“Mary Amelia Robinson, oldest daughter of John H. Robinson and Elizabeth Sheridan Robinson, was born 14 Aug 1842 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She moved to Texas with her family at age 13 in 1855 riding in a covered wagon. Six years later on 3 Jul 1861 in Austin, Travis County, Texas Amelia married Eugene Bremond before Charles Gillett, minister of St. David’s Church.1 Eugene and Mary Amelia’s marriage was the first of three uniting members of the Bremond and the Robinson families.
Mary Amelia was one of ten children, the third oldest and the oldest girl. Her father and Eugene’s father, John Bremond, were both Austin merchants and good friends and Eugene and Mary Amelia’s father were in business together for a short period of time. Mary Amelia was a gentle and amiable child and a happy woman, shedding sunshine around her. She was a loving and affectionate mother2 of four: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bremond born 26 Apr 1862, Walter Bremond born 22 Sep 1864, Lily Bremond born 7 Mar 1867, and Eugene Bremond Jr. born. 22 Apr 1870.”