The excerpts indexed below are from the 1878 book "History of Cumberland" by William H. Lowdermilk. Click here to see a pdf of the entire book. There may be other Korns references in the book, but these are the ones I've found so far.
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Michael Corn living west of Fort Cumberland in 1787/88
In this excerpt, in 1787 the Governor and Council of Maryland, by authority of the Legislature, commissioned a survey of the territory of the State lying westward of Fort Cumberland, A survey was done, marking out 4,165 lots of 50 acres each, and noting lands that were already occupied and improved by settlers. These settlers were authorized, by an act of 1788, to purchase the land that they had settled on. A resulting list of settlers "then located upon the lands lying in Maryland west of Fort Cumberland" includes the name "Michael Corn". According to the book "The Geneology of Michael Korns, Sr.", Michael Korns was last assessed in Berks County, PA in 1786, and didn't show up in the Bedford County (now Somerset County) records until 1795. This new record explains where he went after leaving Berks County! The same list is provided in volume 1 of the book "History of Allegany County Maryland" by James W. Thomas, LL.D. and Judge T.J.C. Williams. Click here for detailed analysis of the subject of Michael and Jacob Korns living in Maryland.
Korns family among first 125 in Cumberland
In this excerpt, referenced in the 1949 book "The Genealogy of Michael Korns, Sr. of Somerset County Pennsylvania", the Korns family is listed among the first families in Cumberland, and as having supposedly moved there during the 1790 to 1800 time period.
Korns families in Cumberland in early 1800's
The following pages include references to Korns families living in Cumberland in the early 1800's.
Jesse & Henry Korns, City Councilmen
Jesse Korns in meeting regarding the Civil War
In this excerpt, Jesse Korns, a prominant citizen of Cumberland, is a Vice President of an 1861 public meeting where an interesting resolution was written concerning their opinion about the beginning of the Civil War. A copy of the resolution is included in the excerpt.
Cumberland Maryland in the Civil War
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Misc. Korns references
Click here to learn about a book that covers some of the time periods Lowdermilk's 1878 book skips over.
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