CPL John Corbus

1831 - 1907  (75 years)

• Name	John Corbus
  Title	CPL
  Birth	13 Oct 1831	New Brighton, Beaver, PA
  Gender	Female
  Death	21 Apr 1907	Beaver Falls, Beaver, PA
  Person ID	I196	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	John Samuel Corbus,   b. 11 Nov 1807, Falls Twp, Muskingum County, OH d. 8 Sep 1892, New Brighton, Beaver, PA (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Reeves,   b. 9 Mar 1809, Brighton, Beaver, PA d. 14 Mar 1892, New Brighton, Beaver, PA (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F772	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 13 Oct 1831 - New Brighton, Beaver, PA Death - 21 Apr 1907 - Beaver Falls, Beaver, PA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  1850 United States Federal Census Name: John Corbus Age: 18 Birth Year: abt 1832 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1850: New Brighton, Beaver, Pennsylvania Gender: Male Family Number: 146 1900 United States Federal Census Name: John Corbus Age: 68 Birth Date: Oct 1831 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1900: Beaver Falls Ward 2, Beaver, Pennsylvania Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Elsie A Corbus Marriage Year: 1866 Years Married: 34 Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Household Members: Name Age John Corbus 68 Elsie A Corbus 66 Louis C Corbus 25 son Edward T Corbus 22 son Helen V Patterson 25 dau Harry H Patterson 25 son in law BIOGRAPHICAL Sketch: History of Beaver County,Pennsylvania, (1888), pg .634, FHL #974.892H2h. John Corbus, superintendent of car works, Beaver Falls, was born in Fallston, this county, Oct. 13, 1831, and is a son of John S. and Eliza (Reeves) Corbus, the former a native of Muskingum County, Ohio, and the latter of Beaver County, Pa. The father came to Beaver County about 1824, and served an apprenticeship in Fallston at scythe making, which he followed there for several years. He then learned the trade of wire drawer with Robert Townsend, Esq., in whose employ and that of his son, William P. Townsend, he has passed upwards of fifty years. His children were seven in number, Mary J. (Mrs. Hugh Irwin), John , Thankful (Mrs. Dr. Louis Jack), Elizabeth (deceased), Margaret (Mrs. Richard Irwin), Daniel R. and Jesse M. John was reared in Beaver county, and for many years was engaged in merchandising in New Brighton. In 1879 he accepted the position he now holds in the Beaver Falls car works . He has twice married; first to Mary, daughter of David and Eleanor ( Daly) Blair, of Pittsburgh, and by her he had three children; Curtis B. , Harold H. and Clarence H. His second wife was Elsie, daughter of Dr. Isaac and Eliza (Sheets) Winans, of Mahoning county, Ohio and by her had had six children: Lila W., Howard L., May E., Helen and Louis (twins) and Edward T. Mr. Corbus is a memeber of the Presbyterian church and the Royal Arcanum; he is a R.A.M.; politically a Republican. History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, (1904), vol.1, p.586, FHL #974. 892 H2b, Corporal John Corbus, Co., C, 6th Reg, Pa Militia, organized at New Brighton, mustered into the state service, Sept 15, 1862, discharged 28 Sep 1862. Ibid., p.583, John Corbus; Co. C, 56th Reg, Pa Militia, organized at New Brighton, mustered into service of United States, Jun 27 - Jul 5, 1863, discharged, Aug. 13, 1863 - served New Creek, West Virginia as Corporal -( promoted to Regimental Commissary Sergeant)