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Mary Pruitt Cornelius 1874–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1874

Birth Location: Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 25 July 1956

Death Location: Terrell, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Gilbert Beatty

Mother: Adeline Beatty

Spouse(s): James Cornelius

Children(s): Hettie Kiser, Holland Cornelius, James Cornelius, Dessie Cornelius, Joseph Cornelius, Annie Sigmon, Virginia McGee, Henry Cornelius, Jacob Cornelius, Mary Troutman, Gilbert Cornelius, fred Cornelius

Mary Pruitt Cornelius was born in 1874 in Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Gilbert Manson Beatty And Adeline Susan Beatty. Mary Pruitt Cornelius married James Preston Cornelius, and had children including Annie Amelia Sigmon, Dessie A Cornelius, Fred Austin Cornelius, Gilbert Carr Cornelius, Henry Roy Cornelius, Hettie Fay Kiser, Holland Vanburen Cornelius, Jacob Zar Cornelius, James Luke Cornelius, Joseph P Cornelius, Mary Merle Troutman, Virginia Florence Mcgee. Mary Pruitt Cornelius passed away in 1956 in Terrell, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Pruitt Cornelius was born in 1874 in Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Gilbert Manson Beatty And Adeline Susan Beatty.
  • Mary Pruitt Cornelius married James Preston Cornelius, and had children including Annie Amelia Sigmon, Dessie A Cornelius, Fred Austin Cornelius, Gilbert Carr Cornelius, Henry Roy Cornelius, Hettie Fay Kiser, Holland Vanburen Cornelius, Jacob Zar Cornelius, James Luke Cornelius, Joseph P Cornelius, Mary Merle Troutman, Virginia Florence Mcgee.
  • Mary Pruitt Cornelius passed away in 1956 in Terrell, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Mary Cornelius's Ancestors

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Mary Cornelius
1874–1956
Birth Place: Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Gilbert Manson Beatty
1828–1902
Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America
Adeline (Susan) Beatty
1829–1878
Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Mary Cornelius's Descendants

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Mary (Pruitt) Cornelius (10 May 1874–25 July 1956) m. James (Preston) Cornelius (13 April 1869–25 January 1938)
  1. 1. Hettie (Fay) Kiser 1902–1967
  2. 2. Holland (VanBuren) Cornelius 1893–1966
  3. 3. James (Luke) Cornelius 1911–1970
  4. 4. Dessie (A.) Cornelius 1894–1974
  5. 5. Joseph (P) Cornelius 1909–1911
  6. 6. Annie (Amelia) Sigmon 1913–2005
  7. 7. Virginia (Florence) McGee 1915–2005
  8. 8. Henry (Roy) Cornelius 1896–1965
  9. 9. Jacob (Zar) Cornelius 1898–1968
  10. 10. Mary (Merle) Troutman 1903–1984
  11. 11. Gilbert (Carr) Cornelius 1900–1957
  12. 12. fred (austin) Cornelius 1908– m. Georgia (Mae) Huffstetler 1910–1996
    1. 1. Clarence Cornelius 1932–2013 m. Geraldine braswell 1931–2008

Mary Cornelius's Timeline

2 Records

1874
10 May 1874
Birth of Mary Pruitt Cornelius in Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America
Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America
1956
25 July 1956
Age 82
Death of Mary Pruitt Cornelius in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1874
    Event Place: Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 July 1956
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Terrell, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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