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Charles William "Charley" Cornwell 1841–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1841

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 7 Dec 1889

Death Location: Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Thomas Cornwell

Mother: Margaret McClain

Spouse(s): Clarinda Gibson

Children(s): Andy Cornwell, Grant Cornwell, Lawrence Cornwell, John Cornwell, Hayden Cornwell

Charles William "Charley" Cornwell was born in 1841 in Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Jeff Jefferson Cornwell And Margaret Mcclain. Charles William "Charley" Cornwell married Clarinda Nichols Gibson, and had children including Andy Boyd Cornwell, Grant Cornwell, Hayden Kelson Cornwell, John J Cornwell, Lawrence E Cornwell. Charles William "Charley" Cornwell passed away in 1889 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Charles William "Charley" Cornwell was born in 1841 in Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Jeff Jefferson Cornwell And Margaret Mcclain.
  • Charles William "Charley" Cornwell married Clarinda Nichols Gibson, and had children including Andy Boyd Cornwell, Grant Cornwell, Hayden Kelson Cornwell, John J Cornwell, Lawrence E Cornwell.
  • Charles William "Charley" Cornwell passed away in 1889 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA.

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Charles Cornwell's Ancestors

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Charles Cornwell
1841–1889
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
Thomas “Jeff” Jefferson Cornwell
1816–1880
Virginia, USA
Margaret McClain
1820–1871
Wolfe, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Archibald (Charles McClain) Jr
1795–1871
Virginia, United States,
Comfort Sexton
1798–1851
Lewis, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Sexton
1775–1850
Elizabeth Ingram
1775–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Sr
1752–1831
Comfort Smith
1756–1846
Andrew Cock
1748–1834
Susan Cole
1753–1782

Charles Cornwell's Descendants

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Charles (William "Charley") Cornwell (20 Jun 1841–7 Dec 1889) m. Clarinda (Nichols) Gibson (Aug 1851–4 Jul 1912)
  1. 1. Andy (Boyd) Cornwell 1877–1951
  2. 2. Grant Cornwell 1875–1912
  3. 3. Lawrence (E) Cornwell 1885–1957
    1. 1. Inez (Cornwell) Goheen 1912–1989
  4. 4. John (J) Cornwell 1876–1959 m. Edith Gibson 1880–1969
    1. 1. Margaret (Christena) Cornwell 1917–1984 m. Robert (Fay) Sowers 1909–1972 m. Wallace Burris 1912–1933
      1. 1. Roger (Lee) Burris 1934–1995 m. Patricia (Mae) Frazier 1939–2004
      2. 2. Richard (Carroll) Sowers 1942–1986
    2. 2. John (Cornwell) Jr. 1914–1971
    3. 3. Cary (Clyde) Cornwell 1900–1966
    4. 4. Mary (Ethel "Nina") Cornwell 1903–1981
    5. 5. Lula (May "Lolie") Cornwell 1904–1978 m. William (Nelson) Deen 1906–1955
      1. 1. Edith (Hazel) Cox 1933–2011
      2. 2. Ina (Marie) Deen 1926–2006 m. Earl Corrln 1918–
      3. 3. William (Jerry) Deen 1930–1976
    6. 6. Kenner Cornwell 1911–1984 m. Lottie (Ousley) Carter 1914–1999
      1. 1. Berniece Cornwell 1936–2003 m. Cecil Hale 1926–2014
      2. 2. Melinda (Alice) Cornwell 1932–2015
    7. 7. Helen Cornwell 1920–1999
    8. 8. Ina (Marie) Cornwell 1924–2003 m. Robert (Beecher Combs) Sr 1924–2002 m. Arlie Nichols 1923–1993
      1. 1. Cary (J.) Nichols 1951–1977
  5. 5. Hayden (Kelson) Cornwell 1885–1919 m. Louisa ((Love) *Anna*) Montgomery 1892–
    1. 1. Lloyd (F) Cornwell 1910–1998
    2. 2. Betsy (Mae) Cornwell 1917–1989 m. Jack (Warner) James 1913–1979
      1. 1. Jack (Wilber) James 1940–2005
      2. 2. Carol (Louise) James 1938–1990 m. Ronald (Daniel) Kennedy 1936–2020
      3. 3. Janice (Lee) James 1942–2015

Charles Cornwell's Timeline

2 Records

1841
20 Jun 1841
Birth of Charles William "Charley" Cornwell in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1889
7 Dec 1889
Age 48
Death of Charles William "Charley" Cornwell in Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1841
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1889
    Event Place: Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA

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