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Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Notebook - Dad's Families No. 4, Part 1

French, Janie & Zella Armstrong. Notable Southern Families, Vol. V, Chattanooga, TN: Lookout Publishing, nd - available on Ancestry
Shenandoah Valley Pioneers, by Cartmell - Names of pioneers who settled South of the line between the Augusta and Frederick Counties, where deeds were recorded in Orange County between the years 1739 and 1744. This class of pioneers purchased large tracts from what has been called the Beverly Grant . . . The pioneers who had deeds represent a large class of the English, Scotch and Irish immigrants, who pressed further south, beyond the mountains north of Harrisburg. Among this class . . . George Robinson, James Robinson . . . and many more settled in Augusta about the time of the 1st court of Augusta 1745. 
Margaret Crockett, daughter of Samuel, Jr. - born 1776, md. Col. John Ingles in 1794. She died 1810. John Ingles was the youngest son of William Ingles & Mary Draper, who was captured by the Indians, held captive for many years,
and finally made such a miraculous escape. Mary Draper was a daughter of George Draper* and Eleanor Hardin, both of Ireland. She was born in 1732 and married William Ingles (b. 1729 in Ireland) in 1750. 
*George Draper married Eleanor Hardin in Ireland and they emigrated to America about 1729. They had two children (probably more):  John I, b. 1730 and Mary b. 1732.
John I married twice. 1st Betty Robertson in 1754 and had George, James, Silas and John Jr. John I married, 2nd Mrs. Jean Armstrong Crockett, widow of Maj. Samuel and her dau. Jane married his son John II or Jr. This last couple had two children: Samuel, who never married, and Joseph who married Margaret Ingles Sayers, a dau. of John Thompson Sayers and Susan Crockett (dau. of Maj. Samuel.)
Among the children of Joseph Draper and Margaret Ingles Sayers were: Jane, who married Charles Campbell Tate (his 2nd wife), and John Sayers, who married Jane Hairston and had a dau. Janie Draper, who married Joseph Graham, whose 1st wife was Lucy Sayers. 
Sallie (Sarah) Crockett, dau. of James Crockett & Mary Drake - born July 16, 1773, in Augusta (now Wythe) County, VA; d. Sep. 15, 1854; m. Jan. 13, 1792, Thomas Harbert, son of William Harbert or Herbert (b. Mar. 9, 1733), who emigrated to America from Wales, with three small sons.  Among them was Thomas, who m. Sarah Craockett. The Bible records --- her as "Sallie," yet all the descendants know of her as "Sarah."  She died and is buried at Denmark, Tenn.  
Thomas Harbert was in the Revolutionary War as "Captain." He is mentioned in Dunmore's War as "Harbert or Herbert."  
Upon the return of the Militia from Fincastle, Sept. 3, 1774, Capt. Thos. Herbert reported at the camp union the following:
1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 3 Sergeants, 38 Fit for duty, 2 sick, 40 total, The sick at Rich Creek.
Captain Thomas Herbert d. in 1776.  His father William Harbert was also in Dunmore's War and one of the Captains with Capts. Walter Crockett, Trigg and Robertson, in Militia of Fincastle Co., Va., and later was sent on an expedition --- command of a company from New River.
Captain William Harbert d. Aug. 1776, the same year in which his son died - or was killed in battle.
Children: - Harbert
  1. James b. Apr. 19, 1793 m. Frances Rice
  2. William b. Dec. 22, 1794, m. Mary Waddell
  3. John b. Feb. 22, 1797 m. Narcissa Cherry
  4. Mary / Polly b. Apr. 22, 1799 m. Col. T. B. Rice
  5. Nancy b. Oct. 15, 1800, m. Jas. H. Jenkins
  6. Aseneth b. Jan. 27, 1803 m. James Johnson
  7. Crockett b. Dec. 15, 1805 unmarried
  8. Ephraim b. Dec. 9, 1807 died young
  9. Stephen b. Jan. 15, 1809, m. Nancy Vinson
  10. Nathaniel b. June 1811, unmarried
  11. Sarah b. 1815 m. Trenton Connor
  12. Elizabeth b. 1813 m. John Jenkins

Holmes, Frank. Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England 1620-1700, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1974.

  • Bradford - place name, a town on the Avon, Wiltshire, Eng., signifying the broad ford, there being a ford across the river where the town is located.  
  • Bradford, William son of William, Mayflower passenger, b. Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, 1588 - grandpa
  • Button - John, miller, freeman at Boston, MA 1634
  • Button - Matthias, a Dutchman, was at Boston, as early as 1634
  • Button - Robert, freeman at Salem, MA 1642
  • Capen - Bernard, b. Eng., came to MA 1630; proprietor at Dedham, MA, 1633; had only son John who may have preceded his father to New England. - grandpa
  • Crow - John, an original proprietor at Hartford, Conn., in 1637 - grandpa
  • Durrell - Philip, of French descent, came from Isle of Guernsey, Eng. to Exeter, NH 1675, removed to Kennebunkport, Maine, 1700
  • Ferguson - the name simple means son of Fergus; an ancient Scotch personal name; it was prominent throughout Scotland as early as 1466. Fergus was the first King of Scotland; the plaid of the clan is green and black with red and white lines through it, the badge a sunflower or foxglove. 
  • Fitch - Rev. James, b. Bocking, Essex, Eng., 1622, came to New England 1638 was at Saybrook, Conn., settled at Norwich, Conn., 1660, and 1696 was a resident of Lebanon, CT - grandpa
  • Fitch - Joseph brother of Rev. James, son of Thomas, came from Braintree, Eng. to New England, with his mother, 1638, was at Norwalk, Conn., 1652, removed to Northampton, Mass., 1655 and 1660 Hartford, Conn. finally to Windsor, Conn
  • Fitch - Richard, brother of James, came New England 1635, was at what is now Brookline, MA, 1638
  • Gallop, Gallup - The name is derived from the German, a corruption of Gottlieb, from Gott, God and lieb, love or praise - God's praise. The English family was connected with the parish of Mosterne in Dorsetshire. 
