George Washington Corbet was born in South Carolina, Ireland, or Scotland. When age 3, he and his brothers were put in the orphanage in Charleston by his mother Margaret, so his father had died by then. Margaret married John Keast in Charleston and may have retrieved her children afterwards. Margaret died in 1851. George was an apprentice in North Carolina for a time learning to be a wheelwright. He later moved to Laurens County, SC, where he was a constable, a teacher, and a Methodist.
The Crisp Family Bible records that George W Corbet married Amelia Elizabeth Crisp on 11 January 1855.
In 1870, George was 39 years of age, living in Cross Hill, Laurens County, and was a wheelwright by occupation. Living with him were Amelia Elizabeth "Bettie," age 45 and Mary Elizabeth, age 13, as well as the other children.
On 1880 US Census, Cross Hill, he was still in Laurens County SC, with wife and children. Mary Elizabeth Corbet had been married by then and had moved out. He eventually moved to Spartanburg where his mother's husband John Keats lived with his new wife. George and John Keats graves are in the same part of the Oakwood Cemetery.
George Washington Corbet was born in South Carolina, Ireland, or Scotland. When age 3, he and his brothers were put in the orphanage in Charleston by his mother Margaret, so his father had died by then. Margaret married John Keast in Charleston and may have retrieved her children afterwards. Margaret died in 1851. George was an apprentice in North Carolina for a time learning to be a wheelwright. He later moved to Laurens County, SC, where he was a constable, a teacher, and a Methodist.
The Crisp Family Bible records that George W Corbet married Amelia Elizabeth Crisp on 11 January 1855.
In 1870, George was 39 years of age, living in Cross Hill, Laurens County, and was a wheelwright by occupation. Living with him were Amelia Elizabeth "Bettie," age 45 and Mary Elizabeth, age 13, as well as the other children.
On 1880 US Census, Cross Hill, he was still in Laurens County SC, with wife and children. Mary Elizabeth Corbet had been married by then and had moved out. He eventually moved to Spartanburg where his mother's husband John Keats lived with his new wife. George and John Keats graves are in the same part of the Oakwood Cemetery.
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