William Salathiel Clayton CORBIN & Susan Evey ROBERTS & Allie Viola TAYLOR

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William Salathiel Clayton CORBIN
Susan Evey ROBERTS
Allie Viola TAYLOR

Note: Our subject is said by a descendant to be an illegitimate son of William Paul CORBIN, one of the "Lexington" CORBINs, and circumstantial evidence supports the connection.
Update (2 Jul 2015): Y-DNA STR test results now support his connection to the Lexington CORBINs (Kit #402456).

Husband: William Salathiel Clayton CORBIN
Birth: 7 Nov 1887, Chipley, Washington Co., FL
Death: 18 Jul 1971, Gadsden Co., FL
Disposition: buried Piney Grove Cemetery, Cottondale, Jackson Co., FL
Occupation: carpenter
Biological Father said to be: William Paul CORBIN
Stepfather: Wilson LIGHTFOOT
Mother: Sarah Frances / Francis PARKER

Marriage-1: 1905, Jackson Co., FL

Wife-1: Susan Evey ROBERTS
Birth: 1888/9, AL
Death: by 5 Jun 1917
Occupation: homemaker
Parents: born in FL

Marriage-2: 2 Mar 1921, Bay Co., FL; Divorce: 1945, Jackson Co., FL

Wife-2: Allie Viola TAYLOR
Birth: 12 Sep 1900, FL
Occupation: homemaker
Other Spouse: m1. Mar 1913, George Washington WRIGHT; m3. 3 May 1945, Washington Co., FL, John Thomas SIMS
Father: Louis Franklin TAYLOR
Mother: Sarah Holmes WILKES

Child with Susan Evey ROBERTS — born in FL, possibly in Pichter Twp., Jackson Co., FL:

1. William E. CORBIN, b. 1906/7

Children with Allie Viola TAYLOR — born in FL:

2. Audry Adell CORBIN, b. 1921/2
3. Frances "Fannie" Mae CORBIN, b. ca. 1923
4. Lucille CORBIN, b. ca. 1924
5. Ruby / Rubie Lee CORBIN, b. Apr 1929
6. Earl Buck "Early" CORBIN, b. 1930/1
7. Cora Lee CORBIN, b. 1933/4
8. William Whitaker CORBIN, b. 1934/5
9. Louis Clayton CORBIN, b. 1938/9

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Sources (n.b., Jackson, Washington, and Bay Cos. are adjacent):

1a. Bay County [Florida] Marriage Index (online at the Bay County Genealogical Society web site):

Corbin, William C. m. Allie Taylor on 02-Mar-1921 v. 6, p. 117, #1250

1b. Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001 (online at Ancestry.com):

Husband Wife County Year Vol Cert

Corbin, William C. Allie Jackson 1945 299 8320

1c. Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001 (online at Ancestry.com):-

Name: Corbin, Allie Viola

Spouse: John Thomas Sims

Marriage Date: 1945

County of Marriage: Washington

Volume: 1008

Certificate: 19233

Source: Florida Dept. of Health

1d. Master Marriage Index (online at the Jackson County FLGenWeb site; warning: this is a secondary source):

SIMS John Thomas CORBIN Allie Viola 05/03/1945 Washington Co., FL

2. 1890 U.S. Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

3. 1900 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): William S. LIGHTFOOT (a.k.a., William Salathiel CORBIN) is living in Chipley Twp., Washington Co., FL, with his mother and stepfather (q.v.). Can't find Allie or her parents, but her paternal grandfather is living in Jackson Co., FL.

4a. 1910 U.S.Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #15 of 31): Pichter Twp., Precinct 4, Jackson Co., FL, Roll T624_163, p. 83A, SN 8A, SD 3, ED 46, enumerated 26 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 23 24 26 28

137 137 Corbin William C Head M W 22 M1 7 FL AL AL Eng None Y Y R H

______ Susan E Wife F W 21 M1 7 1 1 AL FL FL Eng None N N

______ William E Son M W 3 S FL FL AL None

They've only been married five years, not seven, which still makes them very young at first marriage.

4b. 1910 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Allie V. TAYLOR (æ 10 b. FL) is living in Point Washington Pct., Washington Co., FL (p. 100B), with her parents, Lewis F. TAYLOR (æ 33, b. FL) & Homsie (æ 31, b. FL), plus siblings.

5a. 1920 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 25): Wausau Twp., Precinct No. 4, Washington Co., FL, Roll T625_232, p. 173A, SN 4A, SD 43, ED 159, enumerated 8 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).

3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 17 18 19 21 23 25 26 27 28

54 59 Brayton Richard W Head R M W 37 M Y Y AL AL AL Y Laborer Teamster W

Corbin William C Boarder F W 33 WD Y Y FL AL GA Y Laborer ???????? W

______ Sallie Wife F W 30 M N N GA GA GA Y Cook Boarding Hos W

Surely Sallie is Richard's wife, not William's. And where is our subject's son, William E.? I can't find him. Did he die, too? Or was he adopted by someone else?

5b. 1920 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com

6. 1930 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #11 of 11): Cottondale Town, Precinct No. 15, Jackson Co., FL, Roll 22, p. 43A, SN 6A, ED 32-24, SD 1, enumerated 5 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).

