Myrtle Mae Johns 26 Jul 1889 - 17 Apr 1989 Married: 24 November 1908 in Washington
Township
Joseph and Myrtle were the parents of six children;
Yvonne,
Sarah Laverne, Josephine, Voris, James Hamilton and Marvin Gray.
William Corbett
He was born Oct. 31, 1924, in Savanna to Joseph and Myrtle Johns Corbett. He married Donna Gage in Calamus on April 6, 1952. He lived and worked on the family farm near Savanna. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1946 and served until 1948. In 1950 he re-enlisted and was stationed in California. He and his wife owned J & D Grocery in Charlotte for two years. He then returned to the Marine Corps as an active duty reservist and they moved to Waterloo. In December 1956 he enlisted with the U.S. Air Force and was stationed for 16 years in Denver, Colo., Anchorage, Alaska, San Antonio, and retired from Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapids City. He was an active leader in the Boy Scouts and was a Hunter Safety Course instructor in several states. He also bred Siberian Huskies.
Survivors include his wife, Donna, of Elk Creek Road, outside of Rapids City; a son, David (Rhonda) Corbett of Littlefield, Texas; three daughters, Mrs. Susan (Rex) Whitman of Ault, Colo., Mrs. Peggy (Hemo) Walters of Farmington, N.M., and Mrs. Nancy (Mike) Williams of Flora Vista, N.M.; eight grandchildren; and two sisters, Josephine Messmer and YaVonne Wells, both of Mount Carroll. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, two brothers and one grandson.
Jane Sanderson
Both were born in Ireland
Parents of John & Mary J. Sanderson
09 Feb 1868 - 26 May 1926
Son of Joseph & Catharine (Frazer) Corbett
Wife and family unknown
Joseph Corbett 27 May 1873 - 21 May 1943
Son of Hamilton & Sarah (Summerville) Corbett
Daughter of August & Ruth (Price) Johns
Children of
Joseph & Sarah (Frazer) Corbett
Sarah Corbett
25 Jul 1859- 19 Aug 1897
1 Aug 1862 - 12 Nov 1878
James Hamilton Corbett, 78, of Rapids City and formerly of Savanna, Ill., died Wednesday at his home on Elk Creek Road. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mount Carroll, Ill. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Zion Cemetery at the corner of Elizabeth and Massbach Road near Savanna. Friends and family are welcome to attend a lunch at the Mount Carroll United Methodist Church following the services. Funeral arrangements have been made by the Kirk Funeral Home, Rapids City, and Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home.
Andrew Sanderson
21 Jun 1828 - 17 Jun 1915
Son of Timothy & Eliza Sanderson
30 Oct 1821 - 13 Jul 1909
Passengers on Ship "Ohio"
Liverpool to New York, 29 September,
1845
Robert J. Corbett
Robert died in Excelsior Springs, MO
He had gone there to
take treatment for Rheumatism
at this time
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