Craig William Cornelius

♂, Person ID # 1171
Father*Floyd Carl Frederick Cornelius b. 6 May 1919, d. 12 Nov 2001
Mother*Marjorie Irene Hoffman b. 18 Nov 1930, d. 2 Mar 2015
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius

Sigmund Lee Cornelius

♂, Person ID # 1172
Father*Floyd Carl Frederick Cornelius b. 6 May 1919, d. 12 Nov 2001
Mother*Marjorie Irene Hoffman b. 18 Nov 1930, d. 2 Mar 2015
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius

Family 1

Gail Ann Freeze

Joel Alan Cornelius

♂, Person ID # 1173
Father*Floyd Carl Frederick Cornelius b. 6 May 1919, d. 12 Nov 2001
Mother*Marjorie Irene Hoffman b. 18 Nov 1930, d. 2 Mar 2015
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius

Jon Adrian Cornelius

♂, Person ID # 1174
Father*Floyd Carl Frederick Cornelius b. 6 May 1919, d. 12 Nov 2001
Mother*Marjorie Irene Hoffman b. 18 Nov 1930, d. 2 Mar 2015
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius

Gail Ann Freeze

♀, Person ID # 1176
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius

Ryan Christian Cornelius

♂, Person ID # 1178
Father*Sigmund Lee Cornelius
Mother*Patricia Hoak Henderson
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius

Austin Lee Cornelius

♂, Person ID # 1179
Father*Sigmund Lee Cornelius
Mother*Patricia Hoak Henderson
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius

Meghan Lyn Cornelius

♀, Person ID # 1180
Father*Sigmund Lee Cornelius
Mother*Patricia Hoak Henderson
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius

Laurie Lynne Stange

♀, Person ID # 1181
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius

Gilbert Henry Cornelius1

♂, Person ID # 1182, b. 10 March 1908, d. 24 January 1973
Father*Charles Jacob Cornelius b. 25 Mar 1882, d. 7 Jul 1970
Mother*Bertha Marie Rommert b. 30 Nov 1889, d. 10 Jun 1973
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius
Gilbert Cornelius, 1927 portrait
Harry Wilcox Family History, p. 51
     Gilbert was born on 10 March 1908 at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa. He married Alice Sebelia Wilcox on 22 June 1929 at Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa.2 Gilbert died on 24 January 1973 at age 64.
     He was self-employed as a farmer. His baptism name was Johann Heinrich Gilbert Cornelius. He lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 15 April 1910 with Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius; Also enumerated in this home: Margareth Willet, teacher, age 59 or 39, born in Wisconsin, public school teacher.3 Gilbert Henry Cornelius lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 January 1920 with Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius.4 Gilbert Henry Cornelius lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 April 1930 with Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius.5 Gilbert Henry Cornelius and Alice Sebelia Wilcox were employed by Cornelius Seed Corn Co. with Harry Gottlieb Hoerschelman and Carl Jacob Cornelius in 1935 at Bellevue, Jackson County, Iowa, as the founding business partners.6 On 1 April 1935 Gilbert Henry Cornelius and Alice Sebelia Cornelius lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa.7 On 1 April 1940 Gilbert Henry Cornelius and Alice Sebelia Cornelius lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa.7 Gilbert Henry Cornelius witnessed the destruction of the Cornelius Seed company's original corn drying house built in 1938 in a fire in October 1945 at Charles Cornelius' farm, Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa. They bought property from Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius on 1 March 1950 at parts of Section 18 and Section 19, Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa,
The agreement stipulated that the Second Parties would not grow white corn, popcorn or sweet corn on the specified property for 20 years.8 They bought property from an unknown (or known living, but unrevealed) person on 1 March 1950 at parts of Section 18 and Section 19, Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa,
The agreement stipulated that the Second Parties would not grow white corn, popcorn or sweet corn on the specified property for 20 years.8

