Vernon Edison Robbins b. 5 Oct 1895 Paynesville, Stearns, Minnesota, USA d. 24 Dec 1975 Sonora, Tuolumne, California, USA: Smith Family Tree

Vernon Edison Robbins

1895 - 1975 (80 years)

Name	Vernon Edison Robbins [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
Birth	5 Oct 1895	Paynesville, Stearns, Minnesota, USA [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13]
Gender	Male
Census	1900	Manannah, Meeker, Minnesota, USA [9]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Lydia and Curtis Robbins
Military Service	8 Nov 1913 [7, 11, 14]
	US Army - WWI
Departure	8 Jan 1918	New York, New York, USA [14]
	US Army WWI Transport Service aboard SS Aurania
		Ship-SS Auriana The Aurania was launched on 16 July 1916 and was immediately fitted out as a troopship. She made her maiden voyage from the Tyne to New York on 28 March 1917 and on her return sailed to Liverpool. The ship remained on hire to the British Government for the remainder of her career and was used exclusively on the North Atlantic, primarily moving…
Census	1920	Bendorf, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany [12]
	Military and Naval Forces
Census (Canada)	20 Apr 1921	Paynesville, Stearns, Minnesota, USA [3]
	US Passport Application
Arrival	13 Dec 1922	New York, New York, USA [8]
	Vernon and Barbara, along with Vernon and Curtis departed Cherbourg, France aboard SS President Polk
		Ship-SS President Polk SS PRESIDENT POLK, was built 1920 by New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, New Jersey. Originally named GRANITE STATE. Operated in the North Atlantic by U.S. Lines 1921-1922. Transferred to Dollar Steamship Lines 1922 and renamed PRESIDENT Polk. Sold to Dollar Lines 1923. Served in the Round-the-World trade. Transferred to American President Lines…
Census	1930	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA [5]
	Marital Status: Married to Betty; Relation to Head: Head
Residence	Abt 1939	San Francisco, California, USA
Census	1940	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA [6]
	Relation to Head: Lodger; Marital Status: Married to Lola
Military Draft Registration	1942	Alameda County, California, USA [2]
	Draft Registration - WWII
Census	1950	Eden, Alameda, California, USA [13]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Lola
Death	24 Dec 1975	Sonora, Tuolumne, California, USA [1, 7, 11]
Burial	Mountain Shadow Cemetery, Sonora, Tuolumne, California, USA [11]
Person ID	I26100	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Family 1 Barbara 'Betty' Laetsch, b. 12 Jul 1902, Germany d. 6 Jun 1995, Huntington Park, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 92 years)

Marriage Abt 1920

Marriage End Aft 1930 [5, 6, 15]

Divorce of Barbara and Vernon

Children

1. Vernon Mathius 'Vern' Robbins, b. 10 Oct 1921, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

d. 22 Dec 1994 (Age 73 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F11351 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Family 2	Lola May Comstock, b. 11 May 1909, Walla Walla County, Washington, USA d. 31 Dec 1963, San Francisco, California, USA (Age 54 years)
Marriage	Mar 1939	Clark County, Nevada, USA [6, 16, 17]
Family ID	F11350	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Family 3	Anna S Sowash, b. 27 Jul 1899, Oregon, USA d. 12 May 1991, San Joaquin County, California, USA (Age 91 years)
Marriage	13 Jan 1965	Merced County, California, USA [4, 18]
Family ID	F11352	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 5 Oct 1895 - Paynesville, Stearns, Minnesota, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Lydia and Curtis Robbins - 1900 - Manannah, Meeker, Minnesota, USA
	Departure - US Army WWI Transport Service aboard SS Aurania - 8 Jan 1918 - New York, New York, USA
	Census - Military and Naval Forces - 1920 - Bendorf, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
	Census (Canada) - US Passport Application - 20 Apr 1921 - Paynesville, Stearns, Minnesota, USA
	Arrival - Vernon and Barbara, along with Vernon and Curtis departed Cherbourg, France aboard SS President Polk - 13 Dec 1922 - New York, New York, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Betty; Relation to Head: Head - 1930 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
	Residence - Abt 1939 - San Francisco, California, USA
	Marriage - Mar 1939 - Clark County, Nevada, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Lodger; Marital Status: Married to Lola - 1940 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - Alameda County, California, USA
	Marriage - 13 Jan 1965 - Merced County, California, USA
	Death - 24 Dec 1975 - Sonora, Tuolumne, California, USA

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Military Records

Military-ROBBINS Vernon (Transport)
SS Ascanius 1918 Mar 19 Thru Australian 1918 Aug 15 -- Page 510 - US Army WWI Transport Service, Passenger Lists

