(The Rock Island Argus - Oct. 26, 1899)
Warner Corns, of Black Oak, died Monday evening from disabilities caused by his advanced age, being over 80 years of age. Mr. Corns was an old settler of Mercer county and a veteran of the civil war. His funeral occurred Wednesday. The old soldiers had charge of the funeral by the request of the deceased.
(Excerpt from the History of Mercer County published in 1882)
WARNER CORNS, a native of Ohio, born 1821, is the son of Henry and Mary Corns, the former of Pennsylvania, the latter of Virginia. They emigrated to Ohio where they were married, and afterward came to Illinois in 1842, located in Rock Island county, where they remained one year. They came to Mercer county in 1843, and located where their son Warner now resides. The father died in 1880, aged eighty-three. The mother lives on the old homestead with her son Warner, and is now in her eighty-seventh year. Warner came to Illinois with his parents with whom he has always lived. He and his father together laid a claim on the farm where he now resides, and both improved the same. He enlisted in 1862 in company D, 33d Ill. Vol. Inf., and served three years. He was in the second battle of Fort Donelson and at Resacca. The remainder of his term of service the company was detailed to fight bush-whackers and guerillas. He was married in 1854 to Amelia Gingles, daughter of Robert and Catharine Gingles. They came to Mercer county in 1839 and located in Perryton township. The former died in 1875, at the age of seventy-six years; the latter in 1880, aged seventy-nine years. Mr. Corns has four children: Mary C. (now the widow of James Huffman), Ellen M. and Thirza C. (twins). Ellen married Charles Fencedemancher and Thirza married Charles Snow, and Amanda is at home with her parents. Mr. C. has a farm of 120 acres and keeps a good grade of stock.
Warner Corns, of Black Oak, died Monday evening from disabilities caused by his advanced age, being over 80 years of age. Mr. Corns was an old settler of Mercer county and a veteran of the civil war. His funeral occurred Wednesday. The old soldiers had charge of the funeral by the request of the deceased.
(Excerpt from the History of Mercer County published in 1882)
WARNER CORNS, a native of Ohio, born 1821, is the son of Henry and Mary Corns, the former of Pennsylvania, the latter of Virginia. They emigrated to Ohio where they were married, and afterward came to Illinois in 1842, located in Rock Island county, where they remained one year. They came to Mercer county in 1843, and located where their son Warner now resides. The father died in 1880, aged eighty-three. The mother lives on the old homestead with her son Warner, and is now in her eighty-seventh year. Warner came to Illinois with his parents with whom he has always lived. He and his father together laid a claim on the farm where he now resides, and both improved the same. He enlisted in 1862 in company D, 33d Ill. Vol. Inf., and served three years. He was in the second battle of Fort Donelson and at Resacca. The remainder of his term of service the company was detailed to fight bush-whackers and guerillas. He was married in 1854 to Amelia Gingles, daughter of Robert and Catharine Gingles. They came to Mercer county in 1839 and located in Perryton township. The former died in 1875, at the age of seventy-six years; the latter in 1880, aged seventy-nine years. Mr. Corns has four children: Mary C. (now the widow of James Huffman), Ellen M. and Thirza C. (twins). Ellen married Charles Fencedemancher and Thirza married Charles Snow, and Amanda is at home with her parents. Mr. C. has a farm of 120 acres and keeps a good grade of stock.
(The Rock Island Argus - Oct. 26, 1899)
Warner Corns, of Black Oak, died Monday evening from disabilities caused by his advanced age, being over 80 years of age. Mr. Corns was an old settler of Mercer county and a veteran of the civil war. His funeral occurred Wednesday. The old soldiers had charge of the funeral by the request of the deceased.
(Excerpt from the History of Mercer County published in 1882)
WARNER CORNS, a native of Ohio, born 1821, is the son of Henry and Mary Corns, the former of Pennsylvania, the latter of Virginia. They emigrated to Ohio where they were married, and afterward came to Illinois in 1842, located in Rock Island county, where they remained one year. They came to Mercer county in 1843, and located where their son Warner now resides. The father died in 1880, aged eighty-three. The mother lives on the old homestead with her son Warner, and is now in her eighty-seventh year. Warner came to Illinois with his parents with whom he has always lived. He and his father together laid a claim on the farm where he now resides, and both improved the same. He enlisted in 1862 in company D, 33d Ill. Vol. Inf., and served three years. He was in the second battle of Fort Donelson and at Resacca. The remainder of his term of service the company was detailed to fight bush-whackers and guerillas. He was married in 1854 to Amelia Gingles, daughter of Robert and Catharine Gingles. They came to Mercer county in 1839 and located in Perryton township. The former died in 1875, at the age of seventy-six years; the latter in 1880, aged seventy-nine years. Mr. Corns has four children: Mary C. (now the widow of James Huffman), Ellen M. and Thirza C. (twins). Ellen married Charles Fencedemancher and Thirza married Charles Snow, and Amanda is at home with her parents. Mr. C. has a farm of 120 acres and keeps a good grade of stock.
Warner Corns, of Black Oak, died Monday evening from disabilities caused by his advanced age, being over 80 years of age. Mr. Corns was an old settler of Mercer county and a veteran of the civil war. His funeral occurred Wednesday. The old soldiers had charge of the funeral by the request of the deceased.
(Excerpt from the History of Mercer County published in 1882)
WARNER CORNS, a native of Ohio, born 1821, is the son of Henry and Mary Corns, the former of Pennsylvania, the latter of Virginia. They emigrated to Ohio where they were married, and afterward came to Illinois in 1842, located in Rock Island county, where they remained one year. They came to Mercer county in 1843, and located where their son Warner now resides. The father died in 1880, aged eighty-three. The mother lives on the old homestead with her son Warner, and is now in her eighty-seventh year. Warner came to Illinois with his parents with whom he has always lived. He and his father together laid a claim on the farm where he now resides, and both improved the same. He enlisted in 1862 in company D, 33d Ill. Vol. Inf., and served three years. He was in the second battle of Fort Donelson and at Resacca. The remainder of his term of service the company was detailed to fight bush-whackers and guerillas. He was married in 1854 to Amelia Gingles, daughter of Robert and Catharine Gingles. They came to Mercer county in 1839 and located in Perryton township. The former died in 1875, at the age of seventy-six years; the latter in 1880, aged seventy-nine years. Mr. Corns has four children: Mary C. (now the widow of James Huffman), Ellen M. and Thirza C. (twins). Ellen married Charles Fencedemancher and Thirza married Charles Snow, and Amanda is at home with her parents. Mr. C. has a farm of 120 acres and keeps a good grade of stock.
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