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William Jasper Cornelius 1882 – 1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1882

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: March 7, 1960

Death Location: Arizona, USA

Father: Tillman Cornelius

Mother: Margaret Cornelius

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William Jasper Cornelius was born in 1882 in Alabama, the child of Tillman Bynum Cornelius and Margaret Melvina Cornelius. In 1900, William Jasper Cornelius resided in Justice Precinct 3, Ellis, Texas, USA. William Jasper Cornelius passed away in 1960 in Arizona, USA.

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Biography

  • William Jasper Cornelius was born in 1882 in Alabama, the child of Tillman Bynum Cornelius and Margaret Melvina Cornelius.
  • In 1900, William Jasper Cornelius resided in Justice Precinct 3, Ellis, Texas, USA.
  • William Jasper Cornelius passed away in 1960 in Arizona, USA.

Immediate Family

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William Cornelius's Ancestors

Self
William Cornelius
1882 – 1960
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Tillman Bynum Cornelius
1830 – 1909
Blount, Alabama, United States
Margaret (Melvina) Cornelius
1858 – 1947
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Moses Cornelius
1784 – 1846
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Cynthia Bynum
1791 – 1875
Cape Fear, Chatham County, North Carolina USA
Lewis (Noah) Calvert
1834 – 1910
Blount County, Alabama, United States of America
Nancy Calvert
1835 – 1931
Blount County , Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Cornelius
1754 – 1842
Lettice Cargile
1756 – 1834
Isaac Bynum
1755 – 1840
Cynithia Ellis
1760 – 1840
Joseph Calvert
1782 – 1841
Margaret Lake
1804 – 1858
William Tidwell
1803 – 1854
Mary Harris
1818 – 1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Crocker
1720 – 1820
Isaac Ellis
1730 – 1830
Susan Powers
1730 – 1791
William CALVERT
1757 – 1834
Elizabeth NODDING
1761 – 1826
Stephen Trumbull
1796 –
Ruth Trumbull
1798 – 1885
Robert Tidwell
1770 – 1845
Monica Roden
1780 – 1830
Craven Harris
1795 – 1869
Martha Morgan*
1796 – 1850

William Cornelius's Timeline

3 Records

1882
Aug 1882
Birth of William Jasper Cornelius in Alabama
Alabama
1900
1900
Age 18
William Jasper Cornelius resided here in Justice Precinct 3, Ellis, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 3, Ellis, Texas, USA
1960
March 7, 1960
Age 78
Death of William Jasper Cornelius in Arizona, USA
Arizona, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1882
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Ellis, Texas; Roll: 1630; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1241630
    [2] Arizona, Death Records, 1887-1960
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 3, Ellis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Ellis, Texas; Roll: 1630; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1241630

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 7, 1960
    Event Place: Arizona, USA
    Record Source: Arizona, Death Records, 1887-1960

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