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Thomas Meredith “Tom” Cornelius

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Thomas Meredith “Tom” Cornelius

Birth
Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, USA
Death
24 Oct 1940 (aged 57)
Beeville, Bee County, Texas, USA
Burial
Beeville, Bee County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Tom Meredith Cornelius - Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: Tom Meredith Cornelius
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 24 Oct 1940
Event Place: Beeville, Bee, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 57
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 23 Apr 1883
Birth Year (Estimated): 1883
Birthplace: Waxahachie, Texas
Father's Name: Meredith Cornelius
Mother's Name: Tissie King
Record Number: 44146

Tom M Cornelius - United States Census, 1920
Name: Tom M Cornelius
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Grayson, Texas, United States
Event Place (Original): Justice Precinct 1, Grayson, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
Birthplace: Texas
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 1
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Tom M Cornelius Head Male 36 Texas
Maud D Cornelius Wife Female 35 Texas
Cecil E Cornelius Son Male 19 Texas
Hobson Cornelius Son Male 16 Texas
Alvin Cornelius Son Male 15 Texas
Fay L Cornelius Daughter Female 8 Texas
Juanita Cornelius Daughter Female 5 Texas
John J P Cornelius Son Male 1 Texas
Thomas Meredith married Maude Della Huggins August 10, 1899 in Comanche Co., TX.

Thomas M Cornelius - United States Census, 1930
Name: Thomas M Cornelius
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1883
Birthplace: Texas
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 37
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Thomas M Cornelius Head Male 47 Texas
Maude D Cornelius Wife Female 46 Texas
Vernie H Cornelius Son Male 27 Texas
Juanita Cornelius Daughter Female 15 Texas
John P Cornelius Son Male 11 Texas
Marie Cornelius Daughter Female 8 Texas
Wayne Cornelius Son Male 3 Texas

1900 Concho Co., TX, ED 37, Sh 8: Merdhus Cornelius Jul 1852, 48 AL; Kizia Jan 1848, 52 AL; William F Aug 1874, 26 TX; Jesse Apr 1876, 24 TX; Thomas Apr 1883, 17 TX; Della Sep 1883, 16 TX, wife of Thomas; (Child Cecil Earnest, born April 1900 is not listed but was age 2/12 - census taken 13 June 1900).

1910 Fannin Co., TX, ED 37, Sh 2A: Tom Cornelius, 27, TX; Della, 26, TX; Cecil, 10, TX; Hobson, 7, TX; Alvan, 4,

1940 Bee Co., TX: Tom M. Cornelius, 57, TX; Della M., 56, TX; Juanita, 25, TX; John P., 22, TX; Marie, 18, TX; Wayne, 14, TX

Beeville Bee-Picayune, 27 Oct 1940: Funeral Rites for T. M. Cornelius, 57, Held Here Friday Local Contractor Dies Oct. 24 at Home in Beeville

Funeral services for Tom Meredith Cornelius, 57, Beeville contractor, were held Friday afternoon, Oct. 25, at 3 o'clock at the chapel of Walker Funeral Home, Rev. S. B. Beall and Rev. S. N. Allen officiating. Burial was made in Glenwood cemetery.

The active pallbearers were Pat Martin, Ellis Quinn, F. W. Brown, S. J. Hirst, Bob Trafton and Albert Hansen. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Walker Funeral Home.

Mr. Cornelius died at his home here Thursday morning, Oct. 24, at 10:20 o'clock. He had been ill for two months. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Maudie Della Cornelius, who left Sunday for Vernon to make her home; five sons, Cecil E. Cornelius and V. H. Cornelius of Baytown, A. R. Cornelius of Goose Creek, and J. P. Cornelius and Wayne Cornelius of Beeville; three daughters, Mrs. Foy Lee Miller of Vernon and Misses Juanita and Marie Cornelius of Beeville; a sister, Mrs. Jane Murphy of Seymour, Texas, and two brothers, Bill Cornelius of Bandera county and Jesse Cornelius of Seymour.

