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
Father:  David CORBIN
Mother:  Sarah __?__
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; d*. 2 Jun 1864, Battle of Cold Harbor Creek, Hanover Co., VA; m. Ms. __?__
  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 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

*The military record is said to read, "R.L. CORBIN," raising the question as to whether the man who died at Cold Harbor is really our subject's eldest son.

Keywords for search engines:  USA, US, United States, Georgia, South Carolina

Sources (n.b., Pickens Co. was formed in 1826 from Pendleton Dist.):

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).
1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 21 22 23 24 25 26
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).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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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