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Josephus A Cornwall 1798–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1798

Birth Location: Franklin, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 2 Jan 1878

Death Location: Santa Paula, Ventura County, California, USA

Father: George Cornwall

Mother: Elizabeth Adamson

Spouse(s): Nancy Cornwall

Children(s): Elizabeth Cornwall, Joseph Cornwall, Albucinda Cornwall, Narcissa Cornwall, George Cornwall, Andrew Cornwall, Laura Cornwall, Angelica Shinn, Adamson Cornwall, William Cornwall, Neil Cornwall, Anderson Cornwall

Josephus A Cornwall was born in 1798 in Franklin, Georgia, USA, the child of George Cornwall And Elizabeth Adamson. In 1830, Josephus A Cornwall resided in Ruddell Township, Independence County, AR. Josephus A Cornwall married Nancy Cornwall, and had children including Adamson Cornwall, Albucinda Cornwall, Anderson Cornwall, Andrew Johnson Cornwall, Angelica Anna Shinn, Elizabeth Cornwall, George Adamson Cornwall, Joseph Hardin Cornwall, Laura Ann Cornwall, Narcissa Cornwall, Neil Johnson Cornwall, William Cornwall. Josephus A Cornwall passed away in 1878 in Santa Paula, Ventura County, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Josephus A Cornwall was born in 1798 in Franklin, Georgia, USA, the child of George Cornwall And Elizabeth Adamson.
  • In 1830, Josephus A Cornwall resided in Ruddell Township, Independence County, AR.
  • Josephus A Cornwall married Nancy Cornwall, and had children including Adamson Cornwall, Albucinda Cornwall, Anderson Cornwall, Andrew Johnson Cornwall, Angelica Anna Shinn, Elizabeth Cornwall, George Adamson Cornwall, Joseph Hardin Cornwall, Laura Ann Cornwall, Narcissa Cornwall, Neil Johnson Cornwall, William Cornwall.
  • Josephus A Cornwall passed away in 1878 in Santa Paula, Ventura County, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Cornwall
1762–1835
Birth Location: West Virginia
GC
Elizabeth Adamson
1766–1827
Birth Location: Frederick, Maryland, United States
EA

Spouses(s)

Nancy Cornwall
1811–1886
Birth Location: Davidsonville, Lawrence, AR
NC

Children(s)

Elizabeth Cornwall
1829–1905
Birth Location: Greenbriar, Independence, Arkansas, USA
EC
Joseph Cornwall
1832–1918
Birth Location: Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, USA
JC
Albucinda Cornwall
1835–1836
Birth Location: Greenbriar, Independence, Arkansas, USA
AC
Narcissa Cornwall
1836–1928
Birth Location: Green Brier, Arkansas, United States
NC
George Cornwall
1839–1917
Birth Location: Greenbriar, Indepence, Arkansas, USA
GC
Andrew Cornwall
1841–1845
Birth Location: Greenbriar, Independence, Arkansas, USA
AC
Laura Cornwall
1844–1933
Birth Location: Batesville, Independence, AR
LC
Angelica Shinn
1847–1925
Birth Location: Oregon Territory, USA
AS
Adamson Cornwall
1850–1922
Birth Location: Yamhill, Yamhill, Oregon, United States
AC
William Cornwall
1852–1935
Birth Location: Oregon
WC
Neil Cornwall
1855–1939
Birth Location: McMinnville, Yamhill, Oregon, USA
NC
Anderson Cornwall
1847–
Birth Location: Oregon
AC

Josephus Cornwall's Ancestors

Self
Josephus Cornwall
1798–1878
Birth Place: Franklin, Georgia, USA
Parents
George Cornwall
1762–1835
West Virginia
Elizabeth Adamson
1766–1827
Frederick, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Abraham Cornwell
1737–
England
Isabel Mitchell
1740–1819
Middlesex, England
Basil Adamson
1728–1785
Adamsons Choice, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Nancy Spiers
1727–1786
Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richd. Cornwell
1710–
Mary
1714–
John Adamson
1705–1753
Lucy Adamson
1704–1746
Benjamine Spiers
1706–1768
Marytje (Maria)
1710–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander ADAMSON
1676–1761
Grisel Malcome
1674–

