Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameRuth Winifred Robinson
Birth2 May 1927, Borough of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York
Death19 Mar 2015, Borough of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York
OccupationScript Supervisor, Television Producer, Fund Raiser, Science Teacher
EducationBA, MPA
ReligionBaptist, Unitarian Universalist
Father(John Carey Robinson) Kisin (1876-1950)
MotherIrene Hite (1887-1966)
Spouses
Birth6 Aug 1923, Washington, DC
Death25 Dec 2007, Fort Washington, Prince George's County, Maryland
OccupationAnesthesiologist
EducationMPH, MD
FatherThomas Beverly (~1890-)
MotherElsie Unknown
Children(Living, Female)
Birth19 Feb 1925, Walnut, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Death27 Mar 1998, Borough of the Bronx, New York City, New York
OccupationDocumentary cinematographer, Cinematographers Guild - Local 644 union president
Education1 Year College; University Of Iowa
ReligionNone
FatherJesse Grant Deen (1897-1977)
MotherRelinde Margarethea Carbuhn (1900-1994)
Marriage1952, New York
Divorce1966
Children(Living, Male)
Notes for Ruth Winifred Robinson
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Birth certificate on file, number 20060. Born at Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in Park Slope.
Name: Ruth W Robinson
Birth Date: 2 May 1927
Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 20060
DNA test suggest that Ruth’s biological parents were an Ashkenazi Jewish man and an African American woman. Not a common union in 1926 Brooklyn.
Ruth’s DNA breakdown was 60% European, 35% African and 5% Native American ancestry.
Baptized in 1933 at Brooklyn Bethel Baptist church, 265 Bergen St, Brooklyn, NY.
1940 US Federal Census, Assembly District 11, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings, New York
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head John Robinson M 64 Virginia
Wife Irene Robinson F 51 Virginia
Daughter Ruth Robinson F 12 New York
Name: Ruth Robinson
Age: 12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1928
Gender: Female
Race: Negro
Birthplace: New York
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: New York, Kings, New York
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Saint Felix Street
House Number: 51
Inferred Residence in 1935: New York, Kings, New York
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 6B
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 1st year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John Robinson 64
Irene Robinson 51
Ruth Robinson 12
Florence Glenn 40
Mary Williamson 80
Florence Goung 30
51 Saint Felix Street
Head of Household John Robinson, Male, Negro, age 64, Minister, born abt 1876, 8th grade education, born Virginia, both parents Virgina
Wife Irene Robinson, Female, Negro, age 51, 8th grade education, born Virginia, both parents Virgina
Daughter Ruth, Female, Negro, age 12, Single, in school
Anomalies - Ruth is not included in the family household in the 1930 US Federal Census, and was not baptized until age 6.
Ruth was the only child born to this marriage, but she had three half-sisters who ranged in age from about 15 to 25 years older than she was. The family left Brooklyn at some point after Ruth’s birth and moved to Corona, Queens. They returned when Ruth was about 4 years old during the Depression when they could no longer afford to maintain two homes.
She was raised at 51 St. Felix Street in Kings Country, Brooklyn near the Brooklyn Academy of Music. We were also told she had a brother who did not survive infancy. She was raised in close proximity to her niece Eleanor who was two and a half years younger.
New York, New York, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-1995
Name: Ruth W Casselles
Gender: Female
Marriage License Date: 1952
Marriage License Place: New York City, New York, USA
Spouse: Darwin D Deen
Birth certificate on file, number 20060. Born at Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in Park Slope.
Name: Ruth W Robinson
Birth Date: 2 May 1927
Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 20060
DNA test suggest that Ruth’s biological parents were an Ashkenazi Jewish man and an African American woman. Not a common union in 1926 Brooklyn.
Ruth’s DNA breakdown was 60% European, 35% African and 5% Native American ancestry.
Baptized in 1933 at Brooklyn Bethel Baptist church, 265 Bergen St, Brooklyn, NY.
1940 US Federal Census, Assembly District 11, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings, New York
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head John Robinson M 64 Virginia
Wife Irene Robinson F 51 Virginia
Daughter Ruth Robinson F 12 New York
Name: Ruth Robinson
Age: 12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1928
Gender: Female
Race: Negro
Birthplace: New York
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: New York, Kings, New York
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Saint Felix Street
House Number: 51
Inferred Residence in 1935: New York, Kings, New York
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 6B
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 1st year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John Robinson 64
Irene Robinson 51
Ruth Robinson 12
Florence Glenn 40
Mary Williamson 80
Florence Goung 30
51 Saint Felix Street
Head of Household John Robinson, Male, Negro, age 64, Minister, born abt 1876, 8th grade education, born Virginia, both parents Virgina
Wife Irene Robinson, Female, Negro, age 51, 8th grade education, born Virginia, both parents Virgina
Daughter Ruth, Female, Negro, age 12, Single, in school
Anomalies - Ruth is not included in the family household in the 1930 US Federal Census, and was not baptized until age 6.
Ruth was the only child born to this marriage, but she had three half-sisters who ranged in age from about 15 to 25 years older than she was. The family left Brooklyn at some point after Ruth’s birth and moved to Corona, Queens. They returned when Ruth was about 4 years old during the Depression when they could no longer afford to maintain two homes.
She was raised at 51 St. Felix Street in Kings Country, Brooklyn near the Brooklyn Academy of Music. We were also told she had a brother who did not survive infancy. She was raised in close proximity to her niece Eleanor who was two and a half years younger.
New York, New York, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-1995
Name: Ruth W Casselles
Gender: Female
Marriage License Date: 1952
Marriage License Place: New York City, New York, USA
Spouse: Darwin D Deen