William
D
Corwin
Born about in Morris Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Son of [father unknown] and Sarah (baker) Corwin
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Rachel (Baker) Corwin
— married
17 Mar 1839 in Marion, Ohio, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Stephen H Corwin
Died
at about age 81
in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Sep 2020
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Biography
Private William Corwin served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 17 Jul 1861
Mustered out: 14 Jul 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 26th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Co H
Enlisted: 17 Jul 1861
Mustered out: 14 Jul 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 26th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Co H
William D Corwin was born in 1808 in Pennsylvania, his father, James, was 25 and his mother, Mary, was 17. He married Rachel Baker (1821–Deceased) on 12 Jul 1839 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio and buried on 17 Jul 1839 in Dayton National Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/525929/william-corwin: accessed March 30, 2024), memorial page for William Corwin (1816–12 Jul 1889), Find A Grave: Memorial #525929, citing Dayton National Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (contributor 48353502).
- "United States Records of Headstones of Deceased Union Veterans, 1879-1903", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6HQ-8G2 : Sun Mar 10 10:17:45 UTC 2024), Entry for William Corwin.
- "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX77-VFZ : Fri Mar 08 22:46:05 UTC 2024), Entry for William Corwin and Rachel Corwin, 1850.
- "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCLC-MWC : Sun Mar 10 14:11:19 UTC 2024), Entry for Wm Corwine and Rachel Corwine, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6LS-FWC : Tue Mar 05 08:45:31 UTC 2024), Entry for William D Corwin and Rachel Corwin, 1870.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~3.12%
Stephanie Corwin
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