By Muriel Bristol | June 11, 2023
Leroy Fremont Corson was born in Milton, December 26, 1858, son of Alonzo and Mary (Hanscom) Corson. (Alonzo Corson was a soldier in the Fifth NH Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War).
Alonzo Corson, works for shoe factory, aged thirty-nine years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Mary [(Hanscom)] Corson, keeping house, aged thirty-eight years (b. NH), Leroy F. Corson, works for shoe factory, aged thirteen years (b. NH), and Carrie E. Corson, at school, aged eleven years (b. NH). They shared a two-family residence with the household of Samuel S. Nutter, works for shoe factory, aged twenty-four years (b. NH). Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Henry H. Corson, works in shoe factory, aged twenty-seven years (b. NH), and Stephen Drew, a physician, aged seventy-nine years (b. NH).
Jeremy H. Titcomb, a stone cutter, aged seventy-nine years (b. NH), headed a Farmington, NH, household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his [second] wife, Charlotte F. [(Corson)] Titcomb, keeping house, aged fifty-six years (b. ME), his brother-in-law, Alonzo Corson, works in shoe shop, aged forty-eight years (b. NH), and his grandson [his wife’s nephew], Leroy F. Corson, works in shoe shop, aged twenty-three years (b. NH). They shared a two-family residence with the household of Samuel A. Jones, works in shoe shop, aged thirty-three years (b. NH).
Samuel Jones, a farmer, aged sixty (b. ME), headed a Lebanon, ME, household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Mary A. [(Dixon)] Jones, keeping house, aged fifty-eight years (b. ME), and his boarder, Winora W. Jones, at home, aged nineteen years (b. ME).
Leroy F. Corson married in Farmington, NH, March 9, 1880, Winora Weston “Nora” Jones, he of Milton and she of Lebanon, ME. He was a shoemaker, aged twenty-three years, and she was aged nineteen years. Rev. C.A. Bickford performed the ceremony. She was born in Lebanon, ME, circa March 1861, daughter of Samuel B. and Mary A. “Annie” (Dixon) Jones.
(The known children of Leroy F. and Winora (Weston) Corson were: Helene Mary Corson (1882–1914), Herbert L. Corson (188?-188?), Sumner J. Corson (1886-1889), Agnes Miriam Corson (1888–1950), Harold Maurice Corson (1893–), and Carl Edwin Corson (1896-1897)).
MARRIAGES. In Farmington, March 9, by Rev. C.A. Bickford, Leroy F. Corson of Milton, and Miss Minora W. Jones of Lebanon, Me. (Farmington News, March 19, 1880).
LOCALS. The following were installed Friday evening as officers of Eureka Council, No. 2, Royal Templars of Temperance, for the ensuing term: E.E. Clarke, Select Counselor; John M. Berry, V.C.; D.W. Edgerly, V.C.; Warren H. Whitehouse, R.S.; Chas. G. Wood, F.S.; A.A. Hall, Treas.; J.A. Roberts, Chaplain; Geo. F. Russell, Hearld; Mrs. Abbie B. Russell, D. Herald; William P. Holmes, Guard; Leroy S. Corson, Sentinel (Farmington News, July 16, 1880).
Daughter Helene M. Corson was born in Lebanon, ME, November 18, 1882.
LOCALS. The following newly elected officers of Eureka Council, R.T. of T., are to be installed to-night: A.L. Dow, C.C.; Leroy Corson, V.C.; E. Graco Herring, Rec. Sec.; A.H. Hanson, Fin. Sec.; P.P. Connor, P.C.; Mrs. G.W. Chesley, Treas.; J.H. Edgerly, Chap.; Frank Blake, Herald; J.M. Berry, I.S.; J.H. Perkins, S. (Farmington News, July 13, 1883).
Son Herbert L. Corson was born and died [in Lebanon, ME,] in the mid 1880s. Son Sumner J. Corson was born in Lebanon, ME, in 1886. Daughter Agnes Miriam Corson was born in Milton, September 9, 1888.
LOCALS. Leroy Corson of Milton, a former resident here, has commenced the manufacture of custom shoes (Farmington News, March 22, 1889).
Son Sumner J. Corson died in Milton, in 1889. Father Alonzo Corson died in Milton, December 23, 1889.
The Milton Selectmen of 1890 were O.F. Marsh, L.F. Corson, and C.A. Jones. In a General Court Manual, Oscar F. Marsh and Charles A. Jones were identified as Republicans, while Leroy F. Corson was identified as a Democrat (NH Secretary of State, 1891).
