Eight Siblings -- Children of Erskin Coleman and Linnie Otto (Peace) Robison

So I asked my sister to critique the "new look." I can always count on her for her honesty and opinions. She said what a few others have said; that this is far superior to the old, drab, hard to read, non-capitalized style. But she also was disappointed that she couldn't see everyone in the picture. She has a copy of it, but I see her point. I know the names of everyone in the picture, but several of my relatives who may have been able to tell me with any certainty aren't sure who is who! Except for the man standing in the back row on the right. That's Erskin and Linnie's first born, Cecil Lee Robison, my grandfather. I never met him or even spoke to him for that matter. He died in 1964. Although I was around in '64 (about age 12) and my father called him (grudgingly) every Christmas, I know I never spoke with him or have a memory of such a conversation. Same for Diane, I think. Maybe she'll post a comment about that. Why there was so little contact is another story for another day. It had nothing to do with our family living in Massachusetts and all of my father's family living in Alabama...even in "those days" we had phones AND long-distance calling!

At any rate, the purpose of this post is to satisfy my sister and anyone else who is curious to see the other folks in the background picture, here it is!

[caption id="attachment_1207" align="aligncenter" width="300"] This photo was taken in 1942 just prior to the death of their father, Erskin. It was the first time they had all been together in many years. Another photo of the same people in the same poses was taken 20 years later at a family picnic.[/caption]

Here is the shot of them 20 years later at a family picnic---Same people, same poses, same town---Evergreen, Alabama!