William Riley CORBIN & Rosannah Melissa C. BARNETT

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William Riley CORBIN
Rosannah Melissa C. BARNETT

Husband: William Riley CORBIN
Birth: Mar 1820, Pendleton [now Pickens] Co., SC
Death: 18 Aug 1903, Pine Grove, De Kalb Co., AL
Disposition: buried Pine Grove Cemetery, De Kalb Co., AL
Occupation: farmer

WARNING: his parentage is in dispute.

Some say he is the son of:
Father: David CORBIN
Mother: Sarah __?__

Others say he is the son of:
Father: John CORBIN
Mother: Unknown

I don't know which is correct, if either.

Marriage:

Wife: Rosannah Melissa C. BARNETT
Birth: 25 May 1825, Pendleton [now Pickens] Co., SC
Death: 3 Feb 1904, Pine Grove, De Kalb Co., AL
Disposition: buried Pine Grove Cemetery, De Kalb Co., AL
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Elijah BARNETT (c1790s-1842)
Mother: Rosannah JENKINS

Children:

— born in Pickens Co., SC:
1. Real / Rial W. CORBIN, b. 1841/2
2. Zerby Zily / Erby Riley CORBIN, b. 1843/4; d. 17 Sep 1862, Sharpsburg [Antietam], Washington Co., MD
3. Hulda / Huldah C. CORBIN, b. 1845/6; m. 16 Aug 1868, Pickens Co., GA, Wiley J. DEAN (1844- )
4. Martha Ann CORBIN, b. 1846/7; m. 3 Dec 1868, Murray Co., GA, Powell HENDERSON

— born in Cherokee [now Pickens] Co., GA:
5. Mary Jane CORBIN, b. 1850/1; d. ca. 1870, De Kalb Co., AL; m. 17 Jul 1870, Roane Co., TN, J.L. KEITH [one source says she married a KETTLE]
6. Merida Franklin "Frank" CORBIN, b. 26 Oct 1852

— born in Grassy Knob Dist., Pickens Co., GA:
7. Susan CORBIN, b. 2 Apr 1854; d. 2 Jul 1941, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX; m. Andrew Jackson MATHIS
8. Calvin B. CORBIN, b. 1856/7; d. by 1870
9. Julia Ann CORBIN, b. 1858/9; m. 1878, Ft. Payne, De Kalb Co., AL, Andrew J. LARMON (1859- )
10. Jefferson Davis "Jeff" CORBIN, b. 16 Jul 1861; d. 28 Sep 1945, De Kalb Co., AL; m. three times
11. Manda / Amanda CORBIN, b. 27 Oct 1864; d. 28 Aug 1944, Etowah Co., AL; m. 1 Apr 1888, De Kalb Co., AL, Green Grief LYONS
12. William Thomas "Billy" CORBIN, b. Jan 1867

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Sources (n.b., Pickens Co., GA, was formed in 1853 from Gilmer and Cherokee Cos.):

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #235 of 280): 15th Division, Cherokee Co., GA, Roll M432_65, p. 519A, 1637/1651, enumerated 11 Nov 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

William R Corbin 35 M farmer SC

Rosannah C   " 29 F "

Real W       " 8 M "

Zily         " 7 M "

Huldah C     " 5 F "

Martha       " 3 F Ga

3. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 20): Marble Works P.O., Grassy Nob [Knob] Dist., Pickens Co., GA, Roll M653_133, p. 965, PN 87, 727/619, enumerated 27 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

William Corban 40 M Farmer 700 550 SC

Rasanna    " 30 F "

Rial       " 17 M Farm hand "

Zerby      " 16 M "    " "

Hulda C    " 14 F "

Martha A   " 13 F "

Mary J     " 9 F Ga

Merida L   " 8 M "

Susan      " 6 F "

Calvin B   " 3 M "

Julia A    " 1 F "

Sarah Sowers 26 F "

Mosses M " 9/12 M "

Martha Cawards 11 F "

Rebecca Moon 12 F "

4. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 20): Eagle Furnace P.O., 12th Dist., Roane Co., TN, Roll M593_1555, p. 449B, PN 2, 9/9, enumerated 26 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Carban Billy 58 M W Farmer 1000 Ga

______ Mallissa 50 F W Keeping House "

______ Frank 18 M W Farm Laborer "

______ Julia 14 F W "

______ Jeff 10 M W "

______ Manda 8 F W "

______ Thomas 4 M W "

5. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6 of 18): Alaculsa [Alaculsy], 1011th Georgia Militia Dist., Murray Co., GA, Roll T9_159, p. 470B, PN 6, SD 1, ED 155, enumerated 3 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).

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50 52 Corbin William W M 55 / Farming / / SC SC SC

______ Rosanah C W F 53 Wife / Keeping house / / SC SC SC

______ Davis W M 19 Son / Works on farm / GA SC SC

______ Amanda W F 16 Dau / Keeping house / GA " "

______ Thomas W M 13 Son / Works on farm / GA " "

6. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #18 of 22): Pine Grove, Pct. No. 15, De Kalb Co., AL, Roll T623_14, p. 126B, SN 2, SD 7, ED 73, enumerated ? 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).

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165 166 Corbin William Head W M Jan 1867 33 M 13 GA GA GA Farmer 0 Y Y Y O F F 153

[plus William's wife and children]

______ William R Father W M Mar 1820 80 M 60 GA GA GA N N Y

______ Rosana C Mother W F May 1825 75 M 60 12 9 GA GA GA N N Y

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

9. Email from descendant.

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