CORNELL, Henry
(Abt 1785-After 1860)
UNKNOWN, Selena
(Abt 1804-After 1880)
CORNELL, Stephen S.
(1837-1907)

 

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Spouses/Children:
HARRIS, Philena

CORNELL, Stephen S. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 17 Apr 1837, New York
  • Marriage: HARRIS, Philena about 1856 in New York
  • Died: 17 Nov 1907, Okemos, Ingham County, Michigan at age 70
  • Buried: Nov 1907, Okemos Cemetery, Meridian Twsp, Ingham County, Michigan

bullet   Another name for Stephen was CORNWALL.

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Stephen married Philena HARRIS, daughter of Daniel Rayle HARRIS and Mary UNKNOWN, about 1856 in New York. (Philena HARRIS was born in Feb 1839 in New York, died in 1922 in Okemos, Ingham County, Michigan and was buried in 1922 in Okemos Cemetery, Meridian Twsp, Ingham County, Michigan.)


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1 1880 US Census (District 143, Williamston, Ingham County, Michigan). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Stephen Cornwall (age 43, b. NY), wife Philena [Harris] (age 41, b. NY) and daughter Hannah (age 18, b. NY), living in Williamston, Michigan. Also in the household is granddaughter Maude Glassbrook (age 2, b. MI), and Philena's mother Selana [Unknown] Darrin (age 75, b. NY). Stephen is listed as a "feather bed [illegible]," and indicates that both his parents were born in Pennsylvania. Philena indicates that both her parents were born in New York. Maude indicates that her father was born in Michigan and her mother in New York. Selana indicates that her father was born in New York and her mother in Vermont, and the record indicates that she is married, not widowed.

2 1870 US Census (Woodhull, Shiawassee County, Michigan). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Stephen Cornwall [spelled Cornell] (age 35, b. NY), wife Philena [Harris] (age 32, b. NY) and children Fannie (age 13, b. NY), Mary (age 11, b. NY), Augusta (age 9, b. NY) and Betsie (age 7, b. NY), living in Woodhull, Michigan. Stephen is listed as a "farm tenant."

3 1860 US Census (Chemung, Chemung County, New York). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Stephen Cornell (age 23, b. NY), wife Philena [Harris] (age 21, b. NY) and daughter Fanny (age 2, b. NY), living in Chemung, New York. Stephen is listed as a "farm laborer." Living nearby is Henry Cornell (age 74, b. NY), who is likely Stephen's father.

4 1850 US Census (Chemung, Chemung County, New York). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Henry Cornell (age 59, b. NY), wife Hannah (age 57, b. NY) and children Daniel (age 17, b. NY), Ellis (age 14, b. NY), Stephen (age 13, b. NY) and Betsey (age 19, b. NY), living in Chemung, New York. Henry is listed as a "farmer." Also living in Chemung at this time is David Cornell (age 59, b. unknown), who may be a brother or other relative of Henry. Betsey Cornell is also listed in the household of J.A. Snyder (age 32, b. NY) and his wife, Fanny (age 29, b. NY) in Chemung. Fanny may be an older sister of Betsey's.

5 1894 Michigan Census (Ingham County, Michigan). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Stephen Cornell (age 57, b. NY), wife Philena [Harris] (age 55, b. NY) and daughter Maude (age 16, b. MI), living in Ingham County, Michigan.

6 1900 US Census (District 47, Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Stephen Cornell (age 63, b. Apr 1837, NY) and wife Philena [Harris] (age 61, b. Feb 1839, NY), living in Lansing, Michigan. Stephen is listed as a "day laborer," and indicates that both his parents were born in New York. Philena indicates that her father was born in Pennsylvania and her mother in New Jersey. The couple indicate that they have been married for 44 years, and have had 7 children, 1 of whom is still living.

7 U.S. Civil War Pension Index. Surety: 4. Stephen S. Cornell
Widow: Philena Cornell
[Co.] B, 1st N.Y. Inf.
Invalid: 1883 Nov 30, Application #500845, Certificate #325091, Michigan
Widow: 1907 Dec 24, Application #551497, Certificate #373137, Michigan

8 American Civil War Soldiers. Surety: 4. Name: Stephen Cornell
Enlistment Date: 30 Aug 1864
Enlistment Place: Chemung, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 30 August 1864 at the age of 27.
Enlisted in Company B, 161st Infantry Regiment New York on 14 Sep 1864.
Mustered Out Company B, 161st Infantry Regiment New York on 20 Sep 1865 at Fort Jefferson, FL.
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