THIRD GENERATION


13. Francis Marion McCORKLE Jr. was born on 22 Oct 1786 in Mecklenburg Co., NC. He died on 13 Sep 1853 in Catawba Co., NC. Was a private in the Revoluntionary War when he married Elizabeth Abernathy of Lincoln County.

He was married to Elizabeth Mariah ABERNATHY on 4 Jan 1813 in Lincoln Co., NC. Elizabeth Mariah ABERNATHY was born on 7 Mar 1793 in Lincoln Co., NC. She died on 15 Feb 1877. She was christened in Oct 1997 in Stutesman notes show death 2/1/1877. Francis Marion McCORKLE Jr. and Elizabeth Mariah ABERNATHY had the following children:

child+31 i. Thomas McCORKLE.
child+32 ii. Alexander Wilson McCORKLE.
child+33 iii. John J. McCORKLE.
child+34 iv. Matthew Locke McCORKLE.
child35 v. Susannah McCORKLE was born on 12 Nov 1819 in Lincoln Co., NC. She died on 3 May 1824 in Lincoln Co., NC. Susan McCorkle, daughter of Francis, Jr. and Elizabeth Maria died from drowning in a spring. 1/28/97 In book Catawba Cemeteries Vol. 2 shows a Susan McCorkle buried near Francis and Elizabeth no dates given.
child+36 vi. Charity Ann McCORKLE.
child37 vii. William Sidney McCORKLE was born on 28 Jul 1825 in Lincoln Co., NC. He died on 20 Mar 1857. 10/97 - notes from Stutesman shows Williams S. died 3/20/1857 at 33 yrs 7 mos. 22 days
Never married
child+38 viii. Sarah Selina McCORKLE.
child39 ix. Franklin McCORKLE was born on 27 Dec 1827 in Lincoln Co., NC. He died on 17 Jan 1828 in Catawba Co., NC. Franklin McCorkle, son of Francis, Jr. and Elizabeth Maria died in infancy.
child+40 x. Frances (Fannie) Gabriel McCORKLE.
child+41 xi. David Newton McCORKLE.
child42 xii. Elizabeth Marie McCORKLE was born on 20 Aug 1833. She died on 30 Oct 1863. Elizabeth McCorkle died during the civil war.

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