Josephus Cornwall's Descendants

1.
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Josephus (A) Cornwall (18 Feb 1798–2 Jan 1878) m. Nancy Cornwall (01 JAN 1811–02 MAY 1886)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Cornwall 1829–1905
  2. 2. Joseph (Hardin) Cornwall 1832–1918
  3. 3. Albucinda Cornwall 1835–1836
  4. 4. Narcissa Cornwall 1836–1928
  5. 5. George (Adamson) Cornwall 1839–1917 m. Phoebe (Catherine) Messinger 1850–1882 m. Virginia (Frances) Ingram 1838–1928
    1. 1. Phoebe (Catherine) Cornwall 1882–1955
    2. 2. George (Edward) Cornwall 1865–1929
    3. 3. John (Josephus) Cornwall 1869–1934
    4. 4. Nancy (Olive) Cornwall 1871–1936
    5. 5. Dora (E.) Cornwall 1873–1888
    6. 6. Georgia (E.) Cornwall 1875–1948
    7. 7. Lewis (Monroe) Cornwall 1877–1960
    8. 8. Mamie (Laurie Davenport) Cornwall 1880–1951
    9. 9. Mayme Cornwall 1876–
    10. 10. Louis (M.) Cornwall 1878–
  6. 6. Andrew (Johnson) Cornwall 1841–1845
  7. 7. Laura (Ann) Cornwall 1844–1933
  8. 8. Angelica ("Anna") Shinn 1847–1925 m. Jas (O) Shinn 1848–1880
    1. 1. Daisy (S) Rankin 1870–1950 m. Norman (K) Rankin 1847–1903
      1. 1. Ray (L) Rankin 1889–1955 m. Therese (B.) Watson 1923–1989 m. Betty Thompson 1897–1979 m. Violet (Irene) Perry 1901–1977
        1. 1. Norman Rankin 1917–1987 m. Leah (F) Rankin 1924–2007 m. Velma (V.) Mayers 1910–1979
      2. 2. Margariete Rankin 1892–1967 m. Blaine (S) Hoskin 1890–1952
        1. 1. Norman (Blaine) Hoskin 1922–1981
    2. 2. Frederick (C) Shinn 1878–1960
    3. 3. Joseph (Oliver) Shinn 1879–1965 m. Louise (P) Pressler 1883–1957
      1. 1. Edmond (Oliver) Shinn 1911–1993
  9. 9. Adamson Cornwall 1850–1922
  10. 10. William Cornwall 1852–1935
  11. 11. Neil (Johnson) Cornwall 1855–1939 m. Mary (Liona "Lennie") Taylor 1862–1941
    1. 1. Neill (Cedric) Cornwall 1891–1971
    2. 2. Ada (Maude) Cornwall 1879–1971
    3. 3. Eva (Liona) Cornwall 1883–1956
    4. 4. Margaret (Denton) Saph 1893–1986
    5. 5. Lloyd (Hardin) Cornwall 1892–1974
  12. 12. Anderson Cornwall 1847–

Josephus Cornwall's Timeline

12 Records

1798
18 Feb 1798
Birth of Josephus A Cornwall in Franklin City, Heard, Georgia, United States
Franklin City, Heard, Georgia, United States
1798
18 Feb 1798
Birth of Josephus A Cornwall in Franklin, Georgia, USA
Franklin, Georgia, USA
1830
1830
Age 32
Josephus A Cornwall resided here in Ruddell Township, Independence County, AR
Ruddell Township, Independence County, AR
1846
1846
Age 48
Josephus A Cornwall resided here in Missouri
Missouri
1846
1846
Age 48
Josephus A Cornwall resided here in Oregon, USA
Oregon, USA
1849
1849
Age 51
Josephus A Cornwall resided here in School Census, Yamhill County, OR
School Census, Yamhill County, OR
1850
1850
Age 52
Josephus A Cornwall resided here in Yamhill, Oregon Territory
Yamhill, Oregon Territory
1860
1860
Age 62
Josephus A Cornwall resided here in McMinnville, Yamhill, Oregon, United States
McMinnville, Yamhill, Oregon, United States
1870
1870
Age 72
Josephus A Cornwall resided here in Township 1, Santa Barbara, California, United States
Township 1, Santa Barbara, California, United States
1873
1873
Age 75
Josephus A Cornwall resided here in Saticoy
Saticoy
1878
2 Jan 1878
Age 80
Death of Josephus A Cornwall in Santa Clara, California, USA
Santa Clara, California, USA
1879
02 JAN 1879
Age 81
Death of Josephus A Cornwall in Ventura, California, United States
Ventura, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1798
    Event Place: Franklin City, Heard, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] California, Voter Registers
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 1, Santa Barbara, California; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: McMinnville, Yamhill, Oregon; Roll: ; Page: 682; Image: 615.
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Yamhill, Oregon Territory; Roll: M432_742; Page: 170A; Image: .
    [6] Oregon, Biographical and Other Index Card File, Oregon Historical Society; Portland, OR; Index Collection: Pioneer Index
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1798
    Event Place: Franklin, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Oregon, Early Oregonians Index, 1800-1860

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Ruddell Township, Independence County, AR
    Record Source: Arkansas Census, 1819-70

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Oregon, USA
    Record Source: Oregon, Biographical and Other Index Card File, Oregon Historical Society; Portland, OR; Index Collection: Pioneer Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: School Census, Yamhill County, OR
    Record Source: Oregon Census, 1841-90

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Yamhill, Oregon Territory
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Yamhill, Oregon Territory; Roll: M432_742; Page: 170A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: McMinnville, Yamhill, Oregon, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: McMinnville, Yamhill, Oregon; Roll: ; Page: 682; Image: 615.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 1, Santa Barbara, California, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 1, Santa Barbara, California; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1873
    Event Place: Saticoy
    Record Source: California, Voter Registers

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 JAN 1879
    Event Place: Ventura, California, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Oregon, Biographical and Other Index Card File, Oregon Historical Society; Portland, OR; Index Collection: Pioneer Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1878
    Event Place: Santa Clara, California, USA
    Record Source: Oregon, Early Oregonians Index, 1800-1860

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Santa Paula, Ventura County, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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