John Corbus and Betsey Skillinger

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Husband John Corbus ¹

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Wife Betsey Skillinger ²

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   Other Spouse: [Unk] World (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 M John S. Corbus ^{1 5}

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            AKA: Samuel Corbus 3 4
           Born:  - Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH
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         Buried:  - Grove Cemetery, Fallston, Beaver Co, PA

         Spouse: Eliza Reeves (1809-1892) 1 4 6
           Marr: 1 Jan 1828 4

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2 F Rosa Corbus ²

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3 F Tina Corbus ²

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4 F Eliza Corbus ²

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General Notes: Husband - John Corbus

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The original name of the family was Corbustria, and they descended from the early French Huguenots.

He spent his early life in the state of Maryland, south of Baltimore. Later in life, he went west to Ohio, with Messrs. McIntyre and Zane, and assisted those gentlemen to survey and lay out the town of Zanesville, Ohio, where he finally settled. He conducted a hotel there for many years, and tradition says his hotel was famous for its clean floors and its good meals. In those days beds were almost unknown in country inns or hotels, it being customary for each traveler to carry his own blanket and, wrapped therein, to sleep on the floor near the old fireplace.

He died when about forty-two years of age.

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General Notes: Wife - Betsey Skillinger

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from George's Run, near Cumberland, Maryland.

1 Editor, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 422.

2 Editor, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 423.

3 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 713.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 246.

5 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 634.

6 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 634, 713.