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Mary A. (Polly) Cornwell 1798–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Jul 1870

Death Location: Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA

Father: Elijah Cornwell

Mother: Ruth Swobe

Spouse(s): Samuel Isaacs

Children(s): Nancy Isaacs

In 1798, Mary A. (Polly) Cornwell entered the world in Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA, born to Elijah Cornwell And Ruth Swobe. In 1850, Mary A. (Polly) Cornwell resided in Southwest, Montgomery, Illinois, USA. Mary A. (Polly) Cornwell married Samuel Wilburn Isaacs, and had children including Nancy L Isaacs. Mary A. (Polly) Cornwell passed away in 1870 in Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1798, Mary A. (Polly) Cornwell entered the world in Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA, born to Elijah Cornwell And Ruth Swobe.
  • In 1850, Mary A. (Polly) Cornwell resided in Southwest, Montgomery, Illinois, USA.
  • Mary A. (Polly) Cornwell married Samuel Wilburn Isaacs, and had children including Nancy L Isaacs.
  • Mary A. (Polly) Cornwell passed away in 1870 in Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Cornwell
1765–1804
Birth Location: Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Ruth Swobe
1778–1879
Birth Location: Wolf Creek Valley, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Isaacs
1793–1856
Birth Location: Cove Creek, , North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Nancy Isaacs
1836–1871
Birth Location: Illinois
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Mary Cornwell's Ancestors

Self
Mary Cornwell
1798–1870
Birth Place: Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Parents
Elijah Cornwell
1765–1804
Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Ruth Swobe
1778–1879
Wolf Creek Valley, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Cornwell's Descendants

