The following message seems to clear up some of the confusion above, but not all of it:
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From: JRBooth231@cs.com [JRBooth231@cs.com]
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003
Subject: Moses Budine
Moses Budine(b 14 Aug 1806) m Mrs Alvina Robbins 29 Mar 1865, Del Co NY. 2 Robin children; Edward was 4 in 1865 census and thereafter he was Edward Budine in 1870 1nd 1880 census (other child not identified).
Jean Booth
Note from Dave: So it looks like Edward started out as a Robbins and his name changed to Budine early on.
I will list him as Alvina's son for now, but there are still some questions to answer.
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From: JRBooth231@cs.com [JRBooth231@cs.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003
Subject: Re: Moses Budine - Edward Budine
In the 1865 census, Edward is listed as Edward Robbins, 4, making him b abt 1861. In 1861, Catherine Weaver was abt 52 which would probably preclude her being the mother of Edward. Since Edward was called Robbins, and Peter Martin was not marr till 1863, it is likely that he was a Robbins. In the 1870 and 80 census, Edward is called Budine, though we have never seen any legal adoptions. Alvina was listed as b in PA as was Edward in the 1880 census.
A brother of John S Booth, Erastus marr a Philena Robbins 25 Jan 1854 in Sherbourne, NY. There were 3 children, none of whom survived to adulthood. Erastus was killed in LA at Cox's plantation during the CW. I have no other info on Philena (she did receive a pension) nor on Alvina as to whether or not they could have been s-i-l.
Hope this helps.
Sincerely, Jean Booth