  • Gallop, John - a fisherman and pilot, settled at Dorcester, Mass., 1630, removed two years later to Boston, Mass.; father of Capt. John Gallup of the Pequot War.
  • Hinds - name derived from Scotch word hyne or hine, a tiller of the ground - a farmer, or from the Anglo-Saxon word hind, the female of the red deer.
  • Hinds, James - cooper, came to Salem, Mass., 1637, removed to Southold, Long Island
  • Hinds, Richard - brother of preceding, settled at Salem, Mass., 1644.
  • Hines, William - brother of the above, was resident of Salem, Mass., 1644, later removed to Marblehead, Mass.
  • Hinton - place name from a borough in Wiltshie, Eng. In Welsh henton, the old town, from hen, old.
  • Hobart - from the Saxon hiewe, color, form, beauty; beart bright.
  • Hobart, Edmund - b. Hingham, County of Norfolk, Eng., 1574, came to New England, 1633, first recorded at Charlestown, Mass., 1633 removed to Hingham, Mass., 1635.
  • Hodge, Hodges - the same as Roger, which signifies quiet or strong counsel. Hodges is a nickname for roger the s being added for son. 
  • Hodges, William - b. Eng. came to Salem, Mass., 1638, removed to Taunton, Mass., 1643 - grandpa
  • House - a covering a dwelling place, a mansion.
  • House, Samuel - one of founders of Church Scituate, Mass., 1635, removed to Cambridge, Mass. - uncle
  • Judd - from Hebrew, Juda, praise, confession; and signifies the confessor of God. In Dutch Jode or Jood meaning Israelite, a Jew: Jute, a native of Jutland.
  • Judd, Thomas - settled Cambridge, Mass., 1634, removed Hartford, Conn., 1636, one of the first proprietors Farmington, Conn., 1644, removed Northampton, Mass., 1679 - grandpa
  • Lake - from Latin Lego, to send a servant.
  • Lathrop, Lothrop - A place name, derived from the parish of Lowthorpe, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Thorp means village, the word literally being a low village. Walter de Lowthrope was high sheriff of Yorkshire, 1216.
  • Lothrop, John - b. Elton [Etton], Yorkshire, Eng. 1584, the first minister of Scituate; embarked from England to Boston, 1634; the following year in charge of church at Scituate; removed to Barnstable with large portion of his flock, 1639 - grandpa
  • Lothrop, Mark - brother of preceding, bapt. Elton [Etton] Eng., 1597, was at Salem, Mass., removed to Duxbury, Mass., 1643 and to Bridgewater, Mass., 1656.
  • Lothrop, Thomas - freeman, Salem, Mass., 1634; captain of the Flower of Essex who at the battle of Bloody Brook lost not only their captain, but nearly all of their rank and file. He left no issue. 
  • Leffingwell, Lawrence L. - lived in County Essex, Eng. 1495
  • Leffingwell, Thomas - son of Thomas L., known as Lieut. Thomas L.; bapt. White Colne, County Essex, England, 1624; settled at Saybrook, Conn., 1637; in 1659 removed to Norwich, Conn. - grandpa
  • Loomis, Lummis - from Welsh lom, bare, naked, exposed; and maes, a field a name of place: the place in the open field. It was first used as a surname in Lancashire, Eng., taken from Lomax, in the parish of Bury, Lancashire, Eng. 
  • Loomis, Joseph - linen and woolen draper, son of John L., b. Braintree, Eng., 1590, came to Dorchester, Mass., 1638, where he remained a year; removed to Windsor, Conn., where he was granted land 1640. - grandpa
  • Lovel, Lovell - The original family of Lovel was in olden times Percival, so called from a place in Normandy until Asceline, its chief, who flourished in the early part of the twelfth cnetury, acquired from his violent temper the soubriquet of Lupus (the wolf); his son William Earl of Yvery, was nicknamed Lupellus, the little wolf, which later was softened into Lupel, and at last to Luvel or Lovel. 
  • Lovell, Thomas - currier, b. Ireland, 1620; came to Salem, Mass., 1639; was a proprietor at Ipswich, Mass., 1647 - grandpa
  • Marvin, Marven - From Gaelic morven, a ridge of very high hills. The English ancestry traced to Reinold or Rynolds.
  • Marvin, Matthew - husbandman, bapt. Great Bentley, County Essex, England, in 1600; came to New England 1635; an original proprietor at Hartford, Conn., 1638; removed Norwalk, Conn., 1650. - grandpa
  • Mason, John - known as Major M. b. Eng. 1600 came in Winthrop's fleet; first at Dorchester, Mass., removed to Windsor, Conn., 1635, thence to Saybrook, Conn., 1647; one of first settlers of Norwich, Conn., 1660; became famous in Pequot War - grandpa
  • Peck - An English family of antiquity, the name being from medieval English word pek "the hul of the pek" meaning the hill of the peak in Derbyshire, another form of the name is Peak. The family first known in Hesden and Wakefield, Yorkshire; afterwards removed to Beecles, County Suffolk. The first authentic records mention John del Pek at London 1273.
  • Peck, Robert - minister, brother of Joseph, came from Hingham, County Norfolk, Eng., to Hingham, Mass. 1638 - grandpa
  • Powell - A contraction of the Welsh Ap Howell, the son of Howell. It may also be deduced from Paul, of which it was a former orthography.
  • Powell, Rowland - at Gloucester, Mass., 1657 - grandpa
  • Read, Reed, Reade - From Saxon Rede, advice, counsel, help or from the fenny plant, a reed. Brianus de Rede was living in 1139, at Morpeth on the Wessback river in the north of England. 
