John
Molen
"Malcolm"
Corley
Born in Bath County, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
James T Corley and Elizabeth Jane (Corley) Coffman
Husband of
Amelia Elizabeth (Shomo) Corley
— married
13 Feb 1856 in Barbour County, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Elizabeth J (Corley) Row, Lucy May (Corley) Day, Judson Chenoweth Corley and Jesse Lee Corley
Died
at age 79
in Junior, Barbour, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Mar 2013
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Contents |
Biography
John Corley was an Appalachian.
John Molen Corley was born on August 3, 1832 in Bath County, Virginia, United States, son of Thomas Jefferson Corley (1802–1863) and Susanna Lucy Rhea (1810–1858).
He passed away 12 July 1912 in Weaver, Randolph County, West Virginia, he was buried in Hillyard-Corley Cemetery, Junior, Barbour County, West Virginia.[1]
Residence Facts:
- In the 1850 census John (age 15) was in Barbour, Virginia, United States.[2]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Thomas Corley | M | 46 | Virginia | |
| Susan Corley | F | 37 | Virginia | |
| John Corley | M | 15 | Virginia | |
| James Corley | M | 13 | Virginia | |
| Jane Corley | F | 11 | Virginia | |
| Nancy Corley | F | 9 | Virginia | |
| Jesse Corley | M | 7 | Virginia | |
| Allen Corley | M | 5 | Virginia | |
| Melinda Corley | F | 2 | Virginia |
- In the 1860 census John (age 29) was in Barbour, Virginia, United States.[3]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| John M Cauley | M | 29 | Virginia | |
| Emelia E Cauley | F | 24 | Virginia | |
| Hezekiah W Cauley | M | 3 | Virginia | |
| Mary E Cauley | F | 2 | Virginia |
- In the 1870 census John (age 35) was the head of household in Barker Twp, Barbour, West Virginia, United States.[4]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| John Cauley | M | 35 | Virginia | |
| Amelia E Cauley | F | 30 | Virginia | |
| Hesekiah Cauley | M | 13 | Virginia | |
| Mary Cauley | F | 10 | Virginia | |
| Estelle Cauley | F | 9 | Virginia | |
| Thomas Cauley | M | 8 | Virginia | |
| Lucy Cauley | F | 6 | West Virginia | |
| John Cauley | M | 4 | West Virginia | |
| Judson Cauley | M | 2 | West Virginia |
- In the 1880 census John (age 47), Farmer, was the married head of household in Barker Twp, Barbour, West Virginia, United States.[5]
| Name | Sex | Race | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| John M. Cauley | M | White | 47 | Married | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| Sirnillia E. Cauley | F | White | 34 | Married | Wife | Keeping House | Virginia |
| Thomas J. Cauley | M | White | 19 | Single | Son | Working On Farm | Virginia |
| John W. Cauley | M | White | 13 | Single | Son | Working On Farm | West Virginia |
| Martha E. Cauley | F | White | 19 | Single | Daughter | At Home | West Virginia |
| Lucy M. Cauley | F | White | 15 | Single | Daughter | West Virginia | |
| Judson C. Cauley | M | White | 11 | Single | Son | West Virginia | |
| Jesse L. Cauley | M | White | 9 | Single | Son | West Virginia | |
| Eugene Cauley | M | White | 4 | Single | Son | West Virginia | |
| Benjamin Cauley | M | White | 1 | Single | Son | West Virginia |
- In the 1900 census John (age 59) was the married head of household in Barker district Belington & Junior towns, Barbour, West Virginia, United States.[6]
| Name | Sex | Race | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| John M Corley | M | White | 59 | Married | Head | West Virginia | |
| Amelia L Corley | F | White | 55 | Married | Wife | West Virginia | |
| Benjamin Corley | M | White | 21 | Single | Son | West Virginia | |
| Lloyd Corley | M | White | 19 | Single | Son | West Virginia | |
| Grover C Corley | M | White | 11 | Single | Grandson | West Virginia |
- In the 1910 census John (age 75) was the married head of household in Barker, Barbour, West Virginia, United States.[7]
| Name | Sex | Race | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| John M Carley | M | White | 75 | Married | Head | Virginia | |
| Emelia L Carley | F | White | 74 | Married | Wife | Virginia | |
| Benjamin Carley | M | White | 23 | Single | Son | West Virginia | |
| Grover Carley | M | White | 20 | Single | Grandchild | West Virginia |
Sources
- ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #67753510 (accessed 17 January 2024)
Memorial page for John Molen Corley (Aug 1832-12 Jul 1912), citing Hillyard-Corley Cemetery, Junior, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Terri and Stan (contributor 47472245). - ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 17; Digital film/folder number: 004191112_001_M9CH-3C4; FHL microfilm: 29710; Image number: 18; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01067-4
FamilySearch Record: M88P-7DB (accessed 17 January 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DR43-4QV
John Corley (15) in Barbour, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia. - ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 81; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005171514_001_M9FT-RND; FHL microfilm: 805334; Image number: 85; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01828-2
FamilySearch Record: M419-QRN (accessed 17 January 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSN-948K
John M Cauley (29) in Barbour, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia. - ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
citing Page: 10; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 16; Digital film/folder number: 004268773_001_M9CF-S8G; FHL microfilm: 000553183; Image number: 14; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01486-7
FamilySearch Record: MZH3-NVC (accessed 17 January 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6X9Q-359
John Cauley (35) head of household in Barker Twp, Barbour, West Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia. - ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00035; Digital film/folder number: 005162811; FHL microfilm: 1255399; Image number: 86; Sheet number: 41; Sheet letter: C
FamilySearch Record: M6RN-1YJ (accessed 17 January 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBX-JD2
John M Cauley (47), married, Farmer, head of household in Barker Twp, Barbour, West Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia, United States. - ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 100; Digital film/folder number: 004123441; FHL microfilm: 1241755; Image number: 30; Sheet number: 13; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00808-6
FamilySearch Record: M9CC-6D3 (accessed 17 January 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DCW9-MQV
John M Corley (59), married head of household in Barker district Belington & Junior towns, Barbour, West Virginia, United States. Born in West Virginia. - ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 005157562; FHL microfilm: 1375689; Image number: 61; Sheet number: 15; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03576-1
FamilySearch Record: MPNQ-HQG (accessed 17 January 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB3-HWZ
John M Carley (75), married head of household in Barker, Barbour, West Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
See also:
- "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPTM-25X7 : 9 November 2021), John Corley, 1856.
Acknowledgments
- Thank you to Theresa Ellenwood for creating WikiTree profile Corley-134 through the import of LucindaElizaBatesAncestors.ged on Mar 5, 2013.
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