MILTON. Leroy Corson is building a large stable adjoining his house on Prospect Hill (Farmington News, October 10, 1890).
MILTON. The storm Sunday was quite severe in this village. A new stable partially completed, belonging to Leroy F. Corson, was twisted several feet on its foundation and came near being blown down. The water on the pond rose several feet during the afternoon and evening and presented a decidedly rough appearance Monday morning (Farmington News, October 24, 1890).
The Milton Selectmen of 1891 were O.F. Marsh, L.F. Corson, and F.P. Jones.
Son Harold Maurice Corson was born in Milton, September 5, 1893. (He was the fifth child). His father, Leroy F. Corson, was a McKay [shoe machine] stitcher. M.A.H. Hart, M.D., reported the birth.
Leroy F. Corson was Master of the Lewis W. Nute grange in 1896. Myron P. Dickey was its Lecturer and Bard B. Plummer was its Secretary (NH Board of Agriculture, 1897).
WEST MILTON. Mr. Leroy Corson and family have been on the Cook place for haying but will soon return to their town home. It would be pleasant for the neighborhood if this family Could remain here (Farmington News, August 21, 1896).
Son Carl Edwin Corson was born in Milton, August 30, 1896. (He was the sixth child). W.F. Wallace, M.D., reported the birth. He died of pneumonia in Milton, December 29, 1896, aged four months. M.A.H. Hart, M.D., signed the death certificate.
WEST MILTON. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Corson have lost their four months old son, Carl Edwin. He died of pneumonia (Farmington News, January 29, 1897).
Father-in-law Samuel B. Jones died in Lebanon, ME, in 1898.
Leroy F. Corson was Secretary of the Lewis W. Nute grange in 1898. Charles H. Cole was its Master and Myron P. Dickey was its Lecturer (NH Board of Agriculture, 1899).
MILTON. Saturday last Leroy F. Corson was quite seriously injured while working at the paper mill, but is said to be improving (Farmington News, March 3, 1899).
Daughter Helene M. Corson married (1st) in Dover, NH, October 10, 1899, Whilliam Greenleaf Webber, she of Milton and he of Dover, NH. He was a painter, aged twenty years, and she was aged seventeen years. Rev. W.H.S. Hascall performed the ceremony. Webber was born in Newfields, NH, son of William H. and Josephine L. Webber. (And he was a Spanish-American War veteran).
Leroy Corson, a McKay stitcher, aged sixty-three years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Twelfth (1900) Federal Census. His household included his wife (of twenty years), Winora W. [(Jones)] Corson, aged fifty-nine years (b. ME), his children, Helene M. [(Corson)] Webber, a home assistant, aged seventeen years (b. ME), Agnes M. Corson, at school, aged eleven years (b. NH), Harold M. Corson, at school, aged six years (b. NH), and his grandson, Waldemar F. Webber, aged two months (b. NH). Leroy F. Corson owned their house, free-and-clear. Winora W. Corson was the mother of six children, of whom three were still living. Helene M. Webber was the mother of one child, of whom one was still living.
George P. Fowler, a machinist, aged thirty-eight years (b. NH), headed a Boston, MA, household at the time of the Twelfth (1900) Federal Census. His household included his wife (of eighteen years), Carrie B. [(Trow)] Fowler, aged thirty-seven years (b. NH), his daughter, Nina B. Fowler, at school, aged fifteen years (b. NH), and his boarder, Leroy F. Corson, a machinist, aged forty-three years (b. NH). George P. Fowler rented their house. Carrie B. Fowler was the mother of one child, of whom one was still living.
Son-in-law William G. Webber divorced Helene Mary [(Corson)] Webber in Strafford County Superior Court, June 13, 1901. He alleged extreme cruelty. (One had to allege something).
Mother-in-law Annie T. Jones died in Lebanon, ME, in 1904.
Mother Mary (Hanscom) Corson died in Milton, February 14, 1907.
Daughter Helene M. (Corson) Webber married (2nd) in Boston, MA, October 26, 1907, Reinhold Eberhardt, he of 67 Round Hill Street and she of 1 Warbury Terrace. He was a salesman, aged twenty-five years, and she was [a divorcée,] aged twenty-four years. Rev. James A. Johnston performed the ceremony. Eberhardt was born in Germany, circa 1882, son of Samuel and Pauline F. (Koch) Eberhardt.
