Mary A. (Fitch) Corn (1830 - 1917)

Born 2 Jun 1830 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Corn — married 19 Oct 1848 in Grayson County, TX

Wife of Theophilus Wilkerson — married 19 May 1901 in Erath, Texas

Died 2 Dec 1917 at age 87 in Texas, United States

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The town of Marysville, Texas was named after her.

In the spring of 1859, California natives Richard Corn and his wife, Mary Fitch Corn, settled in the vicinity of Sivell's Bend just south of the Red River. After residing in the community for several years, Corn decided to move a few miles southwest along Fish Creek in the area that came to be known as Marysville in the winter of 1866-67. Corn soon discovered that the loose sandy soil wasn't adequate for farming, so he began erecting a large sawmill in the valley of South Fish Creek that spring. When D.H. Sapp and his family arrived later in the summer, Corn was in the process of building the mill along with the assistance of mechanic William DeWees. The Sapps aided in the mill's completion the following spring.

1850 US Census for Grayson, Texas:

• Rich Corn Male 27 Missouri
• Mary A Corn Female 29 Alabama
• Mary Craig Fitch Female 49 Tennessee
• Ann Fitch Female 8 Alabama
• Isaac Fleck Male 40 Ohio

Sources

• WikiTree profile Fitch-322 created through the import of MasseyClarkson.ged on Oct 1, 2011 by Barbara Ferrell. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Barbara and others.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 May 2020), memorial page for Mary A Fitch Corn Wilkerson (2 Jun 1830–2 Dec 1917), Find A Grave: Memorial #16661737, citing Duffau Cemetery, Duffau, Erath County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Paris - Corn (contributor 50174443) .

• "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8T-X5Q7 : 22 December 2016), Richard Corn and Mary A. Fitch, 19 Oct 1848; citing , Grayson, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,290,410.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLK-1BW : 4 April 2020), Mary A Corn in household of Rich Corn, Grayson county, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing family 63, NARA microfilm publication M432...

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFX-Y1R : 18 March 2020), Mary A Corn in entry for Richard Corn, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXG5-WHN : 19 March 2020), Mary A Corn in entry for Richard Corn, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3L1-X6C : accessed 8 May 2020), Mary A Corn, Justice Precinct 4 (west half), Erath, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 72, sheet 12A, family ...

• "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK85-GZZ4 : 10 December 2017), T. Wilkerson and Mrs M. A. Corn, 19 May 1901; citing Marriage, citing Erath, Texas, United States, Texas State Libra...

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK1J-V76 : accessed 8 May 2020), Mary A Wilkerson in household of John S Johnston, Justice Precinct 7, Erath, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (E...

• Wikipedia: Marysville, Texas