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Elva Augusta Vasbinder was born on 5 February 1847 in Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey.^1,2,3 She and Marshal S. Hibler were married on 21 January 1869 in Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey.^2,3 She died on 17 July 1938, at age 91.⁴ She was buried in Yellow Frame Church Cemetery, Frelinghuysen Township, Warren, New Jersey.⁴

Elwood C. Vasbinder was born on 14 December 1850 in Frelinghuysen, Warrren, New Jersey.^1,3,2 He and M. Harriet Alberta (Berta) Henry were married on 11 June 1890.^4,2 He died in 1914, at age ~64, in New Jersey.⁵ He was buried in Johnsonburg Methodist Cemetery, Johnsonburg, Warren, New Jesey.⁵

Elwood C. Vasbinder was a Farmer.³ Possible died in 1916.

Eunice Ellen Runion was born on 13 March 1842 in Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey.^1,2,3 She and John W. Pierson were married in January 1862.^2,3 She died on 30 March 1915, at age 73, in Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey.^2,4 She was buried in Union Cemetery, Hope Township, Warren, New Jersey.^2,4

Nathan Dawson (N.d.) Vasbinder was born on 21 August 1852 in New Jersey.^1,3,2,4 He and Julia F. Cassady were married on 5 October 1887 in Johnsonburg, Warren, New Jersey.^3,2,5 He died on 21 June 1926, at age 73, in Johnsonburg, Warren, New Jersey.^2,4 He was buried in Johnsonburg Methodist Cemetery, Johnsonburg, Warren, New Jesey.⁴

Nathan Dawson (N.d.) Vasbinder was a Farmer.³

M. Harriet Alberta (Berta) Henry was born in May 1864 in Canada.^3,4 She and Elwood C. Vasbinder were married on 11 June 1890.^1,2 She died in 1948, at age ~84.^2,4 She was buried in Johnsonburg Methodist Cemetery, Johnsonburg, Warren, New Jesey.⁴

Julia F. Cassady was born on 26 December 1859 in Johnsonburg, Warren, New Jersey.^1,3,4 She and Nathan Dawson (N.d.) Vasbinder were married on 5 October 1887 in Johnsonburg, Warren, New Jersey.^1,3,5 She died in 1945, at age ~86, in Johnsonburg, Warren, New Jersey.^3,4 She was buried in Johnsonburg Methodist Cemetery, Johnsonburg, Warren, New Jesey.⁴

John Wesley Vasbinder was born on 25 July 1889 in Johnsonburg, Warren, New Jersey.^1,2,3 He and Ethel S. Coleman were married on 12 July 1914 in Lake Mohawk, Sussex, New Jersey.⁴ He died on 5 February 1962, at age 72.^5,3 He was buried in Tranquility Cemetery, Tranquility, Sussex, New Jersey.³

John Wesley Vasbinder was an Owner/Manager Wholesale Lumber Company- Brooklyn, New York in Lebett Vasbinder Inc.- Brooklyn, New York.^5,6

Ethel S. Coleman was born on 16 July 1892 in Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey.^1,3,4 She and John Wesley Vasbinder were married on 12 July 1914 in Lake Mohawk, Sussex, New Jersey.² She died on 23 October 1992, at age 100, in Andover, Sussex, New Jersey.^3,4 She was buried in Tranquility Cemetery, Tranquility, Sussex, New Jersey.⁴

Muriel Coleman Vasbinder was born on 7 May 1920 in Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey.^1,2,3,4 She and William Halling Corbett, Sr., were married on 28 March 1942 in Manhattan, New York City, New York.⁵ She died on 31 December 2005, at age 85, in Sparta, Sussex, New Jersey.^3,4 She was buried in Tranquility Cemetery, Tranquility, Sussex, New Jersey.⁴

Muriel Coleman Vasbinder was a Kindergarten Teacher.⁶ She was educated Trenton State Teachers' College/ Columbia University.⁶ She was awarded an Early Childhood Education Degree/ Master's-Early Childhood Education.⁶ Muriel Corbett, 85, died Dec. 31, 2005, at Barn Hill Care Center in Newton. Born in Newton on May 7, 1920, Mrs. Corbett grew up in Newton and the Lake Mohawk section of Sparta. She lived 58 years of her married life in Sparta.

She graduated from Newton High School, attended Cornell University and graduated form Trenton State Teachers' College with a degree in early childhood education. She earned her master's degree in early childhood development from Columbia University. Mrs. Corbett was a kindergarten teacher and also owned The Corner Cupboard gift store in Sparta during the 1950s.

As a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Sparta, Mrs. Corbett was known throughout the community for her kind and caring ways. She loved being a homemaker, gardening and cooking. She was a great lover of animals and owned many cats and dogs througout her life.

She was an avid reader and enjoyed swimmming at Lake Saginaw and yearly vacations to Ocean City, Md. One of Mrs. Corbett's greatest pleasures was music and dancing.

A great letter writer, Mrs. Corbett corresponded with eight women from Trenton State Teacher's College from the time she graduated until her death--it was a round robin letter called "The Square Sparrow."

The daughter of the late John W. Vasbinder ad Ethel Coleman Vasbinder, Mrs. Corbett was also predeceased by her husband, William H, Corbett. She is survived by her son, William H. Corbett Jr. and his wife, Deborah, of Newton; and her granddaughter, Allison H. Corbett and her fiancee, Colin Schweizer, of Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

A memorial service will be scheduled in April for Mrs. Corbett and her husband, who died on Oct. 17, 2005. Donations may be made to the Sparta Ambulance Squad, P.O. Box 246, Sparta, N.J. 07871 of Newton Memorial Hospital Foundation, 175 High St. Newton N.J. 07860.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Smith-McCracken Funeral Home, 63 High Street, Newton.