Person:Adelbert Corley (1)

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Adelbert Priestly Corley
m. 12 Jul 1829
  1. Celia Isabelle Corley1834 - 1930
  2. Adelbert Priestly Corley1836 - 1906
  3. Lt. Col. John Austin Corley1836 - 1871
  4. Louisa Corley1840 - 1892
m. 14 Jan 1858
  1. Bayard K. CorleyAbt 1859 -
  2. Adelbert G. Corley1860 - 1907
  3. Dr. Samuel Corley1863 - 1920
  4. Susan B. CorleyAbt 1866 -
  5. Mary L. CorleyAbt 1869 -
  6. M. M. CorleyAbt 1870 -
  7. Priestly CorleyAbt 1873 -
  8. A. J. CorleyAbt 1876 -
Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Adelbert Priestly Corley
Gender Male
Birth[2][3] 10 May 1836 Rutherford County?, Tennessee
Census[4] 1850 Dallas County, Texas
Marriage 14 Jan 1858 Red River County, Texasto Caroline Margaret Gattis
Census[2] 1860 Red River County, Texas
Census[6] 1870 Red River County, Texas
Census[7] 1880 Red River County, Texas
Death[3] 19 Nov 1906 Red River County, Texas
Burial[3] Clarksville Cemetery, Clarksville, Red River County, Texas

Dallas County, Texas, 1850 census:[4]

Crutchfield, Thomas F. 47 yrs Innkeeper (real estate = $4,000) b. Kentucky
[+ family & 9 guests, including:]
Corley, Adelbert P. 18 yrs Clerk b. Tennessee

Red River County, Texas, 1860 census:[2]

Corley, A. P. 26 yrs Merchant (real estate = $5,000; personal estate = $20,000) b. Tennessee
      Carrrie M. 23 yrs b. Mississippi
      Bayard K. 1 yr b. Texas
Stone, Wm. 31 yrs Clerk b. Tennessee
Cooper, J. C. [m] 27 yrs Clerk b. Virginia

Red River County, Texas, 1870 census:[6]

Corley, A. P. 37 yrs Clerk b. Tennessee
      Carrie 33 yrs Keeping house (real estate = $2,000; personal estate = $1,000) b. Mississippi
      Delbert 9 yrs b. Texas
      Bayard 11 yrs At School b. Texas
      Samuel 6 yrs b. Texas
      Susan 4 yrs b. Texas
      Mary 1 yr b. Texas
Gattis, Susan 27 yrs Keeping house b. Mississippi
Bagley, Saml. 13 yrs At School b. Texas
Corley, Gabe [BLACK] 21 yrs Domestic Servant b. Texas
Turner, Robt. [BLACK] 23 yrs Domestic Servant b. Texas
[Property is indeed listed on the wife's line. This is probably an error by the enumerator.]

Red River County, Texas, 1880 census:[7]

Corley, A. P. 48 yrs County Clerk b. Tennessee (parents, b. Virginia/South Carolina)
      C. M. 43 yrs Wife Keeping House b. Mississippi (parents, b. [blank])
      B. K. 21 yrs Son Dpty. Co. Clerk b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Mississippi)
      A. G. 19 yrs Son Drug Clerk b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Mississippi)
      Sam 17 yrs Son Grocery Clerk b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Mississippi)
      S. B. 14 yrs Dau At Home b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Mississippi)
      M. L. 12 yrs Dau At Home b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Mississippi)
      M. M. 10 yrs Dau At Home b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Mississippi)
      P. 7 yrs Son b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Mississippi)
      A. J. 4 yrs Son b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Mississippi)
Gattis, S. C. 34 yrs Sis/law At Home b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Mississippi) [sic]
References
  1. Clark, Pat B. The History of Clarksville and Old Red River County. (Dallas: Mathis, Van Nort & Co., 1937)
    p. 49, 1847.

    Reportedly served in the Mexican War (but would have been awfully young).

  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Red River, Texas, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 118, dwelling/family 793/793.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Clarksville Cemetery (Clarksville, Texas).
  4. 4.0 4.1 Dallas, Texas, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 100, dwelling/family 409/424.
  5.   Clark, Pat B. The History of Clarksville and Old Red River County. (Dallas: Mathis, Van Nort & Co., 1937)
    p. 148, 1862.

    Enlisted in Whitfield's Legion, later transferred to Gould's Regiment.

  6. 6.0 6.1 Red River, Texas, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 16A, dwelling/family 78/78.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Red River, Texas, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 99, p. 180C, dwelling/family 67/100.