Per "300 Years with the Corson Families in America," Orville Corson, Middletown, OH 1939, Vol. 2, page 81-82, entry 12246:
12246 RICHARD S. CORSON, born Jan. 9, 1815, was the eldest son of Elias and his second wife, Abigail (Steelman) Cor¬ son. He married Mary Corson, born May 25, 1821, the daughter of John M. and Eliza (Ingersoll) Corson, on Oct. 15, 1836. They were married at the home of her parents by Rev. Mathias Jerman. Richard S. and his family lived in Petersburg, Cape May County,
N. J., for ten years, the husband and father farming part of the time and going to sea the rest of the time. In the spring of 1845 he went to Illinois and worked on a farm north of Pleasant Plains, Ill., to see how he liked the country. The Illinois prairies appealed to him so well that he rented a farm and sowed fall wheat, then bought a horse and went back to New Jersey on horseback. In the spring he returned to Illinois with his wife and five children. The trip from New Jersey was made by water except from Phila¬ delphia to Pittsburgh. From thence by the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to St. Louis, then up the Illinois River to Beardstown, and from there to Pleasant Plains. They lived for five years near Richland, Sangamon County, Ill., then in the fall of 1850 he bought some land about five miles southeast of Pleasant Plains, Ill., and built a home on it. The family moved into the new home on Feb. 26, 1851, and here the parents lived the remainder of their lives. They lived to celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on Oct. 16, 1901. (From information from Fannie E. Corson of New Berlin, Ill., and Nellie R. (Corson) Soderburg of Dwight, Kan.)
Richard S. and Mary Corson had thirteen children, two of whom died young, one was killed in the Civil War, nine married, eight of these leaving descendants. At this time the descendants of this remarkable family are scattered over the western part of the United States from Illinois to the Pacific Coast. The following are the children:
122461 Asail Corson, born Feb. 26, 1838;
122462 Abigail Corson, bornOct.24,1839;
122463 Sarah Elizabeth Corson, born Aug. 7, 1841;
122464Townsend Corson,bornAug.17,1843;
122465 Richard Corson, born Mar. 9, 1845;
122466MaryAnnCorson,bornFeb.9,1847;
122467MargaretCorson,bornJan.19,1849;
122468 John Foster Corson, born May 1,1851;
122469 Elias Corson, born Apr. 27,1855, died Sept. 5,1856;
12246:10: Emly Frances (Fannie E.) Corson, born May 20, 1857;
12246:11: EliasCorson, born July 30,1859, died Mar. 24,1862;
12246:12: Winfield Scott Corson, born Jan. 3,1862;
12246:13: Ida May Corson, born Oct. 25, 1866.
Richard S. Corson died Dec. 7, 1901, and Mary Corson died Aug. 23, 1909. They are buried in Bethel Cemetery, Pleasant Plains, Ill.
Contributor: jkahn (47371049) • [email protected]
12246 RICHARD S. CORSON, born Jan. 9, 1815, was the eldest son of Elias and his second wife, Abigail (Steelman) Cor¬ son. He married Mary Corson, born May 25, 1821, the daughter of John M. and Eliza (Ingersoll) Corson, on Oct. 15, 1836. They were married at the home of her parents by Rev. Mathias Jerman. Richard S. and his family lived in Petersburg, Cape May County,
N. J., for ten years, the husband and father farming part of the time and going to sea the rest of the time. In the spring of 1845 he went to Illinois and worked on a farm north of Pleasant Plains, Ill., to see how he liked the country. The Illinois prairies appealed to him so well that he rented a farm and sowed fall wheat, then bought a horse and went back to New Jersey on horseback. In the spring he returned to Illinois with his wife and five children. The trip from New Jersey was made by water except from Phila¬ delphia to Pittsburgh. From thence by the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to St. Louis, then up the Illinois River to Beardstown, and from there to Pleasant Plains. They lived for five years near Richland, Sangamon County, Ill., then in the fall of 1850 he bought some land about five miles southeast of Pleasant Plains, Ill., and built a home on it. The family moved into the new home on Feb. 26, 1851, and here the parents lived the remainder of their lives. They lived to celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on Oct. 16, 1901. (From information from Fannie E. Corson of New Berlin, Ill., and Nellie R. (Corson) Soderburg of Dwight, Kan.)
Richard S. and Mary Corson had thirteen children, two of whom died young, one was killed in the Civil War, nine married, eight of these leaving descendants. At this time the descendants of this remarkable family are scattered over the western part of the United States from Illinois to the Pacific Coast. The following are the children:
122461 Asail Corson, born Feb. 26, 1838;
122462 Abigail Corson, bornOct.24,1839;
122463 Sarah Elizabeth Corson, born Aug. 7, 1841;
122464Townsend Corson,bornAug.17,1843;
122465 Richard Corson, born Mar. 9, 1845;
122466MaryAnnCorson,bornFeb.9,1847;
122467MargaretCorson,bornJan.19,1849;
122468 John Foster Corson, born May 1,1851;
122469 Elias Corson, born Apr. 27,1855, died Sept. 5,1856;
12246:10: Emly Frances (Fannie E.) Corson, born May 20, 1857;
12246:11: EliasCorson, born July 30,1859, died Mar. 24,1862;
12246:12: Winfield Scott Corson, born Jan. 3,1862;
12246:13: Ida May Corson, born Oct. 25, 1866.
Richard S. Corson died Dec. 7, 1901, and Mary Corson died Aug. 23, 1909. They are buried in Bethel Cemetery, Pleasant Plains, Ill.