Family

Alice Sebelia Wilcox b. 31 Dec 1905, d. 28 Jun 2001
Children

References

  1. [S9] Olga A L C Lutz, compiler, 'Remembering' Cornelius -Dietzel Descendants Genealogy (Maquoketa, Iowa: Econ-Line Printers, 1975), p. 61;.
  2. [S10] Olga A L C Lutz, compiler, History and Genealogy of the Cornelius-Dietzel Descendants in America (Polson, Montana: Treasure State Publishing Company, September 1965), p. 47 (hereinafter Cornelius-Dietzel Descendants).
  3. [S403] 15 Apr 1910 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, 13th Census of the United States: 1910, Microfilm series T624, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0063; FHL microfilm: 1374420.
  4. [S404] 1 Jan 1920 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, 14th Census of the United States: 1920, Microfilm series T625, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jackson, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T625_495; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 68.
  5. [S416] 1 Apr 1930 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, 15th Census of the United States: 1930, Year: 1930; Census Place: Jackson, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 660; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2340395.
  6. [S364] Obituary of Emma Louise Kruger, Obituary, Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Waverly, IA, Waverly, Iowa, 2007, Obituary of Emma Louise Kruger, http://kaisercorson.com/_mgxroot/page_10732.php accessed 22 Aug 2007, https://www.kaisercorson.com/obituaries/Emma-L-Kruger (hereinafter cited as Kaiser-Corson Obituaries).
  7. [S417] 1 Apr 1940 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, 16th Census of the United States: 1940, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T627_1168; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 49-11.
  8. [S867] Agreement Between (1st parties) Charles and Bertha Cornelius and (2nd parties) Gilbert and Alice Cornelius: On two defined parcels (one being previously owned by Frank Seiler) this agreement prohibits growing white corn, popcorn or sweet corn for 20 years beginning 1 Mar 1950, Jackson County Register of Deeds, Maquoketa, Iowa (hereinafter cited as Deed Agreement of 1 March 1950).

Emil Christian Cornelius1

♂, Person ID # 1183, b. 15 February 1914, d. 22 February 1914
Father*Charles Jacob Cornelius b. 25 Mar 1882, d. 7 Jul 1970
Mother*Bertha Marie Rommert b. 30 Nov 1889, d. 10 Jun 1973
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius
     Emil was born on 15 February 1914 at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa. Emil died on 22 February 1914.

References

  1. [S9] Olga A L C Lutz, compiler, 'Remembering' Cornelius -Dietzel Descendants Genealogy (Maquoketa, Iowa: Econ-Line Printers, 1975), p. 61.

Emma Louise Cornelius

♀, Person ID # 1184, b. 23 May 1915, d. 17 August 2007
Father*Charles Jacob Cornelius b. 25 Mar 1882, d. 7 Jul 1970
Mother*Bertha Marie Rommert b. 30 Nov 1889, d. 10 Jun 1973
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius
Emma Louise Cornelius (Kruger)
     Emma was born on 23 May 1915 at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa.1 She was baptized on 23 May 1915, the day of her birth, at Jackson County, Iowa, at the family home, by the local Lutheran Pastor. She married Emil John Kruger on 28 December 1934 at Rock Island, Illinois. Emma Louise Cornelius died on 17 August 2007 at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community, Waverly, Iowa, at age 92.2
     She lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 January 1920 with Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius.3 Emma was confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church at age 12, on 1 April 1928 at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa. Her birth/baptism and confirmation each took place on Pentecost Sunday of the respective years..4 She lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 April 1930 with Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius.5 Emma Louise Cornelius attended rural elementary school at Jackson No. 9 near the family farm Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa. She received a teaching certificate circa May 1934 from Wartburg Normal College, Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa. As of 28 December 1934, her married name was Kruger.
     On 1 April 1935 Emma Louise Kruger and Emil John Kruger lived at Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa.6 Circa 1936 Emma Louise Kruger and Emil John Kruger lived at the John Cornelius homestead farm house, Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa. Emil John Kruger started working as a farm laborer while Emma Louise Kruger did some rural school teaching in Jackson County, Iowa. She and Emil John Kruger were employed in 1936 at Bellevue, Jackson County, Iowa, by Cornelius Seed Corn Company as business partners.2 On 1 April 1940 Emma Louise Kruger and Emil John Kruger lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa.6 They bought property from Lewis Henry Cornelius and Frances Wilhelmina Cornelius on 5 November 1940 at Jackson County, Iowa. 78 This was the site of the immigrant John Cornelius family homestead. Emma Louise Cornelius witnessed the destruction of the Cornelius Seed company's original corn drying house built in 1938 in a fire in October 1945 at Charles Cornelius' farm, Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa. In the Census of Andrew, Iowa in 1950 (6 April 1950), Emma was listed as a head of household at (apparently the west side of Highway 62 near W. Van Buren St.), Block 2, Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa.9
     She resided at Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, in 1955.2 Emma was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, after 1955. She was active in the Choir and Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America..2
     Emma Louise Cornelius was employed by Infelt's Variety Store10 from August 1955 to February 1956 at Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa. She was employed by Waverly Publishing Company from 1956 to 1958 at Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, as a proofreader. She was employed by St. Paul's Lutheran Church from 1958 to 1981 at Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, as their Financial Secretary. She was retired in 1981 at Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa. In the early years of her retirement, Emma Louise Cornelius worked part-time for New Generation Publishers, John Carl Ylvisaker's business office.