3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

130 138 Carbin William C Head R 5 N M W 43 M 17 N Y FL FL AL Y Carpenter House Construction W N 25 N

______ Allie V Wife F W 36 M 13 N Y FL FL FL Y None

______ Adelle A Dau F W 8 S Y FL FL FL None

______ Fannie M Dau F W 6 S Y FL FL FL None

______ Lucille Dau F W 5 3/12 S N FL FL FL None

______ Rubie Lee Dau F W 0 11/12 S N FL FL FL None

7. 1935 Florida State Census (online at FamilySearch.org, Image #12 of 106): Marianna (Pct. 6), Jackson Co., FL, p. 11 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1935: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

M F

W. C. Corbin Marianna Fla Inside 48 White Head Fla School Renter Laborer

Mrs Allie " "      " " 38 " Wife " Grade House wife

Audrey    " "      " " 14 " Daughter " "

Fannie    " "      " " 13 " " " "

Lucile    " "      " " 12 " " " "

Ruby      " "      " " 5 " " "

Early     " "      " " 5 " Son "

Coralee   " "      " " 2 " Daughter "

8a. 1940 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #29 of 68): 216 Smith [St./Ave./Rd.], Marianna, Jackson Co., FL, Roll T627_593, p. 220A, SN 15A, SD 3, ED 32-39, enumerated 1940, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1940 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1940: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean.

LOC HOUSEHOLD NAME RELATION PERSONAL EDUCATION BIRTHPLACE CIT RESIDENCE in 1935 EMPLOYMENT STATUS FS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

* 216 455 R 6 N Carbin W C (ab.) Head M W 52 M N 3 Florida Same Place N N N N U Carpenter Building PW 0 0 N

______ Mrs. Wife F W 41 M N 2 Florida Same Place N N N N H Housewife NP 52 0 Y

______ Adell Daughter F W 18 S N 7 Florida Same Place Y - - - - 48 governess Private Home PW 52 156 N

______ Fannie Mae Daughter F W 17 S N 7 Florida Same Place Y - - - - 24 Maid Private Home PW 52 104 N

______ Lucille Daughter F W 16 S Y 6 Florida Same Place Y - - - - 24 Maid Private Home PW 52 156 N

______ Ruby Lee Daughter F W 11 S Y 4 Florida Same Place

______ Earl Buck Son M W 9 S Y 2 Florida Same Place

______ Cora Lee Daughter F W 6 S Y 0 Florida Same Place

______ William Whitaker Son M W 5 S N 0 Florida Same Place

______ Louis Clayton Son M W 1 S N 0 Florida

*Smith

"(ab.)" presumably means, "absent."

8b. 1940 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 132): Florida State Hospital, River Junction, Gadsen Co., FL, Roll T627-587, p. 217A, SN 3A, SD 3, ED 20-15, enumerated 3 Apr 1940, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1940 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1940: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean:

HOUSEHOLD NAME RELATION PERSONAL EDUCATION BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE in 1935 STATUS

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21

CORBIN, W.C. A-292 M W 53 M N 2 FLORIDA INST

Although enumerated with his family, above, our subject was, in fact, hospitalized in 1939.

. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 (online at Ancestry.com):

Name	`W C Corbin`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`
Birth Date		`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`
Death Date	`18 Jul 1971`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`
Age at Death	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`
State of Death	`Florida`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`
County of Death	`Gadsden`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`
Race	`White`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`
Gender	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`
	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`
	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`
	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`

. Find-a-Grave: Entries (online at findagrave.com):

Name William Clayton Corbin - - - - - - - - -

Birth Nov. 7, 1889 - - - - - - - - -

Death Jun 18, 1971 - - - - - - - - -

Note "Father of Salathiel Corbin (Jacksonville, FL)." - - - - - - - - -

Burial Piney Grove Cemetery
Cottondale, Jackson County, Florida - - - - - - - - -

Inscription FATHER
WILLIAM C. CORBIN
NOV. 7, 1889
JULY 18, 1971 - - - - - - - - -

Father - - - - - - - - - -

Mother Sara Francis Parker Lightfoot (1861-1939) - - - - - - - - -

Spouse - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - -

Memorial # 27590428 - - - - - - - - -

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8. SSDI: Social Security Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com):

Name Birth Death Last Residence SSN Issued Post-em

William C CORBIN 07 Nov 1887 15 Jul 1971 32324 (Chattahoochee, Gadsden, FL) 263-02-5370 FL Yes

9. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18. Microfilm Series M1509 (4277 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC (card images and index online at Ancestry.com):

Microfilm Roll | Form | No: 1556858 | 1621 | 1140

1 Name in full | Age in yrs: William Clayton Corbin | 29

2 Home Address: Cottendale Fla

3 Date of Birth: Nov 7th 1887

4 Are you (1) a natural born citizen… Natural Born

5 Where were you born: Chipley Fla U.S.A.

6 If not a citizen, of what country…

7 What is your present trade, occupation… Farmer

8 By whom employed: Wilson Lightfoot

Where employed: Cottondale Fla R.F.P?

9 Have you [dependents]?: 1 Boy 10 years old

10 Married or Single | Race: Married | Caucasian

11 What military service have you had? None

12 Do you claim exemption from draft? No

Signature: William Clayton Corbin

1 Height | Build: Tall | Slender

2 Color of Eyes | Color of Hair | Bald: Blue | Black | No

3 Physically Disabled: NO

Date of Registration: June 5th 1917

Draft Board: Precinct 15, Jackson County, Florida

It looks like William is a widower at this point.

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