Edwin W. Corlis

Brief Life History of Edwin W.

When Edwin W. Corlis was born on 16 February 1806, in Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, his father, Samuel Corlis, was 39 and his mother, Catharine Woolley, was 24. He married Rebecca McGrew on 20 October 1834, in Montgomery, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Turtlecreek Township, Warren, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. He died on 11 March 1868, in Lebanon, Warren, Ohio, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Kirby Cemetery, Lebanon, Warren, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edwin W. Corlis
1806–1868
Rebecca McGrew
1808–1889
Marriage: 20 October 1834
Samuel Corliss
1837–1900
John McGrew Corliss
1839–1907
Mary Ann Corlis
1841–1843
Catharine Corlis
1843–1871
Asher Corliss
1847–1855

Sources (7)

  • Edward Carlis, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Edwin W. Corlis, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Edward Corliss, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1810 · Change of capital city

Zanesville becomes the new state capital.

1823

"Corfield vs Coryell was a significant federal court case that upheld New Jersey's existing regulation, which prohibited any non-residents from gathering clams and oysters. The case was decided by Justice Bushrod Washington of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Justice Washington primarily referenced the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment, regarding ""privileges and immunities"" to arrive at his decision."

Name Meaning

English: variant of Coles .

Scottish and Irish: variant of Collins .

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

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