Headstone PHOTO by Frank Reiley
Cornelius Fomby son of Matthew Bates Formby and Mary Meadows married Mary Josephine Hairston in 1868 in Texas. According to the Federal Census Cornelius was a farmer both before and after the Civil War. On 1 Apr 1862 Cornelius enlisted as a private in the 14th Battalion, Companies C & G, Georgia Light Artillery (Montgomery's) CSA. On 4 May 1865 surrendered and held as a prisoner of war. 14 May 1865 Cornelius was pardened and released at Gainsville, Alabama. After the war he married Mary and together they had 3 known children:
Caroline Jane - b. 1869 d. 1953
Sarah Frances - b. 1870 d. 1913
James William - b. 1873 d. 1956
Headstone PHOTO by Frank Reiley
Cornelius Fomby son of Matthew Bates Formby and Mary Meadows married Mary Josephine Hairston in 1868 in Texas. According to the Federal Census Cornelius was a farmer both before and after the Civil War. On 1 Apr 1862 Cornelius enlisted as a private in the 14th Battalion, Companies C & G, Georgia Light Artillery (Montgomery's) CSA. On 4 May 1865 surrendered and held as a prisoner of war. 14 May 1865 Cornelius was pardened and released at Gainsville, Alabama. After the war he married Mary and together they had 3 known children:
Caroline Jane - b. 1869 d. 1953
Sarah Frances - b. 1870 d. 1913
James William - b. 1873 d. 1956
Family Members
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Tabitha Ann Formby Phillips
1822–1874
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Emily Caroline Formby Boyce
1827–1900
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Andrew Abraham Jackson Fomby
1829–1881
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Elizabeth Margaret Fomby Boyd
1830–1855
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Nathan Gunn Fomby
1834–1898
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John Acles Fomby
1836–1910
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Matthew Bates Fomby Jr
1839–1862
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Mary Ellen Formby Osborne
1840–1906
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Virgina Frances "Fannie" Formby Hudson
1843–1895
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