Cornelius Williams

J. J. Williams
(Abt 1819-)

Jane
(Abt 1824-)

Cornelius Williams
(1849-1919)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Delphia Barr

Cornelius Williams ¹ ²

Born: 13 October 1849, Braxton County, VA ¹
Marriage (1): Delphia Barr in August 1878 in Calhoun County, WV ¹ ²
Died: 18 October 1919, Grantsville, WV at age 70 ¹
Buried: After 18 October 1919, Center District, Calhoun, WV ¹

bullet Another name for Cornelius was Cornelious Williams.

bullet Burial Notes:

Find A Grave Memorial# 27804291

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of November 1848 and a birth location of Virginia.

This birth date was given on his 1900 US Census.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 14 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 25, Dwelling 94, Family 94, Roll 1757
Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Farm rented
Married 21 Years
Cornelius Williams..Head..Nov 1848..51..WV..Farmer
(Living with wife and 7 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 13 Oct 1849, then his age should have been 50 instead of 51.
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• He was buried in October 1919 in the Bethlehem in Center District, Calhoun, WV.

Cornelius married Delphia Barr, daughter of Henry Barr and Mary Elizabeth Smith, in August 1878 in Calhoun County, WV.¹ ² (Delphia Barr was born on 14 February 1860 in Calhoun County, VA,¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ died on 18 July 1940 in Bigbend, WV ¹ ³ and was buried on 21 July 1940 in Grantsville, WV ¹ ³.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 14 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 25, Dwelling 94, Family 94, Roll 1757
Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Farm rented
Married 21 Years
Cornelius Williams..Head..Nov 1848..51..WV..Farmer
Delphia Williams..Wife..Feb 1860..40..WV..10/7
Jessie Williams..Son..May 1882..18..WV..At School
Frank Williams..Son..Feb 1884..16..WV..At School
Ednia Williams..Dau..May 1887..13..WV..At School
James Williams..Son..Jun 1890..9..WV..At School
Pratt Williams..Son..Nov 1892..7..WV..At School
Fred Williams..Son..Jun 1894..5..WV
Harry Williams..Son..May 1900..0m..WV
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Calhoun County, West Virginia Marriages
Groom: WILLIAMS, Cornelius
Age: 29
Birthplace: Braxton
Parents: J. J. & Jane
Bride: BARR, Delphia
Age: 18
Birthplace: Calhoun
Parents: Henry & May E.
Marriage date: Aug 1878
Married by: M. W. Trippett
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1 Polli Kreaps, "Walker Kreaps APRIL 2008" (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pollee_tribe; Updated: 2008-04-10 04:15:54 UTC (Thu)).

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 25, sheet 6B, dwelling 94, family 94, Cornelius Williams and Delphia Barr; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Aug 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 1757.

3 D. K. Bartram, Jr., World Family Tree Vol. 002, Ed. 1, Tree #0263 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: November 29, 1995).

4 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Calhoun County, Virginia, p. 99, dwelling 717, family 663, Henry Barr and Mary Elizabeth Smith; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 21 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1340.

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Sherman Township, Calhoun County, West Virginia, p. 2, dwelling 9, family 9; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 31 Aug 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

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