Sunday, August 31, 2008

Colonel William Birch Corley Family

William Birch Corely
Genealogy

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Name: Col. William Burch Corley
Alias: Birch
Born: February 23, 1812 Culpeper County Virginia
Died: October 21, 1900 Christiansburg Shelby County Kentucky
Spouse: Elizabeth [Betsy] McGruder
Parents: Richard Corley III, Sarah Elizabeth Birch
Occupation: Farmer
Cause of Death: Arteriosclerosis
Interment: Corley—Neal Cemetery Shelby County Kentucky

Information On Col William Birch Corley
William Birch Corley [55]: He was born on 23-FEB-1812 in Culpepper County Virginia, and he died on 21-OCT-1900 in Christiansburg Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky. He married Elizabeth Magruder [87] on 14-NOV-1835 in Henry County Kentucky, and had the following children: Sarah [299] (1837), Mary [88] (1839), Josiah [301] (1840), Richard [302] (1842), Lucy [304] (1844), Priscilla [82] (1847), Susan [306] (1849), Isabelle [54] (1851), William [308] (1854), and Martha [309] (1857). His parents were Richard Corley III. [86] (b. BET. 12-JUL-1778 - 1779 in Culpepper County Virginia, d. 6-NOV-1860 in Shelby County Kentucky), and Sarah Elizabeth Birch [311] (b. 16-OCT-1792 in Culpepper County Virginia, d. 2-OCT-1853 in Shelby County Kentucky).

Name: Elizabeth [Betsy]Mcgruder
Alias: Aunt Betsy
Born: July 14, 1814 Virginia
Died: November 11, 1898 Christiansburg Shelby County Kentucky
Spouse: Col. William Burch Corley
Parents: Josiah Magruder, Elizabeth Sutherland
Occupation: Housewife
Cause of Death: Arteriosclerosis
Interment: Corley—Neal Cemetery Cropper Shelby County Kentucky

Information on Elizabeth Magruder
Elizabeth Magruder [87]: She was born on 14-JUL-1814 in Virginia, and she died on 11-NOV-1898 in Christiansburg Cemetery Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky. She married William Birch Corley [55] on 14-NOV-1835 in Henry County Kentucky, and had the following children: Sarah [299] (1837), Mary [88] (1839), Josiah [301] (1840), Richard [302] (1842), Lucy [304] (1844), Priscilla [82] (1847), Susan [306] (1849), Isabelle [54] (1851), William [308] (1854), and Martha [309] (1857). Her parents were Josiah Magruder [760] (b. 25-OCT-1774 in Culpepper County Virginia, d. 29-SEP-1838 in Henry County Kentucky), and Elizbath Sutherland [761] (b. 1776 in Virginia, d. 13-MAR-1863 in Henry County Kentucky).

Married: November 14, 1835 Henry County by Rev William Gunn McGruder Elizabeth Carley/ Corley William S. Page 32 Henry County marriages 1789-1850

Children:

1. Sarah Sallie Elizabeth Corley
Born: April 23, 1837 Shelby County Kentucky
Died: July 1, 1885 Shelby County Kentucky
Spouse: Samuel Turk. Corley or Cook
Parents: William Birch Corley, Elizabath Mcgruder
Occupation: Housewife
Cause of Death: She was shot and killed when her bonnet was mistaken for a squirrel while blackberry picking.
Interment: Corley—Neal Cemetery Shelby County Kentucky

Married: March 29, 1859 Shelby County Kentucky

Information on Sarah Sallie Elizabeth Corley
Sarah Sallie Elizabeth Corley [299]: She was born on 23-APR-1837 in Shelby County Kentucky, and she died on 1-JUL-1885 in Shelby County Kentucky. She married Samuel Turk. Corley [300] on 29-MAR-1859 in Shelby County Kentucky. Her parents were William Birch Corley [55] (b. 23-FEB-1812 in Culpepper County Virginia, d. 21-OCT-1900 in Christiansburg Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky), and Elizabeth Magruder [87] (b. 14-JUL-1814 in Virginia, d. 11-NOV-1898 in Christiansburg Cemetery Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky).

