23: Number of Farm Schedule
Supplementary Questions for only those enumerated on lines 53 and 68. Luckily Doreen was on line 53!
24: Name
25: Place of birth fo Father
26: Place of birth of Mother
27: Mother Tongue
28: Usual Occupation
1: Robinson, Herbert H. 2: Head 3: M 4: W 5: 56 6: M 7: No 8: H-1 9: Wisconsin 10: Same House 11: Yes 16: 70 (!) 17: Farmer 18: Farming 19: OA 20: (50 crossed out) 52 21: 0 22: (Yes crossed out) 1 23: 29
1: Robinson, Martha B. 2: Wife 3: F 4: W 5: 42 6: M 7: No 8: H-4 9: Wisconsin 10: Same House 11: No 12: No 13: No 14: No 15: H 20: 0 21: 0 22: No
1: Robinson, Joan L. 2: Daughter 3: F 4: W 5: 16 6: S 7: Yes 8: H-2 9: Wisconsin 10: Same House 11: No 12: No 13: No 14: No 15: S 20: 0 21: 0 22: No
1: Robinson, Doreen N. 2: Daughter 3: F 4: W 5: 14 6: S 7: Yes 8: H-1 9: Wisconsin 10: Same House 11: No 12: No 13: No 14: No 15: S 20: 0 21: 0 22: No 24: Robinson, Dorren N. 25: Wisconsin 26: Wisconsin 27: English 28: None
1: Robinson, Robert Roy 2: Son 3: M 4: W 5: 11 6: S 7: Yes 8: 7 9: Wisconsin 10: Same House
1: Robinson, Mary J. 2: Mother 3: F 4: W 5: 80 6: Wd 7: No 8: 8 9: Wisconsin 10: Same House 11: No 12: No 13: No 14: No 15: OT 20: 0 21: 0 22: Yes
At Memorial Service for his sister, Joan, at her gravesite, Robert told the following stories to all assembled. He had written the tales down and I asked for the paper which he read from:
One day Joan, Dude & Joyce Laurence decided they would go horseback riding. Most of the horses were kind of frisky and they couldn't catch them except our old plow horse Mabel. So they got old Mabel and pulled her alongside the barnyard gate and all three of them climbed on. Of course we didn't have saddles or anything so they had to ride bareback. Old Mabel had one speed and that wasn't very fast so they were doing everything they could to make her go faster. Well old Mabel really didn't care for all them kids bouncing around on her but she knew exactly what to do. She slowly plodded out of the barnyard and into the pasture a little ways where she knew she could solve this problem. She heads for this tree where she knew there was a branch that she could just walk under with no problem at all. Sure enough the girls just slid right off the back and on to the ground and old Mabel just kept right on going along as if nothing happened and went eating grass out in the pasture. Joan tried to hang on to her tail but had to let go after she dragged her a ways.
If anything ever kept me from a life of crime I have to give Joan the credit for that. I think every kid in town knew about the counter of penney candy that Thorpes drug store had in the middle of their aisle as you walked in. Well me and Joan and Dude were in there one day walking around it and looking at all the different kinds of candy. Well it got too tempting so me and Dude sneaked a couple of pieces into our pocket when we thought no one was looking. I'm sure the Thorpes were wise to what was going on but I never heard of any kids getting caught. When we got outside we pulled the candy out of our pockets and started to unwrap them. Joan saw us and told us "you take that candy right back in there or I'm telling Ma & Dad. So we walked back in and sneaked the candy back the same way we sneaked it out. We never tried that again.
When we were kids our refrigerator was a box set in a spring that was kept cold by the cold water from the spring bubbling up all the time. A lot of times in order to get anything you would have to chase the frogs and water snakes away in order to get at what you wanted. Ma used to make root beer and put it in quart canning jars and when it was ready she would put it in the spring to get cold. Well, one day Joan and Dude & me got thirsty and we each took a jar and opened them. We held them up and were making a toast to each other and clinked our jars together. Well, I guess we must have clinked them a little too hard because they broke and there went our root beer all over the ground. Ma would always wonder what happened to the root beer she put in the spring, but I guess she really knew.
