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64233. Charity A. Cornell. Born on 19 Apr 1823 in New York. Charity A. died in Olivet, Eaton County, Michigan, on 21 Mar 1873; she was 49. Buried in Bosworth Cemetery, Walton Township.

Charity is buried in Section 2 of Bosworth Cemetery, Walton Township, Eaton County, Michigan. Her stone reads, “Charity Herrick, 21 March 1873, Age 69 y 10 m 28 days. Wife of Norman H.”

On 22 Mar 1842 when Charity A. was 18, she married Norman H. Herrick in New York. Born in Apr 1819 in Cayuga County, New York. Norman H. died in Eaton County Poor House on 4 Feb 1893. Aged 79. Buried in Bosworth Cemetery, Walton Township. Occupation: Farmer.

Norman and Charity moved from New York to Ohio about 1844, then to Michigan sometime between 1851 and 1860.

Norman’s birth year is a bit changable.

US Army. There was a Norman Herrick who enlisted in the army in 1837 at the age of 21. His eyes were grey, his hair light and and his complexion fair. He was 5’7” tall. He was born in Cayuga County, New York and, before enlisting, had been a farmer. He joined the army on November 13, 1837 in Chicago under Capt. Jamison in company D, 5th Infantry. He was discharged November 13, 1840 at Ft. Winnebago as a private. There is also a note “P.O. 5/53” under the column labeled discharge. It’s not certain just what that means.
U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M233, 81 rolls); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1850 Federal Census. Pittsfield Township, Lorain County, Ohio.
Roll 705, page 271B, family 411.
Norman Herrick, 31, b. NY, $1000 real estate
Charity Herrick, 22, b. NY
Frederick Herrick, 7, b. NY
Obadiah Herrick, 5, b. OH
George Herrick, 2, b. OH

1860 Federal Census. Walton Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Roll 542, page 756, family 556
Post Office Charlotte
Norman Herrick, 40, farmer, $50 personal estate, b. NY
Charity Herrick, 35, b. NY
Frederick Herrick, 16, b. NY
Obadiah Herrick, 14, b. OH
George Herrick, 12, b. OH
Lucy Jane Herrick, 9, b. OH

Charlotte Republican Fri 1 Oct 1869
Eaton County Circuit Court: Benajah W. Warren vs. Obadiah and Nrman Herrick.
Eaton Count, Michigan Nespapers Vol. II 1868-1870. PCompiled and indexed by Joyce Liepins. rivately published. 1986.
More details available in the Fri 25 Feb 1870 Charlotte Republican. Article notes Norman is Obadiah’s father.

In 1870 Norman was living with his son Frederick’s family, and in 1880 his son George’s family.

Return of Deaths in the County of Eaton
Norman Herrick, d. 4 Feb 1893, age 79, at Chester County House, widowed, farmer, birthplace and parents unknown, died of apoplexy

The 1820 Courtland County, New York census lists the following Herricks and Cornells”
HERRICK
Abel Homer 536 200010 10010
Frederick Homer 537 100100 10100
Hezekiah Homer 534 100001 00011
Hiram Homer 535 100010 21110

CORNWALL
Elihu Truxtonp1 597 000010 00100
John Harrison 511 101110 21010
Levinus Truxtonp1 597 000010 00100
Nathan Homer 527 100101 01001
Benjamin Truxtonp1 595 011101 00101
Enos Truxtonp1 595 300010 00010

Hezekiah Herrick

Medical: Was blind at death (Source: Eaton County poor house register).

Their children include:

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Frederick Mortimer Herrick (10 Feb 1843-8 May 1887)

66403ii.

Obadiah Augustus Herrick (13 Feb 1845-10 Feb 1909)

66404iii.

George Thomas Herrick (19 Mar 1848-27 Feb 1888)

66405iv.

Lucy Jane Herrick (24 Feb 1851-)

66406v.

Samuel H. Herrick (Died soon) (10 Jul 1854-10 Feb 1855)

66407vi.

Ruby Herrick (Died young) (25 Jan 1857-bef 1860)

66408vii.

Emma Loeza Herrick (10 Aug 1865-24 Oct 1948)

64234. Rua May Cornell. Born on 16 Feb 1827 in New York. Rua May died in Fremont Township, Isabella County, Michigan, on 25 Jul 1908; she was 81. Buried in Union Cemetery, Blanchard.

