Lee Calvin "Jack" Corkins

1916 - 1965  (48 years)

• Name	Lee Calvin "Jack" Corkins  [1, 2, 3]
  Nickname	Jack
  Born	12 Aug 1916	Tuscola County, Michigan   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Jun 1965	Michigan   [3]
  Buried	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Notes	In the November, 1952 obituary of John Corkins, it is noted he was survived by "...Jack of Detroit..." Cass City Chronicle Thursday, June 3, 1965 Volume 59, Number 7, Page 1 Sunday Crash Kills Lee "Jack" Corkins Lee (Jack) Corkins, 48, Belleville, died Tuesday from injuries suffered Sunday when the hood (at right) of this car flew up and the vehicle slammed into three other cars, injuring several persons. Police have been unable to determine who was driving the car because Corkins has his brother, Gene, of Cass City, were both thrown from the car?. Registered to Corkins Auto Sales in Cass City, the car crossed the centerline about five miles east of Caro Sunday afternoon when its hood flew up. The care tore into the three cars coming from the opposite direction, injuring five persons, three of them seriously. Listed in critical condition Wednesday at Hills and Dales was Gene Corkins of Cass City, Jack's brother. In fair condition was Mrs. Fern A. Popp, 46, Caro. Dr. Herbert L. Nigg, M.D., Caro, also injured in the crash was listed as "showing improvement," Wednesday morning? The autopsy was requested because both men were thrown from the car and deputies have not been able to question the survivor?.Popp and Drull both told sherrif's deputies that they saw the Corkins car coming at them at a high rate of speed with the hood up. All three cars hit by the Corkins car attempted to pull to the side of the road but the Corkins auto was too far into the other lane?.Corkins' auto was completely demolished in the front, but ironically, the hood which caused the accident suffered slight damage. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2008)
  Person ID	I30386	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	John Calvin Corkins,   b. 4 May 1873, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan ,   d. 7 Nov 1952, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Magdalena "Lena" Elizabeth Muck,   b. 9 Jul 1883, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 22 Nov 1931, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 48 years)
  Married	20 Mar 1912	Tuscola County, Michigan   [4]
  Family ID	F9586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Aug 1916 - Tuscola County, Michigan Died - 1 Jun 1965 - Michigan Buried - - Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Friday, November 14, 1952 Vol. 47, Number 29. Obituary of John Calvin Corkins (Reliability: 3). [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp ED 79-12 SD 11 Sheet 5B 113-113 (Reliability: 3). [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Thursday, June 3, 1965 Volume 59, Number 7, Page 1 (Reliability: 3). [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Friday, November 14, 1952 Vol. 47, Number 29 obituary of John Calvin Corkins (Reliability: 3).