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From: "Patricia Lanning" <>
Subject: Re: [OHGUERNS] Davis, Gorley, Black
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:06:45 -0400
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I have a John Davis and a Thomas in Linton Twp., Coshocton Co., OH, do you
have a Davis in this county?
Pat


----- Original Message -----
From: "Barb Golino" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 8:26 PM
Subject: Re: [OHGUERNS] Davis, Gorley, Black


> Well, I don't know where to go from here. Harriet it appears is a
Cornelius
> and not a Davis. Ok, I need theories on why the Davis children lived
with
> William and Harriet Gorley in 1860 & 1870. And why Eliza Jane Davis
> referred to Harriet as her sister on the 1870 census. What could the
> connection be? Remember, in 1850 Thomas and Elizabeth Davis are living
with
> the Joseph Vincent family & had only two of their children living with
them,
> Delphia age 4 and John age 4 months. Nearby their other two children are
> living with William and Ellen Gorley and their son William Gorley.( Eliza
> Jane Davis age 1 and Minerva Davis age 7). Where do I look now to figure
> this out? Is Elizabeth Davis' maiden name Gorley?
> Help......Barb
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "bsshinn" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 4:26 PM
> Subject: RE: [OHGUERNS] Davis, Gorley, Black
>
>
> > I picked up William Gorley's obit today. I also looked at the marriage
> > license. The marriage license says: William Gowley Married Harriet
> > Cornelius. I could not get in the Health Dept. when I was in town, I
will
> > try again and let you know if I find Harriet's death certificate. The
> obit
> > reads:
> > Death of an Old Resident
> > William Gorley, died at his residence near Georgetown, south of
> Cambridge,
> > Wednesday, August 29, 1900, after an illness of several months, aged
> > seventy-four years. He was a pioneer resident of his locality and a
> worthy
> > citizen. He was united in marriage with Miss Harriet Cornelius in 1856
> and
> > ten children, nve (this is how it is spelled) sons and five daughters
were
> > born to them, of these two sons and two daughters are deceased, and the
> > others have made their homes near that of their parents. One sister,
Mrs.
> > Mary Hurley lives in Cambridge. The funeral services were conducted
from
> > the family home, Friday, August 31 at 2 o'clock, p. m. by Rev. James
> Jones,
> > assisted by Rev. Dr. Pope. Interment was made at Wallars Cemetery.
> >
> >
> > Barb,
> >
> > I don't have a Davis anywhere connected to the descendants of
Christopher
> > Cornelius:
> >
> > Gen 1 - Isaac Cornelius, born by or before 1775 (came from Huntingdon
> > County, PA), bought land in 1814 Muskingum County, died in 1822 without
a
> > will, estate records are of no help, he was too much in debt at the time
> of
> > his death.
> >
> > Heirs of Isaac Cornelius:
> > 1. Elizabeth Cornelius, born bef 1804, md. Peter Baker
> > 9 Oct 1827 Muskingum Co., no further info.
> > 2. William Cornelius, b. 18 Oct 1800, d. 2 Dec 1872 in
> > Indiana, md. Nancy McHenry 3-18-1823 Muskingum, OH.
> > 3. Hannah Cornelius md. James Wortman 15 Oct 1840
> > Muskingum Co., OH. Hannah was aged 4 in the guardianship
> > records of 1823 after Isaac died.
> > 4. Mary Ann Cornelius, age 9 in the 1823 guardianship
> > records, md. James Wortman 3-31-1835 Muskingum Co.
> > 5. Sarah Cornelius, no info, name listed in lawsuit of 1835.
> > 6. Christopher Cornelius (1804-1882), md. (1) Susannah
> > Jack (2) Jane Winters.
> > 7. Barbara Cornelius, widow of Isaac, md. John Allison
> > 6-24-1827 Muskingum Co., no further info.
> > 8. Elijah Cornelius, age 2 in the 1823 guardianship records
> > after Isaac died, no further info.
> > 9. Hiram Cornelius, not sure of this one because the only
> > documentation I have on him comes from 1831 Muskingum
> > court record involved in a lawsuit with David Cherry, this
> > is the only record his name appears in along with the other
> > heirs of Isaac's.
> >
> > Christopher Cornelius (1804-1882) md. (1) Susannah Jack, (2) Jane
> Winters -
> > all children born to Christopher were by his first wife Susannah Jack.
> >
> > The only place I've seen Harriet's name listed as being a daughter of
> > Christopher Cornelius comes from "The History of the Cornelius Family in
> > America" by Charles Cornelius, 1929. This book states that James W.