On February 5, 1968, Dad received his birth certificate! He had heard from several men at the General Motors plant that you needed a birth certificate in order to draw social security. In his efforts to find his, he found out one wasn't created when he was born. His parents also didn't realize that there was no proof of his birth. Evidentally the doctor forgot to gather the proper paperwork or something got lost in the mail somewhere. Anyway, Dad had to apply for his own birth certificate. So on February 5, 1968, he and his mother, Martha Poeppel Robinson visited Rock County Clerk Walter M. Lindemann and applied for a birth certificate. Martha had to sign an affidavit to prove that she was his mother. In her handwriting on this document (which is in my, Scott's possession) are her signature and her birthdate. Her current address was listed as 104 Division St. Milton Jct. WI. Other pertinent information such as Dad's birthday of February 11, 1928 and his parents Herbert H. Robinson and Martha B. Poeppel are shown. His original baptismal record (also in my possession) was presented as evidence which shows he was baptized at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Milton by Rev. Joseph J. Ryan officiating. These documents bears the seal of the church and shows he was baptized on February 26, 1928. Register of Deeds who signed the birth certificate was Emmett W. Murphy. The only other item to note however was that the baptismal certificate shows his name as Robert Roy Robinson. His marriage certificate showing his marriage to Doris Starks shows the name Rob Roy Arthur Robinson. Dad says that everyone used to call him Rob Roy, Robby, or Bobby when he was a kid. He didn't much care for the middle name of Roy and when he applied for the birth certificate, he only kept the middle name of Arthur. Thus according to Dad and his marriage certificate, when he was born, his legal name was Robert Roy Arthur Robinson.
On November 3, 1996, I gave my father, Robert, a small calendar notebook titled "Grandpa, Tell Me Your Memories". For each day, a question was asked about his life and experiences. The notebook was inscribed on the gift page: To Robert A. Robinson From John and Joseph Robinson Given on November 3, 1996 (during Green Bay Packers/Detroit Lions game---we won!!!) See document DadsMemories.doc containing this transcript. It was too long to fit here. Below are some examples from it which were used in a handout I created for his visitation. People really enjoyed these short stories.
"I had a dog we raised from a pup. When he was little I started training him to hunt. He was the dumbest dog & didn't seem to learn nothing but he turned out to be the best dog I ever had. I would know right away when he was on to a pheasant. He would stop every so often and look up to see if I was coming. He found many pheasants for me that I shot down and couldn't find. His name was Zeke. When he got so old and crippled and couldn't see, Dad had to shoot him to put him out of his misery. I couldn't do it."
"I never had a nickname other than 'Bob' until I got in high school. Me and another guy used to call each other by our father's names, why I don't remember. So everyone in high school called me 'Herb'. Which I didn't mind because I loved my father. The only other nickname I ever had was when I started working at General Motors. They all called me 'Red' because of my hair which wasn't really a red but a little brighter in color. When I got older a few of my friends would jokingly call me 'Grey'."
"I can only remember a little of my Grandpa Robinson. He died when I was 4. We used to have a small room with a sink and when he would come in the house to wash up, I would stand in the doorway with my arms on each side and say I had him in jail. Then he would pretend he couldn't get out. Also once I was climbing on the barnyard gate and he told me to stay off so I wouldn't get hurt. It finally fell on me and grandpa run over and got me out and scolded me. That hurt worse than a spanking. Grandma would always give me something to eat when I was hungry. She lived with us and my favorite was her homemade bread soaked in milk with brown sugar on top. She also used to make pigs in a blanket (hot dogs rolled in bread), doughnuts & molasses candy that we used to help stretch. That's where I learned to like mashed potatoes with milk gravy on them. Grandma used to help us milk cows (by hand) until she was 81 years old."
"We went to a one room school where the basement windows was always unlocked. When we weren't having school like on a weekend, me and my sisters would crawl in the basement window and go inside & write on the blackboard."
"We used to go to free outdoor movies on Wednesday or Saturday nights in Milton & MIlton Jct. We would have to wait 'til it got dark enough to show the movie. A lot of times the film would break and we would have to wait 'til they fixed it. We used to sit on the railroad tracks to watch it. Once a train came through and we had to wait 'til it passed. I would usually get an ice cream cone then. My favorite stars were Ken Maynard, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Tom Mix, Hopalong Cassidy and all the good guys with the white hats."
