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Cornelius J (Conn) Sullivan 1841–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1841

Birth Location: Sullivan Hollow, Smith, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 8 February 1925

Death Location: Mize, Smith County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Thomas Jr

Mother: Mary Workman

Spouse(s): Mary Wiggington

Children(s): George Sullivan, Mary Sullivan, Margaret Sullivan, Luther Sullivan, Jane Sullivan, Ezra Sullivan, Cornelius Sullivan, Sam Sullivan, Ed Sullivan, Eliza Sullivan

In 1841, Cornelius J (Conn) Sullivan entered the world in Sullivan Hollow, Smith, Mississippi, USA, born to Thomas John Pappy Tom Sullivan Jr And Mary Polly Workman. In 1850, Cornelius J (Conn) Sullivan resided in Smith, Mississippi, USA. In 1860, Cornelius J (Conn) Sullivan resided in Smith, Mississippi. Cornelius J (Conn) Sullivan married Betty S Hightower, Mary Jane Wiggington, and had children including Cornelius Sullivan, Ed Sullivan, Eliza Sullivan, Ezra Sylvester Sullivan, George H Sullivan, Jane Sullivan, Luther Benjamin Sullivan, Margaret Ellen Sullivan, Mary Elizabeth Sullivan, Sam G Sullivan. Cornelius J (Conn) Sullivan passed away in 1925 in Mize, Smith County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1841, Cornelius J (Conn) Sullivan entered the world in Sullivan Hollow, Smith, Mississippi, USA, born to Thomas John Pappy Tom Sullivan Jr And Mary Polly Workman.
  • In 1850, Cornelius J (Conn) Sullivan resided in Smith, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1860, Cornelius J (Conn) Sullivan resided in Smith, Mississippi.
  • Cornelius J (Conn) Sullivan married Betty S Hightower, Mary Jane Wiggington, and had children including Cornelius Sullivan, Ed Sullivan, Eliza Sullivan, Ezra Sylvester Sullivan, George H Sullivan, Jane Sullivan, Luther Benjamin Sullivan, Margaret Ellen Sullivan, Mary Elizabeth Sullivan, Sam G Sullivan.
  • Cornelius J (Conn) Sullivan passed away in 1925 in Mize, Smith County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Jr
1775–1855
Birth Location: Columbia, Georgia, United States
TJ
Mary Workman
1803–1891
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Mary Wiggington
1846–1882
Birth Location: Newton Co., Mississippi, USA
MW

Children(s)

George Sullivan
1868–1945
Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi, USA
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Mary Sullivan
1870–1940
Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi, United States
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Margaret Sullivan
1876–1914
Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi, United States
MS
Luther Sullivan
1873–1940
Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi, United States
LS
Jane Sullivan
1876–1942
Birth Location: Mississippi
JS
Ezra Sullivan
1877–1939
Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi, United States
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Cornelius Sullivan
1879–
Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi, United States
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Sam Sullivan
1874–
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
SS
Ed Sullivan
1872–1949
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Eliza Sullivan
1878–1955
Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi, United States
ES

Cornelius Sullivan's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Sullivan
1841–1925
Birth Place: Sullivan Hollow, Smith, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Thomas John(Pappy Tom) Sullivan Jr
1775–1855
Columbia, Georgia, United States
Mary (Polly) Workman
1803–1891
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (John) Sullivan
1750–1812
Columbia, Georgia, USA
Margaret (Cornelius) Roberts
1760–1839
Georgia, USA
john (??) Workman
1783–
Georgia, United States
"Mother" Workman
–1818
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sullivan
1698–1809
Catherine Wright
1702–1775
Alexander Roberts
1724–1781
Martha Smith
1726–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Roberts
1697–1737
Hannah Lanee
1703–1754
Peter Smith
1663–1741
Mary Bailey
1645–1745

