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Mildred Winfield ROBBINS (b 1874)

Mildred Winfield Robbins was born on 27 Jun 1874, almost certainly in Huntington (Suffolk) New York, the second daughter and third and last child of Simeon Treadwell Robbins and Elizabeth Perry. Her father Simeon was a farmer in Huntington township.

The 1880 US Census enumerated the members of Mildred's family. Her mother, Elizabeth, who had died in 1879 when Mildred was only five, was listed on the census but the entry was struck through. In addition to Mildred and her father, an older brother Walter (age 21) and an older sister Henrietta (age 9) were also listed in the household. Mildred herself was recorded as a son (sic) named Winfield, age 5. Both Henrietta and Mildred were in school. The 1940 Census reported that Mildred completed the eighth grade before leaving school.

Mildred married Gilbert Brush Sammis (b 1875) on 27 Nov 1895 in Northport (Suffolk) New York. The couple were found by the 1900 US Census living on a farm on Fresh Pond Road in Northport. They already had three children that year, all sons, Howard (b Oct 1896), Merton (b 1898) and Byron (b 1899). Gilbert was farming.

Mildred gave birth to two daughters during the next decade. Henrietta was born in January 1902. Erma Elizabeth was born in 1905 and died in 1909. By 1910, the family had relocated to Freehold (Monmouth) New Jersey. Gilbert had bought a farm on Lakewood Road and was farming. Mildred reported that she was the mother of five children, four of them still living. All four living children were still at home, Howard (age 13), Merton (age 11), Byron (age 10), and Henrietta (age 8). All four of the children were in school.

The 1915 New Jersey census found the family still in Freehold. The household had expanded to include a recent Russian immigrant whose occupation was given as laborer (presumably on Gilbert's farm) as well as Mildred's sister Henrietta Robbins, a missionary, and Gilbert's father Rinaldo who, at age 83, was retired. All four children were still at home. The eldest, Howard, was 18 that year.

In January 1920, the family was still in Freehold and Gilbert was still farming. The address that year was given as the Freehold and Adelphia Road, but I presume they were on the same property that had earlier been identified as on Lakewood Road. Only the couple's four children were in the household that year. Gilbert's father had died in October of 1909 and Henrietta Robbins, Mildred's sister was away in North Korea. All four of the children were still single, Howard at age 23, Merton at age 21, Byron at age 20, and Henrietta at age 18. This would not last long. Henrietta married Rezeau Lambertson, a young man from a neighboring farm, in April of 1922, and Byron married in September of the same year.

In May 1930, two of Mildred's sons were still at home. Howard, age 34, was working for his father on the farm. Merton, age 32, was reported to have no occupation. Gilbert and Mildred were now both in their mid-fifties. The couple travelled to California later in the decade. Mildred's sister Henrietta had returned from her missionary work in North Korea and, in early 1936, the threesome made a trip to California, presumably to visit daughter Henrietta In Glendale and, possibly, Mildred's brother Walter Robbins who was living in Manhattan Beach City. They returned from New York on the SS President Taft, a two-week journey by sea.

Son Merton was the only child still at home in April 1940. Merton was then age 40, single, and working as a farmer, presumably alongside his father, Gilbert. Son Howard, still single that year, was working on his own farm in Manalapan, a town about 15 miles north of Freehold. His aunt and Mildred's sister, Henrietta Robbins, was living with Howard and keeping house.

Mildred died on 22 Jul 1942 in Fitkin Hospital, at the age of 68, in Neptune (Monmouth) New Jersey. An obituary reports that she was a member of the Freehold Methodist Church and at one time active in the Freehold Women's Club and the Freehold Grange. She was survived by her husband, Gilbert, her sister, Henrietta, three sons nd a daughter. She was buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Freehold.