"The mose famous people I knew was my Dad & Mother."
"I used to like arithmetic, math, geometry & bookkeeping. One day a teacher was showing us a problem on the blackboard for geometry and how to solve it. I told him he was wrong. He told me to come up to the blackboard to prove it. I DID! The class really enjoyed that. Then I went back to my seat and remembered I left my book with the teacher. He was looking at it so I asked him if I could borrow my book. Then the class roared. He was a good teacher and he laughed about it too. His name was Mr. Rood."
"Once I got a kite flying up so high that it got in the clouds and the string got wet and broke. I never found that kite. It's probably still up there flying."
"I used to like to pretend I was a cowboy. I used a horse to gather the cows for milking every night. I would pretend I was a cowboy rounding up the cattle."
"When I learned to drive, it was out in the middle of the hay field. When I took my driver's test, I got in the car and started to back up. The cop said, 'I think there's a fire hydrant behind you.' Bang! I said, 'Yup, there it is.' I still passed my test."
"My favorite memory of my mother is that I remember her holding me and rocking in the rocking chair and singing to me. Also at Christmas time she would have us all excited looking out the window for Santa."
"I was 19 when I got my first car. It was a 1934 Model A Ford coupe that used to leak oil. I probably had that for a year and I traded it for a 1936 Chevy that leaked oil too."
"When I was small the neighbors would get together at some farm and have a barn dance. One would play a squeeze box, one a horn, and another a harmonica."
"My favorite toy was my Gene Autry gun."
"On VJ day (the day the US was victorious over Japan in World War II), I begged Dad to let me take the car to Janesville to celebrate. He didn't want to but he finally gave in. It was like a big celebration. People were cheering and blowing their horns. Sirens were blowing."
"My greatest hero was my Dad."
"When I went to school, I either walked or rode the bike. Our farm ran right up next to the school yard. Sometimes I would get on the horse and ride him to school. Then I would get off & he would go back home."
"Just about every Saturday, I would have to take the horses and a wagon or bobsled and get a load of wood in the winter. We would split it up in about 10 foot lengths and then bring it home and cut it up in chunks with a saw rig we had."
"I made a boat out of some old lumber we had. It leaked when I first put it in the water but when the boards swelled up it didn't leak anymore. I used it to fish in it a lot. We kept it at Ed Bingham's who had a farm on Lake Koshkonong. It's called Bingham's Point."
"At Christmas time, we would never have a tree until Christmas eve. We would go to bed early and in a couple hours there would be all kinds of noise. We would run downstairs and the tree would be there with all our toys around it. A couple of times Santa Claus was there and after he left, Dad would come in from outside and say he was coming back from the barn and Santa almost run him over getting away."
"I can remember being afraid of Santa Claus when I was real small, but I got over it. He would always come to our Christmas program in grade school & I would go down to Sears Roebuck in Janesville to see him. He was usually there."
Obituary:
Robert "Bob" Arthur Robinson, age 75, of Janesville, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2003, at home surrounded by his family. He was born February 11, 1928 on the Robinson family farm north of Milton on Otter Creek, son of Herbert Hiram and Martha Barbara (Poeppel) Robinson. He attended the one-room Otter Creek School and graduated from Milton High School in 1945. He was always fond of telling stories about growing up on the farm and had an opportunity to visit his old home a few years ago. On January 18, 1947, he married Doris Ann Starks in Milton. Bob farmed in his early life and later worked at General Motors in Janesville eventually retiring after 45 years of service. He was able to fix most anything from radios and TVs to cars and small engines. Only he and one other man built the house on S. Oakhill Ave., Janesville, where he and Doris raised four children. After the death of his first wife, he married Lois A. Maerz Starks on February 21, 1992. Up until this last year, Bob and Lois would winter in Harlingen, TX where they enjoyed the fine weather and the company of numerous friends who kept in contact with them especially when Bob became unable to travel. He was Chairman and Treasurer of Cub Scout Pack 511 for several years. A member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Janesville, he was also active with Meals on Wheels, a member of UAW Local 95, and enjoyed visiting the Janesville, Milton, and Beloit Senior Center where he and Lois loved dancing, bingo, playing cards, and chatting with their many friends. He enjoyed watching the Packers. He was also very interested in family history and, a few years ago, made a trip to Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and North Carolina to track his ancestors.
