Carey E. Robuck
was born August 17, 1876, in Liberty Township, on the old Cave Hill farm, the son of Johnson and Rachael J. (Mehaffey) Robuck. Aaron Robuck, grandfather of the subject, was one of the pioneers of Liberty Township. His maternal grandmother was Esther Ellison. He came from Kentucky when young and settled on the farm now known as the Evans farm. He married a McGovney.
Our subject was reared on the farm, attended the common schools of Liberty Township until the age of sixteen, when he removed to West Union with his parents. He began teaching in 1892 and taught in Adams County until 1898. He began reading law under C. F. Wikoff in 1894 and was admitted to the bar in March, 1899.
He was married to Miss Clara E. Brodt, daughter of Jacob Brodt, of West Union, Ohio, September 3, 1897. They have one child, Benjamin Franklin.
Mr. Robuck is a Republican. He is a self-made young man with brilliant prospects. For several years he was one of the most prominent school teachers of Adams County. He has an active and brilliant mind. He is honest and upright in his transactions and bids fair to be a leader in his profession.
From "History of Adams County, Ohio from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time" - by Nelson W. Evans and Emmons B. Stivers - West Union, Ohio - Published by E. B. Stivers - 1900