Walker township

Born In County Tyrone, 1775

Did you know? William Robb was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in December 1775, and settled in Woodcock Valley in 1826.

In 1806 he married Mary Livingston of Shaver's Creek, who was born in Lancaster County. They lived on the farm later owned by their son Livingston Robb, and William died there in 1845.

The farm, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Robb Farm in Walker Township, still has the large barn William Robb built in 1839.

Their children went far. John lived at McConnellstown. James moved to Warren County, Illinois. Alexander became a physician and died at Montezuma, Indiana. Thomas lived in Mercer County, Illinois. Their daughter Mary Ellen married Judge John Porter of Monmouth, Illinois, who was raised in Henderson Township.

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Sources

J. Simpson Africa, History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Pennsylvania (1883)
National Register of Historic Places nomination: Robb Farm, Walker Township (2011)

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The house at Robb Farm in Walker Township.Generic1139 · stg05

The barn at Robb Farm, a historic home and farm located at Walker Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.Photograph by Generic1139, 2014-09-06. Licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; reused with credit, and the same licence travels with any derivative · Robb Farm barn.jpg

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