1.
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Mary (A. (Polly)) Cornwell (1798–Jul 1870) m. Samuel (Wilburn) Isaacs (Nov 1793–18 May 1856)
  1. 1. Nancy (L) Isaacs 1836–1871 m. Franklin Leach 1828–1906
    1. 1. James (William) Leach 1854–1942 m. Mary (Ann) Lynch 1857–1935
      1. 1. Fern (Della) Leach 1900–1967 m. Harmon (Roscoe) Gardner 1896–1974
        1. 1. Carolyn (Jean Gardner Harvey) Nimmo 1933–2013 m. Gerald (Edwin) Nimmo 1921–2007 m. Royal (Melvin "Sam") Harvey 1930–2003
        2. 2. Iva (Mae) Gardner 1918–2009 m. Howard (Eugene) Miller 1917–2001
        3. 3. Melvin (Loyd) Gardner 1922–2005 m. Dorothy (June) Willard 1920–1997 m. Maudebelle (Lorraine) Reynolds 1923–2007
        4. 4. Ima (Lorriane) Gardner 1926–1999 m. Frank Motika 1913–1982
        5. 5. Jimmie (Karol) Gardner 1936–2001 m. Carmen (Lynn) Crawford 1938–2007
      2. 2. Mabel (Rose 'Rosie') Leach 1892–1927 m. Sidney (E) Vancamp 1889–1925
        1. 1. Edwin (S. Van) Camp 1912–1996 m. Faye (E.) Crosby 1911–2006
        2. 2. Genevieve (Van) Camp 1918–1981 m. James Passini 1913–
      3. 3. Edward (Franklin) Leach 1875–1939 m. Maud (“May”) Harrison 1880–1958
        1. 1. Pearl (Lorene) Leach 1898–1963 m. Claude Sutherland 1898–1976
        2. 2. Harrison (John) Leach 1899–1954 m. Lena (Lucille) Wroughton 1898–1967
        3. 3. Lula (Mary) Leach 1904–
      4. 4. Floyd (Alvin) Leach 1882–1972 m. Della (Mae) Campbell 1881–1967
      5. 5. Minnie (Ethel) Leach 1884–1966 m. Glenn (Almyr Lanckton) Sr 1878–1964
        1. 1. Mary (Theresa) Lanckton 1907–
        2. 2. Glenn (Edward Lanckton) Jr 1909–1993 m. Louise (Evelyn) Schultz 1910–1956 m. Charlotte (Marie) Sanders 1926–2017
        3. 3. Eunice (Lucille) Lanckton 1906–1996 m. Carl (Clinton) Stevenson 1907–1972
        4. 4. Holland (Forrest) Lanckton 1903–1990 m. Laurine Seefeldt 1913–1992
      6. 6. Carrie (Mae) Leach 1877–1959 m. Charles (Rumsey) Hamilton 1872–1940
        1. 1. Charles (Francis) Hamilton 1905–1983 m. Lois (Irene) Hamilton 1907–1999
        2. 2. Alvin (Lee) Hamilton 1913–2003 m. Florence (Evelyn) Hamilton 1916–2017
        3. 3. James (David) Hamilton 1908–2011 m. Velma (Kathryn) Hamilton 1909–2012
        4. 4. Carrie (E.) Hamilton 1903–1911
        5. 5. Freda (Wilburn) Hamilton 1896–1972 m. Joseph (Earl) Gabbert 1900–1945
        6. 6. Alma (Adele) Hamilton 1898–1993 m. Carl (Donald) Walden 1893–1978
        7. 7. Mary (Hazel) Hamilton 1901–1990 m. Homer (Owen) England 1899–1942
      7. 7. William (Elbert) Leach 1878–1958 m. Theresa Lanckton 1880–1948
        1. 1. Clayton (James) Leach 1904–1963 m. Edna (Myrtle) Wales 1910–2007
        2. 2. Glen (Elbert) Leach 1906–1970 m. Helen (M) Saathoff 1909–1995
        3. 3. Clyde Leach 1901–1966 m. Clara (Victoria) Leach 1907–1989
        4. 4. Clark (Alvin) Leach 1912– m. Luella (Nancy) Stewart 1915–1992
    2. 2. Melissa (Jane) Leach 1856–1923 m. Bartlett (Barton) Goodson 1854–1926
      1. 1. Lillian (Mae) Gordon 1887–1974
      2. 2. Myrtle (Evalena) Hawkins 1882–1941
      3. 3. Edna (Pearl) Snider 1896–1989
      4. 4. Walter (Climith) Goodson 1889–1954
    3. 3. Mary (May) Leach 1869–1927 m. Warren (W.) Bridges 1862–1932
      1. 1. Leonard (Franklyn) Bridges 1892–1974
      2. 2. Flossie (E) Bridges 1887–1978
      3. 3. Dellia (M) Bridges 1889–1928
      4. 4. Sadie (I) Bridges 1891–
      5. 5. Warren (Paul) Bridges 1899–1990
    4. 4. Martin (Marshall) Leach 1856–1925
    5. 5. America ("Maggie" Josephine) Leach 1861–1923
    6. 6. Florence (Luella) Leach 1868–1951 m. Morris (M.) May 1854–1932
      1. 1. Dorris (Ray) May 1893–1945 m. Florence May 1891–
        1. 1. Estis May 1920–
      2. 2. Lavern (Franklin) May 1895–1931
      3. 3. Alva (Louis) May 1890–1935
    7. 7. William (Wilburn) Leach 1860–1931 m. Sarah (M) Anderson 1861–1922
      1. 1. Ora Leach 1888–1960 m. George (Arthur) Gwillim 1889–1966
        1. 1. Nelson (L) Gwillim 1919–1991
        2. 2. George (Wilbur) Gwillim 1914–1997

Mary Cornwell's Timeline

3 Records

1798
1798
Birth of Mary A. (Polly) Cornwell in Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 52
Mary A. (Polly) Cornwell resided here in Southwest, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Southwest, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
1870
Jul 1870
Age 72
Death of Mary A. (Polly) Cornwell in Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Southwest, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1870
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
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