1870 United States Federal Census Record
Name: Sarah Corley Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837 Age in 1870: 33 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1870: Christiansburg, Shelby, Kentucky Family and neighbors: View Results Race: White Gender: Female Value of real estate: View Image Post Office: Christiansburg Image Source: Year: 1870; Census Place: Christiansburg, Shelby, Kentucky; Roll: M593_498; Page: 456; Image: 198.

2. Mary Magdalena [Lena] Corley
Alias: Maggie
Born: January 10, 1839 Christiansburg Shelby County Kentucky
Died: December 1, 1907 Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky
Spouse: John Thomas Overstreet
Refer to William Davis file.
Parents: William Birch Corley,
Elizabeth Magruder [McGruder]
Occupation: Housewife
Cause of Death: Senility
Interment: Eastview Louisville Cemetery Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky

Married: October 24, 1861 Shelby County Kentucky
Davis Files

Information on Mary Madelena [Lena] Corley
Mary Maggie Magdalena Lena Corley [88]: She was born on 10-JAN-1839 in Christiansburg Cemetery Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky, and she died on 1-DEC-1907 in Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky. She married John Thomas Overstreet [56] on 24-OCT-1861 in Shelby County Kentucky, and had the following children: Flora [96] (GSEST. 1861), Annie [92] (1864), Bettie [93] (1866), William [94] (1867), and Sarah [95] (1869). Her parents were William Birch Corley [55] (b. 23-FEB-1812 in Culpepper County Virginia, d. 21-OCT-1900 in Christiansburg Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky), and Elizabeth Magruder [87] (b. 14-JUL-1814 in Virginia, d. 11-NOV-1898 in Christiansburg Cemetery Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky).

3. Josiah Magruder Corley
Born: August 1, 1840 Shelby County Kentucky
Died: January 30, 1864 Shelby County Kentucky
Parents: Col. William Burch Corley, Elizabeth McGruder
Occupation: Farmer Labor
Interment: Corley—Neal Cemetery Shelby County Kentucky

Information on Josiah Magruder Corley
Josiah Magruder Corley [301]: He was born on 1-AUG-1840 in Shelby County Kentucky, and he died on 30-JAN-1864 in Shelby County Kentucky. His parents were William Birch Corley [55] (b. 23-FEB-1812 in Culpepper County Virginia, d. 21-OCT-1900 in Christiansburg Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky), and Elizabeth Magruder [87] (b. 14-JUL-1814 in Virginia, d. 11-NOV-1898 in Christiansburg Cemetery Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky).

4. Richard Johnston Corley
Alias: J.R. Corley / James
Born: June 29, 1842 , Christiansburg Shelby County Kentucky
Died: April 14, 1922 27 West 9th Street Hutchinson Reno County Kansas
Spouse: Francis Fannie “Mittie” Eastes
Born: December 15, 1850 Shelby County Kentucky
Died: August 1, 1876 Shelby County Kentucky
Parents: Col. William Birch Corley, Elizabeth McGruder
Occupation: Day Labor—Fathers Farm
Cause of Death: Chronic Myocraditis & Nephrities
Date of Burial: April 15, 1922
Interment: Christiansburg Cemetery Christiansburg Shelby County Kentucky

Married: 1874 Shelby County Kentucky

Information on Richard Johnston Corley
Richard Johnston Corley [302]: He was born on 29-JUN-1842 in Christiansburg Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky, and he died on 14-APR-1922 in Hutchinson Reno County Kansas. He married Francis Fannie Mittie Eastes [303] on 1874 in Shelby County Kentucky, and had the following child: William [1047] (1875). His parents were William Birch Corley [55] (b. 23-FEB-1812 in Culpepper County Virginia, d. 21-OCT-1900 in Christiansburg Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky), and Elizabeth Magruder [87] (b. 14-JUL-1814 in Virginia, d. 11-NOV-1898 in Christiansburg Cemetery Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky).

