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Marriages and Children of
Martha L Vanscoy 1848 - 1895

   

 
Father Birth Death  
William Vanscoy 1810?  VA Sep 14, 1865, Clay, Randolph Co., WV  
 
Mother Birth Death Notes
Sarah (Sally) Hart May 1, 1818   VA May 16, 1892
Pheasant Run, Randolph Co., WV
Married Nov 15, 1836
(Family Data Collection-Marriages)
 
Siblings - select a name below to view their page
Emmet Burkey Vanscoy Jacob S Vanscoy Jemima Jane Vanscoy Elizabeth Margaret Vanscoy William Stephen Vanscoy Elam P Vanscoy
 
  Birth Death Notes
Martha L Vanscoy 1850, VA Nov 20, 1895, WV

Buried with husband at Hillyard-Corley Cemetery, Junior, Barbour Co., WV
m. Cornelius Geel Corley - (b. 1848, VA, son of James Samuel Corley and Rebecca Williams, d.1927) - Mar 29, 1867, Barbour Co., WV
 
Children - select a name below to view their section or just scroll down
Emma J Corley Sarah E Corley Laura Birdie Corley Almira Virginia Corley Willie G Corley Julia Corley John Richard Corley Frederick Lacey Corley
Of note on this page: There are two first cousin marriages within this group. So instead of duplicating the children from these unions, I make references where the information is listed once.  The first cousin marriages are:

- Elza Moore and Ellis Corley
- Eunice Corley and Hobert James George
 
Martha L Vanscoy and Cornelius Geel Corley
  1850, 1860 - Census Martha living with parents
 
1850 U. S. Census, Randolph County, Virginia  See Census
Name   Race Gender Age Occupation Birth Place
Vanscoy William W M 40 Farmer VA
  Sarah W F 31   VA
  Emmet W M 12   VA
  Jacob W M 10   VA
  Jemmia W F 8   VA
  Elizabeth W F 5   VA
  Martha W F 3   VA
 
1860 U. S. Census, Randolph County, Virginia   See Census
Name   Race Gender Age Occupation Birth Place
Vanscoy William W M 50 Farmer VA
  Sarah W F 45   VA
  Jemima J. W F 19   VA
  Elizabeth W F 16   VA
  Martha W F 10   VA
  Emmet B. W M 22   VA
  Jacob W M 21   VA
  Stephen W M 17 (s.b. 7)   VA
  Elam W M 4   VA
 
1867 - Marries Cornelius Corley, Mar 29, 1867

Marriage register for Martha Vanscoy and Cornelius Corley

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1870 U. S. Census, Barker Township, Randolph County, West Virginia  See Census
Name   Race Gender Age Occupation Birth Place
Corley Cornelius W M 25 Farmer VA
  Martha W F 21 Keep House VA
  Emma W F 1 Keep House WV
 
1880 U. S. Census, Barker Township, Randolph County, West Virginia  See Census
Name   Race Gender Age .Relation Occupation Birth Place Birth Place
Father
Birth Place
Mother
Corley Cornelius W M 32   Farmer VA VA VA
  Martha L W F 28 Wife Keeping House VA VA VA
  Emma J W F 10 Dau   WV VA VA
  Sarah E W F 8 Dau   WV VA VA
  Laura B W F 6 Dau   WV VA VA
  Almira W F 4 Dau   WV VA VA
  Willie G W M 1 Son At home WV VA VA
  1895 - Martha L passes away ca 1895
  1900, 1910 - Census husband Cornelius living with daughter Laura (see census below)
 
1920 U. S. Census, Leadsville, Randolph County, West Virginia   See Census
Name   Rel Race Gen Age Marr? Occup Birth Place Birth Place
Father
Birth Place
Mother
Corley Cornelius Head W M 72 Wd Farmer home farm VA VA VA
  Fred Son W F 35 S Miner Coal mine WV VA WV
  - Cornelius G Corley passes away ca 1927. I have not been able to locate a death record for Cornelius.
 

Grave marker for Martha L Vanscoy and Cornelius Corley at the Hillyard-Corley Cemetery. Photo taken by C. J. Wilson a volunteer at Find A Grave

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  Emma J Corley - b. Jul 3, 1869, Barbour Co., WV; d. Nov 7, 1939, Weaver, Randolph Co., WV

m.
Jesse Lee Corley - (b. Mar 12, 1870, WV, son of John Molen Corley and Amelia Elizabeth "Millie" Shomo; d. Mar 24, 1957, Weaver, Randolph Co., WV) - Dec 24, 1895, Beverly, Randolph Co., WV

Buried together at Hillyard-Corley Cemetery, Junior, Barbour Co., WV
 
   See Marriage and Children of Emma J Corley.....
 
  Sarah E Corley - b. Dec 1 1871, Barbour Co., WV; d. before 1900?  m. Harrison C Canfield???

