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William Cornelius 1817 – 1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1817

Birth Location: Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 1876

Death Location: Blount County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Aaron Cornelius

Mother: SARAH FORTNER

Spouse(s): Hannah Cornelius

Children(s): Solomon Cornelius, William Cornelius

In 1817, William Cornelius entered the world in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Aaron Amos Cornelius and SARAH ELLENDER FORTNER. William Cornelius married Hannah Cornelius, and had children including Solomon Cornelius, William M. Cornelius. William Cornelius passed away in 1876 in Blount County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1817, William Cornelius entered the world in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Aaron Amos Cornelius and SARAH ELLENDER FORTNER.
  • William Cornelius married Hannah Cornelius, and had children including Solomon Cornelius, William M. Cornelius.
  • William Cornelius passed away in 1876 in Blount County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cornelius's Ancestors

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William Cornelius
1817 – 1876
Birth Place: Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Aaron Amos Cornelius
1786 – 1852
Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
SARAH (ELLENDER) FORTNER
1790 – 1850
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William (Cornelius) Vll
1754 – 1842
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
SHUGAR FORTNER
1766 – 1842
Granville Co, NC
PRISCILLA (ROBERTSON) FORTNER
1760 – 1840
Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Cornelius
1732 – 1801
Ann Cornelius
1729 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cornelius's Descendants

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William Cornelius (ABT 1817 – 1876) m. Hannah Cornelius (1819 – 1889)
  1. 1. Solomon Cornelius (1836 – 1910)
  2. 2. William (M.) Cornelius (1848 – 1899)

William Cornelius's Timeline

2 Records

1817
ABT 1817
Birth of William Cornelius in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America
Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America
1876
1876
Age 59
Death of William Cornelius in Blount County, Alabama, United States of America
Blount County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1817
    Event Place: Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1876
    Event Place: Blount County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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