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William Henry Cornell 1889–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Feb 1889

Birth Location: Correctionville, Woodbury, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 12 Aug 1959

Death Location: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, USA

Father: William Cornell

Mother: Ocy Coolbaugh

Spouse(s): Winnifred Hunnel

Children(s): Mary Cornell

The story of William Henry Cornell began in 1889 in Correctionville, Woodbury, Iowa, USA. In 1900, William Henry Cornell resided in Rock, Woodbury, Iowa. In 1917, William Henry Cornell resided in Pocahontas, Iowa. William Henry Cornell married Winnifred Belle Hunnel, and had children including Mary Maude Cornell. William Henry Cornell passed away in 1959 in Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henry Cornell began in 1889 in Correctionville, Woodbury, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1900, William Henry Cornell resided in Rock, Woodbury, Iowa.
  • In 1917, William Henry Cornell resided in Pocahontas, Iowa.
  • William Henry Cornell married Winnifred Belle Hunnel, and had children including Mary Maude Cornell.
  • William Henry Cornell passed away in 1959 in Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cornell's Ancestors

Self
William Cornell
1889–1959
Birth Place: Correctionville, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
Parents
William Almer Cornell
New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Ocy (Maude) Coolbaugh
1871–1956
Grandparents
Jacob (Henry) Cornell
1833–1909
New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia Hathaway
1841–1895
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Cornell
1806–1846
Phebe Gifford
1804–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Gifford
1772–1847
Phebe Peabody
1774–

William Cornell's Descendants

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William (Henry) Cornell (6 Feb 1889–12 Aug 1959) m. Winnifred (Belle) Hunnel (1898–1982)
  1. 1. Mary (Maude) Cornell 1917–2001 m. Clyde (Albert) Dunlap 1920–2001

William Cornell's Timeline

4 Records

1889
6 Feb 1889
Birth of William Henry Cornell in Correctionville, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
Correctionville, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 11
William Henry Cornell resided here in Rock, Woodbury, Iowa
Rock, Woodbury, Iowa
1917
1917
Age 28
William Henry Cornell resided here in Pocahontas, Iowa
Pocahontas, Iowa
1959
12 Aug 1959
Age 70
Death of William Henry Cornell in Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, USA
Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1889
    Event Place: Correctionville, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Pocahontas County, Iowa; Roll: 1643219; Draft Board: 0.
    [2] OneWorldTree
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rock, Woodbury, Iowa; Roll: T623 466; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 160.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Rock, Woodbury, Iowa
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rock, Woodbury, Iowa; Roll: T623 466; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 160.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Pocahontas, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Pocahontas County, Iowa; Roll: 1643219; Draft Board: 0.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1959
    Event Place: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

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