Corbett, David bio

History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co., Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 427-428, Astoria Township
David Corbett, farmer and stock-raiser, sec. 5; P. O., Vermont; was born in Harrison Co., O., June 11, 1818, and is the son of Samuel Corbett, a native of Ireland. In the flush of early manhood he crossed the ocean to this country, but just where he settled is not known, probably in Ohio, where he followed farming and married Mrs. Elizabeth Maxwell, and they had 6 children, of whom David was the youngest but one. In Harrison Co. David united his fortunes with Miss Susan Harrison, daughter of Wm. Harrison. In 1842 Mr. C. set out for the West, eventually reaching Astoria township, where he worked as a cooper. In 1844 or '45 he made his first purchase of land, consisting of 110 acres. As it was heavily timbered he labored hard for many years, determined to make a home for his family; how well he has succeded subsequent years have shown. It may truly be said of him that he is a model farmer and deserves all that his industry has made. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Corbett was blessed with 8 children, 6 of whom are living, - John, Granville, Albert, Catherine, Samuel and Oscar.