1870 dist 8, Carter Co Tenn po Carter's Depot
Joseph J Mccorkle M 24
Ruth E Mccorkle F 21
Porter D Mccorkle M 3
Louisa L Mccorkle F 0

1880 Turkeytown, Carter, Tennessee
Joseph Mccorkle Self M 34
Porter Mccorkle Son M 12
Luisa Mccorkle Daughter F 10
Milton G Mccorkle Son M 8
Elmer S Mccorkle Son M 6
Bell B Mccorkle Daughter F 3
Samuel J Mccorkle Son M 1

Name: William E. Minton
Spouse's Name: Louisa L. Mc Corkle
Event Date: 02 Aug 1885
Event Place: Carter,Tennessee

1900 Civil District 8, Carter, Tennessee
Joseph J Mc Corkle Head M 55 Jan 1845
Mary Mccorkle Wife F 50 Nov 1850
Samuel Mccorkle Son M 21 Feb 1879
Allas L Mccorkle Daughter F 19 Sep 1881
Blain W Mccorkle Son M 16 Mar 1884
Arthur E Mccorkle Son M 14 Mar 1886
Thomas G Mccorkle Son M 12 May 1888
James D Mccorkle Son M 7 Jan 1893
Annie M Mccorkle Daughter F 5 Jan 1895

Name: Mary J. Mccorkle
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 01 Apr 1914
Event Place: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birth Date: 17 Nov 1850
Birthplace: Tenn.
Father's Name: Jas. Holly
Father's Birthplace: Tenn.
Mother's Name: Mary Berry
Mother's Birthplace: Tenn.
Occupation: Housewife
Burial Place: Elizabethton, Tenn.
Burial Date: 02 Apr 1914

Name: Annie Mccorkle
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 17 Oct 1918
Event Place: Washington Co., Tennessee
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Date: 18 Jan 1895
Birthplace: Tenn
Father's Name: Joseph J Mccorkle
Father's Birthplace: Tenn
Mother's Name: Mary Holly
Mother's Birthplace: Tenn
Burial Place: Elizabethtown

Goodspeed's History of Tennessee - Carter County - 1887
J. J. McCorkle, farmer, was born in Sullivan County, January 4, 1846, the son of Samuel and Lucinda (Colbaugh) McCorkle, the former a native of Tennessee, and born in 1818, the son of Joseph, a native of Pennsylvania, and of Irish origin. The father was a highly successful farmer, and died in 1885. The mother, born in 1812, in Sullivan County, was the daughter of John Colbaugh, a soldier in the war of 1812, and a farmer. Their children were William M., John 3., Eliza, Mary, Martha, Susan and Harriet. Our subject educated himself by the light of a pine knot, and has been very successful as a farmer. When seventeen years old he joined Company H, Thirteenth Tennessee Cavalry, and was mustered out April 6, 1866, as captain, in the First United States Artillery. He has since been farming, and for five years was a trustee, and for four years a sheriff. September 20 1866, he married Ruthey E., a daughter of John and Louise (Amess) Hentrix, and born in Carter County January 15, 1849. They have eight sons and four daughters. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church, of which he is an elder. He is an able and esteemed man.