1860 Federal Census. Vermontville, Eaton County, Michigan
Roll 542, page 858
Daniel Raymond, 32, a farmer, $800 real estate, $250 in personal estate, b. NY
Rua Raymond, 33, b. NY
Julia Raymond, 8, b. OH
Ellen Raymond, 6, b. OH
Lucy Jane Raymond, 3, b. MI
Frank Raymond, 10 months, MIRua’s sister Lucy and her husband Henry A. Thorp, are listed on the same census page.

1870 Federal Census. Carmel Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Roll 670, page 107B
Post Office Carmel
Rua Bissett, 45, keeping house, $1200 real estate, $100 personal estate, b. NY
Julia Bissett, 18, b. OH
Ellen Bissett, 16, b. OH
Frank Bissett, 10, b. MI
Delila Bissett, 7, b. MI

1880 Federal Census. Carmel Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Roll 578, page 200B
Frank Raymond, 19, head, farmer, b. MI
Julia Raymond, 27, sister, b. OH
Rueah Ball, 51, mother, keeps house, b. NY
Ellen Raymond, 26, Ruiah’s daughter, b. OH
Everyone’s parents were all born in York State.

In 1900 Rua was living with her son Frank Raymond’s family in Fremont, Isabella County, Michigan.

Death Certificate: State of Michigan Department of State Division of Vital Records, Fremont Township, Isabella County; Register 11, page 430.
Rua Ball died 25 July 1908 of organic heart disease. She was a widow, 81 years, five months and 8 days old at death, was born on 16 February 1827 in York State, was first married when she was 22 and had had five children, one of whom had died. Her parents were Obediah Cornell and Pauline Amie, and both were born in York State. Rua did general housekeeping. Mrs. C.A. Spicer of Mt. Pleasant was the informant. Dr. C.J. Abbott of Winn was the attending physician. Rua was buried in Union Cemetery, in Blanchard, Michigan.

Obituary Finder notes that there is an obituary for Mrs. Ball, who died on 7/25/1908, in the Isabella County Enterprise, August 7, 1908; page 2, column 1.

On 18 Dec 1848 when Rua May was 21, she first married Daniel C. Raymond, son of David Warren Raymond (1796-1876) & Eliza Simmons Bebee, in Lorain County, Ohio. Born on 4 Jul 1827 in New York. Daniel C. died in Eaton County, Michigan, on 26 Feb 1861; he was 33. Buried in Vermontville Pioneer Cemetery.

Their children include:

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Julia Raymond (ca 1852-)

66410ii.

Ellen Raymond (ca 1854-)

66411iii.

Lucy Jane Raymond (ca 1857-)

66412iv.

Frank Raymond (ca 1859-)

Ca 1862 Rua May second married Bissett.

Their children include:

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Frances Delilia Bissett (16 Apr 1863-27 Apr 1931)

Rua May third married Ball.

64235. George Cornell. Born on 20 Feb 1829 in New York. George died in Pittsfield Township, Lorain County, Ohio, on 27 Aug 1894; he was 65.

Marriage Record:Marriages Lorain County, Ohio 1824-1865, Compiled by the Elyria Chapter, D.A.R. and the Genealogical Workshop, Lorain County Historical Society. Unigraphic, Inc.; Evensville, Indiana, 1980. Page 27.
George Cornell married Almira Hammer on 12 April 1853.

1860 Federal Census. Pittsfield Township, Lorain County, Ohio
Roll 1001, page 104, family 195
Post Office Pittsfield
Geo. Cornall, 35, farmer, $350 real estate, b. VT
Almira Cornall, 30, b. VT
Adelaide Cornell, 8, b. OH
Theresa Cornell, 6, b. OH
Next dorr is George’s mother and brother Thomas’s family.

1870 Federal Census. Pittsfield Township, Lorain County, Ohio
Roll 1235, page 579A
Post Office Pittsfield
George Cornell, 40, farmer, $1300 real estate, $500 personal estate, b. NY
Almira Cornell, 36, keeping house, b. NY
Adelaide Cornell, 17, b. OH
Thursey Cornell, 15, b. OH
Mary Jane Cornell, 11, b. OH
Frank M. Cornell, 8, b. OH
Charlie H. Cornell, 2, b. OH
George and his family are living next door to his mother Perlina Cornell. (In some census indexes, Pittsfield is listed as Penfield.)

