In the year 1881, on September 26, Carl Milford Corrie was born near
     Bridgeport, Illinois in Lawrence County, to Thomas Newton Corrie and Nancy
     Miranda (edmondson) Corrie. In 1886, along with his brothers Edgar, Roy
     and Ezra and sister Grace, Carl came to Medicine Lodge, Kansas. Two years
     later, Thomas moved his family, which now included youngest son John Frank,
     to a farm one and one-half miles east of Isabel, Kansas. It was here that
     Carl grew tall and strong. He worked in the fields and on the farm and
     attended grade school nearby. Along with his family, he attended church
     every Sunday and grew to know his God intimately. He was one of the three
     Corrie sons who decided to become a minister. Carl finished his undergraduate
     studies at Northwestern University Academy in Evanston, Illinois and then
     attended nearby Garret Biblical (Methodist) Seminary. While in Garret, Carl 
     met Florence Mae Dragoo, who was studying music at Northwestern University.
     Carl graduated in 1907 and married Mae on September 4, 1907 in her home in
     Murdock, Illinois.
          The two traveled by train to Talmo, Kansas, where they began their
     ministry in a newly organized Methodist Episcopal mission church. Subsequent
     charges were in Illinois and in Iowa. While in Collison, Illinois, their
     first child, Mary Ruth, was born on October 10, 1913. Evelyn Mae was born
     July 31, 1919 in Springfield, Illinois.
          Carl always had the love of the land and his pioneer background in his
     life. He was offered a large city church which he declined for he felt his
     concern and compassion lay with the people he had always known in rural
     communities. His wife Mae continued her work with music all through their 
     life in the church.
          Daughter Ruth was a teacher and married farmer Oliver U. Bricker and 
     had one son, Larry Lynn Bricker. Oliver died January 7, 1962. Ruth married
     Dr. Paul Gerhardt.
          Daughter Evelyn married Robert Birkby. Their family includes Dulcie 
     Jean, Robert Corrie, Jeffrey Lawrence, and Craig Steven.
          Carl Milford Corrie died on February 1, 1942. He is buried in Rose Hill
     cemetery in Shenandoah, Iowa. His wife, Mae, died March 24, 1972 and is buried
     beside her husband.
               
     Source: Isabel, Kansas - The First 100 Years, 1887 - 1987,  pg. 62 
     
     Submitted by: Evelyn Corrie-Birby