Source:  History of Darke County, Ohio From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vols. I & II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - Page 128

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 281

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 253

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 291

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 69

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 311

ALFRED ROBESON.     The record of Alfred Robeson is that of a man who has by his own unaided efforts worked hs way upward to a position of affluence.  His life has been one of industry and perseverance, and the systematic and honorable business methods which he has followed have won him the support and confidence of many.  He not only occupies a leading position among the agriculturists of Neave township, where he has a fine farm of two hundred acres, but is also prominent in public and political circles, and has served in various official positions within the gift of his fellow citizens.
     Mr. Robeson was born in section one, Butler Township, on the old Robeson homestead, in 1841, and is a son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Reed) Robeson.
     Andrew Robeson was born in Pennsylvania in 1811, and asa lad he accompanied his parents to Ohio, the family first settling near Dayton, in 1819, and about a year later moving to Butler township, Darke county.  There he was educated and reared to manhood, his choice of occupation being farming, in which he was engaged during a long and useful career in which he became known as one of his community’s leading citizens.  He married Miss Elizabeth Reed, who was born and brought up near Palestine, Ohio, and they became the parents of six children, who grew to majority and are yet living.
     Alfred Robeson was granted the educational advantages to be secured in District School No. 1, at Beech Grove, and the “select schools” at Greenville, and elsewhere in the county, and one term at Dayton.  Subsequent study, experience and observation have made him a man well informed on numerous important and worth-while subjects.  Like the sons of neighboring farmers, he assisted his father in the fields, thus securing experience which has been of great value to him in later years.  Afterward, he taught school and spent a short time clerking in a grocery store.
     Constant and prudent industry has been characteristic of the man throughout his life.  During the nine winters that he taught in Darke county, Mr. Robeson became one of this section’s best-known and most popular educators.  A good manager in all his pursuits, Mr. Robeson has prospered accordingly, his industrious hands having produced a comfortable living, and his honorable dealings establishing a good reputation.  As the years have passed, he has added to his acreage from time to time, as well as to the improvements, stock and equipment on his property.  As a result this is one of the most valuable country homesteads in this part of the county.
     On Oct. 22, 1868, Mr. Robeson was united in marriage with Miss Nancy Clark, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Parkhill) Clark, of Darke county.
     He is an attendant at the Reformed church, in the movements of which he and his wife have taken an active and helpful part.  In political matters a Democrat, Mr. Robeson has taken a keen and intelligent interest in the success of his party in this section, and his fitness for office has been recognized by his fellow citizens on numerous occasions, he having served as a member of the County Agricultural Board, land appraiser, and filled the various other school and township offices.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 325

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 124

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 381

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 371

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 312

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 73

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 87

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 93