Daniel B. Corson (abt. 1821 - 1895)

Born about 1821 in Shrewsbury Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States

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Daniel Corson was born in Pennsylvania.

Daniel, son of Jacob Corson and Elizabeth Fiester, was born about 1821-22 in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.

After his father's death in 1842,^[1] Daniel remained with his widowed mother. In 1850, Elizabeth Courson (age 56, owner of land valued at $5,000) headed the household in Shrewsbury Township, Lycoming County, that encompassed Daniel (29, farmer), and his siblings Eliza (20), Jacob Fiester (20, laborer), Maria (15), Caroline C. (12) and Edward Corson (12).^[2]

On 7 February 1854 in Lycoming County, he married Sarah Mackey Neece,^[3] daughter of John Ridge Neece and Mary Rosebery Mackey. They had children:

1. Joseph Howard Corson (1855–1937).^[4][5][6][7]
2. Thomas Coleman Corson (1857–1908).^{[4][5][8][9][10]}
3. Anna Mary (Corson) Burrows (1861–1935).^[5][8][11]
4. Henry Judson Corson (1864–1918).^[5][8][12]

After their marriage Daniel (age 39, farmer) and Sarah Courson (31) settled on a farm valued at $3,000 in Wolf Township, Lycoming County, where in 1860 they lived with their sons Joseph Howard (5) and Thomas Coleman Courson (2), as well as two servants named Samuel Gilbert (18) and Mary E. Steel (12).^[4]

Daniel (age 49, farmer on land valued at $5,000) and Sarah Carson [sic] (39) remained in Wolf Township in 1870 with their growing family J. Howard (15), Thomas C. (13), Anna M. (9) and Henry J. Carson (6), as well as Howard Bowie (17).^[5]

By 1880, Daniel (age 58) was county commissioner living in Hughesville, Lycoming County, with his wife Sarah M. (49), their sons Thomas C. (23, farmhand) and Henry J. Corson (16, farmhand), daughter Anna M. Burrows (18) and Anna's husband Charles W. Burrows (23, furniture factory worker).^[8]

On 16 January 1883, Daniel was incarcerated for embezzlement in the Eastern State Penitentiary for a term of one year, nine months.^[13] His record indicates that he is married with four children and this is his first offense.^[13] He is described as a dark-complected, blue-eyes farmer with white hair, who was 5'8" tall and weighed 151 pounds.^[13] It also notes that he had a third-grade education.^[13]

Daniel died 20 December 1895 and was buried at Muncy Cemetery in Muncy, Lycoming County.^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 15 November 2021), memorial page for Jacob Courson (7 Mar 1783–23 Dec 1842), Find A Grave: Memorial #100495365, citing Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Hughesville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by edward smith (contributor 47632005). Jacob's headstone is engraved with his full birth and death dates.
2. ↑ United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (22 December 2020), Daniel Courson in household of Elizabeth Courson, Shrewsbury Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950, database, FamilySearch (16 September 2021), Sarah M. Corson. No marriage record has been found but this burial record indicates their relationship.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX5L-XFN : 18 February 2021), Daniel Courson, 1860.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (29 May 2021), Daniel Carson, 1870.
6. ↑ Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968. Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 005001-008000. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5164 #3465241 (accessed 15 November 2021). Joseph Howard Courson death 18 Jan 1937 (age 81) in Wolfe, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 15 November 2021), memorial page for Joseph Howard Corson (Feb 1855–18 Jan 1937), Find A Grave: Memorial #100494138, citing Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Hughesville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by edward smith (contributor 47632005).
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3} United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (20 February 2021), Daniel Corson, Hughesville, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 50, sheet 133B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,152.
9. ↑ Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968. Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 055801-059400. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5164 #601240227 (accessed 15 November 2021). Thomas Coleman Corson death 22 Jun 1908 (age 50) in Hughesville, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 15 November 2021), memorial page for Thomas Coleman Corson (8 Oct 1857–21 Jun 1908), Find A Grave: Memorial #100493089, citing Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Hughesville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by edward smith (contributor 47632005).
11. ↑ Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968. Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 016501-019500. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5164 #5368295 (accessed 15 November 2021). Anna Mary Burrows death 7 Feb 1935 (age 73) in Picture Rocks, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA.
12. ↑ Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968. Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 075251-078500. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record PADeathCollection #1914165 (accessed 15 November 2021). Henry J Carron death 30 Jul 1918 (age 54) in Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3} Pennsylvania, U.S., Prison, Reformatory, and Workhouse Records, 1829-1971. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Convict Reception Registers; Series: 15.56. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61173 #730915 (accessed 15 November 2021). Name: Daniel Corson; Received Age: 61; Birth Date: abt 1822; Birth Place: Lycoming County; Residence Place: Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA; Received Date: 16 Jan 1883; Institution: Eastern State Penitentiary; Prisoner Number: A1524.
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 15 November 2021), memorial page for Daniel Corson (21 Apr 1821–Dec 1896), Find A Grave: Memorial #65470928, citing Muncy Cemetery, Muncy, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Hereslooking4 (contributor 48108730).

Acknowledgement

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