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Vitalis CORBIN
Marietta KELLEY
Husband:  Vitalis / Vitalus "Vite" CORBIN
Birth:  12 May 1876, Doddridge, Doddridge Co., WV
Death:  24 Feb 1951, Barbour Co., WV
Disposition:  buried 27 Feb 1951, Mary's Chapel Cemetery, Pleasant Dist., Barbour Co., WV
Occupation:  laborer, pool room clerk, coal miner, coal loader
Father:  Lewis CORBIN
Mother:  Susannah PROUDFOOT

["Vitalis" is a Latin name based on the root "vita," meaning "life"; other spellings are phonetic misspellings.]

Marriage:  1898/9
Wife:  Marietta "Etta / Ettie" KELLEY / KELLY
Birth:  Aug 1872, WV
Occupation:  homemaker
Parents:  born in VA [now WV]
Children — born in the City of Philippi, Philippi Twp., Barbour Co., WV:
1.  Ina V. CORBIN, b. Jan 1900
2.  Erda? / Inda? CORBIN, b. 1900/1
3.  Frank Bert CORBIN, b. 28 Dec 1902
4.  Susan "Susie" Elizabeth CORBIN, b. 9 Sep 1905; m. Howard Leonidas "Scrappy" LOVE
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Sources:

1.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).
Vitalis CORBIN
Birth: 12 May 1876, Doddridge, West Virginia
Death: 24 Feb 1951, Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia
Burial: 27 Feb 1951, Mary's Chapel Cemetery, Barbour, West Virginia
Marriage: 21 Jan 1899, Barbour, West Virginia
Spouse: Marietta KELLEY
Birth: Aug 1872, Barbour, West Virginia
Death: 1858, Barbour, West Virginia
Burial: Mary's Chapel, Barbour, West Virginia
Source: patron submission

2.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Vitalus CORBIN (æ 4, b. WV) is living in Pleasant Dist., Barbour Co., WV, with his widowed mother (q.v.).  Can't find Marietta, at least not with certainty.

3.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

4.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #22 of 24):  Philippi [City], Philippi Twp., Barbour Co., WV, Roll T623_1755, p. 81B, SN 11, SD 2, ED 5, enumerated 23 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 27
239 239 Corbin Vitalis Head W M May 1876 24 M 1     WV WV WV Day laybor   Y Y Y R H
    ______ Marietta Wife W F Aug 1872 27 M 1 1 1 WV WV WV     Y Y Y    
    ______ Ina V Daughter W F Jan 1900 5/12 S       WV WV WV              
    Mount Silvester Boarder W M Jul 1844 55 WD       WV WV WV Marble Cuter 7 Y Y Y    
    Barnes Jannett L Boarder W M Sep 1878 21 WD       WV WV WV Mining coal 0 Y Y Y    
    Shomo William R Boarder W M Aug 1875 24 S       WV WV WV Coalminer 0 Y Y Y    
    Corbin Susan Mother W M Jun 1837 63 M 35 5 4 WV WV WV     Y Y Y    

5.  1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 5):  Wilson Street, Philippi City (Ward 1), Philippi Magisterial District, Barbour Co., WV, Roll T624_1676, p. 73A, SN 1A, SD 2, ED 6, enumerated 15 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
1910:  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 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28
* 5 5 Corbin Vite Head M W 33 M1 11     WV WV WV Eng Clerk Pool Room W N 0 Y Y   R H
    ______ Ettie Wife F W 38 M1 11 4 4 WV WV WV Eng None         Y Y      
    ______ Ina Dau F W 10 S       WV WV WV Eng None         Y Y Y    
    ______ Erda?/Inda? Dau F W  9 S       WV WV WV Eng None         Y Y Y    
    ______ Frank Son M W  7 S       WV WV WV Eng None         Y Y Y    
    ______ Susn? Dau F W  5 S       WV WV WV Eng None         N N      
    ______ Susan Mother F W 72 Wd       WV WV WV Eng None         Y Y      
*Wilson Street

6.  1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #33 of 33):  Chestnut Street, Philippi City (Ward 1), Barbour Co., WV, Roll T625_1947 (Book 1), p. 116, SN 17A, SD 2, ED 10, enumerated 14 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
1920:  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 9 10 11 12 17 18 19 21 23 25 26 27 28
* X 348 381 Corbin Vite Head R M W 44 M Y Y WV WV WV Y Miner Coal Mines W
      ______ Etta Wife   F W 45 M Y Y WV WV WV Y None    
      ______ Frank Son   M W 17 S Y Y WV WV WV Y Miner Coal Mines W
      ______ Susie Dau   F W 15 S Y Y WV WV WV Y None    
*Chestnut Street

7.  1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12 of 15):  499 Chestnut Street, Philippi City, Philippi Dist., Barbour Co., WV, Roll 2528, p. 94B, SN 6B, ED 1-15, SD 8, enumerated 7 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
1930:  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 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 30
* 499 139 153 Carbin Vite Head R 7 R N M W 54 M 20 N Y WV WV WV Y Motorman coal mines W Y N
      ______ Etta Wife         F W 58 M 27 N Y WV WV WV Y none        
      Hawk Luther Boarder         M W 46 M 26 N Y WV WV WV Y night watchman coal mines W Y N
*Chestnut Street
Listed two households from their married son, Frank CORBIN.

8a.  West Virginia Deaths, 1853-1970 (online at LDS Record Search):
Name: Vite Corbin
Death Date: 24 Feb 1951
Death Place: Barbour, West Virginia
Marital Status:  
Spouse Name:  
Father Name: Lewis Corbin
Mother Name: Susan Proudfoot
Film Number: 1984149

8b.  Vital Research Records Project: Births, Deaths, Marriages. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, State of West Virginia (online at www.wvculture.org):
Full Name: Vite Corbin
Date of Death: 2/24/51
Place of Death: Philippi, Barbour County
Cause of Death: cerebral apoplexy
Date of Birth: 5/12/1874
Place of Birth: Doddridge
Occupation: Coal Loader, Coal Mines
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse:  
Name of Father: Lewis Corbin
Birthplace of Father:  
Name of Mother: Susan Proudfoot
Birthplace of Mother:  
Date of Burial: 2/27/51
Place of Burial: Marys Chapel
Informant: Frank Corbin
Certificate Number: 2526

9.  Archives of the PROUDFOOT-L Mailing List (online at RootsWeb.com):
...My mother in law was SUSIE ELIZABETH CORBIN married to HOWARD LEONDIAS (aka 'Scrappy') LOVE. Susie was born 9 Sept 1905 and died abt 1975...

10.  Archives of the WVWOOD-L Mailing List (online at RootsWeb.com).

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