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Cornelius Columbus King 1798 – 1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 March 1798

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 22 Jul 1866

Death Location: Dallas, Dallas, Iowa, United States

Father: Cornelius King

Mother: Sarah Barnes(King)

Spouse(s): Mary Cleave

Children(s): Lydia King

Cornelius Columbus King was born in 1798 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Cornelius Columbus King and Sarah Barnes(King). Cornelius Columbus King married Mary Ann "Polly" Van Cleave, and had children including Lydia Temperance King. Cornelius Columbus King passed away in 1866 in Dallas, Dallas, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • Cornelius Columbus King was born in 1798 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Cornelius Columbus King and Sarah Barnes(King).
  • Cornelius Columbus King married Mary Ann "Polly" Van Cleave, and had children including Lydia Temperance King.
  • Cornelius Columbus King passed away in 1866 in Dallas, Dallas, Iowa, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cornelius King
1753 – 1839
Birth Location: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA
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Sarah Barnes(King)
1757 – 1841
Birth Location: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Cleave
1797 – 1861
Birth Location: Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky,USA
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Children(s)

Lydia King
1829 – 1925
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Cornelius King's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius King
1798 – 1866
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
Parents
Cornelius Columbus King
1753 – 1839
New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Sarah Barnes(King)
1757 – 1841
New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Grandparents
Peter (C) King
1725 – 1814
New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Mary Johnston
1730 – 1813
Newcastle, Delaware, United States
Samuel Barnes
1725 – 1772
Port Tobacco, Charles Co., MD
Sarah Batt
1729 – 1772
St John Parish, Piscataway, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cornelius King's Descendants

1.
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Cornelius (Columbus) King (30 March 1798 – 22 Jul 1866) m. Mary (Ann "Polly" Van) Cleave (1797 – 1861)
  1. 1. Lydia (Temperance) King (07 Sep 1829 – 21 Dec 1925) m. Joseph (Gershom) Lee (2 Jun 1833 – 21 Nov 1906)
    1. 1. Eunice (Jane) Lee (10 Nov 1868 – 19 Jan 1954) m. ALBERT (GALINGER) MELROSE (3 Jan 1859 – 16 Nov 1940)
      1. 1. Jennie (Anna) Melrose (09 Jul1906 – 14 September 1980) m. Harold (Draher) Sherman (28/01/1907 – 30 March 1977)
        1. 1. Wilma (Mae) Sherman (26 Jan 1930 – 18 Sep 1975) m. Loren (Edward) Unruh (14 Sep 1921 – 16 Aug 1984)

Cornelius King's Timeline

2 Records

1798
30 March 1798
Birth of Cornelius Columbus King in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1866
22 Jul 1866
Age 68
Death of Cornelius Columbus King in Dallas, Dallas, Iowa, United States
Dallas, Dallas, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 March 1798
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1866
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Iowa, United States
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