John Joseph McCorkle

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Goodspeed's History of Tennessee - Carter County - 1887
J. J. McCorkle, farmer, was born in Sullivan County, January 4, 1846, the son of Samuel and Lucinda (Colbaugh) McCorkle, the former a native of Tennessee, and born in 1818, the son of Joseph, a native of Pennsylvania, and of Irish origin. The father was a highly successful farmer, and died in 1885. The mother, born in 1812, in Sullivan County, was the daughter of John Colbaugh, a soldier in the war of 1812, and a farmer. Their children were William M., John 3., Eliza, Mary, Martha, Susan and Harriet. Our subject educated himself by the light of a pine knot, and has been very successful as a farmer. When seventeen years old he joined Company H, Thirteenth Tennessee Cavalry, and was mustered out April 6, 1866, as captain, in the First United States Artillery. He has since been farming, and for five years was a trustee, and for four years a sheriff. September 20 1866, he married Ruthey E., a daughter of John and Louise (Amess) Hentrix, and born in Carter County January 15, 1849. They have eight sons and four daughters. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church, of which he is an elder. He is an able and esteemed man.

John married Rutha Elizabeth Hendrix about 1866. Rutha was born on 15 Jan 1849; died on 4 Jun 1888 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Luta married Dr. William Erwin Minton about 1886. William was born about 1856; died about 1930; was buried in Milligan, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Myrtle married Worley Samuel Hyder on 20 May 1910 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Worley (son of Joseph Nathaniel Taylor Hyder and Sarah "Sallie" Hyder) was born on 6 Feb 1882 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 28 Apr 1955 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]