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Martha Elizabeth Cornelius 1822–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1822

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 1868

Death Location: Rusk, Texas

Father: Margaret Ward

Mother: Absalom Cornelius

Spouse(s): William WALLACE

Children(s): John WALLACE

In 1822, Martha Elizabeth Cornelius entered the world in Alabama, born to Margaret Ward And Absalom Cornelius. In 1850, Martha Elizabeth Cornelius resided in Rusk, Rusk, Texas, USA. Martha Elizabeth Cornelius married William Newton Wallace, and had children including John Meredith Wallace. Martha Elizabeth Cornelius passed away in 1868 in Rusk, Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1822, Martha Elizabeth Cornelius entered the world in Alabama, born to Margaret Ward And Absalom Cornelius.
  • In 1850, Martha Elizabeth Cornelius resided in Rusk, Rusk, Texas, USA.
  • Martha Elizabeth Cornelius married William Newton Wallace, and had children including John Meredith Wallace.
  • Martha Elizabeth Cornelius passed away in 1868 in Rusk, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Cornelius's Ancestors

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Martha Cornelius
1822–1868
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Margaret Ward
1792–1877
Georgia, United States
Absalom Cornelius
1784–1845
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Matthias Ward
1760–1836
Dublin, Cork, Ireland
Rebecca (Elizabeth) Salmons
1771–1853
Georgia, United States of America
Phebe Cornelius
1760–1796
South Carolina
Rowland Cornelius
1750–1822
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Warde
1725–1763
Elizabeth Foster
1747–1765
Lewis Salmons
1750–1783
SARAH SHANNON
1745–1783
Mary Drake
1715–1758
Rowland Cornelius
1728–1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Lambert
1697–1740
Rowland Cornelius
1698–1765
Rowland Cornelius
1698–1765

Martha Cornelius's Descendants

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Martha (Elizabeth) Cornelius (Abt. 1822–1868) m. William (Newton) WALLACE (abt 1815–29 Jan 1849)
  1. 1. John (Meredith) WALLACE 1839–1918 m. Almira Buie 1836–1909
    1. 1. Effie (Estelle) WALLACE 1876–1964 m. Francis (Marion "Frank") MARSHALL 1871–1946
      1. 1. Jerry (W Marshall) ^ 1906–1981 m. Lillie (Lorene) Jolley 1913–2009 m. Carroll Noe 1909–1933
        1. 1. Mary (Lou) Marshall 1937–2007 m. Richard (Wayne) Massa 1932–2019 m. Lewis (Harmon Watson) Jr 1931–2011
        2. 2. Jerry (Franklin) MARSHALL 1930–1989 m. Patricia (Lee) Wright 1933–1991
        3. 3. James (Edward Marshall) Sr 1935–2015 m. Mary (Ruth) Marshall 1938–2021
        4. 4. John (Carroll Marshall) Sr 1933–1976 m. Rita (Gayle) Crosley 1935–1987 m. Ruby (Louise) Ingram 1935–2006
      2. 2. Hilton Marshall 1898–1899

Martha Cornelius's Timeline

4 Records

1822
Abt. 1822
Birth of Martha Elizabeth Cornelius in Alabama
Alabama
1835
23 Dec 1835
Age 13
Martha Elizabeth Cornelius was married in Talladega County, Alabama
Talladega County, Alabama
1850
1850
Age 28
Martha Elizabeth Cornelius resided here in Rusk, Rusk, Texas, USA
Rusk, Rusk, Texas, USA
1868
1868
Age 46
Death of Martha Elizabeth Cornelius in Rusk, Texas
Rusk, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1822
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1835
    Event Place: Talladega County, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, 1784-1920, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Rusk, Rusk, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1868
    Event Place: Rusk, Texas

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