  • Richardson, Richeson - the son of Richard
  • Rockwell, William - b. Eng. 1595, came Dorchester, Mass., 1630 removed Windsor, Conn., 1636
  • Talcott, Talecoat, Taylcoat - The English family traced to John T. of Colchester, county of Essex, Eng., 1558. 
  • Talcott, John - son of John T., b. Braintree, county of Essex, Eng., came to Cambridge, Mass., 1632, removed to Hartford, Conn., 1636, where he died 1659 - grandpa
  • Warren - From Guarenna or Varenna in the county of Calais in Normandy, whence they came to England with William the Conqueror. The primary sense of the word is to stop, hold or repel, to guard, keep off. Earl of Warrenne in Normandy, France, 1050, first English ancestor William, first earl of Warren and Surrey, 1066.
  • Warren, Richard - Mayflower passenger, merchant at Greenwich, county of Kent, Eng. - grandpa


Illinois Genealogical Society. Illinois Prairie Pioneers, no imprint.
Minor, Daniel Looney, settled ca. 1818 Gallatin Co., b. ca. 1784 Sumner, TN, d. 1860+ Gallatin Co., IL, md. 24 Oct. 1805 Sumner TN, md. 1) Elizabeth Briley d. 1818-1820 Gallatin Co., IL; md. 2) 24 Sep. 1822 Gallatin Co., IL Polly Parker.  Children:
  • William b. ca. 1810, md. 1838 Mariah Hunt 
  • James F. b. ca. 1813 md. Mary
  • Montgomery b. ca. 1818 md. 1838 Susan B.
  • Wilson Henderson b. 1827
  • George W. b. ca. 1829, md. 1860 Johanna
  • Margaret H. b. ca. 1831 md. 1850 Josephus Davis
  • Sarah J. b. ca. 1832 md. 1851 John Davis
  • Mary A. b. ca. 1834 md. 1857 John Cooksey
  • James L. b. ca. 1835 md. 1) 1855 Christian Smith, 2) 1865 Mary Oglesby
  • Cynthia A. b. ca. 1837
  • Laura A. b. ca. 1840, md. 1859 Wm. Davis
David McCormick settled 1845 Wayne Co., mother Eliza Ray.  David b. Jan 1845, IL, d. Mar. 1905 Keenes, IL, md. 1867 Millie A. Forth in Xenia, IL.  She was b. July 26, 1853, IL, d. 28 Jan. 1921 Keenes, IL.  Children:
  • E. b. 1867 md. 1887 Chas. McKinney
  • J. b. 1870 md. 1893 Wm. Saloman
  • Chesley Robert b. 1871 md. 1894 Mary Elizabeth Wood - children below
  • ? I. b. 1873 md. 1894 Ida Russell
  • ? C. b. 1875 md. 1894 Harry Friend 
  • Generation 3: Burt md. Gladys Butler
  • Generation 4: Sharon md. 1) Jerry Kissner, 2) J.C. Wilkerson

Jansen, Marjorie. Corbin & Charlotte Irwin, typescript, 1996
Marjorie is relative of Corbin Irwin who I corresponded with.
Corbin Wagle Irwin was born on the 22nd of February 1847 in Union County, Ohio. He was named after a neighbor, Corbin Wagle, who appears on the same page of the 1850 census. (Both names were spelled "Corban"in Census records.
Corbin moved with his family to Lawrence County, Illinois when he was ten. Shortly thereafter, his three brothers next older in age died within the same month, leaving Corbin almost isolated in the middle of the family, with his remaining brothers more than ten years older and ten years younger. According to family tradition, his oldest brother, John, enlisted in the army soon after the outbreak of the war in 1861, so it is no wonder that Corbin followed as soon as he could. 
He was sixteen years old when he enlisted in the cavalry during the Civil War, but he gave his age as 18.  He later told his granddaughter [Mary Haugen] that he was able to convince them he was older because he had a gray streak in his hair. He also told her he had a silver plate in his head [and let her feel it]. Perhaps this accounted for the gray streak.  There is no mention of a head injury in his military file, so it must have occurred either before or after the War.
Corbin reported for duty with Captain Goodenow's Company, 16th Regiment Illinois Cavalry on June 2nd, 1863 at "Claimont."  [Claremont was just a few miles away in Richland County, Illinois.]  He was described as 5'9" with fair complextion, blue eyes and light hair. 
Seven months later, on January 3rd, 1864, Corbin was captured at Jonesville, Virginia. He was sent to Richmond, where he was hospitalized at Belle Isle on January 23rd for "rubeola" [measles]  He was released from the hospital, but returned the same day to be treated for "convalescent smallpox."  He is described in these records as a "farmer, age 17."  He was returned to the Union forces on March 24th, probably in a prisoner exchange, and then hospitalized at Annapaolis. His problem may have been simply hunger, as his records there say there is no disease, but debility, and he needs lots of food and rest. The first treatment is "2 oz Whiskey."
"I remember Grandpa telling Civil War stories to Joy and me. As I remember, Corbin wanted to enlist in the Union Army as one brother had, but was refused because of his age. Then he pointed out the streak of gray hair above his forehead, so was finally accepted, even though he was under the accepted age. At some time his horse was shot from under him and he was injured at some time. He was wearing a silver plate in the top of his skull, from an injury. He was also captured and was given very little food."  Mary Irwin Haugen
He was allowed to visit home that fall and was late returning, so marked AWOL.  He was finally mustered out on August 19, 1865, age really 18. For the rest of his life, he was active in veterans groups, attending conventions both for the GAR [Grand Army of the Republic] and the Ex-Prisoners of War.  In 1890, he applied for and was granted a pension for his army service. The Sumner Press recorded his Veteran activities.
