The late Randy Gibson, Caldwell County genealogist, noteded that Eliza's grandfather Henry Weidner was possibly the first settler in Catawba County and that her maternal grandfather, Major George Wilfong, fought at the Battle of Kings Mountain in the American Revolution.
Jacob Corpening was a son of Albert Corpening and Barbara Probst(Propst). He married Elizabeth Whitener on 9 December 1808. They lived on a portion of the Corpening Plantation which was located in what is now Burke & Caldwell Counties.
According to Burke County tax lists, Jacob Corpening owned 1,238 acres of land in 1815. The NC slave schedule lists him as owning 50 slaves.
Also, this cemetery no longer exists because the Morganton Lenoir airport was built over it. The graves are there, but covered over.
The late Randy Gibson, Caldwell County genealogist, noteded that Eliza's grandfather Henry Weidner was possibly the first settler in Catawba County and that her maternal grandfather, Major George Wilfong, fought at the Battle of Kings Mountain in the American Revolution.
Jacob Corpening was a son of Albert Corpening and Barbara Probst(Propst). He married Elizabeth Whitener on 9 December 1808. They lived on a portion of the Corpening Plantation which was located in what is now Burke & Caldwell Counties.
According to Burke County tax lists, Jacob Corpening owned 1,238 acres of land in 1815. The NC slave schedule lists him as owning 50 slaves.
Also, this cemetery no longer exists because the Morganton Lenoir airport was built over it. The graves are there, but covered over.
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aged 78 years, 1 month and 14 days
Family Members
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Daniel Michael Corpening
1811–1868
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Anna Catherine Corpening Harshaw
1817–1908
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Jacob Monroe Copening
1818–1886
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William Crawford Corpening
1820–1907
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Eliza Jane Corpening Setzer
1822–1891
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Harriet Janice Corpening Mosteller
1823–1899
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Albert Gallatin Corpening
1825–1894
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Phatima Corpening Harris
1827–1908
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Rufus Mosteller
1852–1936
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