Contributor: jkahn (47371049) • [email protected]
Per "300 Years with the Corson Families in America," Orville Corson, Middletown, OH 1939, Vol. 2, page 81-82, entry 12246:
12246 RICHARD S. CORSON, born Jan. 9, 1815, was the eldest son of Elias and his second wife, Abigail (Steelman) Cor¬ son. He married Mary Corson, born May 25, 1821, the daughter of John M. and Eliza (Ingersoll) Corson, on Oct. 15, 1836. They were married at the home of her parents by Rev. Mathias Jerman. Richard S. and his family lived in Petersburg, Cape May County,
N. J., for ten years, the husband and father farming part of the time and going to sea the rest of the time. In the spring of 1845 he went to Illinois and worked on a farm north of Pleasant Plains, Ill., to see how he liked the country. The Illinois prairies appealed to him so well that he rented a farm and sowed fall wheat, then bought a horse and went back to New Jersey on horseback. In the spring he returned to Illinois with his wife and five children. The trip from New Jersey was made by water except from Phila¬ delphia to Pittsburgh. From thence by the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to St. Louis, then up the Illinois River to Beardstown, and from there to Pleasant Plains. They lived for five years near Richland, Sangamon County, Ill., then in the fall of 1850 he bought some land about five miles southeast of Pleasant Plains, Ill., and built a home on it. The family moved into the new home on Feb. 26, 1851, and here the parents lived the remainder of their lives. They lived to celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on Oct. 16, 1901. (From information from Fannie E. Corson of New Berlin, Ill., and Nellie R. (Corson) Soderburg of Dwight, Kan.)
Richard S. and Mary Corson had thirteen children, two of whom died young, one was killed in the Civil War, nine married, eight of these leaving descendants. At this time the descendants of this remarkable family are scattered over the western part of the United States from Illinois to the Pacific Coast. The following are the children:
122461 Asail Corson, born Feb. 26, 1838;
122462 Abigail Corson, bornOct.24,1839;
122463 Sarah Elizabeth Corson, born Aug. 7, 1841;
122464Townsend Corson,bornAug.17,1843;
122465 Richard Corson, born Mar. 9, 1845;
122466MaryAnnCorson,bornFeb.9,1847;
122467MargaretCorson,bornJan.19,1849;
122468 John Foster Corson, born May 1,1851;
122469 Elias Corson, born Apr. 27,1855, died Sept. 5,1856;
12246:10: Emly Frances (Fannie E.) Corson, born May 20, 1857;
12246:11: EliasCorson, born July 30,1859, died Mar. 24,1862;
12246:12: Winfield Scott Corson, born Jan. 3,1862;
12246:13: Ida May Corson, born Oct. 25, 1866.
Richard S. Corson died Dec. 7, 1901, and Mary Corson died Aug. 23, 1909. They are buried in Bethel Cemetery, Pleasant Plains, Ill.
Contributor: jkahn (47371049) • [email protected]
12246 RICHARD S. CORSON, born Jan. 9, 1815, was the eldest son of Elias and his second wife, Abigail (Steelman) Cor¬ son. He married Mary Corson, born May 25, 1821, the daughter of John M. and Eliza (Ingersoll) Corson, on Oct. 15, 1836. They were married at the home of her parents by Rev. Mathias Jerman. Richard S. and his family lived in Petersburg, Cape May County,
N. J., for ten years, the husband and father farming part of the time and going to sea the rest of the time. In the spring of 1845 he went to Illinois and worked on a farm north of Pleasant Plains, Ill., to see how he liked the country. The Illinois prairies appealed to him so well that he rented a farm and sowed fall wheat, then bought a horse and went back to New Jersey on horseback. In the spring he returned to Illinois with his wife and five children. The trip from New Jersey was made by water except from Phila¬ delphia to Pittsburgh. From thence by the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to St. Louis, then up the Illinois River to Beardstown, and from there to Pleasant Plains. They lived for five years near Richland, Sangamon County, Ill., then in the fall of 1850 he bought some land about five miles southeast of Pleasant Plains, Ill., and built a home on it. The family moved into the new home on Feb. 26, 1851, and here the parents lived the remainder of their lives. They lived to celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on Oct. 16, 1901. (From information from Fannie E. Corson of New Berlin, Ill., and Nellie R. (Corson) Soderburg of Dwight, Kan.)
Richard S. and Mary Corson had thirteen children, two of whom died young, one was killed in the Civil War, nine married, eight of these leaving descendants. At this time the descendants of this remarkable family are scattered over the western part of the United States from Illinois to the Pacific Coast. The following are the children:
122461 Asail Corson, born Feb. 26, 1838;
122462 Abigail Corson, bornOct.24,1839;
122463 Sarah Elizabeth Corson, born Aug. 7, 1841;
122464Townsend Corson,bornAug.17,1843;
122465 Richard Corson, born Mar. 9, 1845;
122466MaryAnnCorson,bornFeb.9,1847;
122467MargaretCorson,bornJan.19,1849;
122468 John Foster Corson, born May 1,1851;
122469 Elias Corson, born Apr. 27,1855, died Sept. 5,1856;
12246:10: Emly Frances (Fannie E.) Corson, born May 20, 1857;
12246:11: EliasCorson, born July 30,1859, died Mar. 24,1862;
12246:12: Winfield Scott Corson, born Jan. 3,1862;
12246:13: Ida May Corson, born Oct. 25, 1866.
Richard S. Corson died Dec. 7, 1901, and Mary Corson died Aug. 23, 1909. They are buried in Bethel Cemetery, Pleasant Plains, Ill.
Contributor: jkahn (47371049) • [email protected]
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