Advertisement

Marcus Barrett Corbin

Advertisement

Marcus Barrett Corbin Veteran

Birth
Dudley, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
19 May 1896 (aged 66)
Fountain, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Burial
Fountain, El Paso County, Colorado, USA Add to Map
Plot
001 013 001
Memorial ID
View Source
Marcus Barrett Corbin was the son of Joshua Corbin (Jr.) and Almira Rebecca Barrett. He married Mary Laura Warren, the daughter of Nathaniel Warren and Laura Ann Fitch in Newark, Rock County, Wisconsin on Sept 27, 1853 (Source: Corbin family bible). Both of their families had immigrated west to Wisconsin from Massachusetts. Marcus and Mary eventually made their home in Otea County, Nebraska where 5 of their children were born. They later moved west to Fountain, Colorado where other family members were already living (before 1870). Their last two children were born in Fountain, Colorado.

Their known children were:

Harriet Eliza Corbin (1858-1868)
Charles Milton Corbin (1862-1863)
Arabella "Belle" Corbin Hutchin (1864-1957)
Edith V Corbin Rouse (1866-1946)
Nathaniel Stanley Corbin (1868-1912)
Grace "Gracie" Corbin (1870-1880)
May C Corbin West (1873-1898)

Submitted by Meridee D Dunn

From census records- in 1870 Marcus was a stock dealer in Pueblo, CO. in 1880 he and family appear in Fountain, CO.
In 1860, he was living in Elmwood, Otoe County, NE He served as a Corporal in the 2nd Nebraska Cavalry Co F. (Ancestry), enlisting on Oct 23, 1862. He mustered out of that company on 23 December 1863 as was noted for distinguished service. He may have also served with the 2nd Brigade. He filed for an invalid's pension in 1891 in Colorado, and his widow Mary L. filed for pension benefits in 1902.
Marcus Barrett Corbin was the son of Joshua Corbin (Jr.) and Almira Rebecca Barrett. He married Mary Laura Warren, the daughter of Nathaniel Warren and Laura Ann Fitch in Newark, Rock County, Wisconsin on Sept 27, 1853 (Source: Corbin family bible). Both of their families had immigrated west to Wisconsin from Massachusetts. Marcus and Mary eventually made their home in Otea County, Nebraska where 5 of their children were born. They later moved west to Fountain, Colorado where other family members were already living (before 1870). Their last two children were born in Fountain, Colorado.

Their known children were:

Harriet Eliza Corbin (1858-1868)
Charles Milton Corbin (1862-1863)
Arabella "Belle" Corbin Hutchin (1864-1957)
Edith V Corbin Rouse (1866-1946)
Nathaniel Stanley Corbin (1868-1912)
Grace "Gracie" Corbin (1870-1880)
May C Corbin West (1873-1898)

Submitted by Meridee D Dunn

From census records- in 1870 Marcus was a stock dealer in Pueblo, CO. in 1880 he and family appear in Fountain, CO.
In 1860, he was living in Elmwood, Otoe County, NE He served as a Corporal in the 2nd Nebraska Cavalry Co F. (Ancestry), enlisting on Oct 23, 1862. He mustered out of that company on 23 December 1863 as was noted for distinguished service. He may have also served with the 2nd Brigade. He filed for an invalid's pension in 1891 in Colorado, and his widow Mary L. filed for pension benefits in 1902.


Advertisement