Individual Details
Charles Benjamin Cornelius
(October 1, 1827 - January 21, 1878)
After Charles Benjamin Cornelius' first wife had died, he remarried the wife of his cousin who was killed in the Civil War, Elizabeth L. (Harris) Duval. They moved first to Ellis County until they purchased 222 acres of land on November 21, 1866 between Mansfield and the Webb Community bordering the current day Mansfield - Webb Road. Additional information is from "The History of Mansfield, Texas, 1965."
1860 Ellis County, Texas census. Living in the household of his mother.
1870 Tarrant County, Texas census. P., Thomas, and John P. Duvall were living in this household.
1860 Ellis County, Texas census. Living in the household of his mother.
1870 Tarrant County, Texas census. P., Thomas, and John P. Duvall were living in this household.
Events
| Birth | October 1, 1827 | Virginia | |||
| Marriage | Bef 1850 | Amelia J. Stone | |||
| Marriage | Abt, 1865 | Palestine, Anderson County, Texas - Elizabeth Lou Harris | |||
| Death | January 21, 1878 | Mansfield, Tarrant County, Texas | |||
| Burial | Estes Cemetery, Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas |
Families
| Spouse | Amelia J. Stone (1831 - 1857) |
| Child | Sarah Lou Cornelius (1852 - 1928) |
| Child | Charles W. Cornelius (1858 - 1878) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Lou Harris (1836 - 1923) |
| Child | Ada Cornelius (1868 - 1873) |
| Child | Ida Cornelius (1868 - 1940) |
| Child | Jettie Cornelius (1872 - 1950) |
| Child | Vivian Vernie Cornelius (1875 - 1891) |
| Father | George Washington Cornelius (1796 - 1847) |
| Mother | Sarah Duval (1800 - 1870) |
| Sibling | James Cornelius (1829 - ) |
| Sibling | Lucinda B. Cornelius (1831 - ) |
| Sibling | John Cornelius (1833 - ) |
| Sibling | Amanda Cornelius (1835 - ) |
| Sibling | George Washington Cornelius (1837 - ) |
| Sibling | Theodore Jennings Cornelius (1839 - 1879) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Cornelius (1841 - ) |