Francis CORSON[1804] [1805]

24 OCT 1834 - AFT 1864

Personal Information:

  • DESCRIPTION: 5' 7" tall, with fair skin, brown hair, and blue eyes
  • OCCUPATION: ABT 1860, Carpenter [1809]
  • RESIDENCE: Avon, Hendricks Co., Indiana [1810] [1811]
  • OCCUPATION: Farmer [1817]
  • BORN: 24 OCT 1834, Cape May, New Jersey [1807] [1808]
  • DIED: AFT 1864
  • MILIT-BEG: 08 JUN 1861
    • Private, Company I, 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (US Civil War, Union)
  • CENSUS: 07 SEP 1850, Colerain Township, Hamilton Co., Ohio [1815]
  • ILLNESS: AFT 08 JUN 1861
    • "Rupture of left side" [groin injury] (received while serving in Civil War)
  • BORN: ABT 1835, Ohio [1818]
  • CENSUS: 19 JUN 1860, Colerain Township, Hamilton Co., Ohio [1819]
  • ILLNESS: AFT 08 JUN 1861
    • rheumatism and "Disease of the Eyes"

Individual Notes

  • Military Service (US Civil War, Union):- Served with his brother William08 Jun 1861 : Enlisted at Colerain Twp, Hamilton Co., OH; assigned asPrivate, Co I, 2nd Regt, KY Vol Infc. Oct 1861 : While on a forced march and skirmishing with the enemynear Gauley Bridge, WV, Francis received a "rupture of the leftside" (groin injury) due to a fall while carrying heavy equipment;he was treated throughout his term of service by the regimentalSurgeon (Francis stated this occurred while on the 'Sewell MountainCampaign').Winter, 1862/3 : Contracted rheumatism and "Disease of Eyes" due toexposure while fording Steward Creek (between Murfreesboro andNashville, TN)19 Jun 1864 : Rec'd Honorable Discharge, Covington, KY
  • Could read and write[1813]

Parents:

Family:

Wife: Ruth

  • MARRIED: 
                                             _Jacob CORSON Jr.____+
                                            | (1715 - 1803) m 1749
                       _Parmenas CORSON Sr._|
                      | (1749 - 1832) m 1774|
                      |                     |_Charity STILLWELL __+
                      |                       (1719 - ....) m 1749
 _Ithamer CORSON _____|
| (1801 - 1870) m 1825|
|                     |                      _____________________
|                     |                     |                     
|                     |_Mary LEE ___________|
|                       (1749 - 1805) m 1774|
|                                           |_____________________
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|--Francis CORSON 
|  (1835 - 1864)
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|_Hannah WOOLEY ______|
  (1801 - 1848) m 1825|
                      |                      _____________________
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                      |_____________________|
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                                            |_____________________

Source references

[1804] U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Record Type: U.S. Federal Census

  • PUBLICATION: 1850
  • REFERENCE: "Francis" was enumerated as the son of Ithamer Corson; Ohio, Hamilton, Colerain Township, Page 362, Line 34

[1805] U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Record Type: U.S. Federal Census

  • PUBLICATION: 1860
  • REFERENCE: "Francis" was enumerated as the son of Ithamer Corson; Ohio, Hamilton, Colerain Township, Page 43, Line 3

[1809] U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Record Type: U.S. Federal Census

  • PUBLICATION: 1860
  • REFERENCE: Ohio, Hamilton, Colerain Township, Page 43, Line 3

[1810] military pension file - Corson, Francis

[1811] military pension file - Corson, James (son of Ithamer)

  • REFERENCE: Affidavit of Neighbors from Francis Corson

[1817] military pension file - Corson, Francis

[1807] military pension file - Corson, Francis

[1808] U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Record Type: U.S. Federal Census

  • PUBLICATION: 1860
  • REFERENCE: [Estimated] '25' was the enumerated age, and New Jersey the place of birth; Ohio, Hamilton, Colerain Township, Page 43, Line 3

[1815] U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Record Type: U.S. Federal Census

  • PUBLICATION: 1850
  • REFERENCE: Ohio, Hamilton, Colerain Township, Page 362

[1818] U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Record Type: U.S. Federal Census

  • PUBLICATION: 1850
  • REFERENCE: [Estimated] '15' was the enumerated age, and Ohio the place of birth; Ohio, Hamilton, Colerain Township, Page 362, Line 34

[1819] U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Record Type: U.S. Federal Census

  • PUBLICATION: 1860
  • REFERENCE: Ohio, Hamilton, Colerain Township, Page 43

[1813] U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Record Type: U.S. Federal Census

  • PUBLICATION: 1860
  • REFERENCE: Ohio, Hamilton, Colerain Township, Page 43, Line 3

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