Family

Emil John Kruger b. 21 Apr 1906, d. 17 Nov 1954
Children

References

  1. [S9] Olga A L C Lutz, compiler, 'Remembering' Cornelius -Dietzel Descendants Genealogy (Maquoketa, Iowa: Econ-Line Printers, 1975), p. 61.
  2. [S364] Obituary of Emma Louise Kruger, Obituary, Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Waverly, IA, Waverly, Iowa, 2007, Obituary of Emma Louise Kruger, http://kaisercorson.com/_mgxroot/page_10732.php accessed 22 Aug 2007, https://www.kaisercorson.com/obituaries/Emma-L-Kruger (hereinafter cited as Kaiser-Corson Obituaries).
  3. [S404] 1 Jan 1920 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, 14th Census of the United States: 1920, Microfilm series T625, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jackson, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T625_495; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 68.
  4. [S2029] "Record Book #3, Salem Lutheran Church, Andrew, Iowa, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1888-1944," (MS, 1928-1930; ancestry.com), Confirmanden Register, page 226, record # 5.; unknown repository reference, Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Archives of the ELCA, Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Hereinafter cited as "Salem Lutheran Church, Andrew, Iowa."
  5. [S416] 1 Apr 1930 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, 15th Census of the United States: 1930, Year: 1930; Census Place: Jackson, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 660; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2340395.
  6. [S417] 1 Apr 1940 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, 16th Census of the United States: 1940, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01168; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 49-11.
  7. [S856] Warranty Deed to Lewis and Wilhelmina Cornelius 24 Sep 1917, vol. 72: The parcels of Jackson Twp Section 19 and Perry Twp Section 24 in this transfer appear to total either 166 or 173 acres., Jackson County Register of Deeds, Maquoketa, Iowa (hereinafter Warranty Deed to Lewis Cornelius et ux.).
  8. [S856] Warranty Deed to Lewis Cornelius et ux., vol. 72.
  9. [S2090] 1 Apr 1950 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, Record Group 29, National Archives, 1950 Census of Population and Housing, Year: 1950;Enumeration District: 49-28; Description: Perry township: Andrew town, sheet # 1, lines 11-16, at Block 2, the 5th household clockwise from the northeast corner, apparently the west side of North Johnson Street.
  10. The Infelt family owned clothing stores and the variety store along Bremer Avenue in downtown Waverly, Iowa.

