Catherine “Kate” Carter Corbin Pendleton Brooke
Born: July 19, 1839
Birthplace: Laneville Plantation, King and Queen County, Virginia
Father: James Parke Corbin 1809 – 1868
(Buried: Moss Neck Family Plantation, Moss Neck, Virginia)
Mother: Jane Catherine Wellford 1815 – 1855
(Buried: Moss Neck Family Plantation, Moss Neck, Virginia)
1st Husband: Lt. Colonel Alexander Swift “Sandie” Pendleton 1840-1864
(Buried: Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia)
Married: December 29, 1863 at Moss Neck Manor, Moss Neck, Virginia
2nd Husband: Naval Commander John Mercer Brooke 1826 – 1906
(Buried: Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia)
Married: March 14, 1871 in Fredericksburg, Virginia
Children:
Alexander Swift “Little Sandie” Pendleton Jr. 1864 – 1865
(Buried: Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery Lexington Virginia)
Colonel George Mercer Brooke 1875 – 1945
(Buried: Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery Lexington Virginia)
Rosa Johnston Brooke Willis 1876 – 1964
Richard Corbin Brooke 1878 – 1879
(Buried: Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery Lexington Virginia)
Life Events before the War:
1855: Death of her mother Jane Wellford Corbin.
Civil War Events:
Met Sandie Pendleton While Jackson was camping at Moss Neck.
1863: Became Engaged to Sandie Pendleton on April 27th
1863: Her brother Private Richard Corbin was killed near Culpeper.
1863: Married her 1st husband Sandie Pendleton at Moss Neck Manor.
1864: Her 1st husband is Mortally Wounded in the abdomen.
1864: Her 1st husband Sandie Pendleton dies from his wounds.
1864 – 1871: Widow of Lt. Colonel Sandie Pendleton
1864: Birth of Son Alexander Swift “Little Sandie” Pendleton
1865: Death of her son Alexander Swift “Little Sandie” Pendleton
Life events after War:
1864 – 1871: Widow of Lt. Colonel Sandie Pendleton
1868: Death of her father Richard Corbin
1871: Marries her 2nd husband John Mercer Brooke.
1875: Birth of son Colonel George Mercer Brooke.
1876: Birth of Daughter Rosa Johnston Brooke.
1878: Birth of Son Richard Corbin Brooke.
1897: Death of brother Lt. Spotswood Wellford Corbin
1904: Death of brother James Parke Corbin
1906: Death of 2nd husband John Mercer Brooke
1906 – 1919: Widow of John Mercer Brooke
Death: November 23, 1919 or 1918
Place of Death: Staten Island, New York
Age at time of Death: 80 years old
Burial Place: Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia
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