Joseph Barton CORNEAU
Birth:
30 Sep 1878
Toledo, Ohio
Death:
28 Apr 1963
Ogunquit, Maine
Marriage:
27 Dec 1913
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
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PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS of Catherine Addison Corneau Lenox in January of1995: He couldn't carry a tune, but methodically learned the notes to all the songs that his younger brother Addison could would go and serenade Octavia and Renie Roberts, Barton playing the chords and Addison singing. Barton began courting Octavia first when Renie and Tavie were living in Chicago. Renie was the third wheel younger sister, and to get his and Tavie's hair, Barton talked his brother Addison into making it a foursome. Renie and Addison, interestingly enough, hit it off and in fact married in June of 1910, before Barton and Tavie tied the knot. OCCUPATION: He was a lawyer with Corneau & Frothingham, 50 Federal Street, Boston 10, Massachusetts. SOURCE: Death notice, Illinois State Journal, Springfield, Illinois, 30 April 1963, p. 4: Barton Corneau, 84, of Ogunquit, Maine, formerly of Springfield, died at noon Sunday at his residence. Born in Springfield [other information gives his birthplace as Toledo, Ohio], Mr. the son of William Corneau, who was vice president of the Wabash Railroad. Corneau was an attorney for the Illinois Central Railroad in Chicago and was with the Justice Department in Washington for some time. He was later senior partner in the Boston law firm of Corneau, Frothingham and Channing. His brother, Addison Corneau, was vice president of the Springfield Marine Bank before his death in 1942. He is survived by his widow, Octavia Roberts Corneau, formerly an employee of the Illinois State Journal.
Octavia Ridgeley ROBERTS
Birth:
26 Aug 1875
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
Death:
14 Mar 1972
Ogunquit, Maine
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SOURCE: CORNEAU 0013 lists Nicholas H. Ridgely's two wives, their children, and their grandchildren. It is undated, but was compiled at some point after 1923 and prior to 1935, and lists Octavia Roberts (Mrs. Barton Corneau) as living. SOURCE: CORNEAU 0008 (Kith and Kin Mailing List, February 26, 1936), gives address as 25 Chestnut Street, Boston, Massachusetts SOURCE: personal knowledge of Nancy Lenox: she and Uncle Bart lived for many years in Ogonquit, Maine, which was their summer home when my mother was young, then later their retirement home. SOURCE: CORNEAU 0008 (Kith and Kin), CORNEAU 0045 (Kith and Kin) and CORNEAU 0057 (Road of Remembrance) contain her reminiscences of her childhood and young womanhood prior to her marriage. SOURCE: Information from the Sangamon Valley Collection of the Lincoln Library in Springfield, Illinois describes her as reporter for State Journal (which experience she describes herself in CORNEAU 0057). SOURCE: CORNEAU 0011 includes a letter from Moses Williams of Minot, DeBlois & Maddison dated March 13, 1970 in which he says: Mrs. Corneau seems to be well, and Mrs. Benson [her caregiver at the time] is doing a fine job as far as I can make out. I go over to Mrs. Benson has a problem, or if I have not been for a number of weeks I go over anyhow. Mrs. Corneau seems to be getting more and more confused and difficult to talk to. It is too bad that her far away, but under the circumstances, she appears to be better taken care of than if she had gone to Springfield earlier after the death of Barton. OBITUARY: Death notice, Illinois State Journal, Springfield, Illinois, Thursday, 16 March 1972, page 12: Mrs. Octavia Roberts Corneau, 96, of Ogunquit, Maine, formerly of Springfield, died her home. Prior to her marriage to the late J. Barton Corneau she was a reporter for the Illinois State Journal. She also wrote several special articles and novels, including Lafayette in America, Lincoln in Illinois, The Perilous Isle and a history of the Governors Mansion for the Illinois State Historical Society. Surviving are two sisters, Miss Marianne Roberts and Mrs. George H. Atherton, both of Springfield. A requiem Eucharist will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Friday at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Springfield. PUBLISHED WORKS: I have copies of all of her books that are listed in the Library of Congress: Lincoln in Illinois; With Lafayette in America; My Lady Valentine; and The Perilous Isle (which is a novel based loosely on the early Baptiste Toussaint Corneau). Also in my possession are: A Girl in the Sixties, Excerpts from the Journal of Anna Ridgely (Mrs. James L. Hudson), edited by her Niece Octavia Roberts Corneau; several short stories she wrote for the American Magazine; and 10 articles she wrote for the Illinois State Journal in 1912-1913 (CORNEAU 0072), which were reprinted during 1999 by the Journal: April 24, 1912 on the sinking of the Titanic, and women's answers to the question Should the husband die that the wife may live? April 29, 1912 about Springfield public vocational schools June 6, 1912 about telephone switchboard operators June 21, 1912 about meeting John Phillip Sousa at a trap shoot July 13, 1912 about the moving picture business and the Grand Theatre Sept 11, 1912 about the innovative new Montessori teaching system Sept 20, 1912 about Autumn store window displays October 7, 1912 about the Travelers Aid Society November 5, 1912 about immigrants learning American customs and language at Springfield night school November 13, 1912 asking the question is the farmer's wife lazy of Col. Charles F. Mills, the publisher of The Farm Home December 11, 1912 an article against the use of chewing gum by women June 20, 1913 about fortune tellers PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS of Nancy Lenox: When Aunt Tavie and Uncle Bart, for so we referred to them, would come to visit us in Santa Cruz, they would always stay on the very top floor of the Palomar Hotel in downtown Santa Cruz. It was a great thrill to go and visit them there, since it meant a ride in the tallest elevator in town, all the way up to the sixth floor; and a wide-eyed gaze out the window of the tallest building in town when we got to their hotel room. Aunt Tavie always had a box of mints on hand -- round ones about the size of a silver dollar, flat on top, ridged on the bottom, in four colors and flavors -- pale green, pink, pale yellow, and white. I think she was one of the few relatives I knew who really understood what a joy it was to meAlice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll was a birthday gift tobirthday, June 28, 1956.
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Joseph Barton Corneau - Octavia Ridgeley Roberts
Joseph Barton Corneau
was born at Toledo, Ohio 30 Sep 1878.
He married Octavia Ridgeley Roberts 27 Dec 1913 at Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois . Octavia Ridgeley Roberts was born at Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois 26 Aug 1875 daughter of Charles David Roberts and Octavia Ridgeley .
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Joseph Barton Corneau died 28 Apr 1963 at Ogunquit, Maine .
Octavia Ridgeley Roberts died 14 Mar 1972 at Ogunquit, Maine .