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  • Name: Nelson Corkum
  • Birth: 11-JUL-1854 in: Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Death: 11-NOV-1928 in: Berwick West, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Father: Charles Corkum
  • Mother: Catherine UNKNOWN

Notes: 1928 Nelson Corkum
died on Wednesday, November 14, 1928 Source: Berwick Register

November 14, 1928 Obituary Nelson CORKUM The death of Nelson CORKUM, a highly respected citizen of Berwick West, occurred at his home on Sunday morning, November 11th, at the age of 74 years. Mr. Corkum had been in failing health since May and tw o weeks ago he suffered a shock from which he did not rally. The deceased had been almost a lifelong resident of this community. Born in Chester, the son of the late Charles and Catherine CORKUM of that place he came to Berwick with his parents wh en only a small boy. He is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Eva COOK, of North Range, Digby County, and two daughters, Bessie, at home, and Mrs. Blanche KENNEDY of the composing-room staff of The Register; also two little
granddaughters, Ruth and Dorothy KENNEDY. Two sisters, Mrs. Mary WHITE, North Range, and Mrs. Boardman BURBIDGE, of West Natick, Mass., and one brother, Judson, of Booth Bay, Maine, also survive. Funeral services were held from his late residence , Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, with Rev. H. E. Allaby, pastor of the Berwick Baptist Church, officiating. The pall-bearers were four neighbors – Perley Huntley, H. A. Margeson, Alex. Palmer and Lee Croft. Interment was in Berwick Cemetery . -- Phil Vogler P.O. Box 266 Berwick, Nova Scotia B0P 1E0 http://www.glinx.com/~philv/

1901 Canada Census for Berwick, Kings County, NS:

24 146 Corkum Nelson M Head M Jul 11 1854 46
25 146 Corkum Eva F Wife M Oct 2 1867 33
26 146 Corkum Bessie B F Daughter S Sep 2 1893 7
27 146 Corkum Blanch M F Daughter S Apr 11 1901 1
28 146 Corkum Catherine F Mother W Jul 18 1827 73
29 146 Corkum Freeman M Brother S Mar 28 1868 32


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