West Virginia Pioneers
James Gilbert Corns
1875 - 1947 (72 years)-
Name James Gilbert Corns Born 23 Jul 1875 Noble County, Ohio, USA [1] Gender Male Died 9 Dec 1947 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [1] Buried Sandyville, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Notes
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: James Gilbert Corns
Residence: Sandyville
County: Jackson
State: West Virginia
Birth Date: 23 Jul 1875
Race: White
Age: 43
Occupation: Farmer
Nearest Relative: Ruth Corns
Height/Build: Medium, medium
Color of Eyes/Hair: brown, dark gray
Death Record
Name: James Gilbert/Corns
Sex: Male
Death Date: 09 Dec 1947
Death Place: Sandyville Rt 2, Grant, Jackson, West Virginia
Age at Death: 72y4m17d
Cemetery: Independence Cem
Birth Date: 7/23/1975
Birth Place: Noble Co, OH
Marital Status: M
Spouse: Ruth Corns, age 63
Mother: Margaret/Nesselroad
Mother's Birth Place: Ohio
Father: Ellis/Corns
Father's Birth Place: Ohio
Informant: Mrs Ruth Corns, Sandyville
Corns, James G.
James G. Corns, son of Ellis and Margaret Corns, was born July 25, 1875 and departed this life December 9, 1947 aged 72 years, 4 months and 16 days. He was born in Noble County, Ohio, and moved to Jackson County when he was a boy of nine. As a young man he was united in marriage to Martha Thompson, who passed on in early life. Mrs. Anna Cooper survives from this union. August On August 5, 1905, he married Ruth Agnes Miller. From this wedlock the following children survive: Noel Corns of Princeton, WV., William Corns of Canal Winchester, Ohio, Gilbert Corns of Sandyville, Mrs. Ernestine Johnson of Sissonville, Hugh Corns of Windy, Bessie Higgins of Vienna, Carl Corns of Sandyville, Mrs. Merle Griffith of Belpre, Ohio, and Richard Corns at home. In addition to the above named survivors he leaves to mourn their loss 29 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. (Friday, 16 Jan 1948)
Person ID I104469 WVPioneers Last Modified 16 Oct 2013
Father Steven Ellis Corns, b. CA 1852, Ohio, USA , d. Bef 1900 (Age ~ 47 years) Mother Margaret E Nesselroad, b. Apr 1837, Ohio, USA , d. 9 Jun 1913, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age ~ 76 years) Married Est 1870–1875 Notes
1880 Noble, Noble, Ohio all born OH OH OH
Corns, Stephen E 27
Magaret E 41 wife
James G 5 son
Alvy I 3 son
Katy 7/12 Oct da
1900 Grant, Jackson, WV
Cornes, James 7/1876 m 5y OH OH OH
Martha 8/1876 m 5y 3-2 children OH OH OH
Annie F da 9/1895 WV Anna Frances 9/1/1895
Herman son 2/1898 WV
Margaret mother 4/1837 wd 1-0 child OH OH OH
Family ID F26630 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Martha Thompson, b. Aug 1876, Ohio, USA , d. Between 1900 and 1910 (Age ~ 23 years) Married CA 1894 [2] Notes
1900 Grant, Jackson, WV
Cornes, James 7/1876 m 5y OH OH OH
Martha 8/1876 m 5y 3-2 children OH OH OH
Annie F da 9/1895 WV Anna Frances 9/1/1895
Herman son 2/1898 WV
Margaret mother 4/1837 wd 1-0 child OH OH OH
1910 Grant, Jackson, WV
Corns, James 34 m2- 5y OH OH OH
Ruth 26 m1- 5y 3-3 children WV OH OH
Annie da 14 WV OH OH
Dilworth N son 4 WV OH WV Dilworth Nole 5/3/1906
William E 2 WV OH WV 9/18/1907
Gilbert C 1 1/12 WV OH WV Gilbert Clair 3/10/1909
Jackson county Births
Wane G 3/25/1897
Jackson Co Deaths
Corns, H U S (m) 5/17/1903, age 4, spinal disease, Jos & Martha
Corns, L L (f) 8/1/1903, age 10 months, spinal disease, Jos & Martha
Corns, Bradley 3/3/1903 age 2, spinal disease, Jos & Martha
Children 1. Anna Frances Corns, b. 1 Sep 1895, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 2. Wayne G Corns, b. 25 Mar 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Bef 1900 (Age < 2 years) 3. Herman U S Corns, b. Feb 1898, West Virginia, USA , d. 17 May 1903, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age ~ 5 years) 4. Bradley Corns, b. 1901, d. 3 Mar 1903, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 2 years) 5. L L Corns, b. 1902, d. 1 Aug 1903, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 1 years) Family ID F26631 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Ruth Agnes Miller, b. 24 Apr 1884, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 14 Jun 1962, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 78 years) Married 5 Aug 1905 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [3] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 8/5/1905 at Sherman - home of the bride
Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
James Corns, 32, Ohio, Nessellroad
Ruth Miller, 22, Jackson co, Lockhart [Ruth Agnes]
1910 Grant, Jackson, WV
Corns, James 34 m2- 5y OH OH OH
Ruth 26 m1- 5y 3-3 children WV OH OH
Annie da 14 WV OH OH
Dilworth N son 4 WV OH WV Dilworth Nole 5/3/1906
William E 2 WV OH WV 9/18/1907
Gilbert C 1 1/12 WV OH WV Gilbert Clair 3/10/1909
1920 Grant, Jackson, WV
Corns, James G 44 OH OH OH
Ruth A 33 WV OH OH
Dillworth N son 13 WV
William E son 11 WV
Gilbert O son 9 WV
Ruby E da 7 WV Ruby Ernestene 12/3/1912
Oscar H so 5 WV Oscar Hugh 4/18/1914
Bessie E da 3 8/12 WV Bessie Evelyn 5/6/1916
Karl O son 2 2/12 WV Carl O 11/2/1917 [single birth]
Murhl C da 1 1/12 WV Murl Cedel 11/8/1918
1930 Grant, Jackson, WV
Cornes, James G 54 md age 19 OHOHOH
Ruth A 46 md age 21 WV OH OH
Hugh son 16 WV OH WV
Bessie da 13 WV OH WV
Carl son 12 WV OH WV
Mulre da 10 WV OH WV
John R son 6 WV OH WV John Richard 5/18/1923
Ray gs 5 WVWVWV
Robert H gs 4 0/12 WVWVWV
JCBR
Delmer F 7/28/1910
James O 11/2/1917 [reported by RM Bachtel, Phy]
Children 1. Dilworth Noel Corns, b. 3 May 1906, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 2. William E Corns, b. 18 Sep 1907, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 3. Gilbert Clair Corns, b. 10 Mar 1909, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 4. Delmer F Corns, b. 28 Jul 1910, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 8 Feb 1911, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 0 years) 5. Ruby Ernestene Corns 6. Oscar Hugh Corns 7. Bessie Evelyn Corns 8. Carl O Corns 9. Merle Cedel Corns 10. John Richard Corns Family ID F26629 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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