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Maria Louisa Bustill Robeson (November 8, 1853 – January 20, 1904) was a Quaker schoolteacher; the wife of the Reverend William Drew Robeson of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church in Princeton, New Jersey and the mother of Paul Robeson and his siblings. [1]
- Schoolteacher
- Bustill
- 6; including Paul Robeson
- Charles Hicks Bustill (father)
Learn about the life and legacy of Maria Louisa Bustill Robeson, the mother of Paul Robeson and a descendant of free Blacks. Find out how she became a teacher, a mother of seven, and a victim of a fatal fire.
Paul Robeson's mother, Maria Louisa Bustill, died when he was six years old. The Bustill family is one of the oldest black families in America. During the Revolutionary war, her great grandfather, Cyrus Bustill, baked bread for the Continental troops in Philadelphia, and was a co-founder of the Free African Society for free blacks in 1787.
29 de abr. de 2022 · Death: January 20, 1904 (50) Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States (burns sustained in kitchen fire) Place of Burial: Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. Immediate Family: Daughter of Charles Hicks Bustill and Emily Bustill. Wife of Rev. William Drew Robeson.
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Rev. William Drew Robeson
- Pennsylvania
- November 8, 1853
Paul Robeson was born in Princeton, N.J. to William D. Robeson, a Presbyterian, and schoolteacher Maria Louisa Bustill Robeson, a Quaker. In 1858, his father had escaped from enslavement in North Carolina via the Underground Railroad.
Learn about Paul Robeson's mother, Maria Louisa Bustill, a free Black Quaker from Philadelphia who worked for abolition and education. She died in 1904 when Paul was six years old.
Maria Louisa Robeson formerly Bustill. Born 8 Nov 1853 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Ancestors. Daughter of Charles Hicks Bustill and Emily (Robinson) Murray. Sister of Gertrude Emily (Bustill) Mossell. Wife of William Drew Robeson I — married 1878 [location unknown] Descendants.