1880 Federal Census. Pittsfield Township, Lorain County, Ohio
Roll 1042, page 546C, family 30
George Cornell, 51, farmer, b. NY, parents b. NY
Elmira Cornell, 47, wife, housekeeper, b. NY, parents b. NY
Franklin Cornell, 17, son, at home, b. OH, parents b. NY
Charles Cornell, 13, son, at home, b. ditto
Sally Hanmer, 75, mother-in-law, widow, b. NY, parents b. NY
Julia McCusick, 4, granddaughter, b. OH, father b. Texas, mother b. OH

On 12 Apr 1853 when George was 24, he married Almira Hanmer, daughter of Henry C. Hanmer (ca 1803-13 Aug 1866) & Sally Francisco (ca 1805-aft 1880), in Lorain County, Ohio. Born in 1834 in New York. Almira died in Pittsfield Township, Lorain County, Ohio on 6 Aug 1892.

George and Almira may also be the parents of two children who died young and were buried in the East Pittsfield Cemetery.
William F. Cornell, d. 1858 age 7 days
George Wille Cornell, d. 1860 age 3 months

The Elyria Republican, Thursday, August 11, 1892
PITTSFIELD. August 8th, 1892. Died on the 6th instant, at her home in the east part of town, after an illness of only twelve hours duration, of apoplexy, Mrs. George Cornell, aged fifty years. Funeral services at their home Monday morning, conducted by Rev. Corfman. Interment in East cemetery. She leaves a husband and three children besides many friends to morn her loss.
http://interactive.ancestry.com/6778/NEWS-OH-TH_EL_RE.1892_08_11_0001/467938305?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fgs%3d-6&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults&rc=2175,683,2381,746;2624,5042,2753,5084;2775,5042,2947,5084;4332,2046,4460,2088;4437,6021,4567,6063

Their children include:

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Adelaide Cornell (1 Jan 1854-15 Oct 1933)

66415ii.

Theresa Cornell (ca 1855-)

66416iii.

Mary Jane Cornell (ca 1859-)

66417iv.

George Willie Cornell (Died soon) (1860-1860)

66418v.

Frank E. Cornell (Nov 1863-1933)

66419vi.

Charles H. Cornell (12 Nov 1867-21 Dec 1928)

64236. Thomas Cornell. Born on 2 Feb 1832 in New York. at death: 66y, 4m, 19d. Thomas died in Olivet, Eaton County, Michigan, on 21 Jun 1898; he was 66. Buried in Bosworth Cemetery, Walton Township.

Thomas first married Ruby Munger, second Clarinda Hough, and third Hannah Pelton.

Marriage Record:Marriages Lorain County, Ohio 1824-1865, Compiled by the Elyria Chapter, D.A.R. and the Genealogical Workshop, Lorain County Historical Society. Unigraphic, Inc.; Evensville, Indiana, 1980. Page 110.
Thomas Cornell married Ruby Munger on 29 December 1852.

Marriage Record:Marriages Lorain County, Ohio 1824-1865, Compiled by the Elyria Chapter, D.A.R. and the Genealogical Workshop, Lorain County Historical Society. Unigraphic, Inc.; Evensville, Indiana, 1980. Page 27.
Thomas Cornell married Carrnida Hough 6 April 1861.

16 May 1862 The Republican (Charlotte)
Thos. Cornell is named in the list of letters that need to be picked up.
Also needed to pick up a letter listed in the Thu 20 Nov 1862 issue of the Republican, and in the Thu 19 Feb 1863 issue.
Eaton County, Michigan Newspapers. Vol I, 1845-1867. Compiled and Indexed by Joyce Marple Liepins. Privately published. 1884.

Michigan Marriages
1 Jul 1864, Eaton
Thomas Cornell & Hannah Pelton

1870 Federal Census. Walton Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Roll 670, page 335A, family 27
Post Office Olivet
Thomas Cornell, 38, farmer, $3500 real estate, $825 personal estate, b. NY
Hannah Cornell, 23, keeping house, b. OH
Gertrude Cornell, 15, b. MI
Ruba Cornell, 11, b. MI
Elmer Cornell, 8, b. MI
James Cornell, 4, b. MI
Winfield Pelton, 18, farm laborer, b. OH
Winfield Pelton, Hannah Cornell’s younger brother, married his step-sister, Gertrude Cornell, in 1871.

Charlotte Republican Fri 17 June 1870
The Court Calendar for the term now in session of Eaton Co. Circuit Court: 2) Thomas and Hannah Cornell vs. Giles Ripley.
Eaton County Newspapers, Vol. II 186801870. Compiled and Indexed by Joyce Marple Liepins. Privately published. 1986.

