James Cornell son of Elijah Cornell
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James Cornell son of Elijah Cornell
| FredTaber97 (View posts) | Posted: 13 Jul 2008 3:38PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: Cornell, Miller, Williams, Meeks, Cleveland, Bayes, Wright, McMillin
A researcher with the Fulton County Ohio Genealogical Society sent me the information below concerning my Cornell ancestor. James Cornell information in the middle paragraph.
This means that James Cornell Sr, was the son of Elijah Cornell and Sarah Miller.
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From bio of Edward Everett Williams in Mikesell's Fulton Co (Ohio) History
He married Miss Alice B. Meeks. the daughter of William J. Meeks, Jr., and Mary J. (Cornell) Meeks. William J. Meeks, Jr.. was born in Wayne county, April 4, 1832 and married Mary Jane Cornell. They had the following children: Flora B.: Albert M.; James, deceased ; Franklin and Alice B.. who is the wife of the subject of this sketch. Mr. Meeks was one of the leaders of the Democratic party of Fulton County. President Cleveland recognizing his worth, appointed him postmaster of Wauseon, in which he was serving at the time of his death, in 1885. His father, William J. Meeks, Sr., was born in Fairfield county, O., in 1800, and died in Fulton County in 1875. Mary Jane (Cornell) Meeks was the daughter of James Cornell, Jr., and Margaret (Bayes) Cornell. James Cornell, Jr., was born in Trenton, N. J., January 26, 1805, and come to Fulton County in 1837, being one of the pioneer settlers of Clinton township. His prominence in public affairs is shown by the fact that he served as county commissioner for three terms. He died at his home aged seventy-nine years.
His father, James Cornell, Sr., together with four brothers settled in Manhattan Island, N. Y. Ezra Cornell, the founder of Cornell university, was the son of one of these brothers and a first cousin of James Cornell, Jr., of Fulton County.
Margaret (Bayes) Cornell was the daughter of John and Nancy Jane (Wright) Bayes, of Somerset county, Pa., who located in Holmes county, OH., where John Bayes died in 1846. Thomas Bayes, the brother of John, settled in Clinton township in 1836. They were the sons of Jewell A. and Nancy (McMillin) Bayes. Jewell A. Bayes, a civil engineer and a Methodist minister, came with his brother, Hugh, from Scotland and settled in Somerset county, Pa., in 1755.
This means that James Cornell Sr, was the son of Elijah Cornell and Sarah Miller.
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From bio of Edward Everett Williams in Mikesell's Fulton Co (Ohio) History
He married Miss Alice B. Meeks. the daughter of William J. Meeks, Jr., and Mary J. (Cornell) Meeks. William J. Meeks, Jr.. was born in Wayne county, April 4, 1832 and married Mary Jane Cornell. They had the following children: Flora B.: Albert M.; James, deceased ; Franklin and Alice B.. who is the wife of the subject of this sketch. Mr. Meeks was one of the leaders of the Democratic party of Fulton County. President Cleveland recognizing his worth, appointed him postmaster of Wauseon, in which he was serving at the time of his death, in 1885. His father, William J. Meeks, Sr., was born in Fairfield county, O., in 1800, and died in Fulton County in 1875. Mary Jane (Cornell) Meeks was the daughter of James Cornell, Jr., and Margaret (Bayes) Cornell. James Cornell, Jr., was born in Trenton, N. J., January 26, 1805, and come to Fulton County in 1837, being one of the pioneer settlers of Clinton township. His prominence in public affairs is shown by the fact that he served as county commissioner for three terms. He died at his home aged seventy-nine years.
His father, James Cornell, Sr., together with four brothers settled in Manhattan Island, N. Y. Ezra Cornell, the founder of Cornell university, was the son of one of these brothers and a first cousin of James Cornell, Jr., of Fulton County.
Margaret (Bayes) Cornell was the daughter of John and Nancy Jane (Wright) Bayes, of Somerset county, Pa., who located in Holmes county, OH., where John Bayes died in 1846. Thomas Bayes, the brother of John, settled in Clinton township in 1836. They were the sons of Jewell A. and Nancy (McMillin) Bayes. Jewell A. Bayes, a civil engineer and a Methodist minister, came with his brother, Hugh, from Scotland and settled in Somerset county, Pa., in 1755.