Nelda Ann Cornelius

♀, Person ID # 1185, b. 9 November 1921, d. 6 February 2015
Father*Charles Jacob Cornelius b. 25 Mar 1882, d. 7 Jul 1970
Mother*Bertha Marie Rommert b. 30 Nov 1889, d. 10 Jun 1973
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius
Carl Wieland: German emigrant from Friedenthal, Bessarabia
     Nelda was born on 9 November 1921 at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa.1 She married Erwin Raymond Wieland on 6 June 1948 at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa.2 Nelda Ann Cornelius died on 6 February 2015 at Lake Elmo, Minnesota, at age 93. She was buried on 10 February 2015 at Christ Lutheran Cemetery, Lake Elmo, Minnesota.
     She lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 April 1930 with Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius.3 Nelda Ann Cornelius lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 April 1935 with Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius.4 Nelda Ann Cornelius lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 April 1940 with Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius.4

References

  1. [S9] Olga A L C Lutz, compiler, 'Remembering' Cornelius -Dietzel Descendants Genealogy (Maquoketa, Iowa: Econ-Line Printers, 1975), p. 61.
  2. [S10] Olga A L C Lutz, compiler, History and Genealogy of the Cornelius-Dietzel Descendants in America (Polson, Montana: Treasure State Publishing Company, September 1965), p. 48; and archives of E.L.C.A (hereinafter Cornelius-Dietzel Descendants).
  3. [S416] 1 Apr 1930 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, 15th Census of the United States: 1930, Year: 1930; Census Place: Jackson, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 660; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2340395.
  4. [S417] 1 Apr 1940 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, 16th Census of the United States: 1940, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T627_1168; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 49-11.

Alice Sebelia Wilcox

♀, Person ID # 1186, b. 31 December 1905, d. 28 June 2001
Father*Harry Wilcox b. Feb 1868, d. 1930
Mother*Lillie Sutton b. 1872, d. 1958
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius
Alice Wilcox, 1927 © 2001
by Alice Wilcox Cornelius
     Alice was born on 31 December 1905 at Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa.1 She married Gilbert Henry Cornelius on 22 June 1929 at Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa.2 Alice died on 28 June 2001 at home, Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa, at age 95.
     She lived at Farmers Creek Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 15 April 1910 with Harry Wilcox and Lillie Sutton.3 Alice Sebelia Wilcox lived at Farmers Creek Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 January 1920 with Harry Wilcox and Lillie Sutton.4 Her married name was Cornelius. Alice Sebelia Wilcox lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 April 1930 with Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius.5 Alice Sebelia Wilcox and Gilbert Henry Cornelius were employed by Cornelius Seed Corn Co. with Harry Gottlieb Hoerschelman and Carl Jacob Cornelius in 1935 at Bellevue, Jackson County, Iowa, as the founding business partners.6 On 1 April 1935 Alice Sebelia Cornelius and Gilbert Henry Cornelius lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa.7 On 1 April 1940 Alice Sebelia Cornelius and Gilbert Henry Cornelius lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa.7 They bought property from Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius on 1 March 1950 at parts of Section 18 and Section 19, Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa,
The agreement stipulated that the Second Parties would not grow white corn, popcorn or sweet corn on the specified property for 20 years.8
They made a legal agreement with Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius on 1 March 1950 at parts of Section 18 and Section 19, Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa.
The agreement stipulated that the Second Parties would not grow white corn, popcorn or sweet corn on the specified property for 20 years..8 Alice Sebelia Wilcox resided at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa. She was ill with Hodgkin's Disease (diagnosed at age 94.)

