Biography of Albert Robbins, page 924.  History of De Kalb County, Indiana.  
Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Albert Robbins, cashier of the Farmer’s Bank, Auburn, Ind., was born near 
Amsterdam, Jefferson Co., Ohio, July 8, 1843, a son of Joseph and Elizabeth 
(Knox) Robbins. When he was eight years of age his parents moved to De Kalb 
County, settling in  Butler Township three miles southwest of Auburn, where 
he lived with them till nineteen years of age.  He was educated in the 
district schools of the township and the graded school at Auburn.  After 
leaving home he clerked in Auburn and was in the grocery, dry goods and 
hardware business till 1878, when he was elected on the Republican ticket, 
Auditor of De Kalb County.  In February, 1883, he, with Jacob Watson, 
Nicholas Ensley, Guy Plumb and J.C. Henry, organized the Farmers’ Bank, and 
he was elected cashier.  Mr. Robbins was married Jan. 5, 1865, to Anna, 
daughter of Russel Bumpus, of Auburn.  They have two children-Albert C. and 
Edward.  Mr. Robbins is a member of  Mentor Lodge, No 591, I.O.O.F., and of 
the Grand Lodge of Indiana.  He and his wife are members of the Methodist 
Episcopal church of Auburn.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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