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About Fraser Robinson, Jr.
Fraser Robinson Jr., who married LaVaughn Johnson, migrated to Chicago from South Carolina in the 1930s. The grandfather of Michelle Obama, Fraser served in the Army during World War II.
Fraser Robinson, Jr. (1912-1996), Michelle Obama's grandfather, was a standout student and was known as an orator. Moved from South Carolina to Chicago hoping to find better work than what he could find at home. However, all that was available to him was to be a postal worker. He was married to LaVaughn Johnson. When he retired, they moved back to South Carolina.[1]
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- "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPC8-D5P : accessed 29 September 2021), Fraser Roberson Jr. in household of Fraser Roberson, Georgetown, Georgetown, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 17B, line 97, family 443, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2197; FHL microfilm 2,341,931.
- https://ethnicelebs.com/michelle-obama
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/L2R9-9TD
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Fraser Robinson, Jr.'s Timeline
| 1912 |
August 24, 1912
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Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States
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| 1935 |
August 1, 1935
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Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
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| 1996 |
November 9, 1996
Age 84
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Cook County, Illinois, United States
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Cook County, Illinois, United States
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