Family

Gilbert Henry Cornelius b. 10 Mar 1908, d. 24 Jan 1973
Children

References

  1. [S9] Olga A L C Lutz, compiler, 'Remembering' Cornelius -Dietzel Descendants Genealogy (Maquoketa, Iowa: Econ-Line Printers, 1975), p. 61.
  2. [S10] Olga A L C Lutz, compiler, History and Genealogy of the Cornelius-Dietzel Descendants in America (Polson, Montana: Treasure State Publishing Company, September 1965), p. 47 (hereinafter Cornelius-Dietzel Descendants).
  3. [S403] 15 Apr 1910 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, 13th Census of the United States: 1910, Microfilm series T624, Year: 1910; Census Place: Farmers Creek, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1374420.
  4. [S404] 1 Jan 1920 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, 14th Census of the United States: 1920, Microfilm series T625, Year: 1920; Census Place: Farmers Creek, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T625_495; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 66; Image: 113.
  5. [S416] 1 Apr 1930 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, 15th Census of the United States: 1930, Year: 1930; Census Place: Jackson, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 660; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2340395.
  6. [S364] Obituary of Emma Louise Kruger, Obituary, Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Waverly, IA, Waverly, Iowa, 2007, Obituary of Emma Louise Kruger, http://kaisercorson.com/_mgxroot/page_10732.php accessed 22 Aug 2007, https://www.kaisercorson.com/obituaries/Emma-L-Kruger (hereinafter cited as Kaiser-Corson Obituaries).
  7. [S417] 1 Apr 1940 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, 16th Census of the United States: 1940, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T627_1168; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 49-11.
  8. [S867] Agreement Between (1st parties) Charles and Bertha Cornelius and (2nd parties) Gilbert and Alice Cornelius: On two defined parcels (one being previously owned by Frank Seiler) this agreement prohibits growing white corn, popcorn or sweet corn for 20 years beginning 1 Mar 1950, Jackson County Register of Deeds, Maquoketa, Iowa (hereinafter cited as Deed Agreement of 1 March 1950).

Gerald Edward Cornelius

♂, Person ID # 1187, b. 28 March 1935, d. 14 December 1995
Father*Gilbert Henry Cornelius b. 10 Mar 1908, d. 24 Jan 1973
Mother*Alice Sebelia Wilcox b. 31 Dec 1905, d. 28 Jun 2001
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius
Gerald Cornelius, about 1983
family photo, from Harry
Wilcox Family history, p. 52
     Gerald was born on 28 March 1935 at Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.1 He married Wanda Lea Burmahl on 1 June 1958 at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa.2 Gerald died on 14 December 1995 at Bellevue, Jackson County, Iowa, at age 60.3 He was buried at Andrew Cemetery, Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa.
     He lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 April 1935 with Gilbert Henry Cornelius and Alice Sebelia Cornelius.4 Gerald Edward Cornelius lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 April 1940 with Gilbert Henry Cornelius and Alice Sebelia Cornelius.4 Gerald Edward Cornelius was graduated in 1956 at Iowa State Univ. College of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa.3 He and Wanda Lea Cornelius applied to the Iowa American Revolution Bicentennial Commission for a Century Farm Certificate and Marker. on 2 March 1977.5 Gerald and Wanda was honored on 16 November 1998 at Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa. The family of Wanda Cornelius and the late Gerald Cornelius was named the Betty Sieverding 4-H Family of the Year in 1998.6.

Family

Wanda Lea Burmahl b. 20 Jan 1935, d. 16 Jun 2021
Children

References

  1. [S9] Olga A L C Lutz, compiler, 'Remembering' Cornelius -Dietzel Descendants Genealogy (Maquoketa, Iowa: Econ-Line Printers, 1975), p. 61.
  2. [S10] Olga A L C Lutz, compiler, History and Genealogy of the Cornelius-Dietzel Descendants in America (Polson, Montana: Treasure State Publishing Company, September 1965), p. 47 (hereinafter Cornelius-Dietzel Descendants).
  3. [S338] In Memoriam, The Iowa Stater, Ames, IA, May 1996 (hereinafter Iowa Stater).
  4. [S417] 1 Apr 1940 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, 16th Census of the United States: 1940, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T627_1168; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 49-11.
  5. [S869] Century Farm Application Form Submitted by Gerald and Wanda Cornelius.
  6. Maquoketa Sentinel-Press, Maquoketa, IA, Saturday, November 22, 1997, page 8.

