Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Ironton:

Seneca Corbin, farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Lime Ridge; son of E. T. and Esther (Williams) Vorbin; born in Erie Co., N. Y., Sept. 20. 1846; while quite young he moved with his parents to Lenawee Co., Mich.; resided there till 12 years of age; then went to Iowa, and two years after came to Baraboo, Sauk Co., Wis. (1859); lived there about two years, and then went to Dellona. Feb 29, 1864, he enlisted in Co. B, 36th W.I.V.; and served till the close of the war; was taken prisoner, June 1, 1864; was eight days at Libby Prison; three and a half months at Andersonville; then moved to Savannah, Ga., and held there about three weeks, from there to Mellon, Ga.; from there to Blackshear Station, and from there to Charleston, S. C., where, with a number of other prisoners, he was exposed to the fire of the Federal vessels. From Charleston, he was removed to Florence, S. C., and on the 13th of December, 1864, was paroled, and rejoined the army about the time of Lee's surrender. He was married in the town of Washington, Dec. 13, 1866, to Adelia M. Emery, daughter of Harrison Emery. Mrs. Corbin was born in New York; they have five girls and one boy- Mary E., David E., Cora B., Ada E., Maud M, one innamed and Ellas E. (deceased). Mr. C came to Ironton, and settled on his present farm, July 16, 1865; has 80 acres of land, situated on Secs. 27 and 34. He has served as Supervisor four years and is now on the fifth; has been District Clerk one term, and is now serving the second; was the United States Census Enumerator for Iron for 1880. Politics, Republican.

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