I can find no proof that Canfield was Sarah's husband or that she went by the nickname Lizzie.  Yes, the dates on the marriage license for a Lizzie Corley and Harrison Canfield fit,  BUT on the 1900 Census, Elizabeth Canfield gives her birth month as Mar. According to the birth record for Sarah she was definitely born Dec 1, 1871 in Barbour Co., WV, not March.

This Lizzie does die sometime between 1900 - 1910, because Harrison Canfield remarries to widow Louverna Wyatt Leasure in 1911, Randolph Co., WV  (Louverna remarries again in 1949 to Lambert).

There are no death records or grave markers that document the death of the Lizzie Corley who married Harrison Canfield. So there is no way to say with 100% certainty that this Sarah E Corley went by the nickname of Lizzie and married Harrison Canfield.  There are also no documents that have this Sarah's middle name as Elizabeth. 
 
Sarah E Corley
 

Birth Register for Sarah Corley

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  1880 - Census Sarah living with parents
   
  Laura Birdie Corley - b. Mar 16, 1874, WV;  Mar 16, 1871 (on death certificate);  d. July 9, 1950, Belington, Barbour Co., WV. Buried at Hillyard-Corley Cemetery, Junior, Barbour Co., WV

m.
Wade H Moore - (b. 1870-1873; son of Silas R Moore and Nancy England; d. ?.) - July 23, 1897, Barbour Co., WV
 
     See Marriage and Children of Laura Birdie Corley.....
 
  Almira Virginia Corley - b. Apr 6, 1876, Barbour Co., WV;  d. Feb 18, 1963, Junior, Barbour Co., WV. Buried at K of P Cemetery, Junior, Barbour Co., WV

m.
Eugene Corley - (b. Aug 11, 1876, Barbour Co., WV; son of John Molen Corley and Amelia Elizabeth "Millie" Shomo. Brother of Jesse Lee Corley who married sister Emma; d. Sep 19, 1942, Junior, Barbour Co., WV. Buried at K of P Cemetery, Junior, Barbour Co., WV ) Mar 23, 1900, Randolph Co., WV

Note: The only place Eugene's name is spelled "Eugenius" is on his WV birth record.  It does not appear anywhere else on records found online.
 
   See Marriage and Children of Almira Virginia Corley.....

 
  Willie G Corley - b. Sep 1, 1878, Barbour Co., WV; d. before 1900?

Other than the WV birth register and the1880 Census, which are the only places Willie appears, I am assuming this child died sometime before the 1900 Census. There is no male with the first name beginning with "Wil" with the last name beginning with "Cor" born around 1879 in the 1900 Census.  I also cannot find a death entry for Willie in the West Virginia records. I did come across one of those generic genealogy websites that mine information from other websites and found a death date for William G Corley in the tree for this family with a death date of Jan 27, 1882, Barbour Co., WV.  When I checked the West Virginia death records for 1882 for both Barbour and Randolph Counties, I could not find this death registered.

Note:  This is NOT the Willie C Corley (father Lewis W Corley) who married Flossie Hill, March 15, 1908, Barbour Co., WV
 
Willie G Corley
 

Birth Register for Willie G Corley

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  Julia Corley - b. Nov 30, 1881, Randolph Co., WV (Oct 14, 1880 on death certificate) ; d. May 23, 1928, Elkins, Randolph Co., WV. Buried at Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, Randolph Co., WV;

m.
William Eliga George ( b. Jun 18, 1876, Barbour Co., WV, son of John George and Rebecca Warner; d. Oct 4, 1958, Elkins, Randolph Co., WV. Buried at Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, Randolph Co., WV.  Married again to Gladys Powers and had more children) - May 18, 1899, Belington, Barbour Co., WV
 
   Marriage and Children of Julia Corley...
 
  John Richard Corley - b. Jan 1882 (1900 Census) Oct 25, 1882, (WWI Registration) Oct 15, 1877 (Death certificate), Going with the date Oct 1883, Randolph Co., WV; d. Sep 2, 1963, Elkins, Randolph Co., WV

m.
Mary Jane Dice - (b. Dec 22, 1884, IL, daughter of William A Dice and Isabelle Davis; d. May 1974) - Dec 2, 1909, Barbour Co., WV

Buried together at Knights of Pythias Cemetery, Junior, Barbour Co., WV
 
   Marriage and Children of John Richard Corley...
 
  Fredrick Lacey Corley - b. Apr 23, 1886, Randolph Co. WV; d. Dec, 24, 1963, Harding, Randolph Co., WV. Buried at K of P Cemetery, Junior, Barbour Co., WV;  Never married.
 
Fredrick Lacey Corley
 

Birth Register for Fred Corley

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  - 1900, 1910 Census living with sister Laura Birdie along with father (see census above)
  - 1920 Census living with father (see census above)
  - 1930 Census living with brother John (see census above)
 
- Frederick passes away Dec 24, 1963

Death Certificate for Frederick Lacey Corley

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  K of P Cemetery is located across the street from the Hillyard-Corley Cemetery, Junior, Barbour Co., VA. aka Knights of Pythias or Mountain View Cemetery
November 26, 2020