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Margaret Melvina Cornelius 1858–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 27, 1858

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: August 6, 1947

Death Location: Shafter, Kern County, California, United States of America

Father: Lewis Calvert

Mother: Nancy Calvert

Spouse(s): Tillman Cornelius

Children(s): William Cornelius, Arthur Cornelius, Walter Cornelius, Mary Cornelius, Myrtle Cornelius, Luther Cornelius, Moses Cornelius, Minnie Morris

Margaret Melvina Cornelius was born in 1858 in Alabama, USA, the child of Lewis Noah Calvert And Nancy Calvert. In 1855, Margaret Melvina Cornelius resided in Blount, Alabama. Margaret Melvina Cornelius married Tillman Bynum Cornelius, and had children including Arthur Louis Cornelius, Barbara Jean Areias, Luther Franklin Cornelius, Mary Ada Cornelius, Minnie Mae Morris, Moses Cornelius, Myrtle A Cornelius, Walter Tillman Cornelius, William Jasper Cornelius. Margaret Melvina Cornelius passed away in 1947 in Shafter, Kern County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Margaret Melvina Cornelius was born in 1858 in Alabama, USA, the child of Lewis Noah Calvert And Nancy Calvert.
  • In 1855, Margaret Melvina Cornelius resided in Blount, Alabama.
  • Margaret Melvina Cornelius married Tillman Bynum Cornelius, and had children including Arthur Louis Cornelius, Barbara Jean Areias, Luther Franklin Cornelius, Mary Ada Cornelius, Minnie Mae Morris, Moses Cornelius, Myrtle A Cornelius, Walter Tillman Cornelius, William Jasper Cornelius.
  • Margaret Melvina Cornelius passed away in 1947 in Shafter, Kern County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis Calvert
1834–1910
Birth Location: Blount County, Alabama, United States of America
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Nancy Calvert
1835–1931
Birth Location: Blount County , Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Tillman Cornelius
1830–1909
Birth Location: Blount, Alabama, United States
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Children(s)

William Cornelius
1882–1960
Birth Location: Alabama
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Arthur Cornelius
1885–1951
Birth Location: Alabama
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Walter Cornelius
1888–1956
Birth Location: Alabama
WC
Mary Cornelius
1899–1975
Birth Location: Alabama
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Myrtle Cornelius
1892–1965
Birth Location: Blount County, Alabama, USA
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Luther Cornelius
1856–1943
Birth Location: Blount County, Alabama, USA
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Moses Cornelius
1860–
Birth Location: –
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Minnie Morris
1895–1973
Birth Location: Blount County, Alabama, USA
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Margaret Cornelius's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Cornelius
1858–1947
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
Lewis Noah Calvert
1834–1910
Blount County, Alabama, United States of America
Nancy Calvert
1835–1931
Blount County , Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Calvert
1782–1841
Tennessee, United States
Margaret (Bynum) Lake
1804–1858
Tennessee, United States
William (Leuden) Tidwell
1803–1854
Edgefield, , South Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) Harris
1818–1870
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William CALVERT
1757–1834
Elizabeth NODDING
1761–1826
Stephen Trumbull
1796–
Ruth Trumbull
1798–1885
Robert Tidwell
1770–1845
Monica Roden
1780–1830
Craven Harris
1795–1869
Martha Morgan*
1796–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lake
1763–1852
Thomas Lake
1764–1852
Robert* (III)
1750–1806
Mary Sims
1750–1810
Jeremiah Roden
1754–1851
Susannah Kirkland
1755–1855
George Harris
1758–1819
Martha Hollingshead
1767–1842
John Morgan
1775–1845
Sarah Gross
1777–1800

Margaret Cornelius's Descendants

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Margaret (Melvina) Cornelius (January 27, 1858–August 6, 1947) m. Tillman (Bynum) Cornelius (Jul 1830–1909)
  1. 1. William (Jasper) Cornelius 1882–1960
  2. 2. Arthur (Louis) Cornelius 1885–1951
  3. 3. Walter (Tillman) Cornelius 1888–1956
  4. 4. Mary (Ada) Cornelius 1899–1975
  5. 5. Myrtle (A.) Cornelius 1892–1965
  6. 6. Luther (Franklin) Cornelius 1856–1943
  7. 7. Moses Cornelius 1860–
  8. 8. Minnie (Mae) Morris 1895–1973 m. Fred (Clyde) Miller 1881–1964 m. Carl (Otis) Morris 1894–1950
    1. 1. Jack 1917–1996 m. Margaret (Wells) Miller 1920– m. Francis Hearnesberger 1921–2016
      1. 1. Mary (Margaret "Donna" Miller-) Wasson 1938–2018 m. Doyle (F) Wasson 1936–2020
      2. 2. Judy (Carlene Miller) Meadows 1948–2009

Margaret Cornelius's Timeline

11 Records

1855
1855
Margaret Melvina Cornelius resided here in Blount, Alabama
Blount, Alabama
1858
27 July 1858
Birth of Margaret Melvina Cornelius in Blount County, Alabama, USA
Blount County, Alabama, USA
1858
January 27, 1858
Birth of Margaret Melvina Cornelius in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 12
Margaret Melvina Cornelius resided here in East Half, Blount, Alabama, USA
East Half, Blount, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 22
Margaret Melvina Cornelius resided here in Blount, Alabama, USA
Blount, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 42
Margaret Melvina Cornelius resided here in Justice Precinct 3, Ellis, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 3, Ellis, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 72
Margaret Melvina Cornelius resided here in Hamlin, Jones, Texas
Hamlin, Jones, Texas
1935
1935
Age 77
Margaret Melvina Cornelius resided here in Shafter, Kern, California
Shafter, Kern, California
1940
1940
Age 82
Margaret Melvina Cornelius resided here in Shafter, Kern, California, USA
Shafter, Kern, California, USA
1947
6 Aug 1947
Age 89
Death of Margaret Melvina Cornelius in Kern County, California, USA
Kern County, California, USA
1947
August 6, 1947
Age 89
Death of Margaret Melvina Cornelius in Kern County, California, USA
Kern County, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 July 1858
    Event Place: Blount County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Shafter, Kern, California; Roll: m-t0627-00216; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 15-86
    [2] California, Death Index, Date: 1947-08-06
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hamlin, Jones, Texas; Roll: 2365; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0019; Image: 482.0; FHL microfilm: 2342099
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Blount, Alabama; Roll: 2; Page: 384D; Enumeration District: 004
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: East Half, Blount, Alabama; Roll: M593_3; Page: 308B; Family History Library Film: 545502
    [6] New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island)
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Ellis, Texas; Roll: 1630; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1241630
    [8] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [9] Arizona, Death Records
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 27, 1858
    Event Place: Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Blount, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama State Census
    [2] Alabama, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: East Half, Blount, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: East Half, Blount, Alabama; Roll: M593_3; Page: 308B; Family History Library Film: 545502

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Blount, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Blount, Alabama; Roll: 2; Page: 384D; Enumeration District: 004

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 3, Ellis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Ellis, Texas; Roll: 1630; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1241630

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Hamlin, Jones, Texas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hamlin, Jones, Texas; Roll: 2365; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0019; Image: 482.0; FHL microfilm: 2342099

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Shafter, Kern, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Shafter, Kern, California; Roll: m-t0627-00216; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 15-86

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Shafter, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Shafter, Kern, California; Roll: m-t0627-00216; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 15-86

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland
    Record Source: New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island)

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1947
    Event Place: Kern County, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California, Death Index, Date: 1947-08-06
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 6, 1947
    Event Place: Kern County, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shafter, Kern County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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