Richard Robinson 1872-1909 Richard Robinson was born in Kansas in 1872 to James "John" Wesley & Mary "Mel" Sabra Rogers Robinson. No marriage record has been found for him. Richard served in the Spanish American War as noted in the news clipping below. No other information is found. Richard passed away April 20. 1909 at Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. His burial was in the National Cemetery there. April 30, 1909 Fort Smith Times