Note that Jacob HOUCK of Huntingdon Co. married Hannah McCLAIN, so there were probably other intermarriages with McCLAIN in Huntingdon Co., one of whom was Minna's namesake.

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1820 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #2 of 6; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):  this may not be our subject.

1820

PA

Huntingdon Co.

Union Twp.

p. 41

William Corben

000110-20100-0-100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	19-25*	1794-1801	= ?
1 male	26-44	1775-1794	= William (b. 1784)
2 females	9 or under	1810-1820	= Mary (b. 1819) = Elizabeth (b. 1814/5)
1 female	16-25	1794-1804	= Mary
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."

William is too young to be father of the other male.

3.  1830 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #1 of 16 — first mis-indexed as "Corlian," then "Corhan"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830

PA

Huntingdon Co.

Springfield [now Clay] Twp.

Roll 166

p. 22B

Ln. 21

William Corban

200 000 100 - 122 010 000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
2 males	4 or under	1825-1830	= Charles (b. 1829/30)  = Son
1 male	40-49	1780-1790	= William (b. 1784)
1 female	4 or under	1825-1830	= Martha (b. 1827)
2 females	5-9	1820-1825	= Sophia (b. 1824) = Sarah (b. 1823)
2 females	10-14	1815-1820	= Mary (b. 1819) = Elizabeth (b. 1814/5)
1 female	20-29	1800-1810	= Rebecca (b. 1803)

William is the only CORBIN in the township.  Listed two lines from John SHORE, Jr., who is three lines from Ephraim SHORE, who is next to John SHORE, Sr.

4.  1840 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #5-6 of 12; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840

PA

Huntingdon Co.

Springfield [now Clay] Twp.

Roll 462

pp. 176B-177A

Ln. 21

William Corbin

221 010 010 - 021 101

0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
2 males	4 or under	1835-1840	= George (b. 1838/9) = Abraham (b. 1836/7)
2 males	5-9	1830-1835	= Son = Matthew (b. 1831/2)
1 male	10-14	1825-1830	= Charles (b. 1829/30)
1 male	20-29	1810-1820	= ?
1 male	50-59	1780-1790	= William (b. 1784)
2 females	5-9	1830-1835	= Julia (b. 1834/5) = Daughter
1 female	10-14	1825-1830	= Martha (b. 1827)
1 female	15-19	1820-1825	= Sarah (b. 1823)
1 female	30-39	1800-1810	= Rebecca (b. 1803)
1	person engaged in agriculture

William is the only CORBIN in Springfield Twp.  Listed one line below Isaiah SHORE, who is two lines below Caleb GREENLAND and Moses GREENLAND, and listed two lines above Joseph SHORE.

5.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 17):  Clay Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA, Roll 784, p. 231A, 64/64, enumerated 24 Oct 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

William Corbin	65	M	Farmer	3500	Pa
Rebecca   "	46	F			"
Charles   "	20	M	Farmer		"
Matthew   "	18	M	"		"
Julia A   "	15	F			"
Abraham   "	13	M			"
George W  "	11	M			"
Rebeca    "	4	F			"
Joseph F  "	1	M			"

6.  1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #12 of 27):  Shirleysburg P.O., Clay Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA, Roll 1115 (Book 1), p. 150, PN 30, 207/101, enumerated 23 Oct 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Rebecca Corbin	56	M					Penna
Charles    "	30	M		Farmer	300	200	"
Mathew     "	28	M		Carpenter			"
Abram      "	23	M		Student			"
G. Washington	21	M		Student			"
Rebecca    "	14	F					"
Joseph     "	11	M					"

7.  1870 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #11 of 21):  Three Springs P.O., Clay Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA, Roll 1349, p. 552A, PN 11-2, 81/84, enumerated 15 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Corbin Geo W	31	M	W	Farmer		500	Pa
[George's wife & children]
______ Rebecca	65	F	W	Lives with son	2500	150	"
______ Rebecca A	22	F	W				"
______ McClain	2/12	F	W				"	Mar

McClain ("Minna") is Rebecca's granddaughter (see next source).

8.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 1):  Sis P.O. (late Waterfall Mills), Fulton Co., PA, Roll T9_1133, p. 20C, PN 7, SD 7, ED 208, enumerated 4 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).
1	2	3	4	5	6	8	9	11	13	21	24	25	26
52	52	Corbin Rebecca	W	F	76			/	Keeping House		PA	PA	PA
		______ Minna F	W	F	10	GDau	/			/	PA	PA	PA

There's no such place as "Sis" in PA, but there is a "Waterfall" in Taylor Twp., Fulton Co., PA.

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

10.  Author unknown.  Feb 1971.  [title unknown.] The Pennsylvania Traveler, v. 7, n. 2, p. ? (not seen; as cited in the notes of a file at WorldConnect):  Gives William's years of birth and death (viz., b. 1785; d. 1852).  Says he died leaving a widow and 14 children.  Same article gave birth/death dates for Rebecca (viz., b. 10 Nov 1803; d. 1884).  This WorldConnect file gave parents of Rebecca.

11.  Beverly J. Gardner.  Descendants of Hans HAGE.  FamilyTreeMaker User Home Page.