Hey, you found my family. You found the same children as I did for
Reuben and Matilda. Joseph may have lived, but I have not found him. It looks like
Abe and Margaret, both born in OH, were the only ones who survived. Reuben
Corder household is in Mad River Twp.,
Champaign County, OH in 1840. Reuben married Matilda
Shockey in
Champaign County, OH in 1839. She was the daughter of
Abraham and Nancy (
Rector)
Shockey. She was the fourth cousin of the
Rector who was governor of AR at the outbreak of the Civil War and the Wharton (or
Elias)
Rector who was the Indian Supervisor of Oklahoma Territory. His office was in Ft. Smitth. Elias
Rector m. Catherine in
Crawford Co. They owned land near the confluence of the AR River and Frog Bayou. Perhaps
Reuben and Matilda moved nearby.
I need to go back to review the records of
Franklin County, AR. There may be more records I have not found. Another researcher found Margaret
Corder and Ed Hassett's marriage record in Franklin Coounty. I am still attempting to figure out how or why
Reuben and Matilda picked
Franklin County when they left OH. I did discover that they were living next door to Joseph and Kizzie
Ashing in 1850 in Middle Twp. Kizzie (
Shockey)
Ashing was Matilda's sister. There is also a
Bailey family living nearby who has a minor named Nancy
Johns. A Mary Ann
Corder m. Elza
Twigg in
Champaign County, OH in 1844. She may have been Reuben's sister. In 1850, she and
Elza have a minor named Malcus
Johns living with them. So this
Bailey family may also be related but I do not know how.
I found a Civil War record for an
Abraham Corder who signed up in
Greenfield,
Clinton Co., OH. He fought with the Union. He stated he was born in Clinton, OH. I just found some
Corder marriages that took place in
Clinton Co., OH. I plan to find them soon.
In 1870, there is an Eliza
Rush living with
Reuben and Matilda. My Aunt told me that her grandmother was Eliza June
Rush. I found an Eliza A
Rush in Mt twp.,
Crawford Co., AR in 1860. The Louisa A , wife, ,may have been a misspelling of Eliza. They seem to be the same age. In 1894 a Mrs Eliza
Corder, widow, m. Anderson
Sanders in
Crawford Co., AR. There is an obituary in the
Van Buren Press that stated Mrs Eliza
Sanders, widow of
Abraham Corder died in 1894. However, Abe's last child, John, was born in 1881 so, although unlikely, there could have been another marriage. There is an Eliza
Rush living with James
Rush in the 1880 census, Shepherd Twp.,
Crawford Co, AR. She was also born at the same time as Louisa A. and Eliza
Corder