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Nellie M Nebank
F, #14442
| Last Edited | 14 April 2023 |
Family: Patrick Dunlap Cornelius (b. 20 April 1893, d. 21 March 1977)
| Son* |  Eugene John Cornelius (b. August 1913, d. August 1913) |
Biography
| Marriage | 14 April 1913 | Marriage: Patrick Dunlap Cornelius and Nellie M Nebank were married on 14 April 1913 in St Louis, Missouri, United StatesB.1,2 |
| Divorce | 1 May 1919 | Divorce: Patrick Dunlap Cornelius and Nellie M Nebank were divorced on 1 May 1919 in St Louis, St Louis City, Missouri, United StatesB.1 |
| Name | before 1913 | As of before 1913, Nellie M Nebank was also known as Nellie M Cornelius.1 |
Citations
William Willey, Sr
M, #14443, d. after 26 February 1845
| Last Edited | 14 April 2023 |
Family:
| Son* | Wilson Willis Willey+ (b. 11 January 1809, d. 4 March 1848) |
| Son* | James Williamson Willey+ (b. 9 December 1818, d. 9 April 1896) |
Biography
| Death | after 26 February 1845 | Death: William Willey, Sr, died after 26 February 1845.1 |
Citations
- [S686] Information from Rebecca Hitzman
James Williamson Willey
M, #14444, b. 9 December 1818, d. 9 April 1896
| Last Edited | 14 April 2023 |
Parents
| Father* | William Willey, Sr (d. after 26 February 1845) |
Family 1:
| Daughter* | Sarah E Willey (b. 1844) |
| Son* | Wilson Willey (b. 1846) |
Family 2: Milberry Deavenport
Family 3: Mary King (b. 1826)
| Son* | James Willey (b. 1850) |
| Daughter* | Mary E Willey (b. 1851) |
| Son* | John W Willey (b. 1854) |
| Daughter* | Emily J Willey (b. 1855) |
Family 4: Charlotte Barker
| Son* | David Willey (b. 13 February 1857, d. 20 November 1929) |
| Son* | William F Willey (b. 1858) |
Family 5: Nancy Elizabeth Jennings (b. about 1837, d. before 3 September 1859)
Family 6: Elizabeth Edvards (b. 1833)
| Daughter* | Cassie Willey (b. June 1860) |
Biography
| Birth | 9 December 1818 | Birth: James Williamson Willey was born on 9 December 1818 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United StatesB.1,2 |
| Marriage | 12 June 1848 | Marriage: James Williamson Willey and Milberry Deavenport were married on 12 June 1848 in Bond, Illinois, United StatesB.3 |
| Marriage | 24 November 1849 | Marriage: James Williamson Willey and Mary King were married on 24 November 1849 in Bond, Illinois, United StatesB.3 |
| Marriage | 4 June 1856 | Marriage: James Williamson Willey and Charlotte Barker were married on 4 June 1856 in Bond, Illinois, United StatesB.3,3 |
| Marriage | 1 May 1858 | Marriage: James Williamson Willey and Nancy Elizabeth Jennings were married on 1 May 1858 in Bond, Illinois, United StatesB.1 |
| Marriage | 3 September 1859 | Marriage: James Williamson Willey and Elizabeth Edvards were married on 3 September 1859 in Bond, Illinois, United StatesB.3 |
| Death | 9 April 1896 | Death: James Williamson Willey died on 9 April 1896 at age 77 in Sidney, Fremont, Iowa, United StatesB.1,2 |
| Census (F) | 1850 | James Williamson Willey and Mary King were enumerated on the census of 1850 in Bond, Illinois, United StatesB.4 |
| Census (F) | 1860 | He and Elizabeth Edvards were enumerated on the census of 1860 in Bond, Illinois, United StatesB.5 |
| Obituary | April 1896 | Obituary: The obituary for James was recorded in April 1896. According to the 1896 obituary of James W. Willey (see below), he was born near Nashville, Tennessee on 10 Dec. 1818. This is consistent with available census data. He identified his father as the pastor of an Methodist Episcopal church near Nashville, of which he became a member at the age of 18. At the age of 19 (ca 1838), he moved to Greenville in Bond County, Illinois, where he lived near two of his brothers. In the History of Bond and Montgomery Counties, Illinois 1882 - Part 1, page 85, the following “old settlers” of the City of Greenville were listed: “Willey, John F., Wilson W., and James W., brothers.” James W. Willey’s obituary claimed he was only married twice and that four children were born to his first marriage, before his marriage to Elizabeth V. Edwards. However, records indicate that James W. Willey married six women: 1840: Mary Ann Jackson b. 27 Jan 1819/Tennessee d. ca 1848/Greenville, Bond Co., Illinois fa. Larkin Jackson (1786-1869) mo. Anna Parker (1794-1864) m. 12 July 1840/Clinton Co., Illinois/James W. Willey 1848: Malissa Milberry Redfearn (Mrs. Milberry Deavenport) b. 2 May 1822/Randolph Co., NC d. Jan 