AMBROSE CORN (1818-1893) AND DESCENDANTS:
Ambrose Corn, born July 6, 1818, in Scott County, Indiana, died in 1893 at Tipton, Ind. His parents were John and Hannah (Spencer) Corn, natives respectively of Kentucky and Pennsylvania, and of "Irish" descent. His father, John, died in Johnson County, Ind. in 1337, and his mother then resided with him, until her death in 1858. Ambrose vas raised on a farm, and is tho fifth child of a family of nine children.
He was married to Katherine Miller in Sept. 1841, in Johnson County, and the spring of 1843 they moved by cx cart to Prairie Township, Tipton County, arriving there without a dollar. He built a cabin in the month of March. During the first year he made split hickory baskets, and traded them for corn, and, taking one load to Indianapolis, for flour and bacon. When the "Reserve" land was opened up, he disposed of all his stock and personal property, raising enough money to buy 40 acres of land, which was the first of a good sized farm they accumulated in Prairie Township, Tipton County,
Ambrose Corn’s wife was Katherine Miller and 3he was a twin, her sister being Polly (Miller) Plummer, who lived in Brown County, Ind. Their mother was born in Maryland, afterwards moving to Pennsylvania. Their father was John Jliiler of Pennsylvania, who with his wife, Katherine, moved to Johnson County, Ind. Tho mother, Katherine Killer, also lived the latter years of her life with the Ambrose Corns. She lived to be 103 years of age. One winter when she was over 100 years old your Uncle Frank Corn brought her in a sleigh to our home in Sharpsville from his father's house. She was quite small and frail, and he picked her up quite easily and carried her into our house.
Ambrose and Katherine Corn raised a large family of 12 children. David W. the 10th, died in infancy. Ambrose Corn had a brother, John, who also lived many years with then. Ambrose had two sisters we know of: Rachel, who married William Borden, and they lived on a farm 10 or 12 miles from Gresnsburg, Decatur County, where they raised a family of eight children, two boys and six girls.
The other sister I knew well; Aunt Margaret Pricket, who lived for many years near her brother, Ambrose. Aunt Margaret lived to be 92 years old. She had 2 sons and 1 daughter. Jacob, John, and Hannah,who married Gun Smith. The Smiths raised several children.
Following is a list of the 12 children of Ambrose and Katherine Corn.
Note that the second child was also named "John".
1- William Corn: Jan 1, 1843 - Soldier Civil War - died in South during war.
2. John Corn: Aug.25, 1844 - Soldier Civil War - died Feb.29,1928
3. Revecca Corn: Nov.25, 1846 - died July 17, 1924
4. James Corn: Aug.19, 1843 - died Sept.4,1920, buried Sharpsville. Ind.
5. Asa D. Corn: Mar. 5, 1850 - died April 1927, buried Markle, Huntington Co.
6. Calvin Corn: Oct.10, 1851 - died 1926 '
7. Franklin Corn: Feb.10, 1853 - died Feb. 1933
8. Isaac Corn: Oct.11, 1354 - died May, 1929
9. Hannah Jane Corn: Nov. 23, 1856 - died Apr. 8, 1937
11. Mary E. Corn: Feb, S, 1860 - died March, 1943
12. Ida C. Corn: Jan. 5, 1864 - died July 20, 1931
13. Alford A. Corn: Feb.10, 1866 - died Dec. 21, 1929
On a monument in. the Normandy Cemetery, Tinton County, Ind, ar9 the words
"HANNAH" wife of JCKN CORN. Died Dec. 5, 1853, age 74 years. This, no doubt, is our great grandmother "HANNAH 5FENCER CORN" wife of our great grandfather John Corn I, And this is proof that Hannah died in 1853 instead of I860, as we quoted from the Overman History of Tipton County, 1883.
https://www.korns.org/misc/History-of-the-Corn-families-USA-532023a.pdf
