Tenth Generation

5077. Jesse D. Cory^130,178 was born on 15 Jul 1868 in Elkhart Co, IN. He died in 1939. He was buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko Co, IN. He was a famer, bank stockholder, Syracuse Eagles Lodge Member, and a Republican.. He was educated in district schools.. "Jesse D. Cory is a prosperous farmer whos home is two miles west of Syracuse in Van Buren Township. The Corys are pioneers in Northern Indiana, and the family name has always been associated with honest, sterling worth and good citizenship.

The father of Jesse D. Cory was Orange L. Cory, who was born in Elkhart County, Indiana, in 1846, and is know living in Syracuse. He married Selena Evans who was born in Kosciusko County. After their marriage they lived in Elkhart County for several years, but finally moved to Warsaw. Orange Cory served as deputy sheriff of the county. He finally moved to Syracuse, where he is now living. He and his wife had eleven children, seven of whom are still living.

Jesse D. Cory was born in Elkhart County July 15, 1868, but has spent most of his life in Kosciusko County. He was educated in district schools and remained at home until twenty-one. For a number of years he has farmed his present place of eighty-nine acres and is a raiser of staple crops and of good livestock. He is also a stockholder in the local bank. Mr. Cory is affiliated with the Eagles Lodge at Syracuse and in politics is a republican. (1919)"

Jesse D. Cory and Mary M. were married. Mary M. was born in 1860. She died in 1947.