Biographies; Adair County KY   Zachary Taylor CORUM     1849-1882

Submitted By: George Cassady  <george.cassady@alumni.usc.edu>
Submission Date: 11-Jul-2002
Source: Kentucky: A History of the State, by Battle, Perrin,
 and Kniffin, 2nd edition, 1885, Butler County KY

Zachary Taylor CORUM, Butler County, is a native of Warren County KY,
born 08-Apr-1849. He remained with his parents until the age of
eighteen, working on the farm. Previous to his eighteenth year, he
attended school for a few short terms, and had laid the foundation of
the education which he has since acquired by close reading and
self-culture. In 1867, he set out to make his own way in life, worked
on a farm one year, then superintended farming for other parties for
four years; went to TN in 1872, and drove team on road two years; then
traveled through LA and FL for awhile; returned and farmed in OH and
Muhlenburgh [sic] Counties; afterward engaged in the lumber and stave
business six years, in which he was successful and acquired an
independence. He started in life with no capital except his own energy
and business tact, and attributes much of his success to the help and
encouragement of his wife, Elizabeth TURNER, whom he married
24-Dec-1878; she is a daughter of William TURNER of Muhlenburgh County.
Their union is blessed with one daughter and one son - Ethel and Elieo.
Mr. CORUM is a Democrat. He and Mrs. CORUM are members of the
Protestant Methodist Church, in which Mr. CORUM is a steward.
His father, Champion CORUM, was born in Barren County, 13-Aug-1826,
and on 02-Mar-1845 married Mary J. McKY, a daughter of John McKY of
Barren County; she survives, aged seventy-one years. He was a farmer,
and died in 1882 leaving one son. Zachary T. Champion CORUM, Sr.,
the grandfather of our subject, was a native of VA. He came to KY in
the latter part of the eighteenth century, and located in
Barren County where he resided until his death.  John McKy was also
a Virginian, and of Irish descent; came to KY when a boy, but died
in Coles County MO, aged seventy years.

Surnames: CORUM, McKY, TURNER

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