4 Aug. 1891 [Chauncey] Squire Carver and Corbin Irwin attended the GAR meeting Saturday night.
9 Aug. 1900 [Sumner] C.W. Irwin attended the Civil War Reunion.
21 Aug. 1902 Corbin Irwin attended GAR reunion in Sumner. It was the 16th reunion of the 15th mustering district. 234 attended.
29 Oct. 1908 C.W. Irwin returned Sunday from White Hall where he attended a reunion of ex-prisoners of the Civil War, and from accounts seen in the White Hall exchanges a splendid time was enjoyed by these battle-scarred veternas. [See newspaper article Ex-Prisoners Reunion]
9 Sep 1909: C.W. Irwin attended the Sumner veterans' reunion August 24-26
31 Oct. 1912 C.W. Irwin returned from the GAR reunion in Charleston.
Corbin Wagle Irwin married Charlotte Alice Lathrop on 13 June, 1872 [see Lathrop Family]. The marriage was performed by his uncle, Reverend William Wagy. This was just two months before the death of his father, James. Corbin worked as a carpenter and farmer. It is not known exactly where he and his family lived during the first few years of his marriage, but apparently it was near Sumner, as that is where his son, Otto, was born in 1876. Their next child, Earl, was born in 1878 in Wayne County.
On December 1st, 1879,  he purchased a farm in Four Mile Township in Wayne County, Illinois, about fifty miles southwest of Petty Township [The legal description was: N1/2 of SE 1/4 of Section 3, Town 3S, Range 5E, Four Mile Township, Wayne County, Illinois.]  Soon thereafter, several of Charlotte's brothers also purchased land there, where some of the Lathrop descendants are still living today (1996).  The 1880 census found Corbin and Charlotte on their farm with two young sons, Otto and Earl and Charlotte's brother, Ezra.
  • Irwin, Corbin 33 farmer
  • Charlotte 27 keeping house
  • Otto 4
  • Everet 2
  • Lathrop, Ezra 34 farmer
Their family continued to grow, with the addition of a girl, Flora Maude, on June 2nd, 1880. She was their third daughter, but the first to survive. Three years later, twin girls made their appearance on the 29th of July 1883. They were named Cora Mae and Dora. Dora died at the age of 15 months. A son, Charles, joined the Irwins on the 7th of January 1887, but he lived only 18 months. 
Shortly after the birth of their daughter, Gertrude in April 1889, Charlotte became very ill. Corbin's mother, Mary Irwin, came over from Lawrence County and stayed about a month to help care for her. 
4 Jul 1889 Aunt Mary Irwin has returned from her son's in Wayne County where she was called several weeks ago to see her daughter-in-law, who was dangerously ill at the time.
Corbin and Charlotte then went to Petty township [Lawrence County] where they visited family and friends while Charlotte recuperated.
8 Aug 1889 Corbin Irwin and lady, of Wayne County, are visiting J. McCausland
22 Aug 1889 Mrs. Lottie Irwin, who is making an extended visit here for her health was taken suddenly worse Saturday.
5 Sep 1889 Mrs. Charlotte Irwin is convalescent.
Soon after this, Corbin moved his family back to Lawrence County, where they rented a place near the old family property [the area called Pasturefield].
3 Jul 1890 [Pasturefield] A few of the many friends of Mrs. Charlotte Irwin honored her with a surprise party and presented her with some valuable gifts.
On August 22, 1892, Corbin sold the Wayne County farm, and that fall he bought the house of Thomas Lytle in Pasturefield. In November, the Irwin family moved in, just a few weeks after the birth of their youngest child, Albert, on October 27, 1892. Corbin continued to do carpentry whenever work was available. The following items appeared in The Sumner Press or the Rural Republican.
19 Sep 1890 [Pasturefield] Dewis Earnhart and Corbin Irwin are erecting a barn near Birds RR
31 Oct 1890 [Pasturefield] Corbin Irwin is erecting a house for Weed White in Jasper County RR
7 Jul 1892 Corbin Irwin of Pasturefield has been working in the McNeal store building SP
4 Nov 1897 Corbin Irwin is building a barn for Asa Paddick of Chauncey SP
27 Jan 1898 Corbin Irwin of Pasturefield is building a large granery and shed for A.A. Correll SP
3 Jan 1901 [Chauncey] A.A. Correll is making repairs on his dwelling. Corbin Irwin of Pasturefield is doing the carpenter work.
In 1899, Charlotte became seriously ill again [possibly with pneumonia] and despite the nursing efforts of her sister, Catherine Lathrop Stine, died on the 18th of March 1899. She was 47, and her youngest child, Albert, was only six. Catherine then became ill and died about a month later, thus leaving both families motherless within a brief period of time.
The Stine and Irwin families continued to visit each other frequently after the deaths of Charlotte and Catherine. These items are from The Sumner Press.
16 Jun 1904 [Hazel Dell] Gertie and Bertie Irwin called on Frank Stine Sunday.
7 Jul 1904 [Hazel Dell] Misses Pearl and Perna Stine visited their uncle Corbin Irwin of Union, Friday.
23 Mar 1905 [Hazel Dell] Miss Gertie Irwin of Union called on Misses Pearl and Perna Stine Sunday
8 Aug 1908 [Hazel Dell] Pearl Stine spent Sunday at Corbin Irwin's of Union. 
In 1900, the Census shows Corbin's family in Petty Township.
  • Irwin, Corbin b. Feb. 1847, 53, OH, carpenter
  • Earl E. Apr 1878 22, IL at school 9 months
  • Flora Jun 1880 19 IL 
  • Cora M. Jul 1883 16 IL at school 5 months
  • Gertie Apr 1890 10 IL at school 6 months
  • Bert Oct. 1892 7 IL at school 6 months
The last column above is for the number of months at school.  [Is it possible that Earl was attending college for nine months? There is no mention of it elsewhere.]