Sources:

1880 US Census, Household of Simeon Robbins (b 1835): Citation: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Year: 1880; Census Place: Huntington, Suffolk, New York; Roll: 935; Page: 268A; Enumeration District: 320. Content: The 1880 US Census of Huntington (ED 320) NY on 14 Jun 1880 shows dwelling (271/287) with a household composed of (1) Simeon Robbins, white, male, age 45, married, farmer, born ME, parents born ME, (2) Elizabeth Robbins, white, female age 44, wife, married, keeping house, born ME, parents born ME [the line is completely struck through because Elizabeth had died in 1879], (3) Walter S Robbins, white, male, age 21, son, single, farming, born ME, parents born ME, (4) Henrietta P Robbins, white, female, age 9, daughter, at home, attended school, born NY, parents born ME, (5) Winfield Robbins, white, male (sic), age 5, son (sic), at home, attended school, born NY, parents born ME. [Winfield is almost certainly Mildred, a daughter]

1900 US Census, Household of Gilbert B Sammis (b 1875): Citation: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Year: 1900; Census Place: Huntington, Suffolk, New York; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0760; FHL microfilm: 1241165. Content: The 1900 US Census of the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County, New York on 28 Jun 1900 lists dwelling 271, a rented farmhouse on Fresh Pond Road with a household composed of (1) Gilbert Sammis, head, male, born Sept 1875, age 24, married four years, born in New York, parents born in New York, a farmer, (2) Mildred Sammis, wife, female, born June 1874, age 25, married four years, three children born, all living, born New York, parents born New York, (3) Howard C Sammis, son, male, born Oct 1896, age 3, born New York, (4) Merton D Sammis, son, male, born Apr 1898, age 2, born New York, (5) Byron T Sammis, son, male, born Dec 1899, age 5 months, born New York, and two boarders, both farm laborers, both recently arrived from Russia.

1910 US Census, Household of Gilbert B Sammis (b 1875): Citation: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Year: 1910; Census Place: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey; Roll: T624_900; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1374913. Content: The 1910 US Census of Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey shows dwelling 17 on Lakewood Road, owned mortgage free, with a household composed of (1) Gilbert B Sammis, head, male, white age 35, first marriage 15 years, born NY, parents born NY, farmer (employer), (2) Mildred E Sammis, wife, female, white, age 34, first marriage 15 yrs, 5 children, 4 living, born NY, parents both born Maine, (3) Howard ?W? Sammis, son, male, white, age 13, single, born NY, parents born NY, in school, (4) Merton Sammis, son, male, white, age 11, single, born NY, parents born NY, in school, (5) Byron Sammis, son, male, white, age 10, single, born NY, in school, (6) Henrietta Sammis, dau, female, white, age 8, single, born NY, in school. All can read/write.

1915 New Jersey Census, Household of Gilbert B Sammis (b 1875): Citation: Ancestry.com. New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1915 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, NJ, USA; State Census of New Jersey, 1915; Reference Number: L-10; Film Number: 48. Content: The 1915 New Jersey State Census of Freehold Township on 12 Jun 1915 lists dwelling 124, owned with mortgage, with a household composed of (1) Gilbert B Sammis, male, born Sep 1875, age 39, married, born New York, parents born New York, farmer, can read/write, (2) Mildred R Sammis, female, born Jun 1874, age 40, married, born New York, parents born Maine, can rea/write, (3) Howard C Sammis, male, born Oct 1897, age 18, single, born New York, in school (Freehold, public), (4) Merton D Sammis, male, born Apr 1893, age 17, single, born New York, in school (Freehold, public), (5) Byron T Sammis, male, born Dec 1899, age 15, single, born New York, in school (Freehold, public), (6) Henrietta Sammis, female, born Jun 1902, age 13, single, born New York, in school (Freehold, public), (7) Henrietta Robbins, female, born Oct 1871, age 43, single, born New York, parents born Maine, missionary, can read/write, (8) Rinaldo Sammis, male, born June 1821, age 83, widower, born New York, parents born New York, retired, can read/write, (9) William Polkoskey, male, born May 1867, age 48, single, born Russia, parents born Russia,18 yrs in US, alien, laborer, can read/write.

