Lewis Washington McCorkle

Brief Life History of Lewis Washington

When Lewis Washington McCorkle was born on 9 October 1838, in Chickasaw, Mobile, Alabama, United States, his father, Thomas Joel McCorkle, was 29 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Autry, was 25. He married Francis Jane Claunch on 5 May 1867, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Franklin, Alabama, United States for about 10 years and Election Precinct 9 Wheeler, Colbert, Alabama, United States for about 40 years. He died on 23 May 1924, in Colbert, Alabama, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Crooked Oak Cemetery, Crooked Oak, Colbert, Alabama, United States.

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Lewis Washington McCorkle
1838–1924
Francis Jane Claunch
1849–1930
Marriage: 5 May 1867
Charles Montgomery McCorkle
1868–1930
Robert Cullen McCorkle
1871–1916
John Lawson McCorkle
1873–1946
Lewis Despreze McCorkle
1876–1959
Ada Ann McCorkle
1878–1962
Thomas Albert McCorkle
1883–1955
Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" McCorkle
1885–1963
Hubert Drewey McCorkle
1888–1962
Effie Gertrude McCorkle
1890–1960

Sources (17)

  • Lewis W McCorkle, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Lewis Washington McCorkle - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Lewis Washington McCorkle
  • Lewis Washington McCorkle, "Find a Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1846

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.

1862

1862: Colbert, Alabama, United States

Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thorcaill ‘son of Thorcall’, a Gaelic form of the Scandinavian personal name Thorketill meaning ‘Thor's kettle’. Compare Scottish McCorquodale .

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

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