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SARAH ELLENDER FORTNER 1790–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1790

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Blount County, Alabama, USA

Father: SHUGAR FORTNER

Mother: PRISCILLA FORTNER

Spouse(s): Aaron Cornelius

Children(s): DEROSTUS Cornelius, Cargill Cornelius, JEFFERSON Cornelius, ELIZABETH Cornelius, Tabitha Cornelius, Zion Cornelius, Bradford Cornelius, MIRIAM COLLINS, JEREMIAH Cornelius, William Cornelius, Jeremiah Cornelius, Nancy Blackwood, Nancy Cornelius

In 1790, SARAH ELLENDER FORTNER entered the world in North Carolina, United States, born to Shugar Fortner And Priscilla Robertson Fortner. SARAH ELLENDER FORTNER married Aaron Amos Cornelius, and had children including Bradford Cornelius, Cargill Cornelius, Derostus Cornelius, Elizabeth Mahala Cornelius, Jefferson Harvey Cornelius, Jeremiah Aaron Cornelius, Jeremiah Cornelius, Miriam Eleanor Cornelius Collins, Nancy C Blackwood, Nancy Cornelius, Tabitha Cornelius, William Cornelius, Zion Cornelius. SARAH ELLENDER FORTNER passed away in 1850 in Blount County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1790, SARAH ELLENDER FORTNER entered the world in North Carolina, United States, born to Shugar Fortner And Priscilla Robertson Fortner.
  • SARAH ELLENDER FORTNER married Aaron Amos Cornelius, and had children including Bradford Cornelius, Cargill Cornelius, Derostus Cornelius, Elizabeth Mahala Cornelius, Jefferson Harvey Cornelius, Jeremiah Aaron Cornelius, Jeremiah Cornelius, Miriam Eleanor Cornelius Collins, Nancy C Blackwood, Nancy Cornelius, Tabitha Cornelius, William Cornelius, Zion Cornelius.
  • SARAH ELLENDER FORTNER passed away in 1850 in Blount County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

SHUGAR FORTNER
1766–1842
Birth Location: Granville Co, NC
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PRISCILLA FORTNER
1760–1840
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Aaron Cornelius
1786–1852
Birth Location: Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

DEROSTUS Cornelius
1813–1866
Birth Location: Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
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Cargill Cornelius
1828–1885
Birth Location: Blountsville, Blount, Alabama, United States
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JEFFERSON Cornelius
1820–1879
Birth Location: BLOUNT CO AL
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ELIZABETH Cornelius
1812–1852
Birth Location: Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
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Tabitha Cornelius
1822–1887
Birth Location: Blount Co, Alabama
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Zion Cornelius
1823–1889
Birth Location: Blount County, Alabama, USA
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Bradford Cornelius
1823–1861
Birth Location: Blount, Alabama, United States
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MIRIAM COLLINS
1810–1858
Birth Location: Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
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JEREMIAH Cornelius
1852–1920
Birth Location: BLOUNT CO AL
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William Cornelius
1817–1876
Birth Location: Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Jeremiah Cornelius
1826–1920
Birth Location: Blount, Alabama, United States
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Nancy Blackwood
1829–1895
Birth Location: Blount County, Alabama, USA
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Nancy Cornelius
1833–1905
Birth Location: Blount, Alabama, United States
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SARAH FORTNER's Ancestors

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SARAH FORTNER
1790–1850
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Parents
SHUGAR FORTNER
1766–1842
Granville Co, NC
PRISCILLA (ROBERTSON) FORTNER
1760–1840
Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

SARAH FORTNER's Descendants

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SARAH (ELLENDER) FORTNER (about 1790–1850) m. Aaron (Amos) Cornelius (12 Aug 1786–1852)
  1. 1. DEROSTUS Cornelius 1813–1866
  2. 2. Cargill Cornelius 1828–1885
  3. 3. JEFFERSON (HARVEY) Cornelius 1820–1879
  4. 4. ELIZABETH (MAHALA) Cornelius 1812–1852
  5. 5. Tabitha Cornelius 1822–1887
  6. 6. Zion Cornelius 1823–1889
  7. 7. Bradford Cornelius 1823–1861
  8. 8. MIRIAM (ELEANOR Cornelius) COLLINS 1810–1858
  9. 9. JEREMIAH (AARON) Cornelius 1852–1920
  10. 10. William Cornelius 1817–1876 m. Hannah Cornelius 1819–1889
    1. 1. William (M. Cornelius) Jr 1848–1899
    2. 2. Solomon Cornelius 1836–1910
  11. 11. Jeremiah Cornelius 1826–1920
  12. 12. Nancy (C) Blackwood 1829–1895
  13. 13. Nancy Cornelius 1833–1905 m. John (Fennester) Tidwell 1832–1891
    1. 1. Mark (J) Tidwell 1851–1944 m. Josephine Tarry 1857–1909
      1. 1. Rantsom (Samuel) Tidwell 1877–1955 m. Roxie (Ann) Vaughan 1882–1913 m. Ella Medley 1874–1942
        1. 1. Cecil Tidwell 1908–1985 m. Charles (Russell) Dunn 1898–1993
        2. 2. Chalmer (G) Tidwell 1905–1986 m. Pearl (Viola) Hamner 1919–2001
        3. 3. Chambliss (Lexton) Tidwell 1902–1933 m. Lota Tidwell 1907–1989
        4. 4. Cleo (Cecil) Tidwell 1904–1985 m. Charles (Russell) Dunn 1898–1993
      2. 2. John (Riley) Tidwell 1873–1929
      3. 3. Sallie (L) Tidwell 1879–1957
      4. 4. James (William) Tidwell 1881–1959
      5. 5. David (Reynolds) Tidwell 1882–1964
      6. 6. Henry (Ward) Tidwell 1884–1960
      7. 7. Levi (Houston) Tidwell 1886–1973
      8. 8. Blytha (Adell) Tidwell 1893–1934
      9. 9. Stoke (Sion) Tidwell 1875–1934
      10. 10. Bertha (M) Tidwell 1889–
      11. 11. C (U) Tidwell 1891–1892
      12. 12. M (B) Tidwell 1896–1996
      13. 13. M (J Jr.) Tidwell 1897–1897
    2. 2. Mary Tidwell 1863–
    3. 3. U. (A.) Tidwell 1861–
    4. 4. Nancy (F.) Tidwell 1875–
    5. 5. John (O.) Tidwell 1867– m. Elizabeth (E) Tidwell 1873–
      1. 1. Geneva Tidwell 1896–
      2. 2. Lena Tidwell 1899–
    6. 6. Martha Tidwell 1863–
    7. 7. Lila Aldridge 1859– m. Jas (H.) Aldridge 1852–

SARAH FORTNER's Timeline

2 Records

1790
about 1790
Birth of SARAH ELLENDER FORTNER in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 60
Death of SARAH ELLENDER FORTNER in Blount County, Alabama, USA
Blount County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1790
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Blount County, Alabama, USA
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