Within the next few years, Earl, Flora and Cora had all moved away, and in 1904, both Earl and Flora presented Corbin with grandchildren. He began to court a widow, Mrs. Diana Olden Wagner and they were married in October 1905. [License #595, obtained 18 October 1905, recorded in Register 2, page 201, Lawrenceville, IL]  The following items both appeared in the 26 October 1905 issue of The Sumner Press.
Marriage Licenses . . . Corbin W. Irwin of Petty, Mrs. Diana Wagner of Richland County.  Last Thursday at the home of C.W. Irwin in Petty Township occurred his marriage with Mrs. Diana Wagner of Germantown, Richland County. Squire Joseph Rosborough of Chauncey performed the ceremony. The Press extends best wishes and congratulations to this worthy couple for a happy married life.
There is a mention in the newspaper of a party in 1906 attended by "Corbin Irwin and his wife," but soon thereafter, it became obvious that there was not much togetherness. During 1907, 1908 and 1909 Corbin made many trips (alone) away from home, visiting daughters, Flora, Cora and Gertrude, reunions, and serving on jury duty in Lawrenceville. Diana also visited friends and family in other counties. The following item appeared in The Sumner Press in 1909:
4 Feb. 1909 Lawrenceville: The suit of Corbin W. Irwin for divorce was dismissed. 
The couple remained separated, and finally in 1911:
Circuit Court: Corbin Irwin vs Diana Irwin, divorce decree granted as prayed.
Meanwhile, other events in Corbin's life were being recorded in the Sumner newspaper.
17 Jan 1907 [Chauncey] Corbin Irwin was here to assist at the Wagy funeral last Friday [Deceased, Miss Stella Wagy, 23, daughter of James, granddaughter of Rev. Wm. Wagy.]
17 Oct 1907 Corbin Irwin is in Jacksonville attending a Prisoners Reunion.
7 Nov 1907 [Pasturefield] Mrs. Nat House of Champaign and Miss Cora Irwin were called home last week on account of the serious illness of their father, C.W. Irwin and sister, Miss Gertie.
2 July 1908 Assessment Roll [personal property tax] Corbin Irwin, $42.
1 July 1909 Assessment Roll Corbin Irwin, $59.\
In November of 1909, Corbin's son Earl, moved to western North Dakota to take up a homestead. Evidently the youngest son, Bert, accompanied Earl, as "two sons" were mentioned below. Corbin's daughters were all living in Champaign County. Also, his oldest son, Otto, moved to Washington early in 1910, leaving  Corbin with no family members in Lawrence County.  This was a perfect time for another, and very long, trip.
24 Mar 1910 Corbin Irwin left last Thursday morning for a visit with his two sons in North Dakota and may go to Washington before he returns [The Sumner Press]
Cora left Champaign and accompanied Corbin for the first leg of this trip, then filed for a homestead herself. See the "Letter from the West" written by Corbin in August and reprinted in the Sumner newspaper. He finally returned home in November.
10 November 1910 Corbin W. Irwin returned Saturday noon from a trip through the Northwest where he visited his son, Earl, in Dakota and in Washington, visited the families of D.E. Wagner and Harvey Irwin. He reports all doing well, and was pleased with his trip and the country generally. [The Sumner Press]
About this time, his youngest daughter, Getrude, who had been living in Champaign County, [near Flora and Cora] married William Mangus and moved to Chicago, so Corbin's next trip was to visit them. 
12 Jan 1911 C.W. Irwin is in Chicago visiting his daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Mangus [The Sumner Press]
He also visited Four Mile Township in Wayne County, where so many of his Lathrop relatives had moved.
16 Feb. 1911 C.W. Irwin has been visiting relatives and friends in Wayne County.
Three years later, Corbin was again in North Dakota visiting Earl and Cora [who had just married Henry Bowen], when he died suddenly on the 11th of February 1914, just before his 67th birthday. The following is a reminiscence by Mary Irwin Haugen, Earl's daughter who was five years old at the time. 
"The families had been to our place that day, February 11, 1914, to celebrate Mama's birthday, and had gone home. He went to the barn to visit with Papa who was milking the cows, but got tired, so went to the house and lay down to rest. Soon he called, 'Jubie, Jubie!" Mama went and raised his head up and he was gone.  I don't think I'll ever forget that. He had come out to visit. I remember him telling stories of the Civil War and so on. Papa went back on the Great Northern Railroad with him and he was buried in the Lathrop Cemetery next to Charlotte Lathrop Irwin, my grandmother."
Corbin and Charlotte are buried in the Lathrop section of Leach Cemetery, Petty Township, Lawrence County, Illinois. Six of their ten children survived them. 
Children:
  • Mary Louise b. 17 Aug. 1873, Lawrence Co., IL, d. 16 Nov. 1873
  • Olive E. b. 21 Sep. 1874, Lawrence Co., IL, d. 21 Sep. 1874
  • Otto Barnes b. 17 Jan. 1876 Sumner, Lawrence Co., IL, d. 6 Jun 1969 Okanogan, WA, md. Marie Christensen, 2 Jan. 1908,St. Louis, MO
  • Everette Earl b. 29 Apr. 1878 Lawrence Co., IL, d. 29 Mar 1958 Trenton, ND, md. Julia Elvira Bowen 24 Dec. 1902, IL
  • Flora Maude b. 2 Jun 1880, Wayne Co., IL, d. 3 Jun 1968 Kosciusko Co., IN, md. Lee Nathaniel House 7 Jan. 1903
  • Dora M. b. 29 Jul 1883, Wayne Co., IL, d. 3 Nov. 1884, Wayne Co., IL
  • Cora Mae b. 29 Jul 1883, Wayne Co., IL, d. 17 May  1972 Williston, ND, md. Henry Bowen 27 Jan 1914 Plentywood, MT
  • Charles R. b. 7 Jan 1887 Wayne Co., IL, d. 6 Jul 1888 Wayne Co., IL
  • Gertrude b. 8 Apr 1889 Wayne Co., IL, d. 22 Jul 1929 California, md. 1) William Magnus 1910, 2) Roy Birrer
  • Albert W. b. 27 Oct. 1892 Lawrence Co., IL, d. 19 Dec 1943 Butte, MT
Charlotte Lathrop Irwin and her husband moved to Wayne County, Illinois in the late 1870s, purchasing a farm in Four Mile Township. In 1880, her brother Ezra was living with them. During the following years, several other family members also moved to Four Mile Township, making it a large Lathrop settlement.
