John Harvey Corn1

#2189, (28 January 1831 - 6 March 1920)
Father*Hiram Corn2 (c 1783 - 1863)
Mother*Margaret Jane McMillan2 (c 1806 - )

Family

Palina Metheny b. 1835, d. 1892
Children 1.William A Corn9 (c 1852 - )
 2.Arena J Corn9 (c 1854 - )
 3.Walter C Corn9 (c 1854 - )
 4.David F Corn9 (c 1856 - )
 5.James H Corn10 (c 1860 - )
 6.Virginia D Corn+1 (1860 - 1940)
 7.John R Corn9 (c 1862 - )
 8.Mary E Corn9 (c 1867 - )
 9.Lincey Corn11 (c 1871 - )
 10.Samuel Corn11 (c 1873 - )
Birth*28 January 1831He was born on 28 January 1831 at Princeton, Gibson Co., IndianaG.2 
2 October 1850He appeared on the census of 2 October 1850 in the household of Hiram Corn and Margaret Jane McMillan at Franklin Co., IllinoisG, age 19, b. IN, farmer; nei. Catherine Duckworth (33) and children.3 
Marriage*24 December 1850He married Palina Metheny, daughter of James Metheny and Sarah _____, on 24 December 1850 at Hamilton Co., IllinoisG.4,5 
28 June 1860He and Palina Metheny appeared on the census of 28 June 1860 at Twp. 6 S Range 5 E, Hamilton Co., IllinoisG.6 
27 June 1870He and Palina Metheny appeared on the census of 27 June 1870 at Twp. 6 S Range 5 E, Hamilton Co., IllinoisG.7 
12 June 1880He and Palina Metheny appeared on the census of 12 June 1880 at Knights Prairie, Hamilton Co., IllinoisG.8 
Death*6 March 1920He died on 6 March 1920 at Franklin Co., IllinoisG, at age 89.1 

Citations

  1. [S285] Ancestry.com Reed/Hunt Family Tree, meemawjr, owner, online \Ancestry.com\. Hereinafter cited as Reed/Hunt FT.
  2. [S1401] History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin and Williamson Counties, Illinois (Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1887), p. 688. Hereinafter cited as History of Gallatin, Saline, etc.
  3. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Hiram (61), b. KY, farmer; M J (44), b. SC.
  4. [S1401] History of Gallatin, Saline, etc., p. 688. "In 1850 he [John Harvey Corn] married Palina C, daughter of James and Sarah Metheny a native of Flannigan Township, born in 1835."
  5. [S285] Reed/Hunt FT, online Ancestry.com, (for date).
  6. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. John H (30), b. IN, farmer; Pelena (25), b. IL.
  7. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. John H (39), b. IN, farmer; Lincy C (35), b. IL, keeping house.
  8. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. John H (24), b. IL, parents b. unk., farmer; Pelina (43), b. Il, parents b. TN, keeping house.
  9. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census.
  10. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. age 3 mos. on 28 Jun 1860; twin of Virginia.
  11. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census.