Family tree of William Ellis COREY

Industrialist, Businessman

American Born William Ellis COREY

President of United States Steel

Born on May 4, 1866 in Braddock, Pennsylvania, USA , United States

Died on May 11, 1934 in New York City, New York, USA

Born on May 04 48

Deceased on May 11 38

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Corey

Benajah

1778 - 1870

Williams

Deborah

1780 - 1872

Corey

Moses

1806 - 1858

Adams

Lydia

1811 - 1877

Fritzius

Jordan

Koontz

Elizabeth

Corey

Alfred Adams

1839 - 1910

Fritzius

Adaline

1842 - 1916

Corey

William Ellis

1866 - 1934

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Mabelle Gilman in 1905 was one of the top musical comedy stars on Broadway. In this year she first met William Ellis Corey during an engagement of "The Mocking Bird" in Pittsburgh. Corey was a millionaire having made his fortune in steel. He was president of United States Steel after Charles Schwab. Corey had a wife Laura and a son Alan. overtime Corey paid off Laura so that he could marry Mabelle. Pittsburgh society threatened to shun Corey if he married Mabelle. Mabelle and William Corey married on May 14, 1907. Corey had bought his new wife a Chateau in ...