WILLIAM B. McCORKLE is a son of Thomas McCorkle, who was born in Washington county, and married to Anna McCullough, also a native of the county, born in 1833. Thomas and Anna McCorkle ,reared the following family of children: William B., CoIwell (a farmer of Somerset township), David, Lizzie, Minnie, Retta, James and Samuel, of whom the last three are now deceased. The father died on the home farm in 1882; he was a member of the United Presbyterian Church. On August 12,1886, Mrs. McCorkle was united in marriage with Frederick Whitely, of Somerset township. William B. McCorkle was born December 19, 1858, on the home farm in this county, and on April 5, 1888, was united in matrimonial alliance with Miss Martha J. Bebout, who was born January 7, 1868, in Washington county, Penn., and is a daughter of David and Dorothy (McMurray) Bebout, who reared the following family of children: Catherine (wife of Weir McNary), James, Belle, Frank, Martha J. (Mrs. McCorkle), Elizabeth, and Dora (the last named being deceased). Her father is a farmer in Cecil township,this county, and both her parents are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. McCorkle resides on the pleasant and fruitful farm of 106 acres, where he was born. He and his wife are members of the United Presbyterian Church, and he is a Democrat.

Text taken from page 327 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed February 1998 by Ed Macke of Flower Mound, TX as part of the Beers Project. Published February 1998 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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