Descendants of Gus & Lillie Corbitt

GUSSIE CORBITT

March 16, 1887 - October 18, 1955

 

On March 7, 1887 a second boy child was born to Joseph and Laura Rosanna M. Corbitt. They named him Gussie Lowman. While Gus was growing up with his brothers and sisters namely, John Ben, Dearse, Robbie, Lossie, Ollie and Eva, little did he realize that he would become a man among men. Gus was large in stature. He attended the public schools of Aiken County and did some studies at Benedict College. He met and courted Lillie Elizabeth Schofield. We can only imagine the sparks of love that ignited between them, for on January 10, 1910, Gus and Lillie were united in holy matrimony. From this union, 14 children were born. They all survived way into adulthood. The children were Willie, Casper, Levi, Karen, Gwendolyn, Leomia, Azalyn, Zenobia, John Henry, Louis, Eugene, Arthur Sylvester, Wyman Lowman, and Asenath Elizabeth. Gus and Lillie worked on a farm to raise their family.

 

Gus died on October 18, 1955, at the age of 68. His memory has been passed on to multiple generations of the Corbitt lineage. Through love, fellowship, family, and spiritual values that have been passed down to us, the unity of this family shall continue to grow stronger with each new generation learning about this patriarch.