Places		Ship-SS Auriana The Aurania was launched on 16 July 1916 and was immediately fitted out as a troopship. She made her maiden voyage from the Tyne to New York on 28 March 1917 and on her return sailed to Liverpool. The ship remained on hire to the British Government for the remainder of her career and was used exclusively on the North Atlantic, primarily moving…
Places		Ship-SS President Polk SS PRESIDENT POLK, was built 1920 by New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, New Jersey. Originally named GRANITE STATE. Operated in the North Atlantic by U.S. Lines 1921-1922. Transferred to Dollar Steamship Lines 1922 and renamed PRESIDENT Polk. Sold to Dollar Lines 1923. Served in the Round-the-World trade. Transferred to American President Lines…

Sources

[S559] Ancestry.com, California, Death Index, 1940-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;), Date: 1975-12-24.

[S83] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), The National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147.

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147

[S1882] Ancestry.com, U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 1574; Volume #: Roll 1574 - Certificates: 21750-22125, 19 Apr 1921-20 Apr 1921.

U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 1574; Volume #: Roll 1574 - Certificates: 21750-22125, 19 Apr 1921-20 Apr 1921
[S239] Ancestry.com, California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;).

California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342152.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342152
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: m-t0627-00445; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 61-19.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: m-t0627-00445; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 61-19
[S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

[S36] Ancestry.com, New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1922; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 3231; Line: 16; Page Number: 160.

New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
Year: 1922; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 3231; Line: 16; Page Number: 160

[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Manannah, Meeker, Minnesota; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1240775.

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Manannah, Meeker, Minnesota; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1240775

[S531] Ancestry.com, U.S., Consular Reports of Births, 1910-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Decimal Files, compiled 1910 - 1949; Record Group: 59, General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002; Series ARC ID: 2555709; Series MLR Number: A1 3001; Series Volume Number: 343;.

U.S., Consular Reports of Births, 1910-1949
National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Decimal Files, compiled 1910 - 1949; Record Group: 59, General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002; Series ARC ID: 2555709; Series MLR Number: A1 3001; Series Volume Number: 343;

[S5504] Find a Grave: ROBBINS Vernon E 1895-1975, Vernon Edison Robbins (Veteran).
BIRTH; 5 Oct 1895 Paynesville, Stearns County, Minnesota
DEATH: 24 Dec 1975 (aged 80) Alameda County, California
BURIAL: Mountain Shadow Cemetery, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California
MEMORIAL ID: 112938729
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112938729/vernon-edison-robbins
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Bendorf, Germany, Military and Naval Forces; Roll: T625_2040; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: Quartermaster Subdepot.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Bendorf, Germany, Military and Naval Forces; Roll: T625_2040; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: Quartermaster Subdepot

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Eden, Alameda, Calif.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Eden, Alameda, Calif

[S5503] Fold3 - Transport Outbound: Vernon Robbins, SGT (Sergeant) Vernon Robbins, QMC (Quartermaster Corps) USA, World War I.
Page 510 - US Army WWI Transport Service, Passenger Lists 1918 Mar 19 - 1918 Aug 15
- Departed New York aboard SS Aurania
https://www.fold3.com/image/604013240?rec=621355183&xid=1945

Military-ROBBINS Vernon (Transport)
SS Ascanius 1918 Mar 19 Thru Australian 1918 Aug 15 -- Page 510 - US Army WWI Transport Service, Passenger Lists
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00428; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 60-1206.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00428; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 60-1206
[S9421] Newspapers.com: Marriage License for COMSTOCK/ROBBINS • San Mateo Times - 18 Mar 1939, Lola May Comstock and Vernon Edison Robbins - The Times; Publication Date: 18/ Mar/ 1939; Publication Place: San Mateo, California.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/38660969/?article=4b608565-40d6-4dff-91dc-8d33aee0ce81&focus=0.49790215,0.7895824,0.61682683,0.83592135&xid=3398
[S5505] Find a Grave: COMSTOCK Lola Robbins 1909-1963, Lola May Comstock Robbins.
BIRTH: 11 May 1909 Walla Walla County, Washington
DEATH: 31 Dec 1963 (aged 54) San Francisco County, California
BURIAL: Mountain Shadow Cemetery, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California
MEMORIAL ID: 112938639
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112938639/lola_may_robbins
[S5506] Find a Grave: SOWASH Anna Robbins 1899-1991, Anna S Sowash Nesbitt Robbins.
BIRTH: 27 Jul 1899 Oregon
DEATH: 12 May 1991 (aged 91) San Joaquin County, California
BURIAL: Jenny Lind IOOF Cemetery, Jenny Lind, Calaveras County, California
MEMORIAL ID: 83722289
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83722289/anna_robbins

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