James Harvey Corwin (1803 - 1867)

Born 22 Jan 1803 in Warren County, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Dunham) Corwin — married 28 Jan 1829 in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Dec 1867 at age 64 in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, United States

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Biography

The son of Ichabod Corwin and Sarah Griffin, James Harvey Corwin was born 22 Jan 1803 in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio.^[1] From documents, it appears he preferred to go by Harvey.

Harvey was a farmer.^[2]

He died in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio on 26 Dec 1867 from a broken neck suffered after falling from the abutment of a bridge to the ground. More than likely he was intoxicated at the time of his death.

Marriage and Children

Harvey married Mary Dunham in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio on 28 Jan 1829. They divorced 29 Aug 1856.

Note: Divorce papers state Harvey was violent and intoxicated most of the previous 5 to 6 years before divorce was granted.

Their children:

• William Dunham Corwin
• Elizabeth Ann (Corwin) Willson
• Sarah Jane Corwin
• William Dunham Corwin Sr
• Clara Corwin
• Mary Frances (Corwin) Priddy
• Thomas Ewing Corwin
• Laura Belle Corwin

Obituary and Burial

Obituary^[3][4]

"Death from a Fall.

On last Thursday morning the dead body of Harvey Corwin was found at the bridge at the foot of Main street, in this place. Coroner White was called to hold an inquest over the body. The report of the jury was that death was caused by a fall from the abutment of the bridge to the ground, a distance of about ten feet. The neck was broken by the fall. The deceased was about sixty years of age. He resided in Morrow and was at the time on a visit to Lebanon. It is supposed that he was intoxicated at the time of his death. His funeral took place on Friday, at the Baptist Church. Services by Rev. J. H. Jenkins."

Burial Details^[5]
Lebanon Cemetery
Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, United States

Note: The Lebanon Cemetery Register of Interments lists his name as simply "Harvey Corwin" without dates or plot information, except that burial was Dec 1867.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S124
2. ↑ Source: #S124
3. ↑ Published in The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thu, 2 Jan 1868, [copy obtained from obituary collection at the Warren County Genealogical Society].
4. ↑ https://warren.ohgenweb.org/Obits/corwin.html#IchabodCorwinSr. Accessed 18 Feb 2023.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/249633038/james-harvey-corwin: accessed 19 February 2023), memorial page for James Harvey Corwin (1803–26 Dec 1867), Find a Grave Memorial ID 249633038, citing Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, USA.
6. ↑ Lebanon Cemetery Register of Interments (Lebanon, OH: Lebanon Cemetery Association, 1850 to date), Harvey Corwin Interment #800 page 1:23. [Thanks to Warren County Virtual Cemetery Project]

• S120 Burkes American Families Title: Burke's American Families with British Ancestry Author: Michael Tepper, editor Publication: Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1975.

• S124 FGS - Van Houten Title: "Corwin family group sheets." Author: Van Houten, Ellen Faye . Supplied by compiler Loveland, Ohio. 1965.

• S129 Corwin Genealogy Title: The Corwin Genealogy in the United States Author: Edward Tanjore Corwin Publication: 1872; reprint, Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books Inc., 2000. Note: ISBN 0-7884-1836-x

• S199 Warren County Probate Title: Death Records - 1867-1881 Author: Ellen Faye Van Houten Publication: Loveland, Ohio: Cardinal Research, 1988. Note: Probate Court, Warren County, Ohio.

• S224 Newspaper - The Western Star Title:  \i Western Star\i0 Author: Ohio. Lebanon.

• Year: 1840; Census Place: Turtle Creek, Warren, Ohio; Roll: 431; Page: 127; Family History Library Film: 0020178.

• The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Turtle Creek, Warren, Ohio; Roll: 737; Page: 138a.

• The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Turtle Creek, Warren, Ohio; Roll: M653_1047; Page: 249; Family History Library Film: 805047.

Notes

• Ancestral File Number: RPW5-BF