Catherine [Katie] Lathrop Stine and her family lived in Hazel Dell in Petty Township, not far from the Irwins, and her family was particularly close to Charlotte Irwin's family when the latter moved back to Lawrence County. When Charlotte became ill in 1899, Catherine took over the job of nursing her. Soon after Charlotte's death in March, Catherine also became ill, and died the following month. 
Their families remained close, especially Stine daughters, Pearl and Perna and the Irwin girls, Flora, Cora and Gertrude.
The Stine family in the 1900 census consisted of:
  • Stine, Frank b. Nov. 1851 48
  • Pearl Dec. 1876  23
  • George Feb. 1879 21
  • Harry Apr 1883 17
  • Perna Sep 1885 14
  • Corrie Oct 1888 11
  • Bernard Sep 1882 7 
Following are a few excerpts from The Sumner Press [Sumner, IL] regarding the Lathrop family.
3 May 1883 [Petty] Joel Lathrop was racing on horseback at night with some other boys. He was thrown and knocked out. He will recover. He was scolded by the doctor. 
11 Sep 1884 George Lathrop married Ella petty in Sumner. Both are from Petty
12 Sep 1889 The funeral of Emma Smith nee Lathrop was last Sunday
13 Jan 1898 [Pasturefield] Joel Lathrop of Wayne County visited his sister, Mrs. Stine, last week.
14 Apr 1898 [Pasturefield] Mrs. Kate Stine and daughter, Pearl, visited Charles Lathrop of Richland County last week.
22 May 1902 Henry Lathrop (brother of Levi, uncle of Charlotte) celebrated his 85th birthday in Germantown, Richland County. Attending were 8 children, 44 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. 
Gertrude Irwin was born in Four Mile Township in Wayne County, Illinois on the 8th of April 1889. The family returned to Lawrence County when she was very young. Her mother's death occurred just before Gertie's tenth birthday. . . . 
When she finished high school, she went to stay with one of her sisters in Champaign County. She probably found work there . . . She was back in the Pasturefield home in November 1907. She moved back to Champaign County and remained there until she married William Mangus and moved to Chicago. Six months later, they moved to Deshler, Ohio.  This writer has no other information about Gertrude, except that her first husband died, and she married Roy Birrer. There were no children from either marriage.  She died 22 July 1929, just three months after her 40th birthday.
Albert Irwin was the youngest in the family of Corbin and Charlotte. He was born on the 27th of October, 1892 in Petty Township, Lawrence County. When his mother died, he was only six years old.  Unlike his sisters, who were often mentioned in local news, Bertie got his name in the paper only on rare occasions.
29 Oct. 1908 [Pasturefield] Bert Irwin went Monday to visit his sister, Mrs. House, near Champaign.
Bert had just turned 17 when his brother Earl, moved to North Dakota in 1909.  Bert went with him to look for work in that area. When the census was taken the following year, Bert was not with Earl's family. 
His niece, Mary Irwin Haugen writes:  "Somehow, I remember a tall young man being at our place at times and I think that must have been Albert W. [Uncle Bert]. I do remember my folks talking about him trying to find work, which was almost impossible at that time. He did work on the Great Northern railroad and then into Montana to the copper mines in Butte."  Albert Irwin died in Butte on December 19, 1943 at the age of 51. 

Kornmeyer, Paul. Maulding Veterans Before 1898, Goshen Trails, July 1972.
When the Maulding Memorial Association on June 15, 1924, at Ten Mile Cemetery, Hamilton County, Illinois, dedicated a memorial to Ambrose Maulding (Aug. 1, 1755 - Aug. 26, 1833) probably very few, if any, of those present, realized the scope of the Mauldings' early contributions to the security of their native land.
Of those Mauldings' military services, the catalogue (following) is not intended to be a complete survey or precise measurement, but rather, seeks to clarify by the devices of reference and identity a part of their military records. Reference is established by citing the particular military organization or unit in which the veteran served. Identity is supplied by inclusion of genealogical data from customary and generally accepted sources. The military data derive from official records, either state or national. Names of the subject veterans are tabulated in alphabetical order.
Ambrose Trammel Maulding: (Feb. 4, 1837-Dec. 2, 1873) was born in Missouri or in Wayne County, Ill., son of Lee and Mary Maulding: a sgt in Co. D, 60th Ill Inf Vols. Civil War, his wife and widow was Nancy M. (Russell).  Mt. Zion (Farnsworth) Cemetery, Middleton, Wayne Co., IL.
Andrew J. Maulding: (Feb. 3, 1812 - Jan. 19, 1879) was born in Union County, Ky., a son of Ennis & Fanny (Crissel) Maulding; a pvt in Co. D, 60th Ill Inf Vols. Civil War. Wife and widow was Hester Ann R. (Hopkins). Olive Branch Cemetery, Wayne Co., Ill. 
Cloyd C. Maulding: (Jul. 25, 1843 - May 7, 1913) was born in Wayne Co., Ill. son of Andrew J. & Hester A.R. (Hopkins) Maulding; a pvt in Co. G, 40th Ill Inf Vols, Civil War, Wife was Elizabeth E. (Shell) who died in 1913. Mt. Zion (Farnsworth) Cemtery, Middleton, Wayne Co., Ill. 
