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, W. L. J. (1827-1885) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Pages 367-368 W. L. J. Corley was born July 27, 1827, in what is now included in Barbour county, West Va. He was a son of Noah E. and Louisa (Wilson) Corley, and his father died in the army in 1864. Mr. Corley, subject of this sketch, enlisted as a private in the Confederate army, and after one year's service was commissioned lieutenant of Company C, 25th Virginia Infantry, and served through the entire war. He was captured at Williamport, Maryland, July 14, 1863, just after the Gettysburg fight, in which he was wounded, and was carried to Hagerstown, Md. He was held there until the following September, then taken to Chester, Pa., thence to Point Lookout, Md., and on Dec. 1st, was again moved to Johnsons Island, at mouth of Sandusky river, Ohio. April 17th, he was taken back to Pt. Lookout where he remained until August, and was then taken to Washington City. He was there confined in the Old Capitol Prison one week, then sent to Philadelphia, thence to Ft. Delaware where he arrived in Sept., and where he was exchanged Oct. 1st. He was unfit for duty, and remained in hospital at Liberty, Va., until the close of the war. After returning to Braxton county, he held several county offices. On Sept. 12, 1878, he married the widow of Wm. Kelly who before her marriage was Sarah C. Newlon, and two daughters were born to them, Louisa and May. Being clerk of the County Court at the time of his marriage, Mr. Corley issued his own marriage license, the only incident of the kind recorded in Braxton county. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From the Register of Deaths, Braxton County, WV (Page 55, Line Numbered 14) FULL-NAME: W. L. J. Corley BIRTH-PLACE: Randolph Co. DEATH-DATE: March 31, 1885 at age 58-years DEATH-PLACE: Sutton MARITAL-STATUS: married (S. C. Corley) OCCUPATION: Co. Clerk PARENTS: Louise and Noah Corley CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Spinal Disease INFORMANT: S. C. Corley, wife ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------