The Corner Family
The George Corner, Jr Family
George Corner, Jr was born on July 22, 1769 in Chelford, Cheshire Co., England. He was christened on Aug. 20, 1769. His parents were George Corner, Sr and Martha Dumville.
On Nov. 15, 1791, he married Ann Clark in England. After they were married, George and Ann Corner opened a hotel called "The New Inn." They resided here until they moved to America in 1795.
In 1795, they, along with a large group of Corner kin, obtained passage on a ship named Minerva headed to America. They landed in Baltimore, Maryland about nine weeks later.
The large Corner group headed to Pittsburgh and floated down the Ohio River. They eventually arrived at Marietta, Ohio.
The George Corner, Jr family settled on Wolf Creek about five miles from Beverly, Ohio.
About the year 1803, George Corner, Jr became sick. He and his family went to New York City seeking medical help. On their return trip home a couple years later, George Corner, Jr and his daughter Minerva died. They are said to have been buried near Cookstown, Pennsylvania.
Ann Clark Corner married George Nulton on March 18, 1806 in Washington County, Ohio. They had seven children.
Ann Clark Corner Nulton died on Sept. 4, 1842 in Union township, Morgan County, Ohio and is buried in the Corner Cemetery there.
CHILDREN OF GEORGE AND ANN CLARK CORNER:
- Ellen Corner, born Sept. 5, 1792 and died March 8, 1872. - MY LINE
- She married (1) John Quigley, Jr in 1810.
- She married (2)Philip Warner on Aug. 12, 1830.
- She married (3) Eli C. Smith on March 12, 1835.
- William Corner, born Jan. 18, 1794 and died Jan. 9, 1881.
- He married (1) Sarah Williams on Feb. 10, 1825.
- He married (2) Melona Rice on Oct. 31, 1840.
- Minerva Corner, died in 1805.
- George Lowe Corner, born Oct. 23, 1797 and died Aug. 11, 1857.
- He married Sarah W. Hart on Nov. 28, 1822.
- Arthur Corner, born March 29, 1802 and died Jan. 18, 1896.
- He married (1) Elizabeth Drake on Oct. 23, 1827.
- He married (2) Elizabeth Jane Sopher on Sept. 9, 1866.
- Clark Corner
CHILDREN OF GEORGE AND ANN CORNER NULTON:
- John Nulton, born Jan. 27, 1807 and died 1899.
- James Nulton, born Jan. 1, 1810 and Dec. 4, 1893.
- He married Lucinda Piper on Nov. 6, 1832.
- Clark Nulton, born Nov. 21, 1811 and died Aug. 2, 1824.
- Harrison Nulton, born May 30, 1813 and died Dec. 20, 1839.
- He married Dorothea Newell on Jan. 5, 1836.
- Erastus Nulton
- David Nulton
- Mary Ellen Nulton, born March 14, 1818 and died June 26, 1881.
- She married Elisha W. Tinker on Sept. 14, 1836.
The above research was done by Hazel Michler.
Other Sites to See
John Quigley Jr Family - husband of Ellen Corner (her family page)
Arthur Corner Family - son of George Corner, Jr.
George Corner, Sr. Family - father of Ellen Corner
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