Dr. William O'Dell Robinson

1827 - 1913  (86 years)

• Name	William O'Dell Robinson
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	14 Jul 1827	Plum Hollow, Leeds Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203372149
  Name	O'Dell William Robinson
  Occupation	1881	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Medical Doctor
  Occupation	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Physican
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Doctor
  Occupation	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Doctor
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-55106
  Died	31 Oct 1913	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I55106	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Hannah Morgan,   b. 1834, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jan 1901, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Children	1. Dr. L. M. Robinson,   b. 1860, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Dr. Thomas Manley Robinson,   b. Sep 1861, Drumbo, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jun 1950  (Age ~ 88 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F28781	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  On Friday morning, Dr. William O'Dell Robinson, passed peacefully away at the home of his son, Doctor T. M. Robinson, St. Jacobs. The late Doctor who was in his eighty-sixth year, was one of the few old pioneers of St. Jacobs, that were left, being the third to pass to their reward, during the past couple of months. The deceased was well and favorably known throughout the whole of Waterloo County. Born in Leeds County, he moved to Oxford County, when a young man. After remaining there a short time, he came to St. Jacobs in 1867, where he resided up to the time of his death. A number of years ago he gave up his general practice to his son. Still there were a great number of people who came or would write from different parts of Ontario and Northwest, for his great cure for Rheumatism; so that in his declining years, he was a great comfort to his fellowmen who along with his many other friends, will be grieved to learn of his death. One son Dr. T. Manley Robinson, is the only surviving member of the family, left to mourn the loss of a kind father. The deceased belonged to the Masonic order. The funeral will take place from the residence of his son, on Monday afternoon. Service will. be held at the house at 2: 30 p.m. and thence to the Evangelical Cemetery for interment. The Berlin Daily Telegraph 1 Nov 1913 pg 2 ___________ ROBINSON, WILLIAM O'DELL was born in "Plum Hollow" Leeds County, in about 1826. His card in the Waterloo Chronicle in 1868 describes him as a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, and a graduate of the Eclectic College of Pennsylvania. He received his licence to practice in l867, at which time he would have been forty one years of age. Presumably he received his M. R. C. S. Edinburgh when he was younger. A further mention made in a card which appeared in 1869 said that he was formerly in attendance at the Blockley hospital which contains 3,000 beds. He practised initially at Drumbo according to the information at hand, and in 1867 moved to St. Jacobs where he practised for about 45 years. In 1872 he received an appointment as coroner for Waterloo County. He must have practised as an Eclectic as he had a cure for rheumatism which was in considerable demand by patients even after he had been retired for some time. The Waterloo County Chronicle of April 5,1894 had a notice: Dr. W. O. D. Robinson, formally [sic] of St. Jacobs (opened) an office at Studdick's Hotel Floradale where he will be prepared to attend to calls promptly. So far he has been kept busy since coming to Floradale. Whether this was in conjunction with, or separate from, his practice in St. Jacobs is unclear. At any rate his practice was gradually taken over by his son, and his opening an office in Floradale may have been an assertion of independence. In his later years his health was impaired, and he eventually had to enter the Berlin & Waterloo Hospital where he died on October 31, 1913 was then in his 86th. year, one account said his 87th year. His wife had predeceased him and he was survived by his son, Dr. T. M. Robinson. Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925, 1986

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 16. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 55. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 12. [S232] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Calvary United St. Jacobs 4585 Cemetery Internet Link. In / Memory / of / W. O. D. / Robinson / M.D. / Born /July 14, 1827 / Died / Oct. 31, 1913 [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 33.

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - Medical Doctor - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Physican - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Doctor - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Doctor - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 31 Oct 1913 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth