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Elma Cornell 1845 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1845

Birth Location: Fairfax Court, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 Sep 1929

Death Location: San Diego, San Diego, California, USA

Father: Hiram Cornell

Mother: Sarah Haight

Spouse(s): Hiram Leffingwell

Children(s): Laura Leffingwell, Elmore Leffingwell

Elma Cornell was born in 1845 in Fairfax Court, Fairfax, Virginia, USA, the child of Hiram Cornell and Sarah Ann Haight. Elma Cornell married Hiram Simons Leffingwell, and had children including Laura Leffingwell, Elmore Cornell Leffingwell. Elma Cornell passed away in 1929 in San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Elma Cornell was born in 1845 in Fairfax Court, Fairfax, Virginia, USA, the child of Hiram Cornell and Sarah Ann Haight.
  • Elma Cornell married Hiram Simons Leffingwell, and had children including Laura Leffingwell, Elmore Cornell Leffingwell.
  • Elma Cornell passed away in 1929 in San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hiram Cornell
1815 – 1909
Birth Location: Croton-on-Hudson, Ulster, New York, USA
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Sarah Haight
1819 – 1898
Birth Location: Seneca Falls, Ulster, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hiram Leffingwell
1837 – 1920
Birth Location: Meadville,Crawford,Pennsylvania, USA
HL

Children(s)

Laura Leffingwell
1873 – 1926
Birth Location: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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Elmore Leffingwell
1875 – 1942
Birth Location: Green Bay,Brown,Wisconsin, USA
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Elma Cornell's Ancestors

Self
Elma Cornell
1845 – 1929
Birth Place: Fairfax Court, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Parents
Hiram Cornell
1815 – 1909
Croton-on-Hudson, Ulster, New York, USA
Sarah (Ann) Haight
1819 – 1898
Seneca Falls, Ulster, New York, USA
Grandparents
Birdsall Cornell
1782 – 1836
New Rochelle,Westchester,New York, USA
Mary Selleck
1785 – 1836
Stephen Haight
1788 – 1851
Crum Elbow, Dutchess, New York, USA
Phebe Wooley
1792 – 1860
Dutchess, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Selleck
1759 – 1843
Millicent Betts
1761 – 1836
Reuben Haight
1758 – 1826
Mary Yeomans
1764 – 1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Augustine Betts
1731 – 1813
Keziah Wiggins
1732 – 1811
Joseph Haight
1724 – 1814
Mary Palmer
1729 – 1768

Elma Cornell's Descendants

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Elma Cornell (1 Apr 1845 – 16 Sep 1929) m. Hiram (Simons) Leffingwell (10 Aug 1837 – AFT 1920)
  1. 1. Laura Leffingwell (16 Feb 1873 – 17 Jan 1926) m. Henry (Titus) West (15 Apr 1873 – 1921) m. William (Woodward) Baldwin (23 Jun 1862 – 17 Oct 1954) m. Charles (Cornell) Moore (3 Feb 1880 – 12 Oct 1971)
    1. 1. Gordon (Russell) West (15 Dec 1896 – 5 Apr 1976) m. Josephine (V) Morrow (21 Jul 1901 – 9 Oct 1985)
    2. 2. Marjorie (Gladys) Moore (16 Jun 1907 – 24 Mar 1997) m. Charles Lowell m. Arthur Lane
      1. 1. Charles (Moore) Lowell (8 Oct 1932 – 12 Feb 1993)
      2. 2. Mollie (Martie) Lane (25 Dec 1938 – )
      3. 3. Pepper Lane (20 Nov 1939 – ) m. Michael Agrifoglio (29 Dec 1934 – )
        1. 1. Catherine (A) Agrifoglio (28 Oct 1958 – )
        2. 2. Michael (L) Agrifoglio (24 Dec 1961 – )
  2. 2. Elmore (Cornell) Leffingwell (29 Jun 1875 – 29 Nov 1942) m. Ethel (Wynne) Thompson (11 Jun 1878 – May 1959)
    1. 1. Virginia (Louise) Leffingwell (20 Apr 1910 – 2 Jan 1972) m. George (Herbert) Hazen (29 May 1908 – 15 Jan 1971)

Elma Cornell's Timeline

2 Records

1845
1 Apr 1845
Birth of Elma Cornell in Fairfax Court, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Fairfax Court, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
1929
16 Sep 1929
Age 84
Death of Elma Cornell in San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
San Diego, San Diego, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1845
    Event Place: Fairfax Court, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1929
    Event Place: San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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