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I. H. ROBB, attorney, Sandy Lake, was born in Mill Creek Township, Mercer County, April 18, 1847, to Robert S. and Sarah (Miller) Robb, natives, the father of Allegheny County and the mother of Lisbon, Ohio. The father came to this county in 1806, with his parents, Robert and Mary (Smith) Robb, the parents of Jane, Robert, Mary, Amelia, Isaac, John, Margaret, Eli and Eliza. The children of Robert S. and Sarah Robb were: James, Meribah, Robert, Nancy, Ebenezer, I. H., Mary L., Sarah J., Susannah and Joseph S. I. H. Robb was educated in the New Lebanon Academy, and taught seven terms of school. He read law with Coulter & Martin, of Parker’s Landing, and completed his studies with Griffith & Mason, of Mercer. He was admitted to the bar October 23, 1873, and began practice the December following at Sandy Lake. He was appointed notary public in 1877, and still holds that position. He has been burgess of Sandy Lake one term, a member of the council three terms, and school director two terms. He is a member of the K. of L., K. & L. of H. and I. 0. 0. F. He was married November 5, 1873, to Cassie E. Blair, who bore him three children: Eva L., Maggie B. and Estella (dead). His wife died February 12, 1881, and he was again married, to Maggie A. Blair, and has one child, Theressa M. He and wife belong to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of which he is a trustee. He is a Republican. History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania : its past and present : including its aboriginal history, its early settlement and development, a description of its historic and interesting localities, sketches of its boroughs, townships and villages, neighborhood and family histories, portraits and biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, statistics, etc. : also, a condensed history of Pennsylvania. Chicago, Ill.: Brown, Runk & Co., 1888, page 1064. Read this book on line - Free Trial Search Hundreds of 1880s-1890s Pennsylvania County History Books for biographies and historical information on your ancestors. View the book page images on line and print them out for your genealogy file! Free Access to the old history books - plus birth & death records, census images and ALL other records at ancestry.com .
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