Now for some Davis (Davies) Family Photos

This photo is identified as William, Vernon and Chloe Davis and is circa 1903-1904.

Tin Type photo of Chloe M. Forwood at age 19 in about 1879. This was also in Grandma Jennie Davis Corbin's box of old photos. This is the first photo I've ever seen of m great-grandmother Chloe, mother of Jennis and 9 other children, with William Davis (Davies). She came to Michigan from Switzerland County, Indiana and he came with his family from the Fynnon Gron (Round Well) Farm near Welsh Hook and Haverford West, Wales. The photo above is the Davis Family Farm that was northeast of the Corbin Family farm and about 1 mile east of Stanwood. All that remains of the farm now are the foundations of the barn and the house. There is a double-wide on the house foundation and lots of junk cars and trailers where the barn stood.

Some Other Family Photos

These two photos were found in a collection of photos that belonged to my grandmother, Jennie Davis Corbin Squires. We found them last summer after the reunion in items that had been stored at my Uncle Lowell's place since Grandma died in 2000 at the age of 102 1/2 years. The left picture was labeled as Leah, Gladys and Shirlie Corbin (circa 1918). The picture above has two Stimer brothers on the left, Shirlie Corbin holding nephew Richard Allen with his brothers, Garth (back) and Bill Corbin on the right (circa 1927). Anyone recognize whose house they are in front of? By the way, if anyone looking at this recognizes someone or something different than what we have, remember that this is a work in progress and we are open to any corrections as long as they are substantiated.

The Corbin Family Blog Finally Up and Running

With the help of cousin Ryan Corbin, we are finally up with a blog for the Corbins and allied families through the Travis Doleman Corbin (Travers Downman Corbin) line that ended up in Newton County, Indiana and Newaygo and Mecosta Counties, Michigan. We are interested in sharing family history information, updates, family get togethers and happenings, joys and sorrows, etc. This blog is as much an attempt to connect our wide-spread family (I have first cousins in Arizona, California, Alaska, Colorado, Michigan, and who knows where else, so we wanted to make a way for us to share and reconnect despite all the miles and all the years.). So, we look forward to the stories, memories and all the reconnecting. This is also certainly open to the Davis, Forwood, Stimer, and all the other connected families. We look forward to hearing from everyone. Have at it, kin folk!

The picture was taken in Lowell Corbin's garage during the combined family reunion about July 15, 2006 in Tustin, Michigan. This picture includes Ivan Garth Corbin, Dennis and Sean Corbin, Alan and his wife, Sam, Corbin. Missing were Ann Corbin Visser and Mary Corbin Kartes, the other two Garth Corbin kids.