1880 Federal Census. Walton Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Roll 578, page 291C-D
Thomas Cornell, 50, farmer, b. NY, parents b. NY
Hannah Cornell, 28, wife, keeping house, b. OH, parents b. OH
Elmer Cornell, 17, son, at home, b. MI, father b. NY, mother b. OH
James B. Cornell, 13, son, at home, b. ditto
Aaron Cornell, 7, son, b. ditto
Eva May Cornell, 4, son, b. ditto

Death Certificate, Michigan Department of State, Division of Vital Statistics Walton Township, Eaton County, Michigan Register No. 6, Number 868. Thomas Cornell died 21 June 1898 in Walton Township of progressive muscular palsey. He was 66 years, four months and 19 days old at death and was born in Saratoga County, New York. He was first married at age 20 and was the parent of 11 children, seven of whom still lived. His father was Obidiah Cornell and his mother Perlina Ammy or Animy or Animg or Anuny or something close to one of these options. Thomas was a farmer. He was buried in Walton Cemetery on 23 June 1898. Hannah Cornell of Charlotte was the informant.

The Charlotte Republican Fri 22 Mar 1872
Married - 9 March, in Charlotte, by Rev. Henry Robinson, Mr. Charles Townsend and Miss Eva L. Cornell both of Charlotte.

Bosworth Cemetery - Warren Corneel 1819-1887 Civil War vet from NY. Catherine is his wife. 1829-1883.

Medical: Cause of death: paralysis

On 29 Dec 1852 when Thomas was 20, he first married Ruby Munger in Lorain County, Ohio. Buried in Bosworth Cemetery, Walton Township.

Their children include:

66420i.

Gertrude Viola Cornell (16 Sep 1855-28 Aug 1931)

66421ii.

James Bird Cornell (ca 1856-)

66422iii.

Ruby Cornell (25 Jan 1859-2 Nov 1886)

66423iv.

Elmer Cornell (16 Apr 1864-31 Jan 1941)

On 6 Apr 1861 when Thomas was 29, he second married Clarinda Hough in Lorain County, Ohio. Born on 1 Dec 1840.690 Age at death: 23y, 28d. Clarinda Hough died on 29 Dec 1863; she was 23. Buried in Bosworth Cemetery, Walton Township.

On 1 Jul 1864 when Thomas was 32, he third married Hannah P. Pelton, daughter of David Clark Pelton (4 Feb 1800-9 Feb 1890) & Hannah Smith (1 Sep 1811-30 Jun 1852), in Eaton County, Michigan. Born on 25 Jul 1847 in LaGrange Township, Lorain County, Ohio.690,398 15July1847. Hannah P. died on 26 Mar 1934; she was 86.690 Age at Death: 86y, 8m, 10d. Buried in Bosworth Cemetery, Walton Township.

Hannah first married Thomas Cornell, second Fred Smith.

Their children include:

66424i.

(infant child) Cornell (10 Feb 1869-23 Feb 1869)

66425ii.

Aaron T. Cornell (ca 1872-1950)

66426iii.

Eva May Cornell (ca 1876-)

66427iv.

Zera Rose Cornell

66428v.

Eunice E. Cornell (18 Dec 1885-1953)

64237. Lucy Cornell. Born on 12 Apr 1837 in New York. Lucy died in Alma, Gratiot County, Michigan, on 15 Feb 1916; she was 78.

Marriage Record:Marriages Lorain County, Ohio 1824-1865, Compiled by the Elyria Chapter, D.A.R. and the Genealogical Workshop, Lorain County Historical Society. Unigraphic, Inc.; Evensville, Indiana, 1980. Page 110.
Henry A. Thorpe and Lucy A. Cornell are married on 4 October 1855.

Marriage License; Wedding took place on 30 July 1888. Lucy A. Cornell Thorp age 48 of Charlotte, married J. Gustov Woydt age 37 of Charlotte. He is a clerk who was born in Prussia. She is a housekeeper who was born in New York. She has been married once before and this is his first marriage. His parents are August Woydt and Wilhelmina Steinke and hers are Obediah Cornell and Lucy A. Cornell. Stephen B. Crawford of Chicago and Mary A. Goldsboro of Charlotte were the witnesses. J. Snashall, Minister of the Gospel officiated.
Return of Marriages to the Hon. Secretary of State of Michigan for the County of Eaton, Page 412 Record Number 113. Register Dated 15 October 1888 by Chas. Nixon County Clerk.

