Philip Menefee CORBIN & Lucy Ann RACER

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Philip Menefee CORBIN
Lucy Ann RACER

Husband: Philip Menefee CORBIN
Birth: ca. 1815/16, Rappahannock Co., VA
Death: aft. 1860 census
Occupation: farmer
Father: Joseph William CORBIN
Mother: Hannah MENEFEE

The average male in the 19th Century married first at the age of 23, so I'm going with that estimate.

Marriage: 12 Mar 1839, Rappahannock Co., VA

Wife: Lucy Ann RACER
Birth: Feb 1821, Culpeper Co., VA
Death: aft. 1900 Census, Barnesville, Belmont Co., OH
Occupation: homemaker
Father: John RACER (c1792-1870s)
Mother: Martha "Patsy" SIMS (c1792-1861)

Lucy's age varies wildly in the census, but in the 19th Century, the average woman first married at the age of 19, so her age in the 1900 census may be the correct one.

Children — born in Rappahannock Co., VA:

1. John S. CORBIN, b. 1839/40
2. George T. and/or Joseph? CORBIN, b. 1841/2
3. James William CORBIN, b. 1843/4
4. Martha M. CORBIN, b. ca. 1845
5. Richard M. CORBIN, b. 1846/7 - 48/9
6. Robert CORBIN, b. 1850
7. Montgomery CORBIN, b. 1851/2
8. Philip Uriah CORBIN, b. Jan 1857

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Sources:

1. Jordan R. Dodd, et al. 1999. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Precision Indexing Publ., Bountiful, UT (online a Ancestry.com):

Philip M. Corbin Lucy Ann Racer 5 Feb 1839 Rappahannock Co.

2. 1840 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #57-58 of 66; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 VA Rappahannock Co. Roll 575 pp. 29-30 Ln. 4 Philip M Corbin 100 010 - 000 100 no slaves 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = John (b. 1839/40)

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = Philip (b. ca. 1815)

1 female 15-19 1820-1825 = Lucy

1 person employed in agriculture

3. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #118 of 142): Rappahannock Co., VA, Roll M432_972, p. 143B, 820/820, enumerated 13 Nov 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Philip Corbin 35 M Farmer Va

Lucy A 22 F "

John S 9 M "

George T 7 M "

James W 5 M "

Martha 4 F "

Richard M 1 M "

Listed next to George RACER (æ 26, b. Va), who is living alone, and three households before James RACER (æ 26, b. Va), who is boarding with another family. These are very likely Lucy's brothers.

4. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #86 of 138): Washington P.O., Rappahannock Co., VA, Roll M653_1374, p. 206, PN 86, 665/625, enumerated 25 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Lucy A Corbin 41 F Virginia

John       " 21 M farmhand "

Philip     " 43 M do 80 "

Joseph     " 19 M do "

James W    " 16 M do "

Martha M   " 15 F "

Richard    " 13 M "

Robert     " 10 M "

Montgomery " 8 M "

Uras?      " 4 M "

I can only assume Philip being out of order is enumerator error. Is Joseph actually George? Or vice-versa? Listed next to James RACER (æ 35, b. VA), who is a farm hand living with an elderly farmer.

5a. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): I cannot find Philip and his family in this census, nor can I find Richard. I notice others haven't found them, either. I did find son, James William, in Shenandoah Co., VA (q.v.), and I found James A. RACER (æ 48, b. VA; farm laborer) living in Hampton, Rappahannoc Co., VA (p. 98B), with a farm family.

5b. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Mallory CORBIN (æ 58, b. VA; farm laborer) is living in Piedmont Twp., Rappahannock Co., VA (p. 144B), with the family of Reuben SIMMS (æ 73, b. VA; farmer). Kenneth Corbin, in his Leaves of the Corbin Tree (see below), considers this Mallory CORBIN to be our subject, but he is incorrect for reasons given below.

6. 1880 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #26 of 28): Vine [St./Rd./Ave.], Barnesville, Belmont Co., OH, Roll 995, p. 202B, PN 47, SD 7, ED 34, enumerated 26 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).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 13 22 23 24 25 26

460 472 Corbin Lucy W F 59 Wife / Keeping House / / Va Va Va

______ Uriah W M 22 Son / Brick-maker Va Va Va

Listed between sons, Richard CORBIN and James CORBIN.

7. 1890 U.S. Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

8. 1900 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #39 of 76): Barnesville Village (Ward 2), Warren Twp., Belmont Co., OH, Roll 1242, p. 243B, SN 21, SD 15, ED 29, enumerated 12 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27

402 481 Corbin Clarence Head W M May 1876 24 M 1 Ohio Ohio Ohio Glass Worker 5 Y Y Y R H

______ Mary C Wife W F Apr 1877 23 M 1 0 0 Ohio Ohio Ohio Y Y Y

482 Corbin Lucy A Head W F Feb 1821 79 S 9 4 Virginia Virginia Virginia Y Y Y O F H

______ Phillip U Son W M Jan 1857 43 S Virginia Virginia Virginia Glass worker Y Y Y

Parker Charley G GSon W M Sep 1877 22 S Ohio Ohio Virginia Y Y Y

Clarence CORBIN is Lucy's grandson, son of her son, Richard M. CORBIN.

. Kenneth Corbin. 2009. The Leaves of the Corbin Tree. Vol. 1 of 2. Self-published, Louisville, KY:

The author did not routinely put all surnames in all-caps, so I have converted them to make for easier scanning for names.

p. 71 333. Philip Malory⁸ CORBIN (Joseph⁷, John⁶, John⁵...) was born circa 1815 at VA. He married Lucy Ann RACER...
He appeared on the census 1840 at Rappahannock Co., VA... [we agree up through 1850, though he misses 1860]He appeared on the census 3 Jul 1870 at Rappahannock Co., VA...

p. 72 The seven known children of Philip Malory⁸ CORBIN and Lucy Ann RACER were as follows:

1009. i. John L.⁹ CORBIN was born circa 1840 at VA...

1010. ii. George T. CORBIN was born circa 1843 at VA...

+ 1011. iii. James W. CORBIN was born circa 1844 at VA...

1012. iv. Martha CORBIN was born circa 1846 at VA...

+ 1013. v. Richard M. CORBIN was born circa 1849 at Culpeper Co., VA...

1014. vi. Uriah CORBIN was born circa 1858 at VA.

1015. vii. Margaret CORBIN was born in Nov 1859 at Montgomery Co., KY

...

Is the Mallory CORBIN in the 1870 census really our subject? What is the basis for making the connection? Also, what is the basis for the child, Margaret? Where is the evidence they were ever in Kentucky? Where is Margaret in the 1860 census, which shows the family still in Rappahannock Co., VA, with no daughter, Margaret? Also, because the author has missed the 1860 census, he has overlooked sons Robert and Montgomery.

. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com). A tree there includes Richard's death certificate.

. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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