Born in Murphysboro, North Carolina, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Will Jenkins
and Martha Ann (Mangum) Jenkins
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Joseph W Nelson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 74
in Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Oct 2014
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Biography
Daughter of Will Jenkins and Martha. Buried in Parker Cemetery.
Sources
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD66-ZZ1 : 18 February 2021), Cornelia Jenkins in entry for Will Jenkins, 1860.
"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWC-GQB : 29 May 2021), Cenitia Jenkins in entry for Wm Jenkins, 1870.
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Z-55M5 : 22 July 2021), Joseph Nelson and Cornelia Jenkins, 9 Dec 1875; citing Marriage, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 554,899.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6FH-5GN : 19 February 2021), Cornelia Nelson in household of Joseph Nelson, Carroll, Reynolds, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 108, sheet 492A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,713.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3CX-BM3 : accessed 6 November 2021), Cornelia Nelson in household of Joseph Nelson, Meramec & Osage Townships Howes Mill town, Dent, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 14, sheet 4B, family 67, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,853.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2TY-F42 : accessed 6 November 2021), Nealie Nelson in household of Joseph W Nelson, Osage, Dent, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 27, sheet 15A, family 263, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 779; FHL microfilm 1,374,792.
"United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M845-9V5 : 2 February 2021), Nealie Nelson in entry for Joe Nelson, 1920.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK6-9F2B : 6 August 2020), Cornelia Jenkins Nelson, ; Burial, Howes Mill, Dent, Missouri, United States of America, Parker Cemetery; citing record ID 42878342, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Cornelia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Cornelia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Cornelia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Cornelia:
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~6.25%
~25.00%
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