James CORBIN
Lennis W. BENNETT
Husband:  James CORBIN
Birth:  ca. 1813, VA
Death apparently:  1870-80, Logan Co., KY
Occupation:  shoemaker, farmer
Possible Sister:  Mary Ann CORBIN
Marriage:  20 Nov 1838, Butler Co., KY
Wife:  Lennis / Lenner W. BENNETT
Birth:  1816/7, KY
Death apparently:  1870-80, Logan Co., KY
Occupation:  homemaker
Children:
— born in either Butler Co., KY, or Warren Co., KY:
1.  Thomas CORBIN, b. 1840/1
2.  James Monroe CORBIN, b. 1842/3
3.  Mordecai CORBIN, b. 1844/5

— born in Warren Co., KY:
4.  Elbridge / Eldredge / Eldridge / Elvis G. CORBIN, b. 25 Nov 1848
5.  John E. CORBIN, b. 1852/3

Keywords for search engines:  USA, US, United States, Kentucky

Sources (n.b., Logan Co. was formed in 1792 from Lincoln Co.; Warren Co. was formed in 1796 from Logan Co.; Butler Co. was formed in 1810 from Logan and Ohio Cos.):

1.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1993.  Kentucky Marriages:  Early to 1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):
Corbin, James Bennett, Lenner W. 20 Nov 1838 Butler Co.

2.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find, and I did a page-by-page search of Butler county and checked the "C's" in Warren County (list was roughly alphabetized).

3.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #89 of 129):  District No. 1, Warren Co., KY, Roll M432_220, p. 44A, 602/602, enumerated 19 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
James Caubin 38 M   Shoemaker   Va
Lenice   " 33 F       Ky
Thomas   "  9 M       "
Muroe    "  7 M       "
Mordica  "  5 M       "
Elbridge "  1 M       "
William Robinson 57 M       Va
Listed sixteen households from James's probable sister, Mary Ann (CORBIN) GAINES, who are next to William T. & Mary C. (PERKINS) FANT.

4a.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #123-124 of 135):  Bowling Green P.O., District No. 2, Warren Co., KY, Roll M653_398, pp. 691-692, PN 123-124, 866/866, enumerated 3 Oct 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
James Corbin 46 M   Farmer     Virginia
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Jane Corbin 43 F         Kentucky
Thomas    " 19 M         "
James     " 17 M         "
Mordecaih " 15 M         "
Eldridge  " 13 M         "
John      " 10 M         "
Our subjects appear to have been enumerated twice — and when it happens, it's a sobering lesson in the accuracy of census records.

4b.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #127 of 135):  Bowling Green P.O., District No. 2, Warren Co., KY, Roll M653_398, p. 695, PN 127, 897/897, enumerated 9 Oct 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
James Corbin 49 M   Shoe Maker   120 Virginia
Lauisa   " 45 F         Kentucky
Thomas   " 20 M         "
James    " 18 M         "
Mordica  " 16 M         "
Elbridge " 12 M         "
John     "  8 M         "

5.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #34 of 49 — indexed "Corhen"):  Rabbitsville P.O., Fillmore Pct., Logan Co., KY, Roll M593_483, p. 349, PN 34, 244/244, enumerated 1 Sep 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
Corben James 56 M W works on farm   500 Virginia
______ Lenis 54 F W Keeping house     Kentucky
______ Eldredge 21 M W Farmer   800 Kentucky
______ Lutitia 21 F W       Kentucky
Eldridge is indexed, "Ellen."  Letitia is Eldridge's wife.  Listed next to son John CORBEN (æ 17, b. KY), who is boarding with the HOPKINS family.

6.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  not found. 

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