Louise Adelaide SLAUENWHITE[1]

Female 1871 - 1942  (70 years)

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  • Name Louise Adelaide SLAUENWHITE 
    Birth 17 Oct 1871  Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Death 10 Apr 1942  Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Cause: Congestive heart failure 
    Burial Pleasantville (New) Cemetery, Pleasantville, NS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1895, Conquerall Bank, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Rachel Elizabeth CORKUM,   b. 28 Oct 1833, Lunenburg County, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jul 1918, Lunenburg County, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 21 May 1853  Lunenburg County, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F847  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Cornelius Abraham CORKUM,   b. 30 Nov 1871, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jul 1929, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Nov 1894, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     2. Cornelius Abraham CORKUM,   b. 31 Mar 1898, Lake Centre, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1976, Boston, Suffolk, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     3. Wylie Edson CORKUM,   b. 23 Jul 1899, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1976, New Cornwall, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     4. Edward Harold CORKUM,   b. Dec 1903, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 25 Feb 1980, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     5. Manson H. CORKUM,   b. Feb 1909, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Nov 1974, Mount Pleasant, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     6. Clement Foster CORKUM,   b. 1911, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 2000, Bridgewater, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Nov 1937, West Dublin, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 17 Dec 1936  Lunenburg County, NS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F42080  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2026 

  • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S997] Elizabeth (Oxner) Burbidge.

    2. [S1124] Family Bible of Minnie Sophia (Slauenwhite) Corkum.

    3. [S81] 1901 Census of *NS*, Lunenburg County,.

    4. [S1524] Inscription Survey, Pleasantville (New) Cemetery.

    5. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1942 - Book: 194 - Page: 850.

    6. [S12225] The Bridgewater Bulletin, Obituary Notice for Mrs. Louise Baker; April 1942.

    7. [S9315] Parish Register, Zion Lutheran Church--Lunenburg.