Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Edward McCullough Corpening    
         Census name: E. M. Corpening 1,2
                Born: Feb-26-1853          in Harrison Co, (W)VA  3,4
                Died: Aug- 7-1886          in Simpson District, Harrison Co, WV  2
              Buried: Old Baptist Section  in Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV  5
      Cause of death:                      fever  2
              Census: 1870, 1880           in Simpson District, Harrison Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      cattle dealer, grazier  3,1
              Father: Samuel Corpening   (1821 - 1884) 
              Mother: Cynthia B. Coplin   (1828 - 1905) 
                Wife: Mary Alice Gallahue   6  
       Also known as: Alice Gallahue 6
             Married: Jun-21-1877          in Harrison Co, WV  7
                Born: Dec- 3-1856          in Harrison Co, (W)VA  8,3
                Died: May-23-1943           8
              Buried: Old Baptist Section  in Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV  5
              Census: 1910, 1920, 1930     in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1880                 in Simpson District, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Clay District, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1860                 in Harrison Co, (W)VA  
              Father: William Harvey Gallahue   (1829 - 1888) 
              Mother: Mariah Righter   (1839 - 1931) 
Notes 
           F Child 1: Sallie Florida Corpening      
                Born: Sep-24-1879          in Harrison Co, WV  4,1,3
                Died: Aug-27-1911           4
              Buried:                      in Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  4
              Census: 1880                 in Simpson District, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1910                 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  
             Husband: John Bosworth Payne  b. Dec-30-1871  d. Jul- 1-1952  
         Census name: Floyd B. Payne 9
             Married: Oct-14-1896          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  3

Sources:
(1) 1880 Census, Harrison County, WV (Simpson District) 
(2) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(3) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(4) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) 
(5) Cemeteries of Simpson District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV. 
(6) Marriage record of daughter. 
(7) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Edward M. Corpening, 24, b. & res. in Harrison Co, son 
of Samuel & Cynthia Corpening, occupation cattle dealer; and Mary A. Gallahue, 20, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of 
William H. (?) & Mariah Gallahue.  Married Jun 21 1877 in Harrison Co by J. J. Poynter.  (Note:  The preceding entry in 
the ledger-style marriage record was for Mary's sister, Sarah R. Gallahue, 19, who married John A. Fleming (27, son of 
Solomon S. & Elizabeth) on the same day and with the same official.), MR p. 116. 
(8) Headstone. 
(9) 1880 Census, Barbour County, WV. 







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