Finding Aid for the Harry E. Corbin Collection

This collection comprises six marriage record books belonging to Reverend Harry E Corbin. The first book notes that Harry E Corbin bought the book while living in Canton, Missouri in 1923. The book details marriages dating back to 1913 added by Harry E Corbin after the purchase of the book. The date of the last entry in the final book is 1969. The number of recorded marriages performed by Reverend Corbin totaled 585 marriages. Each record lists the date and place where the license was issued, the names and residences of the couple being married, the witnesses, and the date and location the marriage was performed. At the front of each book is an alphabetical index of names along with the corresponding page number of the marriage record.

Files

https://content.mymcpl.org/files/original/18aefdfd84ebdb53eee5f436a7e7e234.pdf

Reference

Jolene Clark, Archivist, Midwest Genealogy Center, Finding Aid for the Harry E. Corbin Collection, Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri, 2018

Cite As

Jolene Clark, Archivist, Midwest Genealogy Center, “Finding Aid for the Harry E. Corbin Collection,” Genealogy Gallery, accessed March 29, 2024, https://content.mymcpl.org/items/show/8633.

Title

Finding Aid for the Harry E. Corbin Collection

Subject

Genealogy
Family history
Corbin family

Description

This collection comprises six marriage record books belonging to Reverend Harry E Corbin. The first book notes that Harry E Corbin bought the book while living in Canton, Missouri in 1923. The book details marriages dating back to 1913 added by Harry E Corbin after the purchase of the book. The date of the last entry in the final book is 1969. The number of recorded marriages performed by Reverend Corbin totaled 585 marriages. Each record lists the date and place where the license was issued, the names and residences of the couple being married, the witnesses, and the date and location the marriage was performed. At the front of each book is an alphabetical index of names along with the corresponding page number of the marriage record.

Creator

Jolene Clark, Archivist, Midwest Genealogy Center

Publisher

Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri

Date

2018

Format

Portable Document File Format; 407 KB; 2 pages.

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

harry e corbin collection.pdf