George William ROBB

1896 - 1949  (52 years)

• Name	George William ROBB
  Birth	15 Aug 1896	Egremont Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Military	26 Feb 1916	Mt Forest ON Canada
  	WW1
  	Regiment # 928652; According to Attestation, previously served 1 year with 30th Wellington Rifles
  _UID	9CD20B644AE245979D761C3B0E2990CFE57E
  Death	1949
  Person ID	I4396	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Charles W. ROBB,   b. Oct 1863, Ontario d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Charlotte (Lottie) BECKOVER,   b. Apr 1866   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Emily MORRISON,   b. 30 Oct 1902, Wellington, Ontario, Canada d. 19 Aug 1953, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	28 Sep 1921	Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Helen ROBB,   b. 1922   d. 1986 (Age 64 years)   2. William I. ROBB,   b. 1923   d. 1976 (Age 53 years)   3. Charles Morrison ROBB,   b. 1930   d. 23 Dec 2008, London, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years)   4. Margaret ROBB,   b. 1933   d. 1979 (Age 46 years)   5. Living
  Family ID	F1380	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2015

  
  

• Notes

  Per Glenn Morrison in "The Morrison's of Farewell"- "George and Margaret Morrison-Robb lived through difficult and turbulent times. George dearly wanted to serve his country, but a heart murmur kept him out of the army during the first World War. George and Margaret married in 1921 and he pursued a career with Ontario Hydro. As a construction crew supervisor he was responsible for bringing the first electricity lines to Muskoka and later into the Bruce Penninsula. However, these turbulent times had created a frustrated and angry man. His personality problems led to the termination of his career with Ontario Hydro about 1936. In 1939 WWII started but once again his heart murmur caused rejection for military service. In 1940 George and Margaret moved their young family to Galt Ontario where he found work, ultimately joining Savage Shoe as their electrician and maintenance supervisor. He worked for Savage Shoe until his premature death from a sudden heart attack in 1949. Throughout his life George displayed flashes of genius, a genius which was frustrated by a lack of formal education and lack of opportunity for constructive expression.