Emanuel County Georgia Bios Nelson Corbin ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Olivia Williamson Braddy http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00030.html#0007446 Descendants of Nelson CORBIN Generation No. 1 1. NELSON CORBIN, son of Silas J. CORBIN of Woodstock, Connecticut, and Mariah IRBY, of Jefferson County, Georgia, was born July 10, 1846 in Emanuel County, GA, and died May 19, 1896 in Emanuel County,. He married NANCY WILLIAMSON August 22, 1868 in Emanuel County, GA - Book B1, page 211 (by Emery Manor, JP), daughter of Andrew Jackson WILLIAMSON and Lisa Ann "Lecy Ann" MOORE. She was born May 06, 1850 in Montgomery County, GA, and died August 30, 1926 in Emanuel County. Nelson Corbin enlisted October 1, 1861 in Co. C, 38th GA, CSA; discharged on disability April, 1862. Re- enlisted February 2, 1863 as Private in Claghorn's Co. of Chatham Siege Artillery. Also fought in Capt. Wheaton's Co. of GA Light Artillery (according to Pension Application in Archives Records). Roll for February, 1865, last on file, shows him present. According to Hildrie Corbin, a grandson, Nelson was a ferryman at Moore's Ferry at the time of his marriage to Nancy. Nelson and Nancy are buried in Corbin Cemetery, Emanuel County. Children of NELSON CORBIN and NANCY WILLIAMSON are: i. JOSEPHINE "JOSIE" CORBIN, b. July 19, 1869, Emanuel County, GA; d. September 01, 1955, Lucedale, MS; m. BENJAMIN "BEN" HOLMES, March 06, 1892, Emanuel County, GA - Book B3, page 297 (by A.T. Holton, Eld.) (in other records, date is July 18, 1889); b. March 03, 1870, Conway, SC; d. March 04, 1944, Lucedale, MS. ii. SARAH CORBIN, b. August 24, 1870, Emanuel County, GA; d. Montgomery County, GA (now Treutlen), no death date given on gravestone; m. JOHN B. "JACK" DAVIS, July 11, 1895, Emanuel County , GA -- Book B3, page 239 (by A.W. Williams, MG); b. February 1867; d. Montgomery County, GA (now Treutlen). Sarah is buried Red Bluff Cemetery, Treutlen Co, GA. iii. TERRELL M. CORBIN, b. May 09, 1872, Emanuel County, GA; d. November 01, 1957, Long Pond, Montgomery County, GA; m. ELSIE MCNEELY, December 30, 1900, Emanuel County , GA -- Book C, page 358 (by J.W. Durden, NP & EX OFF JP); b. February 26, 1882; d. July 19, 1968, Long Pond, Montgomery County, GA. Terrell and Elsie are buried in Long Pond Cemetery, Montgomery County, GA. iv. LUCION R. CORBIN, b. January 25, 1875, Emanuel County, GA; d. September 26, 1963, GA; m. MAMIE F. BARWICK, September 05, 1897, Montgomery County, GA - Book W-1, page 85; b. March 10, 1880, Montgomery County, GA (now Treutlen); d. March 26, 1972, GA. Lucion and Mamie are buried in Pinecrest Cemetery, Vidalia, GA. v. VIRGINIA "JENNY" CORBIN, b. September 12, 1876, Emanuel County, GA; d. August 16, 1892, Emanuel County, GA (unmarried). Jenny is buried in Corbin Cemetery, Emanuel County, GA. vi. NEAL E. CORBIN, b. April 24, 1878, Emanuel County , GA, on Wednesday; d. February 27, 1928, Vidalia, Toombs County, GA; m. DORA KIRBY, October 28, 1900, Emanuel County, GA - Book C, page 389 (by W.W. Williamson, NP EX OFF JP); b. November 12, 1881, Emanuel County , GA, on Saturday; d. June 04, 1951, Emanuel County , GA. Neal and Dora are buried in Corbin Cemetery, Emanuel County, GA. vii. CLARENCE CORBIN, b. May 25, 1880, Emanuel County, GA; d. October 1969, FL; m. MARY MCCLELLAN. Clarence is buried in Blountstown, FL. viii. FELIX CORBIN, b. Abt. 1882, Emanuel County, GA; m. (1) VERGIE WILKES; b. Abt. 1882, Emanuel County, GA; m. (2) DERLIE ___. ix. (UNNAMED INFANT DAUGHTER) CORBIN, b. 1884, Emanuel County, GA; d. 1884, Emanuel County, GA. Buried in Corbin Cemetery, Emanuel County, GA. x. ARK A. CORBIN, b. March 1885, Emanuel County, GA; m. NELLIE WILKES, May 22, 1901, Emanuel County , GA -- Book C, page 415 (by W.W. Williamson, NP EO JP). Ark and Nellie are buried in Corbin Cemetery, Emanuel County, GA. xi. ANNIE L. CORBIN, b. January 17, 1886, Emanuel County , GA; d. November 14, 1964, Bulloch County, GA; m. DEAN NEWMAN NICHOLS, December 26, 1909; b. May 26, 1872, Bulloch County, GA; d. May 18, 1943, Bulloch County, GA. Annie and Dean are buried in Nichols Cemetery, Bulloch County, GA. Located in a field east of a dirt road and south of the paved road between Upper Lotts Creek Church and Portal, just off Banks Dairy Road. There are also markers for Dean N. and Annie Nichols and their children, Mary and Kermit, in the cemetery at Upper Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church just a few miles from the Nichols Cemetery. It is not known whether this family was moved to the church and reburied, or whether the church cemetery markers are memorial stones only. Source: Lowell Berenguer Ltbskater@aol.com . xii. (UNNAMED INFANT DAUGHTER) CORBIN, b. 1888, Emanuel County, GA; d. 1888, Emanuel County, GA. Buried in Corbin Cemetery, Emanuel County, GA. xiii. GEORGE CRANFORD CORBIN, b. May 08, 1889, Emanuel County , GA; d. July 03, 1982, Swainsboro, Emanuel County, GA; m. LAURA JONES; b. January 16, 1890; d. December 25, 1975. Cranford and Laura are buried in Corbin Cemetery, Emanuel County, GA. xiv. RIDGEWAY W. "RIDGE" CORBIN, b. December 1891, Emanuel County , GA; d. April 1971, MO, near St. Genevieve; m. (1) CARLA MAE WOODHAM; b. Montgomery, AL; d. 1946; m. (2) LUCILLE CROWLEY; b. Athens, GA; d. April 1971, MO, near St. Genevieve. Ridge and Lucille ied in an automobile accident. At the time of his death, he was living in Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, MO. xv. LILLIE MAE CORBIN, b. January 07, 1893, Emanuel County , GA (SS lists birthdate as May 10); d. August 1980, Emanuel County , GA; m. RUFUS LIGE WILLIAMSON; b. 1891, Normantown, Montgomery County, GA (now Toombs); d. 1926, Toombs County, GA (killed at his home in presence of his family by the law). Lillie is buried in Corbin Cemetery, Emanuel County, GA. Rufus is buried in John J. Williamson Cemetery, near Normantown, GA. xvi. NELSON "PAT" CORBIN, JR., b. May 17, 1896, Emanuel County , GA; d. June 26, 1953, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL; m. SUSIE COLEMAN; b. 1894; d. Abt. 1930, Rocky Mount, NC. Pat is buried in Corbin Cemetery, Emanuel County, GA. ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============