Daniel Markus Maulding: (Aug. 23, 1826 - Jan. 1, 1895) was born in Hamilton County, Ill., a son of William & Louisa J. (Burbank) Maulding; a captain in Co. H, 6th Ill Cav. Vols., Civil War. First wife was Margaret (Dale). Second wife and widow was Ann Eliza (Echols). Blooming Grove Cemetery, Hamilton Co., Ill.  
George Washington Maulding: (1831-after June 1, 1870) was born in Hamilton Co., Ill., a pvt in Co. G, 40th Ill Inf Vols, Civil War. His first wife was Hannah R. . . . and second was Henrietta . . . . Date, place of death and burial are unknown presently. 
James Maulding: (Mar. 8, 1832-Dec. 3, 1873) was born in Hamilton Co., Ill., son of Lee & Mary Maulding; a pvt in Co. D, 70th Ill Inf Vols, Civil War. Wife & widow was Cynthia J. (Boswell). Mt. Zion (Farnsworth) Cemetery, Middleton, Wayne Co., Ill.
James M. Maulding: (Jan. 6, 1826-Mar. 2, 1881) was born in Hamilton Co., Ill., a son of James William & Peggy (Crissel) Maulding [Margaret Crissel]; a civilian teamster (one year's contract) Capt. Sam T. Cross for Maj. D.C. Hopkins USQM, Mexican War. Wife and widow was Mary (Tolley). New Hope Cemetery, Belle Rive, Ill. 
John Maulding: (Feb. 10, 1810-Jul 6, 1895) was born in Kentucky, a son of James William & Peggy (Crissel) Maulding [Margaret Crissel]; a pvt in Capt. Jeduthan F. Hardy's Company 3d Ill Foot Vols, Mexican War. Wife was Temperance (Clark). He died at or near Tecumseh, Johnson County, Neb. Burial place is unknown presently. 
John White Maulding: (Jul 20, 1845-Feb 27, 1929) was born in Henry County, Iowa, a son of Keeling Tyler & Elizabeth (Easely) (?) Maulding; a pvt in Co. D, 4th Iowa Cav Vols, Civil War, his wife Mary E. (Hicks). He died a widower at Boring, Clackamas, Oregon. Place of burial was Silverton, Oregon Cemetery.  
Keeling Tyler Maulding (Jr.): (Mar. 14, 1839-May 25, 1926) was born in Henry Co., Iowa, a son of Keeling Tyler & Elizabeth (Easely) (?) Maulding, Sr., a pvt in Co. D, 4th Iowa Cav Vols, Civil War, his wife was Martha A. (Johnson). Whether she survived him is presently unknown. Place of death and burial unknown but probably Silverton, Ore.  
Laban Maulding: (May 4, 1841 - Nov. 3, 1920) was born in Henry County, Iowa, a son of Keeling Tyler & Elizabeth (Easely) (?) Maulding: pvt in Co. D, 4th Iowa Cav Vols, Civil War. His first wife was Martha J. (Thompson), 2d was Sarah E. (Kenworthy). he died a widower at Silverton, Ore. Burial place is probably Silverton. 
Lee Maulding: (Jun 4, 1789-Aug. 19, 1859) was born in Lincoln County, Va., a son of Ambrose & Peggy Maulding. He was enrolled as a pvt in Capt. Willis Hargrave's Company of Mtd Vols in expeditions against Indians, (1810-1813) in Illinois Territory. Wife was Mary who died four months before her husband. Mt. Zion (Farnsworth) Cemetery, Middleton, Wayne Co., Ill. 
Richard Tyler Maulding: (ante 1771 - after 1820) was born in Virginia, a son of James & Caty (Tyler) Maulding; enrolled as a "spy" (scout) in Capt. Willis Hargrave's Company of Mtd Vols in expeditions against Indians 1810-1813 in Illinois Territory. Wife was Elizabeth whose surname is unknown presently. He may have died in Kentucky or Missouri.  
Taylor Maulding: (ante 1786) identity is not positively established; probably he was kin to Lee & Richard Tyler Maulding; Taylor Maulding voted in trustee election, Russellville, Ky., 1807. Enrolled as a pvt in Capt. Willis Hargrave's Company of Mtd Vols in expeditions against Indians (1810-1813) in Illinois Territory. Wife, place of death and burial are unknown presently. 
Walter B. Maulding: (Apr. 28, 1839-Feb. 6, 1870) was born in Hamilton Co., Ill, a son of William & Louisa J. (Burbank) Maulding; a 1st Lt. in Co. H, 6th Ill Cav Vols Civil War, his wife and widow was Lucy B. (Barnett) Blooming Grove Cemetery, Hamilton Co. Ill.  
William W. Maulding: (ca. 1838-Sep 22, 1882) was born in Henry Co., Iowa, a son of Keeling Tyler & Elizabeth (Easely) (?) Maulding, Sr. A pvt in Co. D, 4th Iowa Cav Vols. Civil War, his wife and widow was Rebecca L. (Gardner). Place of death and burial are unknown presently. His widow reisded in Vim, Antelope Co., Neb. on Nov. 17, 1890. 
Zadoc Casey Maulding: (Jan. 1, 1837-Nov. 10, 1906) was born in Wayne Co., Ill, a son of Andrew J. & Harriet Ann R. (Hopkins) Maulding [Hester Ann R. Hopkins]; a pvt in Co. G, 40th Ill Inf Vols, Civil War. Wife and widow was Elizabeth (Boswell). West Salem Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill.  
