Martin Cornelison (abt. 1810 - abt. 1844)

Born about 1810 in Madison County, Kentucky, USA [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Linea Frances (Brandon) Hickman — married about 1833 in Tennessee

Descendants

Died about 1844 at about age 34 in Houston County, Texas, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

Martin was born about 1810. He was in Arkansas by 1836. At one point he was in Missouri. He came to Texas about 1840. In 1844 he went out to go hunting and never returned. He was presumed dead. His wife remarried the next year.

Sources

• 1836 Census: "Arkansas, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1819-1870"
  Ancestry Record 3534 #1196794 (accessed 15 April 2022)
  Martin Cornelison in Washington County, AR.
• 1838 Legal Record: "U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015"
  Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1246 #1921228 (accessed 15 April 2022)
  Name: Martin Cornelison; Issue Date: 20 Aug 1838; Place: Washington, Arkansas, USA; Land Office: Fayetteville; Meridian: 5th PM; Township: 16-N; Range: 30-W; Section: 11; Accession Number: AR0850__.159; Document Number: 167; Original URL: http://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=AR0850__.159&docClass=STA&sid=gwzzg33y.l5q.
• 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1840; Census Place: Sugar Creek, Barry, Missouri; Roll: 220; Page: 40; Family History Library Film: 0014855
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #2251017 (accessed 15 April 2022)
  Martin Corneliuson.
• Biography: "A Memorial and biographical history of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties, Texas"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 28626 #1009 (accessed 15 April 2022)

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130843666/martin-todd-cornelison : accessed 15 April 2022), memorial page for Martin Todd Cornelison (1811–1844), Find a Grave Memorial ID 130843666, ; Maintained by Peter Johnston (contributor 47541387) Burial Details Unknown. (no source added to Find A Grave)