1900 Richland Township, Montcalm County, Michigan; Dwelling and Family 12; Roll T623_733; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 140. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Gustave Wyodt is 49 and was born in August 1850 in Germany. Lucy is 60 was born in April 1840 in New York. They have been married for 12 years. She has had four children, two of whom are still living. Both of his parents were born in Germany and both of hers in New York. He is a farmer, immigrated to the United states in 1876, has lived in this country for 24 years, and is a naturalized citizen. They own a mortgaged farm. Bertie Thorp is listed on the same census page.

On 17 Sep 1855 when Lucy was 18, she first married Amasa Henry Thorp in Lorain County, Ohio. Born on 29 Feb 1836 in Ohio. Amasa Henry died in Sep 1905. They were divorced.

1860 Vermontville, Eaton County , Michigan; Charlotte Post Office; Dwelling 1390; Family 1368; Roll M653_542; Page: 858; Image: 362; Family History Library Film: 803542. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Henry A. and Lucy are both 24. Wilson is one year old. Henry is a farmer with $100 in real estate and $125 in personal property. He was born in Ohio, Lucy was born in New York and Wilson in Michigan.

1870 Waterville Township, Lucas County, Ohio; Maumee City Post Office; Sheets 24 an 25; Dwelling 192; Family 190; Roll M593_1236; Page: 559A; Image: 334; Family History Library Film: 552735. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Amisa Thorpe and Lucy are both 34. He was born in Ohio and she in New York. Wilson is 12 and George is two. Both were born in Michigan. Amasa has $300 in realestate and works as a farm laborer probably for Abel M. Thorpe, age 59, a farmer who has $6500 in real estate and $965 in personal property. He was born in Massachusetts. Listed between Abel and Amasa is Moses A. Thorpe, age 22, who is also a farm laborer. It is likely that Amasa and Moses are Abel’s sons.

1880 Eaton Township, Eaton County, Michigan; Dwelling 2o7; Family 211; Roll 578; Family History Film: 1254578; Page: 196D; Enumeration District: 70; Image: 0160. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Amasa H. is 46, Lucy is 45, Wilson H. is 23, George E. is 13 and Bertie M. is 10. Amasa and Wilson are Home Carpenters and Lucy is Keeping House. Amasa and the youngest child, Bertie were born in Ohio. Lucy was born in New York and Wilson and George were born in Michigan.

Return of Marriages in the County of Eaton
21 Jul 1886, Vermontville. Ralph E. Stevius, Justice of the Peace. witneses Horner G. Barber & Edgar Rawson, both of Vermontville
Amasa H. Thorp, 50, of Carmel, b. Ohio, carpenter & joiner
Sarah (Gates) Lockhart, 35, of Castleton, b. Canada

Their children include:

66429i.

Wilson Thorp (ca 1859-)

66430ii.

George E. Thorp (ca 1867-)

66431iii.

Bertie Moletis Thorp (27 Jul 1870-12 Feb 1956)

On 30 Jul 1888 when Lucy was 51, she second married Gustov Woydt, son of August Woydt & Wilhelmina Steinke, in Eaton County, Michigan. Born in Aug 1850 in Prussia.

Lodge No. 383. Google Books. Transactions of the Grand Lodge of Free and accepted masons of the state of Michigan
By Freemasons. Grand Lodge

64238. Mary Cornell. Born ca 1842 in New York.

64239. Catharine Cornell. Born ca 1845 in New York.

Marriage Record:Marriages Lorain County, Ohio 1824-1865, Compiled by the Elyria Chapter, D.A.R. and the Genealogical Workshop, Lorain County Historical Society. Unigraphic, Inc.; Evensville, Indiana, 1980. Page 104.
Catherine Cornell married Albert Squires on 1 February 1860. Is this the right Catherine Cornell? More research needed.

On 1 Feb 1860 Catharine married Albert E. Squires in Lorain County, Ohio. Born ca 1837 in Ohio. Albert E. died in Elyria Township, Lorain County, Ohio in 1909.

1880 Elyria Township, Lorain County, Ohio Census; Roll: 1042; Family History Film: 1255042; Page: 437C; Enumeration District: 170; Dwelling 110; Family 119; Image: 0223.
Albert Squire is 43 and a farm laborer. Catherine is 33, his wife and keeps house. Orville, age 8, is their son. All three were born in Ohio. Both of her parents and Albert’s father were born in New York. His mother was born in Vermont.

Their children include:

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Orville Squires (27 Dec 1871-)

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