At long last--my thanks to all who endured my relentless search for this special lady.
Her name is Ella (probably Ellen) M
Corbin CAMPBELL.
She was born between 1846 and 1857 near Mint
Cove, Spaniard's
Bay, Newfoundland. She had one brother, Richard, b 1845 same place.
Her parents were Phillip
Corbin and Jane
Fleming. Her paternal grandparents were Richard
Corbin and Ellen Phelan. She was of
Irish heritage, perhaps related to Waterford's
Bartholomew Corbin of Cape de Verde, Newfoundland.
She had at least one son, Peter
Corbin, born March 14, 1871, according to his US Naturalization papers. Peter states he arrived October 1888, at the age of 17. I have found no further validation or travel info.
Ella married a John C
CAMPBELL, and was known to her family as Grandma
CAMPBELL. She was tiny, and sprite, and worked hard at what she did, told wonderful stories of music and dances and parties, and was partial to her son, Peter. At the end of her life, Ella lived with her Granddaughter, Mildred Veronica
Corbin who married John J
Mc Carthy in
Boston, where she fell and broke her hip. She survived for some time at Mattapan Hospital, where her great grandchildren, 14 year old Dorothy
Gallagher and 9 year old Frances Jean
Mc Carthy and 7 year old John Joseph
Mc Carthy III would stand by the fence to wave to her at her window.
Ella M. Corbin
CAMPBELL died on January 13, 1932 in
Boston,
MA and is buried at St Joseph Cemetery Holyhood at 990
Grange St PO Box 16, West
Roxbury MA 02132-0001 Fax 617-327-0526 Phone 617-327-1010.
The grave was owned by her son, Peter, and is shared with Peter's second wife, Mary Kennedy, who died on January 25, 1957. Mary's residence at time of death was 36
Worcester Square,
Boston, Mass.
Additional info I can add:
Peter Corbin's first wife was Julia Maria
Maddox, b March 12, 1872 in Tilting, Newfoundland. She was amiddle child of several, of parents Ellen FOLEY and Patrick
Maddox, married September 6, 1862 in Tilting RC records. Julia (listed as Helen Julia) died May 29, 1926 in
Boston,
MA. She is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery,
Malden,
MA. Peter & Julia were married September 5, 1897 in
Boston, Mass. Julia's siblings were Walter
Maddox, bpt July 23, 1864, William Joseph
Maddox, bpt April 13, 1866, Nora
Maddox, bpt November 29, 1868, Bridget Clara
Maddox, bpt July 27, 1877 and Patrick Peter
Maddox bpt July 24, 1878 in Tilting, Newfoundland.
Peter died June 15, 1949. He rests at Holy Cross Cemetery in
Malden,
MA. His children, all born in
Boston are
Mary Agnes
Corbin Gallagher Daniels, b July 12, 1898, d Feb 1966, Belleville, NJ, Gertrude Helen
Corbin Spearin b September 22, 1899, d Dec 18, 1989,
Tiverton, RI; Irene Julia
Corbin Stork b June 9, 1901
Boston, d November 1960,
Newark, NJ; Mildred Veronica
Corbin Mc Carthy Geunther b May 6, 1903, d Feb 4, 1992 Cedar
Grove, NJ;
Walter Peter
Corbin b April 29, 1905, d June 1973, NY.
Child from Peter Corbin's second marriage to Mary Kennedy:
Peter
Corbin b November 3, 1928, d Sept 1985,
Tiverton Rhode Island. Peter left a wife, Mary, and five grown children in the military.
Rest in peace, dear Grandma Ella
Corbin CAMPBELL.
Regards, Candi
Mc Carthy, GGGdaughter