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Cornelius Harmon Foley

Birth
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Death
10 May 1948 (aged 87)
Egeria, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Odd, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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The son of James Tolliver Foley and Susannah White.

He married first on 28 Oct 1882, Mercer Co., WV to Vila Jane Foley, daughter of Richard B. Foley and Parshandaina McAlexander.

He married 29 Aug 1887, Raleigh Co., WV to his first cousin Nancy Jane Sneed [b. Jan 1866, Mercer Co., WV; d. 1 Jun 1938, Mercer Co., WV; daughter of John T. and Sally (Foley) Sneed.

1900 census, Mercer Co., WV, p. 133
Cornelius Foley, b. Jan 1861, WV, parents b. WV
Nancy J., wife, b. Jan 1866, WV, VA, VA
Henry H., b. May 1888, WV, WV, WV
Mary Sneed, m-in-law, b. Apr 1844 WV, WV, WV

1910 census, Mercer Co., WV, Jumping Branch, p. 240
Cornelius H. Foley, 49, m'd 21 yrs, WV VA WV
Nancy J., 44, WV VA WV, 1 child; 1 living
Emma Lou?, 21, widowed dau-in-law
Charlotte, 9 mos, granddaughter

Nancy died in 1938. Cornelius died in 1948. His death certificate states that he was buried in Brammer Cemetery, Flat Top, WV, but there is no headstone or other record of his interment or that of his wife, Nancy.

Child:

1. Henry Harmon Foley, b. May 1888; m.c. 1908, Mercer Co., WV to Emmy Lou Alice Cook, daughter of William Riley and Susan E. (Gravely) Cook. Henry d. by 1910.
The son of James Tolliver Foley and Susannah White.

He married first on 28 Oct 1882, Mercer Co., WV to Vila Jane Foley, daughter of Richard B. Foley and Parshandaina McAlexander.

He married 29 Aug 1887, Raleigh Co., WV to his first cousin Nancy Jane Sneed [b. Jan 1866, Mercer Co., WV; d. 1 Jun 1938, Mercer Co., WV; daughter of John T. and Sally (Foley) Sneed.

1900 census, Mercer Co., WV, p. 133
Cornelius Foley, b. Jan 1861, WV, parents b. WV
Nancy J., wife, b. Jan 1866, WV, VA, VA
Henry H., b. May 1888, WV, WV, WV
Mary Sneed, m-in-law, b. Apr 1844 WV, WV, WV

1910 census, Mercer Co., WV, Jumping Branch, p. 240
Cornelius H. Foley, 49, m'd 21 yrs, WV VA WV
Nancy J., 44, WV VA WV, 1 child; 1 living
Emma Lou?, 21, widowed dau-in-law
Charlotte, 9 mos, granddaughter

Nancy died in 1938. Cornelius died in 1948. His death certificate states that he was buried in Brammer Cemetery, Flat Top, WV, but there is no headstone or other record of his interment or that of his wife, Nancy.

Child:

1. Henry Harmon Foley, b. May 1888; m.c. 1908, Mercer Co., WV to Emmy Lou Alice Cook, daughter of William Riley and Susan E. (Gravely) Cook. Henry d. by 1910.


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