James M. Corbin

14 September 1825–1 August 1884 (Age 58)

The Life Summary of James M.

When James M. Corbin was born on 14 September 1825, his father, James Corbin, was 41 and his mother, Lucenda Corbin, was 30. He married Clarissa Hoffman in 1850, in Barbour, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Randolph, West Virginia, United States in 1870. He died on 1 August 1884, in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Dublin, Franklin, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

James M. Corbin
1825–1884
Clarissa Hoffman
1831–
Marriage: 1850
Arithia Corbin
1851–1942
Elmer Corbin
1868–1889
Israel James Corbin
1853–1923
Sara Corbin
1856–
Sylvanus Lafayette Corbin
1860–1900
Harriet V. Corbin
1863–1874
John Simon Corbin
1865–1874
Emaline Corbin
1871–1874
Henry W. Corbin
1874–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1850Barbour, West Virginia, United States
    • Children

    (9)

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    Siblings

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    World Events (7)

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening
    Age 5
    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
    1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
    Age 11
    On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
    1846
    Age 21
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    French and English: nickname meaning ‘little crow, raven’, possibly applied to a black haired man, from Old French, Middle English corbin, a diminutive of corb ‘raven’ (Anglo-Norman French corbin, corfbin ‘crow, raven’).English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of the places in Calvados and Orne, France, named Corbon.Irish: variant of Corban .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Carbin
    Corvin
    Corban

    Sources (17)

    • Jas. M. Corbin in entry for Sarah A. Corder, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
    • James M Corbon, "United States Census, 1870"
    • James Corbin in entry for I. J. Corbin and Milly J. Hagans, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

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