Page:Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography volume 4.djvu/110

 ^2

VIRGINIA BIOGRAPHY

horn about 1800, presumably in James City county, Virginia. He married Mary Enders, and had issue.

(VIII) John Enders Robinson, son of Poitiaux and Mary (Enders) Robinson, was born July 10. 185 1, at corner of Fifth and Main streets, Richmond, Virginia. He was a pupil at the Rev. John T. Clarke's school a+ "Riverview," in Halifax county, Virginia. Early in 1864 and in 1865 he assisted in the Confederate operation of railroad trains over the old Richmond & Danville Railroad, now the Southern, in the vicinity of Staunton River Bridge. Virginia. He was a cadet in the Military Institute of Virginia from 1867 to 1869. He was the Virginia commissioner to Vienna at the World's Fair of 1873. In 1872 and 1874 he was lieutenant of the Rich- mond Light Infantry Blues, Virginia mili- tia. He lives in Richmond, where he was a tobacconist for many years. He is a Demo- crat, but never sought political office. He is a consistent member of the Protestant Episcopal church. He was a charter mem- ber of the Westmoreland Club, of which he was the first treasurer, serving for a period of five years.

Mr. Robinson niarried. November 7, 1871, in St. Paul's Church, Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Morgan, born in Richmond, Vir- ginia, in 1852. She was reared and educated in Richmond, attending the girls' schools of Miss Jessie Ciordon and Miss Mary Pegram, both famous institutions of learning. She was particularly fond of the classics of Eng- lish literature and music, and was prepared for the Leipsic Conservatoire of Music. She is a member of the Episcopal church ; a member of the Monday Afternoon Club, of Richmond, was appointed its first president and served for three years ; charter member of Woman's Club, of Richmond, served as secretary for two years ; member of Holly- wood Memorial Association (Confederate) of Richmond, and in 1896 edited their pam- phlet, "Our Confederate Dead" ; member of the Confederate Memorial Literary Society, in charge of the Confederate Museum ; was its recording secretary from 1900 to 1907, in- clusive, and its corresponding secretary, igii to 1913. inclusive, and chairman of its sites committee for six years ; member of Rich- mond Chapter. Virginia Division, United Daughters of Confederacy, many years ; member of Lee Chapter, Virginia Division, United Daughters of Confederacv. of Rich-

mond, at present time (1914) ; served as his- torian-general of United Daughters of Con- federacy, 1908-11, inclusive, and while hold- ing this office she originated the plan for creating a United Daughters Confederate Library in every division (state) organiza- tion ; is corresponding secretary of Confed- erate Southern Memorial Association, head- quarters in New Orleans, and was assigned to the special work of this association to re- store the name of Jefiferson Davis to the Cabin John I'ridge, \\'ashington, D. C. and she edited "The Restoration of the Name of Jefiferson" (to the Cabin Bridge) containing the official correspondence, Richmond, Vir- ginia, 1909; member of the Association for the Preservation of \'irginia Antiquities, headquarters in Richmond, of which she has been corresponding secretary for four- teen years ; chairman of Year Book, 190G-08, edited the Year Books 1900-01, and 1904, the only ones published during her incumbency. Children of John Enders and Virginia (Mor- gan) Robinson : Morgan Poitiaux, of whom more hereafter ; John Enders, l)orn July 26, 1878, in Richmond ; a locomotive engineer, married Ruby Wright, and has one child, Alcinda Morgan, born January 14, 1910.

Mrs. \"irginia (Morgan) Robinson de- scends from David Morgan, son of Colonel Morgan Alorgan, the emigrant, who built Morgan's (Bunker Hill) Chapel, Newborne parish, Virginia (now West Virginia). David Morgan was one of the first settlers on the Monongahela river, west of the Alle- gheny mountains. The Morgans moved to the region now known as Monongalia county, West \^irginia, probably from one of the eastern counties of Pennsylvania, but the date of their settlement is unknown. As early as 1778 William Morgan, David Mor- gan, Hugh Morgan and Patrick Morgan, presumably of the same family, migrated there. Patrick Morgan was killed by the Indians, who were very troublesome at that time. The Morgans were all noted Indian fighters, and David Morgan is said to have slain seven Indians in personal combats. In 1779, according to reports, he single-handed slew two Indians who attacked him.

His combat with the Indians whom he slew came about in an effort to save two of his children, Stephen and Sarah, from their fiendish hands, and was due to a remarkable dream just before the occurrence mentioned. One morning early in April, 1779, he sent