Marian Shields Robinson

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Marian Shields Robinson
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Born Marian Lois Shields
(1937-07-30) July 30, 1937 (age 86)
Chicago, Illinois
Residence 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
Known for U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama's mother
Home town Chicago, Illinois
Spouse(s) Fraser C. Robinson III (m. 1960-1991; his death)
Children Craig Malcolm Robinson (b. 1962)
Michelle Robinson Obama (b. 1964)
Parent(s) Purnell Nathaniel Shields
Rebecca Jumper
Relatives Barack Obama (son-in-law)
Malia and Sasha Obama (granddaughters)

Marian Lois Robinson (née Shields; July 30, 1937) is the mother of First Lady Michelle Robinson and the mother-in-law of President Barack Obama. She is the maternal, and only living, grandparent of Malia and Sasha Obama.

Early life and education

Marian Shields was born in Chicago in 1937, the fourth of seven children—five girls, followed by two boys—born to Purnell Nathaniel Shields, a house painter, and his wife Rebecca Jumper, a licensed practical nurse, according to Steve Shields, her youngest sibling.[1] Her ancestors had moved from Georgia to Chicago in the early 20th century during the Great Migration.

As a girl, Marian attended public schools. She married Fraser Robinson on October 27, 1960 in Chicago.[2]

Robinson formerly worked as a secretary for mail-order retailer Spiegel and at a bank.[3] Both she and her husband had extended families in Chicago, whom they saw frequently at holidays and other times.

While Michelle and Barack Obama campaigned in 2008, Robinson tended her granddaughters. Early in January 2009, it was reported that Robinson would move into the White House with the rest of the First Family in order to provide further transition support for her granddaughters.[4] She is the first live-in grandmother there since Elivera M. Doud, the mother of Mamie Eisenhower, during the Eisenhower administration. Some media outlets have dubbed Robinson the "First Granny."[5][6]

References

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Further reading

  • Swarns, Rachel L. (2012). American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-220465-3.

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