1849/Bond Co., Illinois fa. Isaac Redfearn (1791-1854) mo. Nancy Cruthis (1790-1854) m.1 4 Feb. 1845/Martin Deavenport (or Davenport) m.2 12 June 1848/Bond Co., Illinois/James W. Willey 1849: Mary “Polly” Barker (Mrs. Mary King) b. abt 1826/Arkansss d. bef 1856/Bond Co., llinois m.1 Mr. King m.2 24 November 1849/Bond Co., Illinois/James W. Willey 1856: Charlotte Barker b. 1829/Illinois d. bef 1858/Bond Co., Illinois mo. Hannah Barker/b. 1800/North Carolina m. 8 June 1856/Bond Co., Illinois/James W. Willey 1858: Nancy E. Jennings (Mrs. Nancy E. Gum) b. 1837/Indiana d. bef 1859/Bond Co., Illinois fa. Benoni Jennings (1804-1853) mo. Rachel McQueen (1805-1853) m.1 14 Oct. 1851/Bond Co., Illinois/William J. Gum (or Gumm) m.2 1 May 1858/Bond Co., Illinois/James W. Willey - (license date only) 1859: Elizabeth Vineyard Merry (Mrs. Elizabeth V. Edwards) b. 22 Aug 1833/Greenville, Bond Co., Illinois d. 27 May 1904/Hamburg, Fremont, Iowa fa. Prettyman Merry (b. 1812/KY) mo. Mary Norman (b. 1814/KY) m.1 29 Aug. 1850/Bond Co., Illinois/John Nelson Edwards m.2 3 September 1859/Bond Co., Illinois/James W. Willey In 1859, James W. Willey married Elizabeth Vineyard Merry, widow of John Nelson Edwards. Elizabeth and James each had at least four children from prior marriages. Together, they had at least eight more. In 1867, Elizabeth’s oldest daughter from her first marriage, Mary Ellen Edwards, married James Willey’s oldest son from his first marriage, Wilson Isaac Willey. In 1868, Wilson and Mary Ellen left Illinois in a covered wagon and settled near Independence, Kansas. After two years, they moved to Nebraska, where they settled along the Republic River, three miles north of Alma in Harlan County. James W. Willey and his family left Bond County in 1869 and moved to Hamburg, Fremont County, Iowa. After one year, they moved to Thayer County, Nebraska, where they homesteaded on Rose Creek, in the northwest quarter of Section 26. James sold the homestead to a Daniel Brown from Wisconsin in April 1878 for $1,100.00. The Hebron Journal, dated 25 April 1878, recorded the sale. James and his family moved to Fairbury, Nebraska for a few months, where his daughter Hattie died from a diphtheria epidemic. According to the Hebron Journal, they stayed a few weeks in Hebron, Nebraska with his step-son John Edwards and his family. From there, they moved to Alma, Harlan County, Nebraska, where his son, Wilson Isaac Willey lived. Agricultural records for the year 1879 for James W. Willey of Harlan County, Nebraska, read as follows: “Improved land, 61 acres; unimproved land, 100 acres; 2 mules; 1 cow, 150 lb. of butter fat; 6 swine; 12 chickens; 4 eggs; 10 acres barley, 140 bu; 10 acres Indian corn, 300 bu; 50 acres wheat, 1000 bu.” His son Wilson’s homestead was between Orleans and Alma, according to Norris Willey, grandson of Wilson, who was living at Arapaho, Nebraska in 1995. In Alma, James and Elizabeth became members of the Free Methodist Church, by letter from Tennessee. [Helen Willey Pedrick] They remained in Alma for 13 years, where James suffered a stroke from which he never fully recovered and was left with some paralysis. In 1891, they moved back to the small town of Sidney, in Fremont County, Iowa. James W. Willey died in Sidney, Iowa on 9 April 1896 and is buried there. Although a Methodist, his funeral was held in the Baptist Church and officiated by a Presbyterian minister.2 |
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Paul Cornelius
M, #14449, b. about 1894, d. before 1910
| Last Edited | 14 April 2023 |
Parents
| Father* | Andrew J J Zachariah Cornelius (b. 17 May 1865, d. 26 January 1948) |
| Mother* | Sarah Alice Dunlap (b. 29 October 1860, d. 21 January 1943) |
Biography
| Birth | about 1894 | Birth: Paul Cornelius was born about 1894 in Crawford, Missouri, United StatesB.1,2 |
| Death | before 1910 | Death: Paul Cornelius died before 1910 in Missouri, United StatesB.2 |
Citations
Mary Cornelius
F, #14450, b. about 1895, d. before 1910
| Last Edited | 14 April 2023 |
Parents
| Father* | Andrew J J Zachariah Cornelius (b. 17 May 1865, d. 26 January 1948) |
| Mother* | Sarah Alice Dunlap (b. 29 October 1860, d. 21 January 1943) |
Biography
| Birth | about 1895 | Birth: Mary Cornelius was born about 1895 in Crawford, Missouri, United StatesB.1,2 |
| Death | before 1910 | Death: Mary Cornelius died before 1910 in Missouri, United StatesB.2 |