Corliss, Julia Anne (Burgess), 1843-1912
Person
Dates
- Existence: July 22, 1843 - Aug. 16, 1912
Julia Anne Burgess was born July 22, 1843, in Ohio. At the age of 12 she moved with her parents to Michigan where she remained until 1875. During this time in
Michigan, she began teaching school at age 14 and continued teaching for 10 years.
At that point, 1868, when she was 25, she married John Orr Corliss. From that point, she gave “her life to the work in which her husband was engaged.”
John with his wife Julia, served as follows: 1868 Superintendent and chaplain of the Western Health Reform Institute, Battle Creek Michigan 1871-1875 Public evangelism in Michigan 1875 Public evangelism in Maine 1876-1877 Public evangelism in Virginia 1879 Public evangelism in Colorado 1881-1883 Public evangelism in Michigan 1884 Public evangelism in California 1885-1887 Public evangelism in Australia with Stephan N. Haskell 1887-1893 Editorial and Religious Liberty work in California 1893-1896 Public evangelism in Australia 1897-1898 Bible teacher, Battle Creek Sanitarium 1898-1899 Minister in Canada 1899-1902 California 1902-1904 Public evangelism in England 1904- California.
Through these years, John and Julia had five children with three of them dying as children: Fred, born Feb 4, 1873. Dies Oct 24, 1873. Louie, born ??. Died Aug 23, 1876. Lou, born Jan 18, 1875. Died as a child Lula, born Mar 21, 1877. Burr, born Jan 3, 1882.
This information taken from the diaries is somewhat incomplete. The dates given come from entries by Julia marking the anniversary of these events.
Julia died quite suddenly of pneumonia while at camp meeting in southern California on Aug 16, 1912.
At that point, 1868, when she was 25, she married John Orr Corliss. From that point, she gave “her life to the work in which her husband was engaged.”
John with his wife Julia, served as follows: 1868 Superintendent and chaplain of the Western Health Reform Institute, Battle Creek Michigan 1871-1875 Public evangelism in Michigan 1875 Public evangelism in Maine 1876-1877 Public evangelism in Virginia 1879 Public evangelism in Colorado 1881-1883 Public evangelism in Michigan 1884 Public evangelism in California 1885-1887 Public evangelism in Australia with Stephan N. Haskell 1887-1893 Editorial and Religious Liberty work in California 1893-1896 Public evangelism in Australia 1897-1898 Bible teacher, Battle Creek Sanitarium 1898-1899 Minister in Canada 1899-1902 California 1902-1904 Public evangelism in England 1904- California.
Through these years, John and Julia had five children with three of them dying as children: Fred, born Feb 4, 1873. Dies Oct 24, 1873. Louie, born ??. Died Aug 23, 1876. Lou, born Jan 18, 1875. Died as a child Lula, born Mar 21, 1877. Burr, born Jan 3, 1882.
This information taken from the diaries is somewhat incomplete. The dates given come from entries by Julia marking the anniversary of these events.
Julia died quite suddenly of pneumonia while at camp meeting in southern California on Aug 16, 1912.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Julia Anne Corliss Diary
Collection
Identifier: Collection 285
Content Description
This diary is simply that, a diary where Julia recorded events and anniversaries in her life and that of her family. You can follow John’s work through the various places they lived. Julia records a wide range of activities.Someone typed a transcript of the 1863 to 1869 and 1883 to 1891 diary entries. This transcript, however, is “selected.” A complete transcript is available for the 1863 to 1869 and the 1883 to 1891 diary entries. This complete transcript was transcribed by...
Dates:
1869 - 1908