Apperson, Mary Emma Lee^[1]

1865 - 1953  (88 years)

• Name	Apperson, Mary Emma Lee
  Nickname	Minnie
  Born	19 Feb 1865	Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, U.S.A.
  Gender	Female
  RELI	Methodist
  Died	Aug 1953	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
  Buried	Aug 1953	Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.   [2]
  Person ID	I14946	McClure-Harris
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2005

  
  

  Father	Apperson, James Petty,   b. 15 Apr 1829, , Henry, Tennessee, U.S.A. ,   d. 29 Dec 1913, Wilmer, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.  (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Gray, Mary Catherine,   b. 24 Nov 1831, Butler, Montgomery, Illinois ,   d. 24 Nov 1915, Wilmer, Dallas, Texas  (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	15 Aug 1850	Texas
  Family ID	F3874	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robbins, Elie Bradley,   b. 07 Jan 1856, Belleville, Conecuh, Alabama ,   d. 03 Feb 1951, Dallas, Dallas, Texas  (Age 95 years)
  Married	23 Dec 1884	, Wilmer, Texas
  Last Modified	3 May 2005
  Family ID	F5258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Robbins, Mary Emma Lee "Minnie" Apperson

  
  

• Sources

  [S186] GEDCOM file imported on 14 Aug 2002., Shane Symes. [S683] The Dallas Morning News (Reliability: 3), 11 Aug 1953. Mrs. Robbins Dies at 87 in Hospital Here Mrs. Minnie Apperson Robbins, 87, a resident of Dallas for forty years, died Sunday in a Dallas hospital after a year’s illness. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Petty Apperson, pioneer settlers of Ellis and Dallas Counties. She lived at 4545 Gloster Road. Mrs. Robbins was born Feb. 19, 1865, in Waxahachie and moved to Wilmer when she was a girl. She married Elie Bradley Robbins there on Dec. 23, 1884, and they celebrated their sixty-sixth wedding anniversary in 1950. Robbins, who built the first suspension bridge over the Trinity River years ago, died Feb. 3, 1951. The couple lived in Ferris, Ellis County, before coming to Dallas. Mrs. Robbins attended the old Marvin College in Waxahachie and was a lifetime member of the Methodist church. Surviving from her eight sons and one daughter are Willard B. Robbins Sr. and E. B. (Dick) Robbins, both of Dallas; Ed R. Robbins Sr. of Lubbock, Thomas C. Robbins Sr. of Larchmont, N.Y., and Mrs. Mary Shiels of Dallas; eight grandchildren and six great-grand-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 4:30 p.m. Monday in the Geo. A. Brewer Funeral Chapel, 3603 Ross. The Rev. John Knox Bowling, pastor of Northridge Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Grove Hill Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Bill Robbins, Henry Shiels, Robby Shiels, Ed Robbins, all grandsons, and Tom Beaird Jr., a nephew. Honorary pallbearers will be doctors on the staff of Jones Eye, Ear Nose & Throat Hospital.