Samuel S Corn

1813–
Tennessee, United States

The Life of Samuel S

When Samuel S Corn was born in 1813, in Tennessee, United States, his father, William Corn, was 28 and his mother, Nancy Jemima Sharp, was 24. He married Polly H in 1840, in United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Saline Township, Sevier, Arkansas, United States in 1860.

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Family Time Line

Samuel S Corn
1813–
Polly H
1817–
Marriage: 1840
James M. Corn
1837–
Lucia C. Corn
1843–
Joseph W. Corn
1845–
John W. Corn
1847–
Jemima Corn
1849–
Samuel R Corn
1853–
Mary B Corn
1855–
Polly H Corn
1857–
Elizabeth T Corn
1859–
Sarah A Corn
1859–

Spouse and Children

    Samuel S Corn

    Male1813–Male

    Polly H

    Female1817–Female

MARRIAGE
1840
United States
children

(10)

    James M. Corn

    Male1837–Male

    Lucia C. Corn

    Female1843–Female

    Joseph W. Corn

    Male1845–Male

    John W. Corn

    Male1847–Male

    Jemima Corn

    Female1849–Female

+5 More Children

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(11)

+6 More Children

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

Age 6

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 
1835 · The Hermitage is Built

Age 22

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1846

Age 33

Tennessee was known as the Volunteer State because during the Mexican War the government asked Tennessee for 3,000 volunteer soldiers and 30,000 joined.

Name Meaning

1 English: nickname from Old English corn, a metathesized form of cran ‘crane’ ( see Crane ).2 English: from Middle English corn ‘grain’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a grain merchant or grower, or possibly a miller.3 English: metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of hand mills, Old English cweorn.

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

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Sources (2)

  • Samuel Corn, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Samuel S Corn, "United States Census, 1860"

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