1920 US Census, Household of Gilbert B Sammis (b 1875): Citation: Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Year: 1920; Census Place: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1058; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 102. Content: The 1920 US Census of Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey on 16 Jan 1920 lists Farm 204 on Freehold and Adelphia Road, owned and mortgage free, with a household composed of (1) Gilbert B Sammis, head, male, age 44, married, can read/write, born New York, parents born New York, farmer on a general farm, (2) Mildred Sammis, wife, female, age 45, married, can read/write, born New York, father born New York, mother born Maine, (3) Howard Sammis, son, male, age 23, single, born New York, no occupation listed, (4) Merton Sammis, son, male, age 21, single, born New York, no occupation listed, (5) Byron Sammis, son, male, age 20, single, born New York, no occupation listed, (6) Henrietta Sammis, daughter, female, age 18, single, in school, born New York.

1930 US Census, Household of Gilbert B Sammis (b 1875): Citation: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Year: 1930; Census Place: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey; Roll 1370; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 43; Image: 942.0. Content: The 1930 US Census of Freehold (Monmouth) NJ enumerated on 2 May 1930 lists dwelling 155 on the Freehold Adelphia Road, a farm owned, not rented, with a radio and with a household composed of (1) Gilbert B Sammis, head, male, 54, married, age 20 at marriage, able to read and write, born in NY, both parents born in NY, a farmer on a general farm, not a veteran, (2) Mildred P Sammis, wife, female, 55, married, age 21 at marriage, able to read and write, born in NY, both parents born in NY (sic), (3) Howard Sammis, son, male, 34, single, able to read and write, born in NY, both parents born in NY, a general farm laborer, (4) Merton O Sammis, son, male, 32, single, able to read and write, born in NC, both parents born in NC (sic), no occupation.

1936 Ship Manifest Listing Gilbert Brush Sammis (b 1875): Citation: Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Year: 1936; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 1; Page Number: 184. Content: A passenger manifest for the SS President Taft sailing from Los Angeles on 12 Mar 1936 arrived in New York on 27 Mar 1926. The manifest includes (1) Henrietta Robbins, age 64, female, single, born 27 Oct 1871 in Northport, LI, resident of Freehold, NJ, (2) Gilbert Sammis, age 60, male, married, born 20 Sep 1875 in Northport, LI, resident Freehold, NJ, (3) Mildred Sammis, age 61, female, married, born 27 Jun 1874 in Northport, LI, resident of Freehold, NJ.

1940 US Census, Household of Gilbert B Sammis (b 1875): Citation: Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Year: 1940; Census Place: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02366; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 13-43. Content: The 1940 US Census of Freehold Township (Monmouth) New Jersey on 03 Apr 1940 lists dwelling 31 on RD#2, Adelphi Road, a farm owned and valued at $3000, with a household composed of (1) Gilbert B Sammis, heada, male, age 64, married, completed 8th grade, born New York, farmer on a general farm, income of $5000 in 1939, (2) Mildred I Sammis, wife, male (sic), age 63, married, completed 8th grade, born New York, no occupation, no income in 1939, (3) Merton D Sammis, son, male, age 40, single, completed 2 years of high school, born New York, farmer on general farm, income of $5000 in 1939. All three were reported to be residents of Long Island NY in April of 1935 (sic).

1942 Obituary (Asbury Park, NJ) for Mildred R Sammis (b 1874): Citation: Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019. Asbury Park Press; Publication Date: 23 Jul 1942; Publication Place: Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA; Content: An Asbury Park, NJ obituary dated 23 Jul 1942 writes: Freehold--Mrs Mildred R Sammis, 68, of the Freehold-Adelphia road, where she has resided for the past 33 years, died yesterday [22 Jul 1942] at Fitkin hospital, Neptune, after a long illness. She was born in Long Island, and was a member of the Freehold Methodist church, and at one time active in the Freehold Women's club and the Freehold Grange. Surviving besides her husband, Gilbert B Sammis, are a daughter, Mrs Rezeau Lambertson, Glendale, Cal, three sons, Howard C and Merton D, living at home and Byron T of Huntington, LI; and a sister Miss Hernrietta P Robbins, who lived with the Sammis family.

Find a Grave Memorial 92255729 for Mildred Robbins (b 1874).