Daughter Agnes M. Corson married (1st) in Boston, MA, April 5, 1908, Job L. Hatfield, both of 1 Marbury Terrace, Boston, MA. He was a clerk, aged twenty-two years, and she was a clerk, aged nineteen years. Rev. James A. Johnston performed the ceremony. Hatfield was born in Yarmouth County, circa 1886, son of George A. and Annie (Churchill) Hatfield.
Leroy F. Corson, a shoe shop stitcher, aged fifty-three years (b. NH), headed a Boston, MA, household at the time of the Thirteenth (1910) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Winora [(Jones)] Corson, aged forty-nine years (b. ME), his children, Harold Corson, wholesale groceries, aged twenty-one [sixteen] years (b. NH), and Agnes [(Corson)] Hatfield, aged twenty-one years (b. NH), and his son-in-law (of two years), J. Lyons Hatfield, a creamery manager, aged twenty-four years (b. Canada). Leroy Corson rented their house at 412 Centre Street. Winora Corson was the mother of six children, of whom three were still living. They shared a two-family residence with the household of Charles H. McGee, an orchestra musician, aged thirty-seven years (b. MA).
Reinhold Eberhardt, an electrical supplies salesman, aged twenty-eight years (b. Germany), headed a Brooklyn, NY, household at the time of the Thirteenth (1910) Federal Census. His household included his wife (of two years), Helene M. [((Corson) Webber)] Eberhardt, aged twenty-seven years (b. ME), and Waldemar F. Eberhardt [Webber], aged ten years (b. NH). Reinholdt Eberhardt had immigrated into the U.S. in 1891. Helene M. Eberhardt was the mother of one child, of whom one was still living.
Son Harold M. Corson married in Boston, MA, January 7, 1913, Elizabeth Ochs, he of 412 Centre Street, Boston, MA, and she of 2985 Washington Street, Boston, MA. He was a shoe cutter, aged nineteen years, and she was a shoe skiver, aged twenty-four years. Rev. J. Sch[—] [Bra]ndt performed the ceremony. She was born in Boston, MA, circa 1892, daughter of Joseph B. and Anna (Grewen) Ochs.
Daughter Helene M. ((Corson) Webber) Eberhardt died of phthisis pulmonalis at 19 Burr Street in Boston, MA, October 21, 1914, aged thirty-one years, eleven months, and three days. H.N. Emmons, M.D., signed the death certificate.
Leroy F. Corson appeared in the Boston, MA, directory of 1916, as a special policeman, with his house at 412 Centre street, JP [Jamaica Plain]. Son Harold M. Corson appeared as a cutter, boarding at 408 Centre street, JP. Son-in-law J. Lyons Hatfield appeared as a manager at 349 Centre street, JP, rooming at 408 Centre street, JP.
Son Harold Maurice Corson, of 408 Center Street, Boston, MA, aged twenty-three years, registered for the WW I military draft in Boston, MA, June 5, 1917. He had been born in Milton, NH, September 5, 1893. He was a shoe factory foreman for Thomas H. Plant Co., at Center Street, Boston, MA. He had a wife and one child. He was of medium height, with a medium build, blue eyes, and brown hair.
Leroy F. Corson died, probably in Boston, MA, June 6, 1918.
Son Harold M. Corson disappeared from Boston, MA, circa 1918-19. His wife and children may be found residing with her parents in 1920, and notices seeking information about his whereabouts were published in 1921 and 1923.
J. Lyons Hatfield, a creamery manager, aged thirty-two years (b. Nova Scotia), headed a Boston, MA, household at the time of the Fourteenth (1920) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Agnes [(Corson)] Hatfield, a creamery saleslady, aged thirty years (b. NH), his children, Norman L. Hatfield, aged four years (b. MA), and Helen W. Hatfield, aged eight years (b. MA), his nephew, Waldemar Webber, a shoe factory cutter, aged nineteen years (b. NH), and his mother-in-law, Nora W. [(Jones)] Corson, aged fifty-eight years (b. ME). J. Lyons Hatfield rented their part of a two-family house at 408 Centre Street.
Joseph Ochs, a piano maker (Chickering Co.), aged seventy years (b. MA), headed a Boston, MA, household at the time of the Fourteenth (1920) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Anna [(Grewen)] Ochs, aged fifty-seven years (b. Germany), his children, Frederick Ochs, a shoe factory patternmaker, aged twenty-five years (b. MA), George Ochs, a shoe factory patternmaker, aged twenty-two years (b. MA), Rita Ochs, aged sixteen years (b. MA), Mildred Ochs, aged thirteen years (b. MA), Elizabeth [(Ochs)] Corsin, aged thirty-one years (b. MA), and his grandsons, Leroy Corsin, aged four years (b. MA), and Herbert Corsin, aged two years (b. MA). Joseph Ochs rented their apartment at 15 Paul Gore Street. Elizabeth Corsin was divorced.
