Elijah
Cornwell
Born in Chester, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Eli Cornwell
and Rhoda (Colvin) Cornwell
Brother of
William Davis Cornwell, Elizabeth (Cornwell) Harden, Mary Dicy (Cornwell) Presley, Nancy Jane (Cornwell) Sealy, Jesse Cornwell, Cynthia Colvin (Cornwell) Wilkes and Hannah (Cornwell) McAfee
Husband of
Frances Nimms (Pratt) Cornwell
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Louisa Adline (Cornwell) Vandever
Died
at age 59
in Chester County, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Jul 2013
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Biography
Elijah was born in 1802. He was the son of Eli Cornwell and Rhoda (Colvin) Cornwell.
Elijah married Frances N. in 1787-1859.[1]
In the 1850 census Elijah (age 48) was living with his wife, Francis Cornwell 49 and his children, John P Cornwell 17, R L A Cornwell 15, Eli Cornwell 14, N C Cornwell 11, Wm Cornwell 8 in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States.[2]
Elijah was mentioned on a memorial with a death date of 1857.[3]
Research Notes
Family Search had a death certificate for an Elijah Cornwell who died on 15 Sep 1861 in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. [4] He is not the same Elijah Cornwell that lived in Chester County, South Caroline, United States. Here is the Elijah Cornwell and his wife, Fanny, listed in the 1950 US Census in Monongalia County, West Virginia. [5]
Sources
- ↑ Marriage: "South Carolina, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1641-1965"
Hunting For Bears, comp.. South Carolina Marriage Index, 1641-1965. South Carolina marriage information taken from various sources. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library
Ancestry Record 7840 #670 (accessed 25 August 2022)
Elijah Cornwell marriage to Frances N. in 1787-1859. - ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
Citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
FamilySearch Record: M8QX-QHT (accessed 14 June 2022)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-686Q-PQC Image number 00089
Elijah Cornwell (48) in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States. - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (no image).
Find A Grave: Memorial #33047292 (accessed 14 June 2022)
Memorial page for Elijah Cornwell (1802-1857); Maintained by Cindy Cornwell McCachern (contributor 46810811) Burial Details Unknown. - ↑
Death:
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
Citing District 1, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, County Records, v 1 p 24, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 840,903.
FamilySearch Record: NMPQ-B3R (accessed 14 June 2022)
Elijah Cornwall death 15 Sep 1861 in District 1, Monongalia Co., West Virginia. - ↑
1850 Census:
"United States Census, 1850"
Citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
FamilySearch Record: M8D6-FMQ (accessed 14 June 2022)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6QB9-J91 Image number 00084
Elijah Cornwall (72) in Monongalia, Virginia, United States.
See also:
Acknowledgments
- Profile Cornwell-532 was created through the import of TDuncan.ged on Jul 11, 2013 by Terry Duncan.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elijah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elijah:
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~1.56%
Tom Presley
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
Gene Adkins :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Morris Meador :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XY4140043 [compare], Ancestry member Morris_Meador
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~0.78%
Deborah Richardson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A887599 [compare], Ancestry member catdebbey
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