He is survived by his wife, Lois; his children, Mary (Roy) Morris of Janesville, Roy (Lynne) Robinson of Brookfield, and Scott (Cassie) Robinson of Janesville; 7 grandchildren; Vickie, Christine, Nike, Charlie, Toni, John, Joey, and Jennifer; 3 great-grandchildren, Robby, Kay Leigh, and Josh. He is also survived by a half-sister, Arlene Strese of Park Falls, WI.
By his second marriage, he is also survived by his stepchildren: Lola (David) Williams of Dodgeville, Lori Starks of Monroe, Mark Starks of Columbia City, IN, Linda Contreras of Lyons, IL, and Lisa Starks of Janesville, 7 step-grandchildren, Nicholas, Ariann, Skylier, Brett, Benjamin, Zachary, and Cara.
Bob was preceded in death by his son, Steven Leonard Robinson, age 6, who we're sure he is getting big hugs from right now. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Doris Ann Starks, his parents, and his sisters, Doreen Swart and Joan Lein and a brother Malcolm Paul.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30am on Wed., March 26, 2003, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Janesville with Rev. J. Daryl Furlong officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday evening from 5 until 8 p.m. at Schnieder Funeral Home, Janesville. Memorials may be made to HospiceCare, Inc.
We'd like to thank the staff of HospiceCare, Inc., especially Ellen and Myra for their excellent care.
Goodbye, Mr. America! Dad, you're the greatest!
Death Certificate:
Decedent's Name : Robert A. Robinson
Sex : M
Decedent's Social Security No : xxx-xx-xxxx
Date Pronounced Dead : March 22, 2003
Hour Pronounced Dead : 11:54 AM
Body Found (24 or more hours after death): no
Age : 75
Date of Birth : February 11, 1928
County of Death : Rock
Death Occurred inside City of : Janesville
Death at Hospital : not checked
Other Place : Res. of Decedent
Hospital / Nursing Home Name or Address: 1123 Mayfair Drive
Marital Status: : Married
Residence State : Wisconsin
Residence County : Rock
Residence Place City : Janesville
Number and Street : 1123 Mayfair Drive
Zip Code : 53545
State of Birth : Wisconsin
Father's Name : Herbert Hiram Robinson
Mother's Name : Martha Barbara Poeppel
Surviving Spouse : Lois A. Maerz
Informant's Name : Lois A. Robinson (Scott: I provided info as well)
Informant's Mailing Address : 1123 Mayfair Drive Janeville Wisconsin 53545
Name and Address of Funeral Facility : Schneider Funeral Directors, Inc. P.O. Box 71, Janesville, Wisconsin 53547
WI F.D. Lic. No. : 5169
Funeral Service Licensee Signature : Kevin L. Apfel
Date Signed : 3/24/2003
Medical Certification : Certifying Pysician To the best of my knowledge, death was pronounced and occurred at the time and date(s) state; the manner of death was Natural; and death was due to the causes stated.
Manner of Death : Natural
Medical Certifier's Name and Title : James Hall M.D.
Medical Certifier's Mailing Accress : 1000 Mineral Point Ave., Janesville, WI 53545
Actual or Estimated Date of Death : Same as 4a (Age stated above)
WI Physician License No : 38160
Medical Certifier Signature : JH
Date Signed by Medical Certifier : 3.24.03
Local Registrar Signature : Randal Leyes, R.D.
Date Signed by Local Registrar : Mar 25 2003
Usual Occupation : Assembler
Kind of Business / Industry : Automobile Manufacturer
Decedent Ever in the Armed Forces : No
Decedent was Tribal Member : No
Method of Disposition : Burial
Place of Disposition : Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Location of Cemetery or Crematory : Janesville Wisconsin
Immediate Cause : Multiple Myeloma
Interval Between Onset and Death : > 1 yr
Autopsy Performed : No
Last Will and Testament of Robert A. Robinson
I, Robert A. Robinson, presently residing at 1123 Mayfair Drive, Janesville, Wisconsin, being of sound mind and disposing memory, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby expressly revoking any and all Wills and Codicils heretofore made by me.
