ˈɛl.ˈɛl. kˈoːɹəm wʌz bˈɔːɹn ˌɔn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi ˈeɪt, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, ɪn dʒˈoʊnzvɪl, ˌɪndiːˈænə tə mˈɑːɹɡɹət hˈænə mɑːɹkˈɛt ænd wˈɪljəm sˈɛsəl kˈoːɹəm.
L.L. Corum was born on January 8, 1899, in Jonesville, Indiana to Margaret Hannah Marquette and William Cecil Corum.