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George Cornelius 1787–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 December 1787

Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 11 November 1868

Death Location: Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: William PVT

Mother: Elizabeth Terrill

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cornelius

Children(s): Pembroke Cornelius

George Cornelius was born in 1787 in Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of William Cornelius Pvt And Elizabeth Plunkett Terrill. George Cornelius married Elizabeth F Cornelius, and had children including Pembroke Somerset Cornelius. George Cornelius passed away in 1868 in Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George Cornelius was born in 1787 in Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of William Cornelius Pvt And Elizabeth Plunkett Terrill.
  • George Cornelius married Elizabeth F Cornelius, and had children including Pembroke Somerset Cornelius.
  • George Cornelius passed away in 1868 in Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America.

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George Cornelius's Ancestors

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George Cornelius
1787–1868
Birth Place: Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
William Cornelius PVT
1766–1815
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia
Elizabeth (Plunkett) Terrill
1762–1847
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia
Grandparents
Absalom CORNELIUS
1722–1815
Culpepper, VA
Mildred (Elizabeth "Milly") Morgan
1722–1807
Orange County, Virginia, British Colonial America
*Edmund (Cruse Terrell\Terrill\Tyrrell) Capt.
1740–1784
St Thomas Parish, Orange Co., Virginia, British Colonial America
Margaret ((Peggy)) Willis
1741–1812
King George, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Rowland Cornelius
1698–1765
Rebecca Coredah
1702–1770
Charles Moegan
1706–1782
Hannah Oxford
1710–1782
Robert Terrill
1697–1786
Elizabeth Plunkett
1715–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rowland I
1650–1727
Martha Cornelius
1650–1727
Roger Oxford
1670–1758
Margaret Kirtley
1694–1730
Timothy Terrill
1656–1720
John lp7
1685–1758

George Cornelius's Descendants

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George Cornelius (11 December 1787–11 November 1868) m. Elizabeth (F) Cornelius (1795–24 May 1877)
  1. 1. Pembroke (Somerset) Cornelius 1826–1904 m. Eliza (Jane) Martin 1833–1884
    1. 1. George Cornelius 1866–1946 m. Alice (Mildred) HOOPER 1870–1957
      1. 1. George (Hooper Cornelius) I 1897–1973 m. Beulah (Marie) Cornelius 1896–1971
        1. 1. Edmund (Warren) Cornelius 1923–1977
        2. 2. Pembroke (Martin Cornelius) Sr 1928–1999
        3. 3. George (Hooper Cornelius) II 1921–1994 m. Charlotte (L) Cormell 1924–1971 m. Beulah (M) Stockdale 1897–1971
        4. 4. Mildred (Louise "Midge") Cornelius 1925–2003 m. Fred (Mehlert Fehsenfeld) Sr. 1924–2018
        5. 5. Kenneth (Stockdale) Cornelius 1929–2005
      2. 2. Pembroke (W) Cornelius 1899–1967 m. Florence (Woodward) Gordon 1901–1968
      3. 3. Melissa Cornelius 1902–2001 m. Ralph (Polk) Jr. 1882– m. J (Vaughn) Cornish 1898–
      4. 4. Phillip Cornelius 1906–1984 m. Cecilia Guedelhoefer 1910–1987
        1. 1. Cecilia Cornelius 1940–2012
        2. 2. Constance Cornelius 1938–1941
        3. 3. Cornelia Cornelius 1933–1933
        4. 4. Philip (M Cornelius) Jr 1935–1949
        5. 5. Sally (Ann) Cornelious 1931–2004 m. Edward (J) Ohleyer 1928–
    2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Cornelius 1851–1882

George Cornelius's Timeline

2 Records

1787
11 December 1787
Birth of George Cornelius in Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
1868
11 November 1868
Age 81
Death of George Cornelius in Fairmount Township, Pike County, Illinois, United States of America
Fairmount Township, Pike County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 December 1787
    Event Place: Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 November 1868
    Event Place: Fairmount Township, Pike County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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