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Luther Robinson, born abt 1878 lost his parents Maxwell and Mariah apparently when he was approximately six to seven years of age.  Little is known as to how he and his brother William survived thereafter but his grandmother and many Robinson relatives in Richmond likely helped raise them at least until the age of puberty, --- about 12 to 13 years for most boys.     

 

His younger brother named William would have been 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Robinson#Early_years

At the age of six, Robinson began dancing for a living, appearing as a "hoofer" or song-and-dance man in local beer gardens. He soon dropped out of school to pursue dancing as a career. In 1886, he joined Mayme Remington's troupe in Washington, DC, and toured with them. In 1891, at the age of 12, he joined a travelling company in The South Before the War, and in 1905 worked with George Cooper as a vaudeville team. He gained great success as a nightclub and musical comedy performer, and during the next 25 years became one of the toasts of Broadway. Not until he was 50 did he dance for white audiences, having devoted his early career exclusively to appearances on the black theater circuit.

 

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Husband
 
Maxwell ROBINSONPedigree
 
Birth:   
Christening:   
Marriage: < 1877> Richmond,Vernon, , , Virginia
Death: 1885 Richmond, Henrico, Virginia
Burial:   
 

Wife
MariahPedigree
 
Birth:   
Christening:   
Marriage: < 1877> Richmond,Vernon, , , Virginia
Death: 1885 Richmond, Henrico, Virginia
Burial:   
  

Children

1. Luther ROBINSONPedigree
 Male 
  
Birth: 25 MAY 1878 Richmond, Henrico, Virginia
Christening:   
Death: 1949  
Burial:   

2. William ROBINSONPedigree
 Male 
  
Birth: 1882 Richmond, Henrico, Virginia
Christening:   
Death:   
Burial:   

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