Cornelius Abraham CORKUM^{[1, 2]}

1871 - 1929  (57 years)

• Name	Cornelius Abraham CORKUM
  Birth	30 Nov 1871	Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Jul 1929	Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS   [5]
  	Cause: Apoplexy
  Burial	Pleasantville (New) Cemetery, Pleasantville, NS
  Person ID	I7522	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	Elias CORKUM,   b. 6 Jun 1840, Corkum Settlement, Lunenburg, NS d. 26 Feb 1911, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Rebecca JOUDREY,   b. 12 Oct 1843, Blockhouse, Lunenburg, NS d. 16 May 1919, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1863	Lunenburg County, NS   [6]
  Family ID	F38367	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louise Adelaide SLAUENWHITE,   b. 17 Oct 1871, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS d. 10 Apr 1942, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS (Age 70 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

  
  

• Notes

  Note that the death dates and place of burial recorded for him and his wife in the Elias CORKUM family bible appear to be incorrect. [Bob H]

  
  

• Sources

  [S3223] Obituary Notice for Cornelius Abraham Corkum. [S67] 1881 Census of *NS*, Lunenburg County, Conqerall Bank, family #140. [S81] 1901 Census of *NS*, Lunenburg County, Pleasantville, family #85 [appears out of order on page 3]. [S10534] Elias Corkum Family Bible. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, 1929, book 127, page 1017. [S10534] Elias Corkum Family Bible, Second edition, page 3-159.