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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: Zion Hill, Smith County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Thomas Sullivan

Mother: Mary Workman

Spouse(s): Mary Wiggington, Betty Hightower

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

In 1841, Cornelius J (Conn) Sullivan entered the world in Sullivan Hollow, Smith, Mississippi, USA, born to Thomas John(Pappy Tom) Sullivan 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 Mary Jane Wiggington, Betty S Hightower, and had children including George H. Sullivan, Mary Elizabeth Sullivan, Ed Sullivan, Luther Benjamin Sullivan, Sam G. Sullivan, Jane Sullivan, Margaret Ellen Sullivan, Ezra Sylvester Sullivan, Eliza Sullivan, Cornelius Sullivan. Cornelius J (Conn) Sullivan passed away in 1925 in Zion Hill, Smith County, Mississippi, USA.

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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 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 Mary Jane Wiggington, Betty S Hightower, and had children including George H. Sullivan, Mary Elizabeth Sullivan, Ed Sullivan, Luther Benjamin Sullivan, Sam G. Sullivan, Jane Sullivan, Margaret Ellen Sullivan, Ezra Sylvester Sullivan, Eliza Sullivan, Cornelius Sullivan.
  • Cornelius J (Conn) Sullivan passed away in 1925 in Zion Hill, Smith County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Spouses(s)

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

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
MS
Ed Sullivan
1872 – 1949
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
ES
Luther Sullivan
1873 – 1940
Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi, United States
LS
Sam Sullivan
1874 –
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Jane Sullivan
1876 – 1942
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Margaret Sullivan
1876 – 1914
Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi, United States
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Ezra Sullivan
1877 – 1939
Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi, United States
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Eliza Sullivan
1878 – 1955
Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi, United States
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Cornelius Sullivan
1879 –
Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi, United States
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Cornelius Sullivan's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Sullivan
1841 – 1925
Birth Place: Sullivan Hollow, Smith, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Thomas John(Pappy Tom) Sullivan
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) m. Betty (S) Hightower
  1. 1. George (H.) Sullivan (15 Oct 1868 – 19 Jan 1945) m. India (Jane) Woodard (2 Mar 1876 – 22 Oct 1963)
    1. 1. Lizzie Sullivan (1893 – 1900)
    2. 2. Stanton Sullivan (22 Nov 1893 – ) m. Lonie Emfinger (abt 1894 – )
      1. 1. Wilbert Sullivan (abt 1915 – 4 Sep 1995)
      2. 2. Thelma Sullivan (abt 1921 – )
    3. 3. Lula (Lee) Sullivan (11 Mar 1896 – Jul 1978) m. Guy (V) Ford (8 Jan 1892 – 30 Dec 1975)
      1. 1. Ruby (J) Ford (8 Jun 1919 – Jan 1994)
      2. 2. Rubel (Drexel) Ford (22 Oct 1923 – 15 Oct 1998)
      3. 3. Joe (Walter) Ford (21 May 1925 – 6 Oct 1992)
    4. 4. Luler Sullivan (17 Mar 1897 – Mar 1925)
    5. 5. Walter Sullivan (abt 1898 – )
    6. 6. Riley (Edward) Sullivan (abt 1899 – 15 Jan 1968)
    7. 7. Elder Sullivan (abt 1901 – )
    8. 8. Annie (May) Sullivan (20 Mar 1901 – Abt 1980) m. Hyram (Oliver) Watson (21 Sep 1892 – Oct 1964)
      1. 1. Minnie (Elva) Watson (14 Aug 1927 – 19 Nov 1995) m. Oscar (Cleveland) Morris (5 Aug 1915 – 5 Sep 2004)
        1. 1. Shirley (Ann) Morris (26 Nov 1948 – Unknown) m. Stephen Fischer m. Bernard (Charles) Miller
        2. 2. Morris (Abt. 1950 – )
        3. 3. Nancy Morris
      2. 2. George (Curtis) Watson (28 Nov 1930 – 2 Oct 1996) m. Wilma (M) Watson (26 July 1932 – 15 Aug 2019) m. Wilma (Marcene) Evans (26 July 1932 – )
        1. 1. Tex (Oliver) Watson (13 February 1952 – 1 June 2022) m. Janice (Louise) Moore (2 Aug 1955 – 2018)
        2. 2. Debbie Watson (2 May 1956 – ) m. Dick Pitre (12 Jul 1954 – 12 Aug 2021)
        3. 3. Roy Watson (01 09 1959 – 6 Aug 2013)
        4. 4. Billy (James) Watson (31 Dec 1962 – 31 August 1996)
        5. 5. Thomas Watson (25 Jul 1967 – )
        6. 6. Rocky Watson m. Debra Akers
        7. 7. George Watson
        8. 8. Barbara Watson
        9. 9. Belinda Watson
        10. 10. Angie Watson
    9. 9. Elizebeth Sullivan (abt 1902 – )
    10. 10. Carrie Sullivan (10 Aug 1903 – 1910)
    11. 11. Normie Sullivan (abt 1905 – )
    12. 12. Bura (Cornelius) Sullivan (abt 1906 – 27 March 1970)
    13. 13. Mattie Sullivan (abt 1907 – )
    14. 14. Esther (C.) Sullivan (abt 1908 – 22 Dec 1979)
    15. 15. James (Lyley) Sullivan (abt 1911 – 20 December 1983)
    16. 16. Oma (H) Sullivan (23 December 1912 – 29 May 1984)
    17. 17. Viley Sullivan (29 Nov 1914 – 29 Nov 1914)
    18. 18. Ida (E) Sullivan (abt 1915 – 20 May 1957)
    19. 19. Edna (L) Sullivan (23 Apr 1917 – 21 May 1997)
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Sullivan (12 Feb 1870 – 3 May 1940)
  3. 3. Ed Sullivan (1872 – 14 Apr 1949)
  4. 4. Luther (Benjamin) Sullivan (21 May 1873 – 27 Jul 1940)
  5. 5. Sam (G.) Sullivan (1874 – )
  6. 6. Jane Sullivan (abt 1876 – 3 May 1942)
  7. 7. Margaret (Ellen) Sullivan (3 Jan 1876 – 5 May 1914)
  8. 8. Ezra (Sylvester) Sullivan (16 Nov 1877 – 23 Jan 1939)
  9. 9. Eliza Sullivan (18 September 1878 – 4 February 1955)
  10. 10. Cornelius Sullivan (1879 – )

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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