Monday, November 15, 2010

Recent Discoveries

After several years of trying to find more information concerning Henry Corry (younger brother of my/our Great Great Grandfather George Corry (Margaret Climie), I recently found information on Henry and Louisa's daughter, Charlotte Corry--her husband and children and a Picassa album online which contains her picture.
A week or so later, I found Henry's widow, Louisa Austin Corry, in the 1880 Census along with two more children who had not been previously identified. Henry had died by that time, but more research has identified several "new Corry cousins."
Henry's family, according to the 1860 Census, included his wife, Louisa, and five chldren: William H., Charlotte, Maria, Hannah and Mary. The 1880 Census showed Louisa as a widow with two more children: Emma and Frederick.

Attached here are two obituaries. One is for Hannah Corry Herrick, Henry and Louisa's daughter. The other is Vernon Halbert Corry, grandson of Henry and Louisa and son of Frederick.
Death notice in Saginaw Daily News, 22 February 1932: Hannah Herrick, died February 1932 in Owosso, Michigan. Chesnaning resident. 76 years old.
"Chesaning--Mrs. Hannah Herrick, 76, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. J. Weisenberg, of Owosso, following a stroke a week ago. Mrs. Herrick was born May 8, 1856. She came to Chesaning when 16 years old. Funeral services were held at the Walker funeral home Monday [or Sunday] afternoon. Rev. Ray Birdsall of ?land officiating. Burial was in Wildwood Cemetery. She is survived by her daughter, two sons, Ray of Chesaning and Frank of Flint, and one sister, Mrs. Emma ? of Jacksonville, Florida.
Obituary from Saginaw Times
"Corry, Vernon H., Saginaw, Michigan. Passed away at Veterans Administration Hospital early Wednesday morning, July 14, 1976. Age 82 years. He was born May 29, 1894, in Riverdale, Michigan and came to Saginaw in 1922. He served overseas in the United States Army during World War I. He was employed by Standard Oil Co., here for 30 years. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and a life member of Pioneer Lodge No.79 F&AM. He married Ann Clark June 23, 1923. She survives him. He also leaves two sons, Sherwood Corry, Chicago, Illinois; Bruce Corry, Saginaw; six grandchildren. Funeral service will take place 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Case Chapel, 409 Adams St., Rev. Harold Kaser will officiate with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.