Husband William Wakefield Corbet 1
AKA: Col. W. W. Corbett 2
Born: 4 Jun 1827 - Coder, Jefferson Co, PA 1
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Died: 4 Sep 1904 - Brookville, Jefferson Co, PA 3
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Father: James Corbett (1794-1866) 4
Mother: Rebecca Armstrong ( -1863) 3
Marriage: 21 Sep 1847 3
Wife Elizabeth A. McCrea 5
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Died: Aft 1917
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Father: John McCrea (1805-1865) 5 6
Mother: Sarah Parker ( -Bef 1880) 6 7
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1 F Emily Corbet 8
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2 F Lovisa W. Corbet 8
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Spouse: Lewis Armstrong Brady (1845- ) 9
Marr: 5 Jun 1878 10
3 M Judge Charles Corbet 11
Born: 6 Jun 1851 - Wayne Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 12
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Spouse: Mary A. Darrah ( - ) 13
Marr: 26 Sep 1876 13
4 M James McCrea Corbet 8
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5 M Burke Corbet 8
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6 F Myrta Corbet 15
AKA: Myrta Corbett 2 14
Born: 3 Oct 1857 2 16
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Spouse: Hon. John W. Reed (1853- ) 14 17 18
Marr: 16 Jun 1880 2 16
General Notes: Husband - William Wakefield Corbet
He was a child at the time of the family removal to Brookville, and in this borough he passed virtually his entire life. For a long period of years he was actively concerned with business enterprises at Brookville, giving his attention specially to merchandising and lumbering. In 1857 he was elected prothonotary, and as a young man he showed himself admirably fortified for the effective discharge of the duties of this position. When the Civil War cast its pall over the national horizon Colonel Corbet promptly signalized his loyalty and patriotic ardor by taking active part in the recruiting and organizing of the 105th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and went to the front with this gallant command. As its lieutenant colonel he participated in a number of the many important engagements in which it was involved, and upon the resignation of its commander, Col. Amor A. McKnight, he was commissioned colonel of the regiment. But he declined to receive muster into this office, as his loyalty to his friend, Colonel McKnight, was such that he preferred to wait until that valiant officer had sufficiently recuperated his health to resume command.
He was a stalwart advocate of the principles of the Democratic party, his religious faith was that of the Presbyterian Church, and he was an appreciative and valued comrade of the local post of the Grand Army of the Republic.