Paul Leroy Cornelius

♂, Person ID # 1188, b. 23 August 1936, d. 11 May 2013
Father*Gilbert Henry Cornelius b. 10 Mar 1908, d. 24 Jan 1973
Mother*Alice Sebelia Wilcox b. 31 Dec 1905, d. 28 Jun 2001
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius
     Paul was born on 23 August 1936 at Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.1 He married Judith May Carlson on 14 June 1964.2 Paul was granted a divorce from Judith May Carlson on 14 November 1979 at Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.3 Paul Leroy Cornelius died on 11 May 2013 at Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, at age 76; cause of death: Alzheimers Disease; complication: brain tumor.4 He was buried on 17 May 2013 at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; Section 54, Lot 350.5
     He resided at Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky. He lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 April 1940 with Gilbert Henry Cornelius and Alice Sebelia Cornelius.6 Paul Leroy Cornelius was employed by Cornelius Seed Corn Company in Jackson County, Iowa from 1960 to 1969 as an owner-partner. He continued as a part-time consultant to the company until retiring in 2009.4 He earned a Bachelor of Science in Agronomy in 1968 at Iowa State University, Ames, Story County, Iowa.4 He earned a Master of Science in Crop Breeding in 1969 at Iowa State University, Ames, Story County, Iowa.4 He earned a Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Genetics with a minor in Biometry in 1972 at the University of Illinois, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois.4 He was employed by the University of Kentucky in 1972 at Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, as a professor of statistics and agronomy.4

Family 1

Judith May Carlson b. 11 Sep 1941, d. 16 Jan 2023
Children

References

  1. [S9] Olga A L C Lutz, compiler, 'Remembering' Cornelius -Dietzel Descendants Genealogy (Maquoketa, Iowa: Econ-Line Printers, 1975), p. 61.
  2. [S10] Olga A L C Lutz, compiler, History and Genealogy of the Cornelius-Dietzel Descendants in America (Polson, Montana: Treasure State Publishing Company, September 1965), p. 47 (hereinafter Cornelius-Dietzel Descendants).
  3. [S743] Judith M Cornelius & Paul Leroy Cornelius, Divorce index record, 14 Nov 1979, Fayette County, KY Certificate no. 2914041-034: Record no. 11667467, Kentucky County Divorce Records, Kentucky.
  4. [S2725] Obituary of Paul Leroy Cornelius, Plant and Soil Sciences Dept., College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, Online https://pss.ca.uky.edu/news-story/…, May 11, 2013 (hereinafter Plant and Soil Sciences, UKY).
  5. [S2726] Paul Leroy Cornelius, Find A Grave memorial, The Lexington Cemetery, 833 West Main Street, Lexington, Davidson County, Kentucky;, 2013, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211529727
  6. [S417] 1 Apr 1940 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, 16th Census of the United States: 1940, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T627_1168; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 49-11.

Wanda Lea Burmahl

♀, Person ID # 1189, b. 20 January 1935, d. 16 June 2021
Father*William Burmahl b. 24 Sep 1910, d. 19 Nov 2003
Mother*Alice Mae Nicolaisen b. 6 Feb 1913, d. 18 Sep 1975
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius
Wanda (Burmahl) Cornelius,
about 1983, family photo,
from Harry Wilcox Family
history, p. 52
     Wanda was born on 20 January 1935 at Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa.1 She married Gerald Edward Cornelius on 1 June 1958 at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa.2 Wanda Lea Burmahl died on 16 June 2021 at Jackson County, Iowa, at age 86. Her body was interred on 22 June 2021 at Andrew Cemetery, Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa.
     She lived at Fairfield Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 April 1940 with William Burmahl and Alice Mae Burmahl.3 Wanda Lea Burmahl graduated in 1954 from Iowa State Teachers College, Cedar Falls, Iowa. She was employed by DeWitt community school from 1954 to 1956 at DeWitt, Clinton County, Iowa, as a Kindergarten teacher. She was employed by Maquoketa community school from 1956 to 1958 at Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, as a Kindergarten teacher. As of 1 June 1958, her married name was Cornelius.2 She resided at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, in 1958. She and Gerald Edward Cornelius applied to the Iowa American Revolution Bicentennial Commission for a Century Farm Certificate and Marker. on 2 March 1977.4 Wanda Lea Cornelius was appointed by Gov. Terry Branstad to serve for a term of 6 years on the judicial nominating commission for the 7th Judicial District in February 1998. Gerald and Wanda was honored on 16 November 1998 at Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa. The family of Wanda Cornelius and the late Gerald Cornelius was named the Betty Sieverding 4-H Family of the Year in 1998.5. Wanda was honored in 2007. She was inducted in the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame.6

