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- There's a 3 year old Mary J. Koffel in the 1850 census with a younger brother John. Parents are Jacob 25 and Mahala 22 both born in OH.
"Obituary and Biographical.
Mary J. Cuffel Robinson, daughter of Jacob and Mahala Cuffel, was born in Franklin township, Kosciusko County, Indiana, on Jan. 24, 1847, and died at Las Vegas, N.M., on Jan. 5, 1900, at the age of 52 years, 11 months and 11 days.
She was the eldest child of eleven children. Her parents came from Ohio to this county nearly sixty years ago, and resided here until their death. She was married to Alvin Robinson Feb. 1, 1866. This union was blessed with two children both of whom have grown to womanhood. Mrs. Robinson for many years had been in poor health and on several occasions found it necessary to change climate, hoping thus to regain her vigor. With this idea in view, in company with her daughter, Mrs. A.C. Mc Donald, she went to Las Vegas, N.M., last October, expecting to remain there until the mild spring weather returned. However, God had ordered otherwise, and on the day after Christmas she was stricken with severe illness which developed into acute pneumonia and in a few days she passed away. After the breaking up of her parent's home, her house became the home of all her unmarried brothers and sisters and so remained until her death. Mrs. Robinson's life was characterized by many beautiful qualities; just those qualities which draw the closest friendships and cause a person to be a benediction to a community. Love had its residence in her heart as seen in her ideal relations with her family. Her spirit found friendship easy and native to itself as seen in her relation to her neighbors, for all her near friends speak of her sweetness of disposition and agreeable companionship. Her unfailing charity was manifested in her generous and self-sacrificing kindness to the poor. Her patience and fortitude and equable temper were seen in her endurance of protracted and stubborn ill-health. Mrs. Robinson was an illustration of the truth, that the most beautiful products of our Christianity are ofter those quiet, reserved, sweet souls; souls benevolent and kind, filled with the spirit of the Master, who go through this world like a song. Such lives are beautiful and they carry with them an atmosphere of refinement, purity and peace. The deceased had the welfare of mankind at hear, as those who were nearest to her can testify. She was a member of Temple No. 1, of the order of Rathbone Sisters and also of the Henry Chipman Woman's Relief Corps. In these orders she always took deep interest, being invariably present at the meetings unless unavoidably detained. Mrs. Robinson leaves a loving husband, two married daughters, a brother and sisters, and many friends to mourn her death. She was a true and devoted wife, a loving and indulgent mother, a sincere and kind sister, a consistent Christian and a friend to all. The funeral services were conducted at the late home of the decease on South Indiana street, Jan. 10, 1900, by the Rev. E.Y.Hill, of the Presbyterian church, assisted by the Rev. C. King of the M.E. church, after which interment was made at Oakwood cemetery.
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