The late Dr. James E. Maulding, son of James & Mary (Manchester) Maulding, reports Capt. Clinton Carlisle Hopkins, son-in-law of Ennis & Sophia (Burbank) Maulding, and three grandsons of Ennis & Sophia as veterans of the Civil War.  Grandson Hampton Wesley Hopkins, John M. Hopkins, a grandson & Charles Coker Hopkins a grandson were casualties of the subject war. The sons of Clinton Carlisle & Beulah Leonora (Maulding) Hopkins were lost as follows: Pvt. Hampton W. Hopkins was disabled at Memphis, Tenn. in 1863; Lt. John M. Hopkins was drowned from the steamer Robert Campbell, Jr. in 1863 and Pvt. Charles Coker Hopkins was killed in action at the battle of Shiloh, 1862. 
Names of other Mauldings in armed service prior to 1898 are presently unknown to the compiler, who gratefully acknowledges the very kind help of Mr. Theodore J. Cassidy, Assistant State Archivist, Mrs. Mary Von Glan, Reference Librarian, Waterloo, Iowa Public Library, Mr. Frank T. Allen, Reference Librarian, University of Iowa, and Mrs. James W. Adams, McLeansboro, Ill. 

Lea, Henry. Gosnold & Bacon: The Ancestry of Bartholomew Gosnold, Boston, David Clapp & Son, 1904.
Mason, Peck, Doggett

Pioneers of Johnson County, Indiana, 1973
Ebenezer & Mildred Johnson Harbert - Ebenezer Harbert was born July 1, 1837, and died December 6, 1911. He was the son of Oliver & Mary A. Wheeler Harbert. His father was born September 21, 1806, in Pennsylvania, and died in Clark Township, Johnson County, Indiana, September 20, 1887. The Harbert family were among the early pioneers who established homes in Clark Township. They were charter members of the Clarksburg (now Rocklane) Christian Church, which was organized in 1846.
Mildred Ann Johnson Harbert, Ebenezer's wife, was born May 24, 1848 and died July 24, 1934 at her home in Whiteland, Indiana, where she had lived her last years as a widow. She was the daughter of Henry and Ellen Harmon Johnson. Her father was born in Kentucky April 30, 1820, and her mother was born May 20, 1826.
In August 1862 Ebenezer Harbert volunteered to serve in the Civil War and became a member of the 70th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers. He was honorably discharged at Nashville, Tennessee, in June 1865.
Ebenezer & Mildred Ann Johnson were married May 2, 1866. Five sons and two daughters were born to them, namely: Curtis M. born February 24, 1867 (married Laura Kinnick and later Ada Vest); Clay A. born December 27, 1868 (married Josie Combe); Minnie L., born January 11, 1871 (married Will Keeling); Ebenezer D., born January 7, 1874 (married Lucy Keeling); William N., born September 14, 1876 (married Elzora Draper); Samuel B. born November 26, 1878 (married Jean Craig); and Laura E., born February 8, 1881 (married Daniel W. McClain).
Ebenezer Harbert was a farmer as was his father, in the "Glade Church Community," northwest of Whiteland. Both Mr. and Mrs. Harbert were members of the Rocklane Christian Church. He was a member of the James Wagner Post No. 177 at Greenwood, Indiana. His first vote was cast for President Abraham Lincoln, whom he admired greatly.
Ebenezer's last days on the farm were spent in writing reminiscences in poetry. They were often humorous and conveyed the customs of that day in a neighborly fashion. Writing under the pen name of "Hard Tack," he always had a thought in rhyme at regimental reunions as well as the gatherings of correspondents of the Franklin Democrat newspaper. Some of his articles were published in the Macon, Illinois Herald.
The Harberts were always interested in common folk who contributed to the good life about them. They were by nature kind to all.
Two of Ebenezer's brothers, Samuel B. and Marine L. Harbert found taht the name was originally Herbert and some of the family changed the spelling accordingly. But Ebenezer continued with the way his father spelled his name.
Only a few of the cousins are living today, namely, Jean Harbert, Jane Sutter, Laddie Harbert, Arland Harbert, Mildred Yount, Thelma McClung, Gladys Burgett, Howard Harbert, Byron Harbert, and Bessie Sefton.
Ebenezer Harbert II spent his last years on the farm where he and Mildred reared their family, northeast of Whiteland. He enjoyed his talent for writing reminiscences in poetry. They were published in his Shady Eden Column in the old Franklin Democrat daily newspaper, in the Macon Illinois paper and we found them preserved in scrapbooks in the area.
Here are the last two verses of the thoughts about the 70th Indiana Regiment in Civil War Days where he served three years as a soldier.  His pen-name in reminiscences was "Hard Tack," after the "hard tack bread," the name given to bread they ate.
For love of our Country
We joined in the fight
Not because for warfare
We had any delight
But because our country
Was menaced by foes
That pillage our homesteads
As we well supposed.

The 70th was composed
Of the very best men
Glad to have our leader
The brave General Ben
Who appears in our dreams
As time passes by
And will stay in our midst
Till the day that we die.

~ Hard Tack



Rowan County Register, Vol. 4, No. 3, August 1989
Need parentage of William G. Parrish, b. 1791 NC, m. 1820 Rutherford Co., TN, Elizabeth C. Fleming, dau. of John Fleming & Mary Campbell, granddau. of Samuel Fleming. Parrish enlisted in War of 1812 in Capt. Hauser's Company, listing Stokes Co., NC as residence. In Texas by 1837, d. 1857 Panola, TX. Is there a connection to John Paris who had 1791 grant for 400 acres on Muddy Creek in Stokes County?  Connection to Jesse Parrish b. NC, lived near William G. in Rutherford Co., TN and remained in Murphreesboro?  Sons of William G. Parrish: Wesley A. Parrish, Samuel C. Parrish, George Washington Parrish, William T. Parrish, James M. Parrish and Thomas Madison Parrish.

Shaftsbury, Vermont Marriage Records Index



Talcott, S.V. Talcott Pedigree in England & America from 1558 to 1876, Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons & Company, 1876

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