Madison was a son of Jesse Cornelius and ____ Marsh and a grandson of William and Lettice Cornelius of Blount County, Alabama. He is mentioned in William's will: ...(giving) monies to Jesse Cornelius' three Sons William, James and Mattison Cornelius.....
He married America Gately May 11, 1841 in Blount County, Alabama "with Madison Cornelius and Mathias Little, bondsmen, Jesse Cornelius, father Mathias Little, step-father of A. Gately consent." This marriage is recorded on page 878, Book C, 1838-1844, Blount County, Alabama.
Madison served as a Private in Company C, 48th Alabama Infantry, CSA. In 1991, Marshall County, Alabama, a Confederate Soldier Marker was erected on his grave. He fought at the battles of Sharpsburg and Harpers Ferry. During the Sharpsburg battle, he was wounded in the shoulder by an exploded cannon shell. He filed for a pension June 8, 1887.
1850 Marshall County AL: Madison Cornelius, 25, GA; America, 21, NC; Amanda, 6, AL; James, 4, AL; William F., 2, AL; Narsisa Ann, 11/12, AL
1860 Marshall County AL: Madison Cornelius, 37, AL; America, 29, AL; Amanda, 16, AL; James, 14, AL; Franklin, 11, AL; Narcisa, 9, AL; Elizabeth, 7, AL; Arena, 4, AL; John, 3, AL; David, 1, AL
1870 Marshall Co. AL: Madison Cornelius, 50, GA; America, 41, NC; James, 23, AL; Franklin, 22, AL; Narcissa, 20, AL (married Lafayette Cosby in 1867--widow?); Elizabeth, 18, AL; Arrena M., 16, AL; John, 14, AL; David, 12, AL; Joseph, 8, AL; Andrew, 7, AL; Doctor, 4, AL; Eliza Gately, 47, NC, Idiot, sister to America
1880 Marshall Co. AL: Madison Cornelius, 55, GA; America, 50, NC; Joseph, 18, AL; Andrew, 16, AL; Dockter, 13, AL; Susan, 10, AL; Dona, 18, Niece, AL
Madison was a son of Jesse Cornelius and ____ Marsh and a grandson of William and Lettice Cornelius of Blount County, Alabama. He is mentioned in William's will: ...(giving) monies to Jesse Cornelius' three Sons William, James and Mattison Cornelius.....
He married America Gately May 11, 1841 in Blount County, Alabama "with Madison Cornelius and Mathias Little, bondsmen, Jesse Cornelius, father Mathias Little, step-father of A. Gately consent." This marriage is recorded on page 878, Book C, 1838-1844, Blount County, Alabama.
Madison served as a Private in Company C, 48th Alabama Infantry, CSA. In 1991, Marshall County, Alabama, a Confederate Soldier Marker was erected on his grave. He fought at the battles of Sharpsburg and Harpers Ferry. During the Sharpsburg battle, he was wounded in the shoulder by an exploded cannon shell. He filed for a pension June 8, 1887.
1850 Marshall County AL: Madison Cornelius, 25, GA; America, 21, NC; Amanda, 6, AL; James, 4, AL; William F., 2, AL; Narsisa Ann, 11/12, AL
1860 Marshall County AL: Madison Cornelius, 37, AL; America, 29, AL; Amanda, 16, AL; James, 14, AL; Franklin, 11, AL; Narcisa, 9, AL; Elizabeth, 7, AL; Arena, 4, AL; John, 3, AL; David, 1, AL
1870 Marshall Co. AL: Madison Cornelius, 50, GA; America, 41, NC; James, 23, AL; Franklin, 22, AL; Narcissa, 20, AL (married Lafayette Cosby in 1867--widow?); Elizabeth, 18, AL; Arrena M., 16, AL; John, 14, AL; David, 12, AL; Joseph, 8, AL; Andrew, 7, AL; Doctor, 4, AL; Eliza Gately, 47, NC, Idiot, sister to America
1880 Marshall Co. AL: Madison Cornelius, 55, GA; America, 50, NC; Joseph, 18, AL; Andrew, 16, AL; Dockter, 13, AL; Susan, 10, AL; Dona, 18, Niece, AL
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William Franklin Cornelius
1847–1909
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Narcissa Ann Cornelius Bain
1850–1922
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Sarah Elizabeth Cornelius Carter
1853–1930
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John Henry Cornelius
1857–1885
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Joseph "Joe" Cornelius
1862–1929
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Dock C. Cornelius
1864–1952
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Andrew "Buck" Cornelius
1865–1939
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David "Dave" Cornelius
1868–1938
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James Cornelius
unknown–1898
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