Elizabeth
Cornelison
formerly Watkins
Born in North Carolina, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Richard Watkins
and Nancy Paschall
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Garrett Cornelison
— married
1819 in North Carolina [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Mother of
Sarah Ann (Cornelison) Bookout, Mary Polly (Cornelison) Ellison, Jesse Garrett Cornelison, Nancy Cornelison, Rhoda Matilda (Cornelison) Bookout, Malinda (Cornelison) Hale, Joseph Jackson Cornelison, Martin V. Cornelison, Arbazena Cornelison, John Cornelison, David Crockett Cornelison, Daniel Cornelison and Conrad R Cornelison
Died
at about age 48
in Greene, Missouri, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Nov 2012
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Biography
Elizabeth was born in 1799 to Richard Watkins and Nancy Paschall in North Carolina. She married at age 20 and they soon moved to Tennessee. Between 1826-1829, her husband moved the family to Illinois, and by 1834 to Missouri, where she remained the rest of her life. Elizabeth died in 1847 at 48 years old.
Timeline with Sources
- 1799 - Birth - North Carolina
- 1819 - Marriage to Garrett Cornelison
- c 1820 - Birth of Daughter Sarah Ann Cornelison - Tennessee (Married Mar 25, 1837)
- c 1823 - Birth of Daughter Margaret "Peggy" Cornelison - Tennessee (died 1835)
- c 1825 - Birth of Daughter Mary "Polly" Cornelison - Tennessee (died 1835)
- 1826 - Birth of Son Jesse Garrett Cornelison - Sagamon County, Illinois
- c 1829 - Birth of Daughter Nancy Cornelison - Sagamon County, Illinois (Married Feb 17, 1848)
- 1830 United States Federal Census[1] - Sangamon, Illinois
- Free White Persons - Males - Under 5 - 1 (Jesse); Males - 20 thru 29 - 1 (Garrett)
- Free White Persons - Females - Under 5 - 2 (Nancy, Mary); 5 thru 9 - 2 (Margaret, Sarah); 20 thru 29 - 1 (Elizabeth)
- 1832 Mar 8 - Birth of Daughter Rhoda Matilda Cornelison - Sagamon County, Illinois (Married Jun 17 1848)
- 1834 Jun 15 - Birth of Daughter Malinda Cornelison - Greene Co, Missouri
- 1835 Jun 11 - Birth of Son Joseph Cornelison - Greene Co, Missouri
- 1838 Oct 12 - Birth of Son Martin V Cornelison - Greene Co, Missouri
- 1840 United States Federal Census[2] - Greene, Missouri
- Free White Persons - Males - Under 5 - 2 (Joseph, Martin); 10 thru 14 - 1 (Jesse); 40 thru 49 - 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9 - 2 (Malinda, Rhoda); 10 thru 14 - 1 (Nancy); 40 thru 49 - 1
- 1843 May 13 - Birth of Son David Crocket Cornelison - Greene Co, Missouri
- 1847 Sep - Death - Greene Co, Missouri
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