U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Corley, James Madison (d. 1881) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Page 366 James Madison Corley was the son of William Corley of Randolph county. He was for many years a citizen of Braxton, and served as Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff, also a member of the County Court. He also served one term in the State Senate. Mr. Corley married Edith, daughter of James Skidmore. Their children were John P., a Federal soldier who was killed in the battle of Kernstown, Va., and Virginia who married James Conrad of Lewis county. Mrs. Edith Corley died at their home near Doling Green in the spring of 1851, and is buried there by the side of Mr. Corley's mother, the grave being marked by a plain marble slab. Shortly after the death of Mrs. Corley, Mr. Corley married Miss Deborah Camden Sprigg, daughter of John and Elizabeth Sprigg, formerly of Maryland. The children of this union were Henry Sprigg, Elizabeth who married Warren Gaudy, Catherine who married George Woodard, and James who died in early childhood. Mr. Corley was a soldier in the Union army, and served in the same company with his son. He died near Clarksburg, W. Va., in 1881. Mr. Corley was a kind and congenial man, hospitable in his home, but at times became irritable. He was a Whig of the old Clay and Harrison type. ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Braxton County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/braxton/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------