Joshua CORBIN & Rachel MARSH

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Joshua CORBIN
Rachel MARSH

Husband: Joshua CORBIN
Birth: 1800/01, Nicholas? Co., KY
Death: 1869, presumably in Bourbon Co., KY
Occupation: farmer
Father: Abraham CORBIN
Mother: Eleanor "Ellen" BOSLEY

Marriage: 1828

Wife: Rachel MARSH
Birth: Sep 1806, Bourbon Co., KY
Death: 1887, presumably in Bourbon Co., KY
Occupation: homemaker
Religion: Presbyterian
Father: Beal / Beale MARSH
Mother: Eleanor "Ellen / Ella" CORBIN

Children — born in KY:

1. Abraham / Abram F. CORBIN, b. 1828-30
2. Benedict Beal CORBIN, b. 1830/1; stayed in Bourbon Co., KY
3. Nathan M. CORBIN, b. 1832/3; moved to Saline Co., MO
4. Sarah H. CORBIN, b. 1834/5; m. Mr. CHANEY
5. Martha CORBIN, b. 1840/1; m. Mr. DRYDEN
6. Joshua Marsh CORBIN, b. 1847/8, Bourbon Co., KY; moved to Fayette Co., KY
7. Ellen CORBIN, b. Jan 1850; d. by 1860

Presumed grandson — born in KY:

. Thomas CORBIN, b. 1860/1

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #25 of 94 — indexed "Corbirs"; list was roughly alphabetized; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830 KY Nicholas Co. Roll M19_40 p. 190 Ln. 5 Joshua Corbin 100 001 - 000 110 010 100100-000010

These data indicate:

No., Race, Gender Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 white male 4 or under 1825-1830 = Abram

1 white male 30-39 1790-1800 = Joshua (b. 1800)

1 white female 15-19 1810-1815 = probable sister of Joshua

1 white female 20-29 1800-1810 = Rachel (b. 1806)

1 white female 50-59 1770-1780 = Eleanor (BOSLEY) CORBIN (b. ca. 1779)

1 male slave 9 or under 1820-1830 = ?

1 male slave 36-54 1775-1794 = ?

1 female slave 55-99 1730-1775 = ?

Rachel's mother died in 1810, so the older woman does appear to be Joshua's mother.

3. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #55-56 of 94; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 KY Christian Co. Roll 107 pp. 218B-219A Ln. 25 Joshua Corbin 021 000 100 - 010 001 001 010000-010100 0600000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 white males 5-9 1830-1835 = Nathan (b. 1832/3)
= Benedict Beale (b. 1830/1)

1 white male 10-14 1825-1830 = Abram

1 white male 40-49 1790-1800 = Joshua (b. 1800)

1 white female 5-9 1830-1835 = Sarah (b. 1834/5)

1 white female 30-39 1800-1810 = Rachel (b. 1806)

1 white female 60-69 1770-1780 = Eleanor (BOSLEY) CORBIN (b. ca. 1779)

1 male slave 10-23 1816-1830 = ?

1 female slave 10-23 1816-1830 = ?

1 female slave 36-54 1785-1804 = ?

6 persons employed in agriculture

4. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #4 of 62): District No. 2, Bourbon Co., KY, p. 236B, 180/180, enumerated 20 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Joshua Corbin 49 M Farmer Kentucky

Rachel    " 44 F "

Benedic   " 19 M " "

Nathan    " 17 M " "

Sarah     " 15 F "

Martha    " 9 F "

Joshua    " 2 M "

Ellen     " ⁴/₁₂ F "

Rachel is only *just* young enough to be Ellen's mother.

5. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 67): Morelands P.O., District No. 1, Bourbon Co., KY, Roll M653_356, p. 539, PN 57, 387/403, enumerated 1 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Joshua Corbin 60 M Farmer 12000 1000 Ky

Rachel " 53 F "

Ben B " 20 M Farmer "

Sarah 21 F "

Martha 18 F "

Joshua M 12 M "

Ben is 29, not 20; and Sarah is 25, not 21.

6. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #53 of 101): Paris P.O., Paris Pct., Bourbon Co., KY, Roll M593_447, p. 390A, PN 53, enumerated 13 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤(•)

379 375 Corbin Rachel 60 F W Keeping house 10000 5000 Ky

______ Sarah 25 F W At home "

______ Martha 22 F W At home "

______ Joshua 21 M W At School "

______ Benedict 30 M W Farmer 5000 "

______ Thomas 9 M W "

380 Green Fanny 25 F B Domestic svt "

_____ Jennie 18 F B Domestic svt "

_____ John 10 M B Farm laborer "

_____ George 7 M B "

Almost everyone's fibbing about their age. Thomas must be a grandson, and Benedict's position above him suggests he's Benedict's son.

7. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #15 of 22): Hutchinson Station, Bourbon Co., KY, Roll T9_403, p. 140C, PN 15, SD _, ED 23, [no visitation numbers, for anyone,] enumerated 19 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

3 4 5 6 8 9 11 13 22 23 24 25 26

Corbin Rachael W F 74 / Farmer KY MD MD

______ B B W M 45 Son / Work on Farm KY KY KY

______ Sallie W F 34 Dau / KY KY KY

______ Martha W F 30 Dau / KY KY KY

Powell John B M 19 / Works on Farm / / KY KY KY

Corbin Thomas W M 19 / Works on Farm KY KY KY

This enumerator used no visitation numbers, at all. Rachel is back to using her correct age, but Benedict, Sallie, and Martha are still fibbing. The fact that Benedict is not listed as a widower argues against Thomas being his son.

8. William Henry Perrin, ed. 1882. The History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison, and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky. O.L. Baskin & Co., Chicago.

p. 562 Hutchinson Precinct...
MRS. RACHEL CORBIN, P.O. Hutchinson; was born in September, 1806, in Bourbon County, Ky., daughter of Beal and Ella (Corbin) Marsh, natives of Maryland. They were married in Baltimore and came to Kentucky at a very early period. Our subject was married, in 1828, to Joshua Corbin, of Nicholas County. He died in 1869 leaving six children: Abram F., Beal, Nathan M., Joshua M., Sarah Chaney, and Martha Dryden. Nathan is a farmer in Saline County, Mo., Beal lives at home, and Joshua M. is County Surveyor of Fayette. Mrs. Corbin owns 118 acres of excellent land, eight miles from Paris, which she rents, but resides in her house upon the farm. She is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

Did Sarah and Martha really marry? I've found no sign that they did, unless it was between 1880 and 1882.

9. William Elsey Connelley & Ellis Merton Coulter. 1922. History of Kentucky, Judge Charles Keer, Editor. 5 vols. American Historical Society, Chicago and New York (online at Ancestry.com):

v. 4,
p. 197 JOSHUA MARSH CORBIN. For the greater part of half a century Joshua Marsh Corbin has been diligently employed in his profession as a civil enginner, and most of that time his headquarters have been in Lexington. He is the present county surveyor of Fayette County, and altogether his official association with that office covers twenty years.
Mr. Corbin was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky, a son of Joshua and Rachel (Marsh) Corbin. His parents were also natives of Kentucky and of Bourbon County. His father was born in 1800 and died in 1869, and his mother died in 1887, at the age of seventy. Of their seven children, Joshua M. is the only survivor, and he was next to the youngest. His father was a farmer, and like many Kentucky gentlemen was distinguished by a love of fine horses and high-class cattle. During the Civil war period he was a stanch Union man, but in politics usually voted independent...

10. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

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