Why
did
Walter
McCorkle,
who
died
at
the
age
of
31,
name
his
son
Joseph
Hillis
McCorkle?
Walter
McCorkle
was
married
in
Hendricks
County,
Indiana
but
there
were
few
McCorkles
in
that
county.
However,
next
door
in
Putnam
County
are
many
McCorkles,
which
makes
it
likely
that
Walter
lived
in
Putnam
County
before
his
marriage.
In
the
1830
census,
William
McCorkle
and
Joseph
Hillis
were
living
next
door
to
one
another
and
listed
on
the
same
page.
Was
William
McCorkle
the
father
of
Walter?
Surely,
they
must
be
at
least
cousins!
Going
back
further,
we
find
that
Elizabeth
Ruth
McCorkle
married
William
Hillis.
But
they
are
too
old
to
be
Walter's
parents.
Which
child
or
relative
of
theirs
is
the
father
of
Walter
McCorkle?
Walter
McCorkle's
grandsons,
sons
of
Joseph
Hillis
McCorkle
were
named
Walter
Scott
and
William
Bell.
Maiden
names
in
the
family
often
were
used
for
middle
names.
Joseph's
wife's
maiden
name
was
Case,
thus,
it
would
seem
they
came
from
Walter's
side
of
the
house.
It
seems
quite
likely
that
he
is
descended
from
Joseph
McCorkle
and
Hannah
Scott,
but
we
cannot
document
his
father's
name
There
are
also
a
number
of
Gooding
and
McCorkle
marriages
throughout
history
and
my
maternal
great
grandmother
married
Cornelius
Gooding
as
her
second
husband
in
St.
Clair
County,
Illinois.
Yes,
there
were
McCorkles
in
St.
Clair
as
well.
Although
representing
different
sides
of
my
family,
there
appears
to
be
a
connection.
Cornelius
Gooding
was
from
Fleming
County,
Kentucky
when
he
came
to
St.
Clair
County.
Thomas
Jarrard
and
his
wife
Rebecca
Fee
lived
for
a
short
period
of
time
in
Adams
County,
Ohio
bordering
Fleming
County.
After
the
death
of
Thomas
and
the
wife
of
Cornelius,
Becky
Jarrard
married
Cornelius
Gooding.