Person:George W. Cornelius (1)

Absalom Cornelius traces his ancestry back to Italy and to George Cornelius who married a woman of French descent. Mr. and Mrs. George Cornelius migrated to England where their son, George W. was born. James the other son is all of the children that we know of. Mr. and Mrs. George Cornelius and their two sons came to America before the Revlutionary War of 1775, when George W. was a lad of about 12 years. George W. afterward fought in the Revolutionary War. James Cornelius moved to Tennessee. George W. lived in North Carolina and in Virginia, and from Virginia he moved to Indiana. George W. Cornelius, the soldier was fearless in war, alert to his duty to mankind, successful, and a splendid type of citizen. George W. Cornelius was married twice druing his life. His first wife was a Miss McKenzie, daughter of Greenbury McKenzie. The children were Nancy and Greenbury. His second wife was a Miss Hyatt of German descent. The children of these two marriages and affiliated families:

• Greenbury-----------------married Hannah Commons
• Nancy-----------------------married Thomas Sumner
• James-----------------------married Lucy Forkner
• Susan-----------------------married Wm. Beall of Kentucky
• Rebecca--------------------married Nehemia Chusrman?
• Benjamine------------------married 1st wife --Miss Rains
  • 2nd wife --Letitia B. Wilson
• Absalom---------------------married Elizabeth Cotton of Tennessee
• Hannah----------------------married Jesse Forkner

George W. Cornelius died of the cholera in August, 1833, and is buried in West Grove Cemetery, three miles northwest of Centerville, Wayne County, Indiana. The mother of Absalom Cornelius, a Miss Hyatt Cornelius, died of apoplexy in Indiana and is buried by George W. Cornelius. The name "Greenbury" came into the Absalom Cornelius family from Greenbury McKenzie, father of George W. Cornelius's first wife.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 [1], in Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
2.   The name Elisha Cornelius is written above George W. in pencil on a printed pedigree. I don't know if this is an alternate name, a parent, or a child.