Corbett Kirby
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John Corbett Kirby (1898 - 1932)

John Corbett (Corbett) Kirby
Born in Alabama, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 18 Nov 1923 in Georgia, USAmap
Father of and [private daughter (1920s - unknown)]
Died at about age 34 in Villa Rica, Carroll County, Georgia, USAmap
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Biography

Private Corbett Kirby served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: May 29, 1917
Unit(s): Company G, 37 Infantry
Service ended: Mar 20, 1919

John Corbett Kirby was born in 1898 in Alabama, his father, Benjamin Kirby, was 29 and his mother, Mary Stain, was 26. John Corbett entered the service on May 29, 1917 served in the army as a private with company G 37th Infantry. After the service John Corbett married Fannie Jewel Stoval in the year of 1928 (1930 Cencus). He had one daughter with Fannie Jewel Stovall. He died on March 18, 1932, in Villa Rica, Georgia, at the age of 34, and was buried in Douglasville, Georgia. John Corbett Kirby died March 18th 1932 from a gun shot wound, and interred at Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia, USA

Residence

1910: Palmetto, Campbell, Georgia
1920: Pumpkintown Road, Fairplay, Douglas, Georgia
1930: Beecher Street, Fullerville, Carroll, Georgia
1932: Villa Rica, Carroll County, Georgia
1932: Burial :Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia

John C Kirby in the 1910 United States Federal Census Name: John C Kirby Age in 1910: 15 Birth Year: abt 1895 Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1910: Palmetto, Campbell, Georgia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son (Child) Marital Status: Single Father's name: Ben D Kirby Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's name: Mary C Kirby Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:
Name Age
Ben D Kirby 41
Mary C Kirby 38
David Kirby 16
John C Kirby 15
Charles D Kirby 10
Burance W Kirby 8
Dollie D Kirby 5
Floyd Kirby 1

Corbett Kirby in the 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Corbett Kirby Age: 23 Birth Year: abt 1897 Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1920: Fairplay, Douglas, Georgia Street: Pumpkintown Road Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son (Child) Marital Status: Widowed [Widow] Father's name: Ben Hill Kirby Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's name: Mollie Kirby Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Farmer Industry: General Farm Employment Field: Own Account Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:
Name Age
Ben Hill Kirby 51
Mollie Kirby 48
Corbett Kirby 23
Bernice Kirby 18
Dolly Kirby 13
Floyd Kirby 11
Annie Mae Kirby 8
Wilson Kirby 5

John C Kirby in the 1930 United States Federal Census Name: John C Kirby Birth Year: abt 1896 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Georgia Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Fullerville, Carroll, Georgia Map of Home: View Map Street address: Beecher St. Dwelling Number: 232 Family Number: 274 Home Owned or Rented: Rented Home Value: 7 Radio Set: No Lives on Farm: No Age at First Marriage: 28 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Able to Speak English: Yes Veteran: Yes War: WW Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:
Name Age
John C Kirby 34
Fannie J Kirby 21
Dorothy L Kirby 3 [3 11/12]

Military

Corbet Kirby in the Georgia, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919

Name: Corbet Kirby
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1896
Birth Place: Wedowee Ala
Enlistment Date: 29 May 1917
Age at Enlistment: 21
Residence Place: Winston, Douglas, Georgia
Card Type: Army Statement of Service Card
Box Title: WWI Statement of Service Summary Cards, CLM-410

Died

Death: Corbet Kirby in the Georgia Deaths, 1919-98
Name: Corbet Kirby
Death Date: 18 Mar 1932
County of Death: Carroll
Certificate: 4826

John Corbett Kirby in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Birth: 1898 Alabama, USA
Death: Mar. 18, 1932 Villa Rica, Carroll County, Georgia, USA
Spouse: Fannie Jewel (Stovall) Kirby
Mother: Mary Katherine Kirby
URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-...

Find A Grave:

A World War I Veteran, Corbett was a farmer. His final breath was taken at the home of his father. He took the life of his wife, then took his own life with a gun shot through the heart, instant death. (pistol) Physician BC Powell noted that time of death on the death certificate was 3:30pm.

Survived by a four year old daughter named Dorothy. She went to live with her mother's parents. Predeceased by a stillborn child that they buried in a shoebox in the country. The family thought he experienced shell shock from World War I. Buried in Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery. Undertaker Cleghorn Brothers.

Burial:
Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Douglasville, Douglas County Georgia, USA

Sources


  • Source Citation

Year: 1910; Census Place: Palmetto, Campbell, Georgia; Roll: T624_175; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1374188 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7884&h=146585545&ssrc=pt&tid=68479445&pid=40352901472&usePUB=true

  • Source Citation

Year: 1920; Census Place: Fairplay, Douglas, Georgia; Roll: T625_254; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 38; Image: 753 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=6061&h=9125461&ssrc=pt&tid=68479445&pid=40352901472&usePUB=true

  • Source Citation

Year: 1930; Census Place: Fullerville, Carroll, Georgia; Roll: 342; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 791.0; FHL microfilm: 2340077 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=6224&h=18987009&ssrc=pt&tid=68479445&pid=40352901472&usePUB=true

  • Source Information

Ancestry.com. Georgia, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Georgia Adjutant General’s Office. World War I Statements of Service Cards. Georgia State Archives, Morrow, Georgia. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=georgiawwiservicecards&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=john+corbet&gsfn_x=0&gsln=kirby+&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1898&msrpn__ftp=Georgia%2c+USA&msrpn=13&msrpn_PInfo=5-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3245%7c13%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c&cp=0&MSAV=1&uidh=ikq&pcat=39&fh=2&h=105071&recoff=7+8&ml_rpos=3

  • Source Citation

Certificate Number: 4826 Source Information Ancestry.com. Georgia Deaths, 1919-98 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. Original data: State of Georgia. Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998. Georgia, USA: Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, 1998.http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=gadeath&h=449375&tid=68479445&pid=40352901472&usePUB=true&rhSource=6224

  • Created by: Connie Meeks Duffey

Record added: Jul 27, 2014 Find A Grave: Memorial #133396182





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Great profile Juls
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Excellent Profile, thank you Julie.
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