Family

Gerald Edward Cornelius b. 28 Mar 1935, d. 14 Dec 1995
Children

References

  1. [S9] Olga A L C Lutz, compiler, 'Remembering' Cornelius -Dietzel Descendants Genealogy (Maquoketa, Iowa: Econ-Line Printers, 1975), p. 62.
  2. [S10] Olga A L C Lutz, compiler, History and Genealogy of the Cornelius-Dietzel Descendants in America (Polson, Montana: Treasure State Publishing Company, September 1965), p. 47 (hereinafter Cornelius-Dietzel Descendants).
  3. [S417] 1 Apr 1940 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, 16th Census of the United States: 1940, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fairfield, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01168; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 49-6.
  4. [S869] Century Farm Application Form Submitted by Gerald and Wanda Cornelius.
  5. Maquoketa Sentinel-Press, Maquoketa, IA, Saturday, November 22, 1997, page 8.
  6. [S2004] Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame Inductees: 2007 Jackson County - Wanda Cornelius, online https://www.iowa4hfoundation.org/index.cfm/30678/2103/…, Inductee: Wanda Cornelius, Jackson County. Hereinafter cited as Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame, 2007.

Nancy Joy Cornelius

♀, Person ID # 1190
Father*Gerald Edward Cornelius b. 28 Mar 1935, d. 14 Dec 1995
Mother*Wanda Lea Burmahl b. 20 Jan 1935, d. 16 Jun 2021
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius

Charles Gerald Cornelius

♂, Person ID # 1191
Father*Gerald Edward Cornelius b. 28 Mar 1935, d. 14 Dec 1995
Mother*Wanda Lea Burmahl b. 20 Jan 1935, d. 16 Jun 2021
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius

Julie Kay Cornelius

♀, Person ID # 1192
Father*Gerald Edward Cornelius b. 28 Mar 1935, d. 14 Dec 1995
Mother*Wanda Lea Burmahl b. 20 Jan 1935, d. 16 Jun 2021
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius

Lester Ray Johnson

♂, Person ID # 1193
Father*Leroy Johnson
Mother*Charlene Asmussen
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius

Christine Jane Walter

♀, Person ID # 1194
Father*Vernon W Walter
Mother*Alice-Jane Forrest
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius

Judith May Carlson

♀, Person ID # 1195, b. 11 September 1941, d. 16 January 2023
Father*Herbert Edward Carlson b. 18 Mar 1910, d. c 23 Jun 1987
Mother*Berneice Clarissa Heitt b. 1912, d. 1973
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius
     Judith was born on 11 September 1941 at Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa.1 She married Paul Leroy Cornelius on 14 June 1964.2 Judith was granted a divorce from Paul Leroy Cornelius on 14 November 1979 at Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.3 Judith May Carlson died on 16 January 2023 at Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, at age 81.
     She lived at Section 24 (north edge), Brookfield Township, Clinton County, Iowa, on 27 April 1950 with Herbert Edward Carlson and Berneice Clarissa Carlson.4 Judith May Carlson graduated in 1959 from Andrew High School, Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa.5 She graduated with a B.A. in Science Education circa 1963 from University of Iowa Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa.6 As of 14 June 1964, her married name was Cornelius.3 She was employed circa 1975 as a home economist.7 She resided at Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, circa 1986. She was employed by Gardens of Babylon Landscapes estimated 2003 at Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, as a Sales Associate.6

