Bio: Robinson, J. L. (1881)
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Surnames: Robinson, Dawes

----Source: The History of Northern Wisconsin (Marathon County, Wis.) 1881, page 575

J. L. ROBINSON, lumberman, Spencer. Born in Maine in 1824. Came to Fond du Lac in 1849. From there he went to Adams County, in 1852, where he engaged in logging on the Yellow River, and from there came to Spencer in 1874, where he built his saw-mill, which has a capacity of 30,000 of lumber and 40,000 of shingles per day. He married Miss Irene Dawes, of Maine, May 21, 1850. They have six children — William J., Etta, James A., Rena, Alvah and George H. Mr. Robinson's business is conducted by James, who took it in 1880. James A. was born in Adams County, Oct. 11, 1859, and attended Curtiss' Business College, in Minneapolis, in 1878. He is a member of the Temple of Honor, and belongs to the Spencer Cornet Band.