Robinson Sisters (Annabelle, Mary Y., Josephine)

Daniel Yandes son of Father Simon Daniel Yandes and Anna Catherine Rider ' married Anna Rabb Wilson daughter of James Wilson and Mary Rabb

Daniel Yandes and His Family. By his grand-daughter, Annabelle Robinson, Mary Yandes Robinson, and Josephine Robinson . Published by R. E. Banta, Crawfordsville, 1936. Pg.. 205, illustrated

Simon Yandes - born Jan. 5, 1816 near Uniontown. Fayette County, Pa unmarried lawyer

James Wilson Yandes born Dec. 19, 1817, in same county Fayette County, Pa, died Oct. 30, 1885, at St. Paul, Minn married April 29, 1851 Fanny Bliss Button she died March 28, 1884.

Mary Yandes born Feb. 27, 1823 Indianapolis, Ind., married to John Wheeler, Sept. 8, 1842, died Sept. 5, 1854, in Indianapolis, Ind.

Catherine Yandes born Sept. 3, 1825 Indianapolis, Ind., first married to Andrew M. Carnahan, June 1, 1848, who died Feb. 20, 1850, and she was married Sept. 11, 1856, to Elijah T. Fletcher, who died August 24, 1877.

Daniel Yandes, jr., born April 11 1830 Indianapolis, Ind., died June 30, 1846 Indianapolis, Ind.

Elizabeth N Yandes BIRTH 6 Feb 1833 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana DEATH 23 May 1904 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana MAY 25,1904 BURIAL Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, married Joseph R Robinson BIRTH 1826 Union Springs, Cayuga County, New York DEATH 1 Feb 1896 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, BURIAL FEB 3,1896 Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Annabelle "Annie" Robinson BIRTH 26 Apr 1860 Indiana DEATH 28 Aug 1940 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, BURIAL AUG 30,1940 Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana,

Mary Yandes Robinson BIRTH 22 Apr 1864 Milwaukee County, Wisconsin DEATH 15 Mar 1953 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana BURIAL MAR 18,1953 Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Josephine "Josie" Robinson BIRTH 6 Mar 1868 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois DEATH 25 Aug 1951 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana BURIAL AUG 28,1951 Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Josephine Robinson of Pioneer family dies

Funeral services for Muss Josephine Robinson, 84, whose family history is closely linke with the history of Indianapolis, will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow in FLanner & Buchanan Mortuary.

BUrial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery.

Miss Robinson, prominent at one time in Indianapolis musical circles, died Saturday in her h ome in the Marott Hotel

Although Miss robinson was born in Chicago, she spent all but three years of her life in Indianapolis.

Her father was Joseph robinson, formerly a banker in the western part of New York State. Her mother was ELlizabeth Yandes RObinson daughter of Daniel Yandes first treasurer of Marion county.

Yandes came to Indianapolis from COnnersville in 1821, when the area only recently chosen for the state captial was called "the donation" and had no streets. He built his first log cabin home near the northeast corner of what is now washington and Illinois. He was elected treasurer in 1822

Later he lived successfully on the site of the present State life Building and the site of the present Fedreal Building. The last home Yandes built was at 122 E. Michigan, where the Indiana Univeristy Etension Building now stands. He, his daughter and two granddaughters lived there many years.

Miss Robinsons tudied music here, in Cincinnati and in New York. She was a solloist in the Second Presbytrian church, of which her grandfather was one of the founders. She also was a contralto in a guarteet at that church and sang often in New York churches.

SHe was one of the firt graduates of the old Indianapolis High School to be admittd to Vassar COllege, which she attended for a year.

Interested in poetry, she was author of numerous poems, four of which were set to music. The are "When Thoughts Are Thoughts of Good:, "Garden of Thoughts" "The Day I Forgot" and :Lead Me to the Light"

At one time, Miss Robinson was a member of Indianapolis Matinee Musicale. Widely known for her musical abilitiy and actine in YWCA work, she organized a YWCA chorus years ago.. She was a member of the society of Indiana Pioneer and the Second Church of CHrist, Scientist.
A sister Miss Mary Yandes Robinson, is the only immediate survivor. Among possessions of the two sisters are a 100-year old guitar which Miss Robinson sometimes used for accompaniment and which had belonfged to her mothe, and a grandfather cloxk which has been in the Yandes family 200 years.




George Bush Yandes (twin to Margaret) BIRTH Jun 1838 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana DEATH 25 Feb 1913 aint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida BURIAL MAR 1,1913 Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana banker & Financier. Never married -



Margaret Yandes (twin to George Bush) b June 7, 1838

There were several other children who died under two years of age

1913 - Feb 27 - Many Culver friends of George B.Yandes will hear will sorrow of his death which occured suddenly on Tuesday at St. Petersburg Fla. Mr. Yandes and his nieces the Misses Robinson, have been members of the Lake Mainkuckee summer colony many Years.- Culver Citizen

1913, Mar 6 - George Yandes left and estate estimated at $1,000.00 - Culver Citizen

1913 - Mar 13 - Church Gets A Million
The will of the late George B. Yandes disposed of an estate worth about $1,500.00...

Among other bequests not tied up in trust funds are To Anna B, Mary Y and Josephine Robinson, the testator's nieces, $10,000 each. There are other small bequests to the amount of $11,000

Among the trust funds created are $100,000 the income from which is to be paid to Anna B., Mary Y and Josephine Robinson. $150,000 is left in trust to other relatives