5. Lucy Ann Corley
Born: December 1844 Shelby County Kentucky
Died: October 26, 1921 Northern Shelbyville, Shelby County Kentucky
Spouse: James H. Ford
Born: November 7, 1842 North Lexington Fayette County Kentucky
Died: November 23, 1923 Shelbyville, Shelby County kentucky
Parents: Col. William Birch Corley, Elizabeth McGruder
Occupation: Housewife
Cause of Death: Uraemia
Date of Burial: October 28, 1921
Interment: Grove Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky

Married: March 24, 1864 Shelby County Kentucky
Ford Files

Information on Lucy Ann Corley
Lucy Ann Corley [304]: She was born on 9-DEC-1844 in Shelby County Kentucky, and she died on 26-OCT-1921 in Northern Shelbyville, Shelby County Kentucky. She married James Henry. Ford [305] on 24-MAR-1864 in Shelby County Kentucky, and had the following children: James [749] (GSEST. 1864), Emily [747] (GSEST. 1864), Alice [750] (GSEST. 1864), Martha [744] (GSEST. 1864), Lulu [735] (1865), Ezra [737] (1867), Martha [738] (1868), Elizabeth [739] (1868), Susan [740] (1870), William [741] (1871), Nancy [742] (1874), and Sophia [745] (1879). Her parents were William Birch Corley [55] (b. 23-FEB-1812 in Culpepper County Virginia, d. 21-OCT-1900 in Christiansburg Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky), and Elizabeth Magruder [87] (b. 14-JUL-1814 in Virginia, d. 11-NOV-1898 in Christiansburg Cemetery Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky).

6. Priscilla Jane Corley
Alias Percilla & Pricilla [DR James] Perciller
Born: April 5, 1847 Shelby County Kentucky
Died: January 17, 1926 Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky
Spouse Amos Davis
Refer to the William Davis File
Parents: Col William Birch Corley, Elizabeth Magruder [McGruder]
Occupation Housewife
Cause of Death—Cardiac Defibrillation
Date of Burial: January 18, 1926
Interment—Grove Hill Cemetery, 455 Grove Hill RD, Shelbyville Kentucky 40065

Married: December 8, 1865 Shelby County Kentucky
Davis Files
Information on Priscilla Jane Corley
Priscilla Jane Corley [82]: She was born on 5-APR-1847 in Christiansburg, Shelby County Kentucky, and she died on 17-JAN-1926 in Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky. She married Amos Davis [13] on 8-DEC-1865 in Shelby County Kentucky, and had the following children: Lillian [80] (1865), Edwin [83] (1869), and William [81] (1873). Her parents were William Birch Corley [55] (b. 23-FEB-1812 in Culpepper County Virginia, d. 21-OCT-1900 in Christiansburg Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky), and Elizabeth Magruder [87] (b. 14-JUL-1814 in Virginia, d. 11-NOV-1898 in Christiansburg Cemetery Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky).

7. Susan Katherine Corley
Born: March 23, 1849 Shelby County Kentucky
Died: September 14, 1934 Baker-Pittsburg Crawford County Kansas
Spouse: James B. Young
B: 1848 Kentucky
D: Aft 1910 Before 1920 Sheridan Crawford Kansas
Death Record Pending July 22, 2008
Parents: Col. William Birch Corley, Elizabeth McGruder
Occupation: Housewife
Cause of Death: Arteriosclerosis & Senility
Date of Burial: September 15, 1934
Interment: Cherokee Cemetery; Crawford County Kansas

Married: 1867

Information on Susan Katherine Corely
Susan Katherine Corley [306]: She was born on 23-MAR-1849 in Shelby County Kentucky, and she died on 4-SEP-1934 in Baker-Pittsburg , Crawford County Kansas. She married James B. Young [307] on GSEST. 1867. Her parents were William Birch Corley [55] (b. 23-FEB-1812 in Culpepper County Virginia, d. 21-OCT-1900 in Christiansburg Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky), and Elizabeth Magruder [87] (b. 14-JUL-1814 in Virginia, d. 11-NOV-1898 in Christiansburg Cemetery Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky).

