Finding Faulkner: The Progeny | Emeline Corwin {Gen 4}

It started, as good quests always do, with a family tale.

Emeline Corwin (Catherine Houston, Sarah, James, William) was born in Middletown, Orange Co, New York, March 2nd 1829, to parents Catherine Houston and David Corwin.

Emeline married Oliver Lewis MD on August 24th 1848 at the New Hempstead Presbyterian Church in Pomona, New York.

The couple had at least seven children:

• Anna M Lewis b. Jun 1850 d. UNK died young
• FNU Lewis b. UNK d. bef 1900  from 1900 census
• Williard P Lewis b. abt 1854 d. 18 Jan 1893 no issue
• FNU Lewis b. UNK d. bef 1900  from 1900 census
• James H Lewis b. abt 1859 d. bef 1930 m. E Sarah LNU
• Sarah J "Jennie" Lewis b. abt 1861 d. aft 1900 no issue
• Augustus H Lewis b. abt 1864 d. 30 Dec 1931 never married 

As the wife of a physician, Emeline and family moved around a lot. Both Emeline and her husband were born in Orange Co, New York and resided there through 1860 or 1865. The family moved to Bradford Co, Pennsylvania before 1870 and moved again, to Tioga Co, New York before 1875. Oliver retired from practicing medicine in 1882  and the couple moved to Jersey City, New Jersey.

Oliver died on March 6th 1885 in Jersey City, NJ. He is buried in the Wallkill Cemetery in Phillipsburg, NY.

Emeline moved to New York City sometime after Oliver's death and was living on Park Avenue by 1892. In 1900 Emeline was living on St Anns Avenue in the Bronx with daughter Jennie and son Augustus, and a 60 year old niece, J Mary Lewis.

Emeline Corwin Lewis died June 26th 1903 in the Bronx and is buried along side her husband in Wallkill Cemetery with son Willard.


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Book Of The Week: History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches

History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches

J. Smith Futhey, Gilbert Cope

L. H. Everts, 1881 - Chester County (Pa.) - 782 pages

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Photo Friday :: Cleveland OH Mystery Baby

This series was birthed from the large old photo album I rediscovered in the back of my closet. Many of the photos are from my grandmother's side of the family. There are also unknown photos that came with the album. Story goes my dad, an avid garage saler, picked up a celluloid covered Victorian era photo album on one of his scavenges. It already contained photos of an (as yet) unidentified family. My parents put our own vintage family photos in the album alongside the mystery family's.  As children we marveled at the old fashioned clothing and settings, often wondering who these people were and what their lives were like. Of course, we thought that ALL the people in the photos were our relations! It wasn't until my mom passed the album on to me after my dad died that I learned of the mystery family residing alongside our own!

I plan to share these photos over time, sometimes they will be my family, and identifiable, others will be of the mystery family. Thanks to the world wide web, they may find their way home yet!

Enjoy!

Do you know me?
From the Mystery Collection
taken at Roberts & Brooks Photographic Art Studio
130 Ontario St - Cleveland, OH
back image below

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Video Of The Week: Basic Series: Part 4 - Adding Sources to the Family Tree - James Tanner

We watch a lot of videos in the Cave. Webinars, instructional videos, continuing education videos, you name it! If it helps with our genealogical pursuit we are all over it!

Each week we thought we'd share one we've enjoyed.

Hope you enjoy it too!

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Finding Faulkner: The Progeny | Sarah Ann Corwin {Gen 4}

It started, as good quests always do, with a family tale.

Sarah Ann Corwin (Catherine Houston, Sarah, James, William) was born in Middletown, Orange Co, New York, April 9th 1827, to parents Catherine Houston and David Corwin.

Sarah married Reverend Gabriel Smith Corwin MD DD (1802-1887) a widower, about 1864, location unknown, most likely in Orange Co, New York.

The couple had at least three children:

• Mary E "Emma" Corwin b. abt 1864 d. 21 Sep 1864 scarlet fever
• G Trasy Corwin b. abt 1866 d. Aug 1867 scarlet fever
• Gabriel Eugene Corwin b. 14 May 1869 d. 22 May 1942 m. Cecelia Byrd Lockard

This is an interesting family group. Gabriel S Corwin was the son of Daniel Corwin and Irene Smith. He married (1) Adaline Houston, sister of Catherine Houston, Sarah Ann's mother. The couple had no children together. 

Rev G S Corwin graduated from the Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons and practiced medicine for 16 years. He received his Doctor of  Divinity from Union Theological Seminary and served the Presbyterian Church at Elma and E Pembroke, Genesee Co, New York from 1844 until he retired. He was a surgeon and a chaplain in the Civil War. (All info from Bull Book)

I do not know how Sarah Ann's father and Sarah Ann's husband are related. It's a Rabbit Hole I did not dive down since I am tracing the Faulkner line and not the Corwin line. Should you be intrigued check out the Corwin Genealogy in the United States on Internet Archive. 

Sarah Ann married her uncle, who was 25 years her senior, sometime between 1861, when her aunt died, and 1864, when her first child was born. The family lived in Pembroke, Genesee Co, New York until G S retired, sometime around 1880 at which point the family removed to Cape May Point, New Jersey. G S Corwin died October 19th 1887 in New Jersey and is buried with his first wife in Elba, New York.

Sarah Ann Corwin Corwin died June 5th 1890 in Cape May Point, New Jersey and is buried in Mt Bethel Cemetery in Columbia, PA where her son was living.

Oh to be a fly on the wall ......

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