> > Cornelius (son of Christopher & Susannah Jack Cornelius) had a daughter
> > Harriet Cornelius who married William Gorley.
> > 1880 Guernsey County, Ohio census:
> > William Gourley (spelled as shown), age not legible
> > Harriet, age 44, wife
> > Mary E., daughter, age not legible
> > Charles H., son, age 14
> > James, son, age 11
> > Annie, daughter, age 8
> > Celia, daughter, age 6
> > George, son, age 3
> > Daughter, age 1
> >
> > There was another Harriet Cornelius in Ohio who appears in the 1840
census
> > of Hamilton County, Roll M704_399, p. 262 with 2 females under 5, 1
female
> > 15-20, and 1 female 50-60, I assume this Harriet was a widow since
single
> > women back in those days were not counted as heads of households unless
> they
> > were widowed. I've tried looking for more info on this Harriet but have
> > never been able to find anything further on her. She is still in
Hamilton
> > County in 1850 and is listed as age 63, which would place this Harriet's
> > year birth at around 1787.
> >
> > I can't put my hands on it right now but I believe in "Yesterday and
Today
> > in Guernsey County, Ohio", there's a mention of the William and Harriet
> > Gorley family indicating that Harriet was a daughter of Christopher
> > Cornelius. Another researcher had scanned a newspaper clipping he found
> > among some old papers and sent it to me, but he didn't know what
newspaper
> > it came from. The clipping mentions Christopher Cornelius and his
> children,
> > one of which included Harriet Corneius (1835-1915) who married William
> > Gorley (1826-?).
> >
> > Christopher Cornelius died in 1882 without a will but an estate sale was
> > held, the only person not receiving their share from his estate was
> Harriet.
> > I've seen in several wills where some children, whether minor ones or
not,
> > were not mentioned in a will of the deceased and yet I found birth
records
> > on them along with other records indicating that they were still alive
> long
> > after their father's will was written. I thought at first maybe Harriet
> may
> > have be given her share prior to Christopher's death but there is
nothing
> on
> > record in Muskingum County to verify this and why would she be the only
> one
> > getting anything prior to Christopher's death, why not the others.
> Usually
> > it was always the oldest male son who may be given property prior to the
> > death of his father, or even other children for that matter. (Prior to
the
> > death of my 4th Gr. Grandfather Henry Cotterell, he deeded over land to
3
> of
> > his sons and died a couple of years later without a will or an estate
sale
> > held since he didn't own anything when he died).
> >
> > I've searched through all of my files to see if there's a possibility
> > Christopher's brother, William Cornelius, may have had a daughter by the
> > name of Harriet, but I don't. William was the only other living brother
> > past 1840 that would have had children, so far I've been able to account
> for
> > all of William's children.
> >
> > I checked for the name Davis in 3 of my files to see if I could find
this
> > name mentioned. An Andrew Cornelison was in Butler County, Ohio who
went
> to
> > Parke County, Indiana (I have not made any Cornelius connection to our
> line
> > with this family yet). Marsh was born around 1786 in NC and died in1853
> > Indiana. A John Davis witnessed the will of Marsh's. There was a Thos.
> H.
> > Davis who received $18.18 and $1.73 from the estate of Christopher
> Cornelius
> > (d. 1882), and a James Davis who received $14.72. (You mentioned a
Thomas
> > Davis being the father of you Harriet, could this be the same Thomas who
> > received money from Christopher's estate? If not, possibly Thomas'
son?).
> >
> > As far as your statement "If Harriet is indeed a Cornelius, why did they
> > raise the Davis Children?" - sometimes children were given to relatives
or
> > close friends if either the parents died or they traveled elsewhere and
> left
> > the children behind until they got settled, there could have been a
number
> > of reasons, providing this Harriet was indeed a Cornelius.
> >
> > It's also interesting to find the name Cora because there was a Cora
Dell
> > Cornelius (1876-1895) who was a daughter of George W. Cornelius and
> Caroline
> > Phelps, she died at the age of 19 years, married a William Bennett in
> 1894.
> > They had only one child, Amanda Jane Bennett born in 1895. George W.
> > Cornelius was a son of James W. Cornelius and Elizabeth Sarah Shyrock.
> > James W. Cornelius was a son of Christopher and Susannah Jack Cornelius.
> > The dates of your Cora Gorley born in 1880 is relatively close to the
> birth
> > date of Cora Dell Cornelius in 1876, this may not mean anything but the
> name
> > Cora is not that common among the families I've been researching so
there
> > could be a connection here with the naming patterns????
> >
> > Sherry Cornelius
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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