Article I Family
My Spouse is Lois A. Robinson. Any reference to my Spouse refers to her. I ratify the prenuptuial agreement entered into with Lois A. Robinson on January 7, 1992 and because of that agreement, I deliberately make no provision in my will for Lois A. Robinson, except as provided in Article IV.
My children are Mary J. Morris, Roy A. Robinson, and Scott L. Robinson. Any reference to my children will refer to all of the children mentioned above.
Article II Claims and Taxes
I direct my Personal Representative to pay out of my residuary estate the following:
Section 1. The expenses of my last illness, administration expenses, and all legally enforceable creditor claims.
Section 2. All Federal estate taxes, state inheritance taxes and all other governmental charges imposed by reason of my death, without seeking reimbursement from or charging any person for my part of the taxes and charges paid.
Section 3. If necessary, reasonable funeral expenses, including the cost, if any, of a suitable marker for my grave, without the necessity of an order of court approving such expense.
Article III Personal Representative
I appoint my Spouse as my Personal Representative. If my Spouse if unwilling or unable to act, then I name Scott L. Robinson to act as my Personal Representative. To the extent permitted by law, the Personal Representative shall serve without bond.
Article IV Specific Bequests
Section 1. I give to my Spouse any interest I own at the death in my then principal residence, with all contents, furniture, tools, equipment and furnishings; all motor vehicles; and all insurance policies insuring the foregoing against loss or insuring the owner against liability. If my Spouse does not survive me, this bequest shall lapse and pass with the residue of my estate.
Section 2. I give the sum of $19,632.70 to my son, Roy A. Robinson. This bequest is to atone for not receiving an equal share of his mother's estate when she died. If Roy A. Robinson does not survive me, this bequest shall lapse and pass with the residue of my estate.
Section 3. I give the sum of $19,632.70 to my son, Mary J. Morris. This bequest is to atone for not receiving an equal share of her mother's estate when she died. If Mary J. Morris does not survive me, this bequest shall lapse and pass with the residue of my estate.
Article V Distribution of Residue
I direct that the residue of my estate be divided into equal share. There shall be one share for each child of mine who survives me. If a child fails to survive me, that child's share shall be distributed to my surviving children in equal shares. I deliberately make no provision in this Article for descendants of a deceased child whether born before or after the date of this Will.
Article VI Survivorship Requirement
Unless otherwise specifically provided, a beneficiary of my Will who fails to survive me by 30 days shall be deemed to have predeceased me and shall not share in my estate. The share of such beneficiary shall be distributed as directed by the provisions stated in my Will.
Article VII Additional Provisions
Section 1. I direct that my Will be interpreted under the laws of the State of Wisconsin.
Section 2. I direct that I be buried in Mt. Olivet cemetery. My wife, Lois, may be buried next to me when she dies unless she wishes to be buried elsewhere.
Article VIII Powers and Duties of my Personal Representative
I authorize my Personal Representative to do any of the following, if necessary, in the course of the administration of my estate:
(a) To make repairs or improvements to my property, as may be deemed necessary to preserve or enhance the value of my estate.
(b) To sell or convey any part of my estate whether real, personal or mixed (for cash or on credit) at a public or private sale
(c) To borrow funds for use in estate administration if there are insufficient liquid assets in my estate.
(d) To employ persons, including attorneys, investment advisors, or other agents for assistance or advice, or not to employ such persons, as my Personal Representative deems appropriate.
In addition, my Personal Representative is authorized to perform any act which the applicable laws of the State of Wisconsin authorize a personal representative or fiduciary to perform.
I sign this Will on the 25th day of November, 2002.
Robert A. Robinson (signature)
Robert A. Robinson
Statement of Witnesses
We, the undersigned witnesses, hereby certify that Robert A. Robinson, in our presence, declared and signed this instrument as his Last Will and Testament on the date above his signature. At his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other, we then signed below as attesting witnesses to his signature. We believe the Testator is mentally competent and acting voluntarily in signing this document at this time.
Dated: this 25th day of November, 2002.
Susan L. Murray
37 South Main Street
Janesville, Wisconsin 53545
Roberta J. Forrest
37 South Main Street
Janesville, Wisconsin 53545
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