Louise Adelaide SLAUENWHITE[1]
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Name Louise Adelaide SLAUENWHITE Birth 17 Oct 1871 Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS
[2, 3] Gender Female Death 10 Apr 1942 Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS
[4, 5, 6] Cause: Congestive heart failure Burial Pleasantville (New) Cemetery, Pleasantville, NS
Person ID I1620 A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich Last Modified 25 Mar 2021
Father Heinrich SLAUENWHITE, b. 2 Mar 1829, North West, Lunenburg, NS
d. 24 Oct 1895, Conquerall Bank, Lunenburg, NS
(Age 66 years) Mother Rachel Elizabeth CORKUM, b. 28 Oct 1833, Lunenburg County, NS
d. 21 Jul 1918, Lunenburg County, NS
(Age 84 years) Marriage 21 May 1853 Lunenburg County, NS
[7] Family ID F847 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Cornelius Abraham CORKUM, b. 30 Nov 1871, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS
d. 18 Jul 1929, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS
(Age 57 years) Notes - In the Index to Civil Marriage Registrations, she is listed as Annie L. RICHARD. However, she is living with her family in 1891, and there is no record of any marriage to a RICHARD. [Bob H]
Children 1. Perley Lawrence CORKUM, b. 10 Feb 1894, Lunenburg County, NS
d. 10 Nov 1894, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS
(Age 0 years)2. Cornelius Abraham CORKUM, b. 31 Mar 1898, Lake Centre, Lunenburg, NS
d. 12 Jan 1976, Boston, Suffolk, MA
(Age 77 years)3. Wylie Edson CORKUM, b. 23 Jul 1899, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS
d. 10 Mar 1976, New Cornwall, Lunenburg, NS
(Age 76 years)4. Edward Harold CORKUM, b. Dec 1903, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS
d. Abt 25 Feb 1980, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS
(Age 76 years)5. Manson H. CORKUM, b. Feb 1909, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS
d. 1 Nov 1974, Mount Pleasant, Lunenburg, NS
(Age 65 years)6. Clement Foster CORKUM, b. 1911, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS
d. 3 Dec 2000, Bridgewater, Lunenburg, NS
(Age 89 years)Family ID F927 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Jan 2026
Family 2 James Titus BAKER, b. 20 Feb 1866, LaHave Islands, Lunenburg, NS
d. 10 Nov 1937, West Dublin, Lunenburg, NS
(Age 71 years) Marriage 17 Dec 1936 Lunenburg County, NS
Family ID F42080 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Jan 2026
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Notes - The proof that it was this Louise SLAUENWHITE who married Abraham CORKUM is as follows:
a. The marker for the wife of Abraham CORKUM reads "Louisa Adelaide 1872-1942"
b. On The 1942 death record of Louise BAKER of Pleasantville, the informant is Clement CORKUM, son, which ID's her as the wife of Abraham CORKUM. The obit for this Clement CORKUM states that he is s/o Louise (SLAUENWHITE) CORKUM.
c. On her death record, Louise' father is shown as Henry SLAUENWHITE and her DOB is listed as 27 Jan 1872, which gibes with her marker.
- The proof that it was this Louise SLAUENWHITE who married Abraham CORKUM is as follows:
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Sources - [S997] Elizabeth (Oxner) Burbidge.
- [S1124] Family Bible of Minnie Sophia (Slauenwhite) Corkum.
- [S81] 1901 Census of *NS*, Lunenburg County,.
- [S1524] Inscription Survey, Pleasantville (New) Cemetery.
- [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1942 - Book: 194 - Page: 850.
- [S12225] The Bridgewater Bulletin, Obituary Notice for Mrs. Louise Baker; April 1942.
- [S9315] Parish Register, Zion Lutheran Church--Lunenburg.
- [S997] Elizabeth (Oxner) Burbidge.
