Eva Irene Robins
Eva Robins
Eva Robins Johnson and nephew Lloyd Robins
Individual Facts
- Name: Eva Irene Robins
- Sex: Female
- Birth: 18 Aug 1898, Waterford, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada
- Death: 19 Nov 1993, Orange, Orange, California, USA
- Burial: San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States of America
- Migration (Domestic): Abt 1957, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA, After the death of husband Alfred. Lived with daughter Evelyn's family.
- Migration (Domestic): Jul 1951, Buffalo NY to San Diego CA. Alfred and wife Eva. Lived near sons Kenneth and Harold.
Waterford, Ontario, Canada
Eva Irene Robins was born on 18 Aug 1898 in Waterford, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada. At that time, life in Waterford was rural and centered on farming, small trade, and church life. Most families lived close to the land and depended on horses, wagons, and rail links rather than cars.
Homes had fewer modern comforts than today, and daily work involved hard physical labor, especially for farming families. The town was part of a growing agricultural region, so people likely knew their neighbors well and relied on local schools, churches, and markets.
In 1898, Ontario was stable and strongly shaped by British-Canadian customs, with family, work, and community duty playing a large role in everyday life.

Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada
Relationships
- Father: John Darling Robbins (1865-1946)
- Mother: Harriet Eliza LaRose (1869-1934)
- Spouse: Alfred Peter Charles Johnson (1893-1956)
- Child: Kenneth Alfred Johnson (1916-1982)
- Child: Harold Richard Johnson (1919-1981)
- Child: Evelyn Irene Johnson (1922-1997)
For more information
Key sources of information included here, and where to get additional information.
- "Happy birthday to my grandmother Eva Robins Johnson"(PDF)
- "Birthday tribute: Eva Robins""(PDF)
- Ancestry Member Tree: "Johnson-Moseley" (Tree ID 114546202, ancestry.com), owned by avanraaphorst; access requires appropriate sharing/permissions
- Johnson-Moseley Family History (Second Edition - September 2014, PDF)
- Robins Family Page (PDF)