INFORMATION WANTED. IF HAROLD M. CORSON sees this notice call sister at once; important. Jamaica 1878-M (Boston Globe, March 20, 1921).
Bostonian Missing Four Years. Efforts also are being made to locate Harold M. Corson, 29 years old, formerly of Boston, but who has not been heard from by his relatives for about four years. They have information from a man who knows Corson, however, that the latter was seen in Philadelphia within the last year, at which time he said he was employed as a salesman, but did not say by whom; Corson is described as being about five feet eleven inches in height, and weighing approximately 160 pounds. He is of dark complexion, with blue eyes, brown hair and is smooth shaven (Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), September 16, 1923).
Winora W. Corson appeared in the Boston, MA, directories of 1924, and 1927, as the widow of Leroy F. Corson, with her residence at 408 Centre street, JP [Jamaica Plain]. Son-in-law J. Lyons Hatfield appeared as a manager at 349 Center street, in JP, with his house at 408 Centre street.
J. Lyons Hatfield, a creamery manager, aged forty-four years (b. Nova Scotia), headed a Boston, MA, headed a Boston, MA, household at the time of the Fifteenth (1930) Federal Census. His household included his wife (of twenty-two years), A.M. [(Corson)] Hatfield, aged forty-one years (b. NH), his children, Norman Hatfield, a stenographer, aged twenty years (b. MA), and Helen Hatfield, an inspector, aged eighteen years (b. MA), his mother [-in-law], N. Winora [(Jones)] Corson, a widow, aged sixty-nine years (b. ME), and his nephew, Wilber Webber, aged thirty years (b. NH). J. Lyons Hatfield rented their part of a three-family house at 456 Centre Street, for $60 per month.
Anna [(Grewen)] Ochs, a widow, aged sixty-eight years (b. Germany), headed a Boston, MA, household at the time of the Fifteenth (1930) Federal Census. Her household included her daughter, Elizabeth [(Ochs)] Corson, a shoe worker, aged forty-two years (b. MA), and her grandsons, Leroy Corson, aged fourteen years (b. MA), and Herbert Corson, aged twelve years (b. MA). Anna Ochs rented their apartment at 15 Pond Street, for $35 per month. They had a radio set.
Winora W. Corson appeared in the Boston, MA, directory of 1932, as the widow of Leroy F. Corson, with her residence at 2035 Centre street, WR [West Roxbury].
Winora W. (Jones) Corson died, probably in Boston, MA, in 1936.
Leroy Corson, a shoe company cutter, aged twenty-five years (b. MA), headed a Boston, MA, household at the time of the Sixteenth (1940) Federal Census. His household included his mother, Elizabeth [(Ochs)] Corson, a shoe company skiver, aged fifty-eight years (b. MA), and his brother, Herbert Corson, a WPA road laborer, aged twenty-two years (b. MA). Leroy Corson rented their apartment at 52 South Street, for $18 per month. They had all resided in the “same place” in 1935.
Daughter-in-law Elizabeth A. (Ochs) Corson died in Wolfeboro, NH, September 12, 1979.
DEATHS. CORSON – In Wolfboro, September 12. formerly of Jamaica Plain, Elizabeth A. (Ochs), mother of Leroy J. of Westwood and Herbert F. Corson of Ossipee Village, N.H., sister of Rita Miketa of Westwood, and Mildred Hinckley of E. Weymouth. Funeral from the John F. Holden Westwood Funeral Home, 55 High Rock (off Rt. 109), WESTWOOD, Saturday at 8:45. Funeral Mass in St. Margaret Mary Church at 9:30. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours Friday only, 2-4 and 7-9 (Boston Globe, September 14, 1979).
Daughter Agnes M. (Corson) Hatfield died in Milton, March 29, 1950.
References:
Find a Grave. (2020, August 18). Alonzo Corson. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/214560721/alonzo-corson
Find a Grave. (2021, September 3). Carl Edwin Corson. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/231630917/carl-edwin-corson
Find a Grave. (2021, September 3). Helen M. Corson. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/231630857/helen-m-webber
Find a Grave. (2021, September 3). Leroy F. Corson. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/231630776/leroy-f-corson
Find a Grave. (2021, September 3). Agnes M. Hatfield. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/231631749/agnes-m-hatfield
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Milton Observer 