Kate Crittenden Salisbury

Kate Crittenden Salisbury (Robinson)

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Father: Tod Robinson Jr., born in North Carolina.
Mother: Mary Judith (Crittenden) Robinson, born in Kentucky.

San Francisco Call (San Francisco, California)
December 23, 1904 (Friday)

MRS. MONROE SALISBURY DIES AT THE PALACE

Mrs. Monroe Salisbury, for years a recognized leader of society in San Francisco, passed away at her apartments in the Palace Hotel late last night. An affliction of the heart was the direct cause of death, although Mrs. Salisbury had been ill for many months. Her death came rather suddenly and her large circle of friends will be greatly shocked at the sad news. Mrs. Salisbury was alone in her apartments when she was stricken. Her nurse had gone on an errand and when she returned, Mrs. Salisbury was breathing her last. Death came a few minutes afterward. Her husband, who is at present at his Pleasanton ranch, was notified, as were her two daughters, Mrs. T. Danforth Boardman and Mrs. Alexander Keys, and her son, Sydney Salisbury. No arrangements have as yet been made for the funeral.

Mrs. Salisbury has been a leading figure in the social world here for many years and her influence was felt by the exclusive set more than that of any other woman of her time. She was a born organizer and social dictator, as well as a woman of great talent and culture; hence her will was often the law of society. Mrs. Salisbury came of a good old Kentucky family and was a pronounced Southern woman in every sense of the word. She was born in Galveston, Tex., January 27, 1847. When still a child she was brought to California by her father, T. P. Robinson. Her girlhood was spent in Sacramento, where he was a leading lawyer at that time, being a member of the noted law firm of Robinson & Haggin. The family moved to this city soon after the daughter reached womanhood. She at once began to attract attention by her beauty, as well as her social charms. She was married to Monroe Salisbury In 1874 and the wedding was a great social event, as both bride and groom were at that time entering upon their careers as leaders in the gay life.

Three children were born to the couple: Kate, Margaret and Sydney Salisbury. Both the daughters are now married and occupy positions of prominence in society. Mrs. Salisbury also reared her niece, Miss Mary Mercado, now the wife of Chauncey Boardman. Mrs. Salisbury's mother was Mary Crittenden, a noted belle of the blue grass State. Mrs. Salisbury was related to the Tevis family, the Breckinridges, Marshalls and Prestons. She was very proud of her family connections and every time she went East was received with open arms by society leaders there. Her fame was national and she was recognized as a woman of social importance from ocean to ocean.

In appearance Mrs. Salisbury was tall and slender with dark hair and eyes. Her features were clear cut and her appearance at once bespoke the woman of character and determination. Although more than fifty years old at the time of death she still retained much of her personal attractiveness and socially was very active until recently."