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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  CHARLES MORTON CORY, Nobles county's judge of probate, has been a resident of

this county since 1891. A perusal of the geneology [sic] of the Cory family

discloses the fact that it is one of the first families in America. Away back in

the year 1400 A. D., nearly a hundred years before Columbus discovered America,

there was born William Cory, in Norfolk, England. This is as far back as the

records go, and for the next two hundred years only limited data of the family's

history has been preserved, but enough has been preserved to show that the

family was one of importance in England. Robert Cory, a son of Thomas Cory, and

a descendant of William Cory, was knighted in 1612 and granted a coat of arms.

Another member of the family, Thos. Cory, a son of John Cory, born in England in

July, 1610, was made judge of the court of common pleas and chief prothonatory

of the queen's temple. He was knighted and granted a coat of arms in 1639 during

the reign of King Charles II. The American branch of the family was founded by

John Cory, who was born in England in 1600 and came to America in 1659, settling

in New York. From this founder of the American branch the geneology of our

subject can be traced direct. John Cory, Jr., was the first son of John Cory. He

was a resident of New Jersey and was a farmer and merchant. Elanthon, son of

John Cory, Jr., was also a resident of New Jersey, and died Jan. 4, 1785. One of

his sons was Jeremiah Cory, a native of New Jersey. Noah Cory was the second son

of Jeremiah. He was born in New Jersey. March 20, 1770, and later became a

resident of Ohio. In that state on Aug. 3, 1807, was born Jeremiah Cory, the

father of our subject. He was married to Mary A. Bennett and died April 1, 1874.



  Charles Morton Cory was born Jan. 12, 1866, in Boone county, Indiana. His

boyhood days were spent on the farm in his native state. In 1881 he entered a

Quaker parochial school at Sugar Plain, Indiana, which he attended for one year.

He entered Wabash college, Crawfordsville, Ind., in 1882, taking a two years'

course. He came to Minnesota in 1885, settling at Excelsior, and for two years

was engaged in newspaper work, reporting for different twin city newspapers the

Lake Minnetonka news. At the same time he was studying law in the office of Hon.

J. H. T. James, of Excelsior. In 1887 he entered Carleton college, Northfield,

Minn., and took a two years' course. He then entered the law department of the

Minnesota state university, at which institution he was a student for one year.



  After leaving the university he was employed as superintendent of the money

order and registered letter department of the post-office at Mankato, Minn. He

held that position until he was admitted to the bar, which was in May, 1891. The

following month he located at Adrian and began the practice of his profession.

In March, 1892, .he was elected village attorney of Adrian and served for three

successive years. He was elected judge of probate of Nobles county in 1892, and

has been reelected seven times, serving continuously since that date. In 1895 he

removed from Adrian to Worthington, and has been a resident of the latter city

since that time. In addition to that office Judge Cory has at different times

held the office of deputy clerk of court, deputy register of deeds and deputy

county treasurer. Politically Judge Cory is a republican.



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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY

MINNESOTA

BY

ARTHUR P. ROSE



NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY 



WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA 

PUBLISHERS

1908



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