Her marriage estimated to be in 1867 was estimated based on the following events:

1849 - she was born
1848 - her spouse, James B. Young [307], was born


8. Isabel “Belle” Corley
Alias “Belle”
Born July 20, 1851 Christiansburg Shelby County Kentucky
Died November 15, 1935 Shelbyville; Shelby County Kentucky
Spouse Squire Davis
Refer to the William Davis file
Parents: Col William Birch Corley, Elizabeth Magruder [McGruder]
Occupation: Housewife
Cause of Death: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [Spinal Cord]
Date of Burial: November 15, 1935
Interment: Grove Hill Cemetery, 455 Grove Hill Road Shelbyville, Shelby County Kentucky 40065

Married: December 19, 1871 Shelby County Kentucky
Davis Files

Information on Isabel “Belle” Corley
Isabelle Belle Corley [54]: She was born on 20-JUL-1851 in Christiansburg Cemetery Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky, and she died on 15-NOV-1935 in Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky. She married Squire Davis [16] on 19-DEC-1871 in Shelby County Kentucky, and had the following children: Alice [64] (1872), Ernest [65] (1874), Sarah [66] (1883), Allan [67] (1885), and Frederick [68] (1891). Her parents were William Birch Corley [55] (b. 23-FEB-1812 in Culpepper County Virginia, d. 21-OCT-1900 in Christiansburg Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky), and Elizabeth Magruder [87] (b. 14-JUL-1814 in Virginia, d. 11-NOV-1898 in Christiansburg Cemetery Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky).

9. William Butler Corley
Born: July 9, 1854 Shelby County Kentucky
Died: February 13, 1864 Shelby County Kentucky
Parents: Col. William Burch Corley, Elizabeth [Betsy] Mcgruder
Occupation: Student
Interment: Corley—Neal Cemetery Shelby County Kentucky


Information on William Butler Corely
William Butler Corley [308]: He was born on 9-JUL-1854 in Shelby County Kentucky, and he died on 13-FEB-1864 in Shelby County Kentucky. His parents were William Birch Corley [55] (b. 23-FEB-1812 in Culpepper County Virginia, d. 21-OCT-1900 in Christiansburg Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky), and Elizabeth Magruder [87] (b. 14-JUL-1814 in Virginia, d. 11-NOV-1898 in Christiansburg Cemetery Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky).

10. Martha Wilson. Corley
Alias: Mattie
Born: March 4, 1857 Christiansburg Shelby County Kentucky
Died: September 30, 1940 Pleasureville; TWP Shelby County Kentucky
Spouse: John C. Thomas
Born: August 16, 1853 Shelby County Kentucky
Died: January 28, 1931 Pleasureville; TWP Shelby County Kentucky
Parents: Col. William Birch Corley, Elizabeth [Betsy] McGruder
Occupation: Housewife
Cause of Death: Arthritis and Senility
Date of Burial: October 1, 1940
Interment: Pleasureville Shelby-Henry County Kentucky

Married: 1876

Information on Martha Wilson Corley
Martha Wilson. Corley [309]: She was born on 4-MAR-1857 in Christiansburg Shelby County Kentucky, and she died on 30-SEP-1940 in Pleasureville Town Shelby County Kentucky. She married John.C. Thomas [310] on GSEST. 1876, and had the following child: Raymond [1101] (GSEST. 1877). Her parents were William Birch Corley [55] (b. 23-FEB-1812 in Culpepper County Virginia, d. 21-OCT-1900 in Christiansburg Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky), and Elizabeth Magruder [87] (b. 14-JUL-1814 in Virginia, d. 11-NOV-1898 in Christiansburg Cemetery Shelbyville Shelby County Kentucky).

Her marriage estimated to be in 1876 was estimated based on the following events:

1857 - she was born




























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