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Peter Franklin CORK

Peter Franklin CORK

Male 1838 - 1901  (63 years)

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  • Name Peter Franklin CORK 
    Born 22 Apr 1838  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1863  Clark District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Occupation 1880  [4] 
    sawmill foreman 
    Census 1880, 1900  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [5] 
    miller 
    Died 15 Sep 1901  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried Boring Cemetery (aka Bethlehem Church), Davisson Run, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I50094  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 May 2019 

    Father George Washington CORK,   b. 1795, Berkeley Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1861, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Mary "Polly" CARTER,   b. 1802, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1883, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F52497  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harriet HUTSON,   b. 6 Sep 1841,   d. 25 Apr 1930  (Age 88 years)  [6, 7, 8] 
    Married 10 Sep 1871  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    Children 
     1. George E. CORK,   b. 30 Jul 1872, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1930, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     2. Mary Prudence "Prudy" CORK,   b. 21 Mar 1874, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1940, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     3. John Wesley CORK,   b. 11 May 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1955, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     4. Lee High CORK,   b. 3 May 1883, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1968, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     5. Winter Jemmison CORK,   b. 4 May 1887, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1939, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
    Family ID F20661  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Apr 1838 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Sep 1901 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Boring Cemetery (aka Bethlehem Church), Davisson Run, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    3. [S2688] U.S. Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives).

    4. [S2252] 1880 Census, Harrison County, WV (Tenmile District).

    5. [S1980] 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    6. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 117.

    7. [S1604] Death record of son.

    8. [S1590] Death record of daughter.