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William Marion Cornelius 1818 – 1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1818

Birth Location: Franklin County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1876

Death Location: Blount County, Alabama, USA

Father: Moses Cornelius

Mother: Cynthia Bynum

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In 1818, William Marion Cornelius Sr. entered the world in Franklin County, Tennessee, USA, born to Moses Cornelius and Cynthia Bynum. William Marion Cornelius Sr. passed away in 1876 in Blount County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1818, William Marion Cornelius Sr. entered the world in Franklin County, Tennessee, USA, born to Moses Cornelius and Cynthia Bynum.
  • William Marion Cornelius Sr. passed away in 1876 in Blount County, Alabama, USA.

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William Cornelius's Ancestors

Self
William Cornelius
1818 – 1876
Birth Place: Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Moses Cornelius
1784 – 1846
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Cynthia Bynum
1791 – 1875
Cape Fear, Chatham County, North Carolina USA
Grandparents
William Cornelius
1754 – 1842
Saint Thomas, Baltimore, Maryland
Lettice Cargile
1756 – 1834
Isaac (Newton) Bynum
1755 – 1840
Orange, Sampson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Cynithia Ellis
1760 – 1840
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mary Crocker
1720 – 1820
Isaac Ellis
1730 – 1830
Susan Powers
1730 – 1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cornelius's Timeline

2 Records

1818
1818
Birth of William Marion Cornelius Sr. in Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
1876
1876
Age 58
Death of William Marion Cornelius Sr. in Blount County, Alabama, USA
Blount County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Franklin County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1876
    Event Place: Blount County, Alabama, USA

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