Biographical Sketch of Probable Brother of John Robbins (1936) :1897, p. 21. In Clay Township "Eppah Robbins built the first blacksmith shop in 1836, and in 1837 George Wood erected a sawmill, later adding a grist mill."

1870 U.S. Census:1678
Lagrange County, Indiana (Clay Township)
Enumerated 25 August 1870
John Robbins •• 62, male, white, farmer, real estate value $9,600, personal property value $1,288, born in Pennsylvania, has the right to vote
Sarah •• 56, female, white, farmer's wife, born in New York
Eppah •• 26, male, white, laborer, born in Indiana, has the right to vote
Orrie •• 23, female, white, farmer's domestic, born in Indiana
Sheldon •• 20, male, white, farmer's laborer, born in Indiana
Earmma •• 14, female, white, attends school, born in Indiana
Louisa •• 12, female, white, attends school, born in Indiana