Cornelius Sullivan's Descendants

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Cornelius (J (Conn)) Sullivan (18 Feb 1841–8 February 1925) m. Mary (Jane) Wiggington (14 Mar 1846–2 Nov 1882)
  1. 1. George (H.) Sullivan 1868–1945 m. India (Jane) Woodard 1876–1963
    1. 1. Annie (May) Sullivan 1901–1980 m. Hyram (Oliver) Watson 1892–1964
      1. 1. Minnie (Elva) Watson 1927–1995 m. Oscar (Cleveland) Morris 1915–2004
        1. 1. Shirley (Ann) Morris 1948–
      2. 2. George (Curtis) Watson 1930–1996 m. Wilma (M) Watson 1932–2019
    2. 2. Luler Sullivan 1897–1925
    3. 3. Riley (Edward) Sullivan 1899–1968
    4. 4. Bura (Cornelius) Sullivan 1906–1970
    5. 5. Esther (C.) Sullivan 1908–1979
    6. 6. James (Lyley) Sullivan 1911–1983
    7. 7. Oma (H) Sullivan 1912–1984
    8. 8. Edna (L) Sullivan 1917–1997
    9. 9. Infant Sullivan 1893–1900
    10. 10. Lula (Lee) Sullivan 1896–1978 m. Guy (V) Ford 1892–1975
      1. 1. Ruby (J) Ford 1919–1994
      2. 2. Rubel (Drexel) Ford 1923–1998
      3. 3. Joe (Walter) Ford 1925–1992
    11. 11. Ila (E) Sullivan 1915–1957
    12. 12. Viley Sullivan 1914–1914
    13. 13. Carrie Sullivan 1903–1910
    14. 14. unknown Sullivan 1893– m. Lania Sullivan 1894–
      1. 1. Wilbert Sullivan 1915–1995
      2. 2. Thelma Sullivan 1921–
    15. 15. Walter Sullivan 1898–
    16. 16. Elder Sullivan 1901–
    17. 17. Elizebeth Sullivan 1902–
    18. 18. Normie Sullivan 1905–
    19. 19. Mattie Sullivan 1907–
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Sullivan 1870–1940
  3. 3. Margaret (Ellen) Sullivan 1876–1914
  4. 4. Luther (Benjamin) Sullivan 1873–1940
  5. 5. Jane Sullivan 1876–1942
  6. 6. Ezra (Sylvester) Sullivan 1877–1939
  7. 7. Cornelius Sullivan 1879–
  8. 8. Sam (G.) Sullivan 1874–
  9. 9. Ed Sullivan 1872–1949
  10. 10. Eliza Sullivan 1878–1955

Cornelius Sullivan's Timeline

8 Records

1841
18 Feb 1841
Birth of Cornelius J (Conn) Sullivan in Sullivan Hollow, Smith, Mississippi, USA
Sullivan Hollow, Smith, Mississippi, USA
1850
1850
Age 9
Cornelius J (Conn) Sullivan resided here in Smith, Mississippi, USA
Smith, Mississippi, USA
1860
1860
Age 19
Cornelius J (Conn) Sullivan resided here in Smith, Mississippi
Smith, Mississippi
1870
1870
Age 29
Cornelius J (Conn) Sullivan resided here in Township 10 Range 16, Smith, Mississippi, USA
Township 10 Range 16, Smith, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 39
Cornelius J (Conn) Sullivan resided here in Smith, Mississippi, USA
Smith, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 69
Cornelius J (Conn) Sullivan resided here in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 79
Cornelius J (Conn) Sullivan resided here in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA
1925
8 February 1925
Age 84
Death of Cornelius J (Conn) Sullivan in Zion Hill, Smith County, Mississippi, USA
Zion Hill, Smith County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1841
    Event Place: Sullivan Hollow, Smith, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi; Roll: T625_894; Page: 48B; Enumeration District: 122; Image: 21
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Smith, Mississippi; Roll: 664; Family History Film: 1254664; Page: 318A; Enumeration District: 105
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 10 Range 16, Smith, Mississippi; Roll: M593_749; Page: 448B; Image: 267011; Family History Library Film: 552248
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Smith, Mississippi; Roll: M653_591; Page: 343; Family History Library Film: 803591
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi; Roll: T624_759; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1374772
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Smith, Mississippi; Roll: M432_381; Page: 348B; Image: 196
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Smith, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Smith, Mississippi; Roll: M432_381; Page: 348B; Image: 196

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Smith, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Smith, Mississippi; Roll: M653_591; Page: 343; Family History Library Film: 803591

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 10 Range 16, Smith, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 10 Range 16, Smith, Mississippi; Roll: M593_749; Page: 448B; Image: 267011; Family History Library Film: 552248

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Smith, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Smith, Mississippi; Roll: 664; Family History Film: 1254664; Page: 318A; Enumeration District: 105

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi; Roll: T624_759; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1374772

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi; Roll: T625_894; Page: 48B; Enumeration District: 122; Image: 21

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1925
    Event Place: Zion Hill, Smith County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mize, Smith County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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