John Logan Robinson

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John Logan Robinson

Date of Birth: 1823

Born In: Indiana

Age: 70

Occupation: Shoemaker

Marital Status: Married

Died: 16 Jul 1891

Cause of Death: Liver Complaint

Death Location: Redwood City

Burial Plot: Masonic

FindaGrave ID: 156738966

Obituary

San Mateo Times Gazette, 18 July 1891
J. L. ROBINSON'S DEATH Sudden Demise of a Well-Known Citizen and Mason
John Logan Robinson died at the residence of H.M. Covert on Phelps Street, Thursday at 7 o'clock p.m. while sitting on his easy chair, without pain, his wife and daughter with Mr. Covert and family being present. Mr Robinson had passed the sixty-ninth milestone of his earthly race, was born in the State of Indiana, lived some time in Illinois, where forty years ago he became an entered apprentice in a Masonic Lodge, and cast his lot in California in 1861. He came to this county fourteen years ago. Up to two years ago he worked at his trade when the malady that brought him to his end began first to display itself. Since the 1st of May he has been a very sick man, suffering extremely, a mystery to himself and others so that he exacted a solemn promise of his friends that an autopsy should be made after his death. This was made yesterday morning by Drs. Ross, Barret, Froeman and Loveland and revealed the fact that the cause of death was "cirrhosis of the liver" a condition of Infiltration sympathetically affecting the lungs and inducing dropsy. The patient could not lie down and was compelled to lean forward to secure immunity from suffocation. Finally all pain passed away and, closing his eyes, he slept the sleep that knows no waking, without fear. Mr. Robinson was a good citizen, a faithful husband, peaceable and useful and Master Mason and member of San Mateo Lodge, No. 168 F. and A.M.

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