William Kelly CORBIN & Wealthy Houck & Rhuanne MEEKS

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William Kelly CORBIN
Wealthy HOUCK
Rhuanne MEEKS

Husband: William Kelly / Kelley CORBIN
Birth: 20 Feb/Aug 1799, Patapsco Lower Hundred, Baltimore Co., MD
Death: 4 Mar 1883/8, Jackson Twp., Knox Co., OH
Occupation: farmer
Father: Elijah CORBIN
Mother: Sarah KELLEY

Marriage-1: 1 Apr 1817, presumably in Huntingdon Co., PA

Wife-1: Wealthy HOUCK
Birth: 24 Nov 1797, Huntingdon Co., PA
Death: 30 Aug 1875, Jackson Twp., Knox Co., OH
Occupation: homemaker
Father: William HOUCK
Mother: Eleanor HALL

Marriage-2: 1875-1880

Wife-2: Rhuanne / Rhuann MEEKS
Birth: 1829/30, OH
Death: aft. 1880 census
Occupation: homemaker
Other Spouse: m1. 20 May 1847, Knox Co., OH, James LAUGHREY / LOUGHREY (1826-1897)
Parents: born in VA

Children with Wealthy HOUCK:

1. (Daughter A) CORBIN, b. 1817-20, PA; d. by 1830
2. (Daughter B) CORBIN, b. 1817-20, PA
3. (Daughter C) CORBIN, b. 1820-25, PA or OH
4. (Daughter D) CORBIN, b. 1820-25, PA or OH
5. Sarah Ellen CORBIN, b. 27 Jan 1826, OH
6. Jerome CORBIN, b. 1828/9, OH

Children with Rhuann MEEKS:

none

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania

Sources:

1a. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1998. Marriage Index: Ohio, 1851-1900. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-236): not found, but there are no Knox County records on the CD.

1b. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

William Kelley CORBIN
Birth: 20 Feb 1799, Maryland; Death: 04 Mar 1833
Father: Elijah CORBIN; Mother: Sarah KELLEY
Marriage: 01 Apr 1817, Pennsylvania
Spouse: Wealthy HOUCK
Birth: 24 Nov 1797, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Death: 30 Aug 1875
Source: patron submission

James LOUGHREY
Spouse: Rhuann MEEKS
Marriage: 20 May 1847, Knox, Ohio
Source: Marriage Records, 1808-1951. Ohio. Probate Court (Knox County)

2. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #2 of 6 — indexed "Carber"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1820 PA Huntingdon Co. Union Twp. Roll M33_104 p. 41 Ln 9 William Corben 000110-20100-0-100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 19-25* 1794-1801 = William (b. 1799)

1 male 26-44 1775-1794 = ?

2 females 9 or under 1810-1820 = Daughter B
= Daughter A

1 female 16-25 1794-1804 = Wealthy (b. 1797)

1 person engaged in agriculture

*In the 1820 Census, the third column is age class 16-18 and the fourth column is age class 16-25; therefore, any individual in column three is duplicated in column four. By subtracting the number in column three from the number in column four, you can create an age class "19-25."

3a. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1830 (Broderbund CD-315):

1830 Corbin, William A. OH Knox Co. Jackson Twp. p. 212

3b. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 10 — list was roughly alphabetized; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830 OH Knox Co. Jackson Twp. Roll 134 p. 212 Ln. 12 Corbin William H. 100 001 - 121 001

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1825-1830 = Jerome (b. 1828/9)

1 male 30-39 1790-1800 = William (b. 1799)

1 female 4 or under 1825-1830 = Sarah (b. 1826)

2 females 5-9 1820-1825 = Daughter D
= Daughter C

1 female 10-14 1815-1820 = Daughter B

1 female 30-39 1790-1800 = Wealthy (b. 1797)

His middle intial is "H."

4a. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1840 (Broderbund CD-316):

1840 Cadlin, William H. OH Knox Co. Jackson Twp. p. 404

4b. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9-10 of 12; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 OH Knox Co. Jackson Twp. Roll 406 pp. 403B-404A Ln 7 Wm K Corbin 001 000 100 - 001 200 100 _______

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 10-14 1825-1830 = Jerome (b. 1828/9)

1 male 40-49 1790-1800 = William K (b. 1799)

1 female 10-14 1825-1830 = Sarah (b. 1826)

2 females 15-19 1820-1825 = Daughter D
= Daughter C

1 female 40-49 1790-1800 = Wealthy (b. 1797)

His middle initial is definitely, "K."

5. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #8 of 27) Jackson Twp., Knox Co., OH, Roll M432_700, p. 379B, 2215/2272, enumerated 16 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

William K. Corbin 51 M Farmer 1200 Md

Wealthy " 52 F Penn

Jerome " 21 M do Ohio

His middle initial is definitely, "K."

6. 1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #8 of 24): Bladensburg P.O., Jackson Twp., Knox Co., OH, Roll M653_994, p. 27B, PN 54, 421/412, enumerated 21 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

William Carbin 60 M Farmer 160 150 Md

Whelty " 61 F "

William was born in MD, but Wealthy was born in PA. Listed next to son, Jerome CORBIN.

7. 1870 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #9 of 21): Bladensburg P.O., Jackson Twp., Knox Co., OH, p. 300A, PN 9, 74/74, enumerated 20 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Colvin William 70 M W Retired Life 4000 Maryland

______ Wealthy 72 F W Keeping House Penna

8. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 17): Jackson Twp., Knox Co., OH, Roll T9_1038, p. 204A, PN 9, SD 5, ED 155, enumerated 8 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 10 13 24 25 26

Corbin Willian W M 81 / Farmer MD MD MD

______ Rhuanne W F 50 Wife / house keeper OH VA VA

This enumerator used no visitation numbers, for anyone. They are the only CORBINs in the county.

9. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

10. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found.

11. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. The Official Land Patent Records Office.

Date Cert. No. Land Office Patented By Acres Aliquot Section.Township.Range State County*

10 Feb 1831 2497 ZANESVILLE William K. Corbin of Knox County, Ohio 80 E½ SE¼ S17.T5N.R10W OH KNOX

*The county is not given on the original certificate, which describes the location of the land solely in terms of Aliquot, Section, Township, and Range. The county name must have been added to the database at some later time, probably when the certificate data were computerized.

12. Broderbund. World Family Trees. Vol. 40, Pedigree No. 356.

13. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

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