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
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 November 22, 2024, https://content.mymcpl.org/items/show/8633.
Title
Finding Aid for the Harry E. Corbin Collection
Subject
Genealogy
Family history
Corbin family
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
Rights
Format
Portable Document File Format; 407 KB; 2 pages.
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
harry e corbin collection.pdf