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An Atlas of Delaware County, Indiana: From Actual Surveys under the Direction
of B.N. Griffing, C.E. (Knightstown, Indiana: Griffing, Gordon & Co, 1887,
Reprint 1971), page 18, Union Twp, Section 11. Bk1849 |
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Haas, Norma
ID0006. Autobiography of Norma Haas Robbins. Yorktown, Indiana,
1992.
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Book: Helm, T B,
History of Delaware County, Indiana, with Illustrations and Biographical
Sketches (Chicago: Kingman Brothers, 1881, Bk1595). |
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Book:
"Our Own Baby" for Walter C Robbins, Jr., Dec 1944. Acc988 |
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Plat Book:
Farm Plat Book
and Business Guide Delaware County Indiana (Rockford, Illinois:
Rockford Map Publishers, 1952. Bk1869), page 43.
Notes: Shows the 26 acre farm owned by Walter & Norma
Robbins in 1952. and the farms owned by Oscar C. Robbins and Milton
Robbins. |
Doc1133.pdf |
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Delaware County Indiana
Official Farm Plat Book and Directory (Madison, Wisconsin:
County Plat and Directory Co., Inc., nd [1957]); Acc000343 - Bk3332,
page 33, 43.
Notes:
Page 33: Section 11, north of Eaton - Shows 26 acres belonging to
"L. B." [Leo Bettinger]
Section 7 & 8 Show the relationship of the Farms of Walter, Oscar
and Milton Robbins
Page 43: Robbins, W [Walter] - Muncie, Union (Owner) and Eaton,
Union (Renter)
Robbins, M [Milton] - Muncie, Union (Owner)
No listing for Oscar Robbins
Note: I estimated the publication date from page 12 -
the ad for WLBC Radio - they state they have been serving the farm
home for 31 years and they were established in 1926.
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Real Estate Closing Statement,
sale of Closing Statement, N of Eaton Farm, 14 Jan 1955. Acc000204
Extract:
January 14, 1955
Closing Statement
Noel - Bettegnies - Robbins
Buyer Bettegnies - $10500.00
Seller Noel - $$10500.00
Seller Robbins - $7859.00
Expense - Bettegnies
Expense Noel - $564.03
Expense Robbins - $23.30
Accepted Settlement
Buyer Signatures of Leo and Rachel Bettegnies
Seller Signatures - Signatures of Elmer T. and Ruby T. Noel and
Walter C. and Norma L. Robbins |
Doc1131.pdf |
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Interview with Walter Clifton
Robbins, by Walter Clifton Robbins, Jr., 22 Sept 2005,
Extract:
Dad remodeled the bathroom - originally it only had a stool sitting
out in the middle of the room with no walls. He put walls around it
and finished the bathroom adding a tub with shower and a sink and
ran water to the bathroom. He also remodeled the kitchen by first
fixing the the drooping ceiling - it probably drooped 6 or 8 inches
in some places. He put in new ceiling joists and jacked up the
ceiling to make it all level and put in a new ceiling.
Had the house and barn painted. The barn had a metal roof. Dad
installed stalls in the hog house for sows to have their baby's. The
wood for these stalls came from logs out of the woods on the
property. Dad hauled the logs to a saw mill in Matthews or Hartford
City to have them cut into lumber. It was rough sawn oak and very
hard. Dad bought a heavy duty 1/2" drill and a portable circular saw
when he built these stalls and has these tools to this day. The hog
house had a cement floor. The previous owner (Tatman) had been a
tomato farmer and had built and used this building for something to
do with the tomatoes but dad could not remember for what purpose.
We raised around 200 head of hogs each year. We had them at our farm
and also down at Grandpa Robbins' farm. Dad raised them at both
places. The hogs were born in January and we would be up half the
night watching over them, using pitch forks to move the baby pigs
out of the way so the sows wouldn't roll over and crush them.
At one time we had 60 head of Black Angus cattle plus 10 milk cows.
At some point our milk cows got into the grainery and ate a large
quantity of soybeans. They all swelled up and we had to have Dr
Hyde, the veterinarian, from Hartford City come out. He opened up
their stomachs in an attempt to relieve the pressure and remove the
soybeans. Most of the cows died and dad had them made into
hamburger. We had so much hamburger "we had hamburger out our ears."
We had a fellow painting the barn - he worked with dad at Chevrolet.
Instead of money dad gave him 200 pounds of hamburger as payment. He
took the hamburger and forgot about it or something and it all
spoiled - so he ended up painting the barn for nothing.
