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Welcome To Sullivan County, Indiana
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VINCENT CORBINVINCENT CORBIN, farmer, Carlisle, was born in Haddon Township April 8, 1843, youngest of nine children born to Vincent and Judy (Spencer) Corbin, who settled in Sullivan County in 1829, coming from Kentucky, where he had removed from Virginia. He was born November 10, 1799, and she February 23, 1805. He died February 20, 1871, of paralysis, and she is yet living with her son, the subject of this sketch. He enlisted August 23,1862, in Company K, Eightiet Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, in which he served till the close of the war, participating in the following battles: Resaca, Dallas Hill, Atlanta, Franklin, Nashville, and in the six month's campaign under Sherman in Georgia. He was honorably discharged June 22, 1865, at which time he was Sergeant of his company. He was married, January 26, 1870, to Catherine A. Sproatt, and four children blessed the union, only one of whom is now living, Frank R., born October 4, 1876. Mr. Corbin began life farming, and now owns 227 acres of fine land, under a high state of improvement. He and wife are members of the Baptist Church at Indian Prairie. Mr. Corbin gave liberally for the building of his church, as well as to other charitable purposes. He is an I. O. O. F., both Subordinate and Encampment. He is a firm advocate of the cause of temperance, being a member of the I. O. G. T., and is a Republican in politics, taking an active interest for his party.HAMILTON TWP. PAGE 749 FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC. ILLUSTRATED. 1884, CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS. |
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