Mr. Cornelius was a native of Waxahachie, having been born there April 23, 1883, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Meredith Cornelius. He met and married Miss Maudie Huggins in Comanche, Texas. During the early years of his life he owned a operated a freight line between Eden, San Angelo and Ballinger. He later became a contractor, moving to Beeville from Vernon 10 years ago. He had been in ill health for the past few years.
Mr. Cornelius was a member of the Baptist church, having joined in 1908 in Scurry county.
Tom Meredith Cornelius - Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: Tom Meredith Cornelius
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 24 Oct 1940
Event Place: Beeville, Bee, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 57
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 23 Apr 1883
Birth Year (Estimated): 1883
Birthplace: Waxahachie, Texas
Father's Name: Meredith Cornelius
Mother's Name: Tissie King
Record Number: 44146

Tom M Cornelius - United States Census, 1920
Name: Tom M Cornelius
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Grayson, Texas, United States
Event Place (Original): Justice Precinct 1, Grayson, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
Birthplace: Texas
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 1
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Tom M Cornelius Head Male 36 Texas
Maud D Cornelius Wife Female 35 Texas
Cecil E Cornelius Son Male 19 Texas
Hobson Cornelius Son Male 16 Texas
Alvin Cornelius Son Male 15 Texas
Fay L Cornelius Daughter Female 8 Texas
Juanita Cornelius Daughter Female 5 Texas
John J P Cornelius Son Male 1 Texas
Thomas Meredith married Maude Della Huggins August 10, 1899 in Comanche Co., TX.

Thomas M Cornelius - United States Census, 1930
Name: Thomas M Cornelius
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1883
Birthplace: Texas
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 37
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Thomas M Cornelius Head Male 47 Texas
Maude D Cornelius Wife Female 46 Texas
Vernie H Cornelius Son Male 27 Texas
Juanita Cornelius Daughter Female 15 Texas
John P Cornelius Son Male 11 Texas
Marie Cornelius Daughter Female 8 Texas
Wayne Cornelius Son Male 3 Texas

1900 Concho Co., TX, ED 37, Sh 8: Merdhus Cornelius Jul 1852, 48 AL; Kizia Jan 1848, 52 AL; William F Aug 1874, 26 TX; Jesse Apr 1876, 24 TX; Thomas Apr 1883, 17 TX; Della Sep 1883, 16 TX, wife of Thomas; (Child Cecil Earnest, born April 1900 is not listed but was age 2/12 - census taken 13 June 1900).

1910 Fannin Co., TX, ED 37, Sh 2A: Tom Cornelius, 27, TX; Della, 26, TX; Cecil, 10, TX; Hobson, 7, TX; Alvan, 4,

1940 Bee Co., TX: Tom M. Cornelius, 57, TX; Della M., 56, TX; Juanita, 25, TX; John P., 22, TX; Marie, 18, TX; Wayne, 14, TX

Beeville Bee-Picayune, 27 Oct 1940: Funeral Rites for T. M. Cornelius, 57, Held Here Friday Local Contractor Dies Oct. 24 at Home in Beeville

Funeral services for Tom Meredith Cornelius, 57, Beeville contractor, were held Friday afternoon, Oct. 25, at 3 o'clock at the chapel of Walker Funeral Home, Rev. S. B. Beall and Rev. S. N. Allen officiating. Burial was made in Glenwood cemetery.

The active pallbearers were Pat Martin, Ellis Quinn, F. W. Brown, S. J. Hirst, Bob Trafton and Albert Hansen. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Walker Funeral Home.

Mr. Cornelius died at his home here Thursday morning, Oct. 24, at 10:20 o'clock. He had been ill for two months. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Maudie Della Cornelius, who left Sunday for Vernon to make her home; five sons, Cecil E. Cornelius and V. H. Cornelius of Baytown, A. R. Cornelius of Goose Creek, and J. P. Cornelius and Wayne Cornelius of Beeville; three daughters, Mrs. Foy Lee Miller of Vernon and Misses Juanita and Marie Cornelius of Beeville; a sister, Mrs. Jane Murphy of Seymour, Texas, and two brothers, Bill Cornelius of Bandera county and Jesse Cornelius of Seymour.

Mr. Cornelius was a native of Waxahachie, having been born there April 23, 1883, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Meredith Cornelius. He met and married Miss Maudie Huggins in Comanche, Texas. During the early years of his life he owned a operated a freight line between Eden, San Angelo and Ballinger. He later became a contractor, moving to Beeville from Vernon 10 years ago. He had been in ill health for the past few years.
Mr. Cornelius was a member of the Baptist church, having joined in 1908 in Scurry county.


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