Castrating the animals - Dad attempted to castrate some of the
calves one time. He had watched Dr Hyde and he thought it looked
simple enough. When he tried it on his own, however, he was not
quite as successful as he would have liked. He had lots of bleeding.
The calves survived but it was a mess and he never attempted that
again - he left that chore to Dr Hyde. Dad was very proficient at
castrating the hogs though and could do 40 or 50 at a time. He did
try to do some little pigs that were only 2 or 3 weeks old one time
but it was almost impossible to find their gonads so he never tried
that again.
Son, Phil had a horse named Trigger and son Walt Jr had a horse
named Sliver - had a pony named Bill and another horse named Scout. |
Doc0551.pdf |
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Book: Telephone Directory, Muncie,
Delaware County, Indiana, page 118. Indiana Bell Telephone Company,
July 1961. Repository: Muncie Public Library. Acc001943/Ph9045.jpg
Extract:
AAA AAA
Stoney Haven Motel
Photo of motel with sign
New Bedford Stone Motel/Free Television - Radiant Heat/ Reasonable
Rates
New Restaurant in Motel
5 minutes from Muncie
Call AT 9-1331
Map
Tiled Showers/ St. Rd. 67 So. |
Ph9045.jpg |
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1953 Taxes for Walter C. and
Norma L. Robbins. Federal and State Forms. Acc000206/Doc1132.pdf
Doc1132.pdf Contents:
1: Withholding Statement - Walter - Chevrolet-Muncie
2-11: Federal Income Tax Papers
12-13: Indiana Income Tax, Walter
14-15: Indiana Income Tax, Norma |
Doc1132.pdf |
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Doc2500.pdf |
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Map of Hamilton County, Indiana, 1866.
Waterloo City, Indiana: C.A.. McClellan & Newtown, CT:
C.S. Warner, 1866. Obtained from Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4093h.la000148/
- Accessed 21 Apr 2016 |
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Deed No. 278, Page 268, Gharkey St.
House, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. From Muncie Federal Savings
and Loan to John E. Lucas, ID0454 and Wilma N. Lucas, ID0379. 29
June 1945. Repository: Muncie Public Library Resource Center/
Muncie/ Delaware County Digital Resource Library.
Doc6089.pdf
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Doc6089-Transcription.pdf |
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Warranty Deed No. 25621, Deed Book
301, Page 321, Delaware County, Indiana. 8 Apr 1948. From John E.
and Wilma N. Lucas To Birl Lucas and Aletha Pearl Lucas. Gharkey St.
House, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. Repository: Muncie Public
Library Resource Center/ Muncie/ Delaware County Digital Resource
Library.
Doc6096.pdf (Document Image)
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Warranty Deed No. 281, Deed Book, page
238, Deed No. 38521 for Lot 18, Witt Tract Addition, Muncie,
Delaware County, Indiana, 30 Nov 1945. Seller: Peter Wasson, Buyers:
Walter C. Robbins, ID0005 and Norma L. Robbins, ID0006. Repository:
Digital Image, Muncie Public Library Resource Center/ Muncie/
Delaware County Digital Resource Library.
Doc6087.pdf
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Grantor (Seller): Peter Wasson (Unmarried)
- Grantees (Buyers):
Walter C. and Norma L. Robbins, Husband and Wife
- Date: 30 Nov
1945
- Property: 16th St. House (1108 W. 16th St.
- Location
of Property: Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana
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Property Description:
Lot number eighteen (18) in Block
number eleven (11) in the Muncie Land Company’s
Subdivision of
the Witt Tract, an addition to the City of Muncie, Indiana. |
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Warranty Deed 8621, Book 294, Page
407, Delaware County, Indiana. Lot 18, Block 11 Witt Tract of the
Muncie Land Company's Subdivision. Grantors (Sellers): Walter C.
Robbins and Norma L. Robbins. Grantees (Buyers): Thomas M. and
Bertha A. Corwin. Repository: Muncie Public Library Resource Center/
Muncie/ Delaware County Digital Resource Library, http://digitalresource.munpl.org/default.asp,
accesssed 13 July 2021, Doc6093.pdf
Notes from Image:
- Grantors (Sellers): Walter C. Robbins and Norma L. Robbins,
Husband and Wife
- Grantees (Buyers): Thomas M. and Bertha A.
Corwin, Husband and Wife
- Deed Date: 3 June 1947
- Location:
Delaware County, Indiana
- Property Description:
Lot numbered eighteen (18) in Block numbered eleven
(11) in the
Muncie Land Company’s Subdivision of the
Witt Tract.
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Signature: Walter C. Robbins
- Signature: Norma L. Robbins |
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