CORSE-John - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

John CORSE had already been mentioned in connection with his office as sheriff of the county. He came to the county in the spring of 1824, and built the first mill in Van Buren Township. The neighbors for miles around assisted in building the mill, and Mr. Corse agred that the one who did the most work on the mill should have the first grist ground on it. Mr. Joseph GLASCOCK was the lucky man. All who helped in building the mill were paid for their work in grinding their corn. Mr. Corse, is said by one who knew him, to have been "a quiet, just and honorable man." He died in 1843.