Researching Virginia Corbin
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 590 people with the Corbin surname? In that year Corbin was ranked number 2989 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Virginia means "maiden, virgin" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Virginia Corbin on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Virginia Corbin and the Corbin Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Corbin Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Corbin family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1109 people with the Corbin surname in the UK? Corbin is now ranked number 3007 for popularity in the UK. |
Corbin Family History Databases
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Corbin Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 30382 people with the Corbin surname in the USA? Corbin is ranked number 147 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Corbin Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Virginia Corbin. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Virginia Corbin
Virginia Lee Corbin
Virginia Lee Corbin (December 5, 1910 – June 4, 1942) was an American silent film actress. Corbin began her career as a child actress in 1916, when she was billed as Baby Virginia Corbin, and went on to become a youthful flapper in the 1920s. She was one of the many silent stars that would not make it in the sound era, and retired from acting in the early 1930s.
She married Chicago stockbroker Theodore Krol in 1929 and they had two children, Phillip and Robert. They divorced in 1937 and shortly after she married another Chicago stockbroker, Charles Jacobson.
She died at age 31 from tuberculosis.
Source: Virginia Lee Corbin, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Corbin
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