Clarissa Corley was born 9 Dec 1820,[1] probably in Louisa County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Pleasant Corley and Nancy Rion. Birth and death dates taken from tombstone.
She married David Bruce Nolen 22 Feb 1843 in Wilson County, Tennessee.[2][3][4] In 1850, the family is recorded in the Wilson County census where Clarissa's father Pleasant Corley is also living.[5]
In the early 1850's, David Nolen and his father-in-law, Pleasant Corley, moved their families to Brushy Township, Saline, Illinois. David's brother Daniel Nolen also moved his family to nearby Franklin County at that time. [6] Following David's death in 1858, Clarissa continued to reside in Brushy with her children.[7][8][9][10]
Julia Ann (25 Feb 1844 - 15 Dec 1914) married George Washington BARKER
Mary Ellen (7 Sep 1845 - 21 Mar 1930) married John CAPEL
Lucius Donald (26 Jan 1847 - 11 Dec 1912) married (1) Mary Catherine HUDDLESTON, (2) Alice ALLEN, (3) Margaret J ALLEN
Elizabeth C (4 Oct 1848) - died young
James A (15 Oct 1849) - died young
Boyd McNary (15 Oct 1849 - 23 Sep 1893) married Mary Ann ALLEN
German Holman (30 Oct 1851 - 28 Dec 1929) married Sarah Frances WELLS
Josephine Fell (6 Dec 1853 - 1870) married William A MOORE
Sarah B (25 Dec 1856) - died young
David P (17 Jun 1858 - 26 Sep 1870)
Clarissa Corley Nolen died 6 Apr 1886 in Brushy Township and is buried in Ward Cemetery, Saline, Illinois.[11]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Transcription from the Bible of German Nolen, provided by Josephine Bramlet Crabb, granddaughter of German Nolen. It was given to the Michael Hillegas DAR chapter in 1964.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26247292/clarison-nolen: accessed 03 August 2022), memorial page for Clarison “Clarissa” Corley Nolen (9 Dec 1820–6 Apr 1886), Find A Grave: Memorial #26247292, citing Ward Cemetery, Saline County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Leah McCarthy Kopka (contributor 47710367).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Clarissa by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Clarissa: