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William Clayton Corbitt
24 Feb 1828 – 21 Sep 1903
| Birth | 24 Feb 1828 |
| Death | 21 Sep 1903 |
| Cemetery | Perryville Cemetery Perryville , Wood County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Dean Corbitt on 04 Apr 2010 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50639039 |
Bio
William Clayton Corbitt had 3 wives and 23 children. The son of John H. Corbitt, W.C. was born in Alabama and moved to Texas about 1850. In 1845, Coosa County, Alabama he married Mary Kinney. They had 3 children: John H. Corbitt Twin 1 Corbitt Twin 2 Corbitt During the move to Texas Mary and the twins died. One story says they died of cholera, another says they drown crossing the Mississippi River. W.C.'s second wife was Martha "Patsy" Cassells. They probably married sometime between 1853 and 1855, between the birth of John and Sarah. Patsy died sometime after 1877. She is buried adjacent to daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Knight, in the old Hester Cemetery, just off the Perryville Road. The children of W.C. and Patsy are: Sarah E. Corbitt m George W. Knight Susanah Corbitt m John Quince Richards James William "Jim" Corbitt m Mary Edna Cox Mary Corbitt m Unknown Seaborn C. "Sebe" Corbitt m Martha Addie Fennell Elbert (TWIN) Corbitt m Eliza Lillie Mcwatters Thomas Jefferson "Jeff" Corbitt m Carrie A. Davis Emmiline "Emma" (TWIN) Corbitt m Lafayette (aka John Lafit Johnson W.C.'s third wife was Susan Mae Cox. It is told that Patsy died on a Sunday and he married Susan the following Wednesday. At the time of Patsy's death there were several small children in the household and a replacement wife was needed right away. The children of W.C. and Susan Mae are: Laura Ellen Corbitt m Samuel James Hammock Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Corbitt m Myrtle Cooley Florence Corbitt m Edd H. Bryce Ella Dora Emmaline Corbitt m Thomas William "Tom" Smith m Leonza Pratt Cooley Hardy Edgar "Big Edd" Corbitt m Jessie Francis Young Leilar Corbitt m Rev. Charley W. Bryce Vona Corbitt Joanna "Anna" m Perry Johnson Cora Corbitt Louis Corbitt Research and delineation of William Clayton Corbitt line by H. Garner
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Family
Parents
Spouse
- Mary Elizabeth Kinney Corbitt 1830–1854 FaG
- Martha Patsy Cassel Corbitt 1838–1877
- Susan Mae Cox Corbitt 1855–1909 FaG
Children
- Sarah Elizabeth Corbitt Knight 1853–1881
- Susanna A Corbett Richards 1855–1919
- James Corbitt 1857–1933
- Seaborn C. "Cebe" Corbitt 1865–1940
- Elbert C Corbitt 1867–1949
- Emma Corbett Welch 1867–1958
- Thomas Jefferson "Jeff" Corbitt 1869–1902
- Laura Ellen Corbitt Hammock 1878–1960
- Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Corbitt 1879–1952
- Florence Bryce 1881–1905
- Ella Emmaline Corbitt Smith 1883–1977
- Hardy Edgar Corbitt 1885–1965
- Leilar Corbitt Bryce 1887–1971
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