Family

Paul Leroy Cornelius b. 23 Aug 1936, d. 11 May 2013
Children

References

  1. [S9] Olga A L C Lutz, compiler, 'Remembering' Cornelius -Dietzel Descendants Genealogy (Maquoketa, Iowa: Econ-Line Printers, 1975), p. 62.
  2. [S10] Olga A L C Lutz, compiler, History and Genealogy of the Cornelius-Dietzel Descendants in America (Polson, Montana: Treasure State Publishing Company, September 1965), p. 47 (hereinafter Cornelius-Dietzel Descendants).
  3. [S743] Judith M Cornelius & Paul Leroy Cornelius, Divorce index record, 14 Nov 1979, Fayette County, KY Certificate no. 2914041-034: Record no. 11667467, Kentucky County Divorce Records, Kentucky.
  4. [S2090] 1 Apr 1950 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, Record Group 29, National Archives, 1950 Census of Population and Housing, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa; Roll: 5413; Page 76, lines 1-5; Enumeration District: 23-3.
  5. [S2722] Unknown author, Old Gold Yearbook, Andrew High School, 1959, Old Gold Yearbook (Andrew, Iowa: Andrew High School Senior Class, 1959), (page 5) (hereinafter Old Gold Yearbook, Andrew High School, 1962).
  6. [S2723] LinkedIn Profile of Judith Cornelius, online https://www.linkedin.com/in/judith-cornelius-7564a611/ (hereinafter LinkedIn Profile).
  7. [S9] Olga A L C Lutz, 'Remembering' Cornelius -Dietzel Descendants Genealogy, page 62.

Daniel Albert Cornelius1

♂, Person ID # 1196, b. 27 June 1965, d. December 1969
Father*Paul Leroy Cornelius b. 23 Aug 1936, d. 11 May 2013
Mother*Judith May Carlson b. 11 Sep 1941, d. 16 Jan 2023
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius
     Daniel was born on 27 June 1965 at Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa. Daniel died in December 1969 at age 4.

References

  1. [S9] Olga A L C Lutz, compiler, 'Remembering' Cornelius -Dietzel Descendants Genealogy (Maquoketa, Iowa: Econ-Line Printers, 1975), p. 62.

Sarah Louise Cornelius

♀, Person ID # 1197
Father*Paul Leroy Cornelius b. 23 Aug 1936, d. 11 May 2013
Mother*Judith May Carlson b. 11 Sep 1941, d. 16 Jan 2023
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius

Emil John Kruger1

♂, Person ID # 1198, b. 21 April 1906, d. 17 November 1954
Father*Otto Herman Kruger b. 7 Jul 1877, d. 7 Jan 1960
Mother*Martha H. Lenser b. 26 Mar 1878, d. 22 Mar 1945
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius
     Emil was born on 21 April 1906 at Pilger, Stanton County, Nebraska. Conflicting evidence states that Emil was born on 21 April 1906 at Winside, Wayne County, Nebraska.2 He married Emma Louise Cornelius on 28 December 1934 at Rock Island, Illinois. Emil died on 17 November 1954 at Denver, Colorado, at age 48. He was in Denver for cancer treatment at the time of his death.2 His body was interred in November 1954 at Andrew Cemetery, Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa.2
     He lived at Pilger, Stanton County, Nebraska, on 15 April 1910 with Otto Herman Kruger and Martha H. Kruger.3 Emil John Kruger lived at Gurley Precinct, Cheyenne County, Nebraska, on 1 January 1920 with Otto Herman Kruger and Martha H. Kruger.4 Emil John Kruger lived at Gurley Precinct, Cheyenne County, Nebraska, on 1 April 1930 with Otto Herman Kruger and Martha H. Kruger.5
     On 1 April 1935 Emil John Kruger and Emma Louise Kruger lived at Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa.6 Emil John Kruger was employed after 1935 at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa, as a farmer. He farmed the John Cornelius homestead for about 15 years before completing theological seminary training and becoming a pastor. He was a student at Wartburg College at Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, circa 1935. Circa 1936 Emil John Kruger and Emma Louise Kruger lived at the John Cornelius homestead farm house, Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa. Emil John Kruger started working as a farm laborer while Emma Louise Kruger did some rural school teaching in Jackson County, Iowa. Emil John Kruger and Emma Louise Kruger were employed in 1936 at Bellevue, Jackson County, Iowa, by Cornelius Seed Corn Company as business partners.7 On 1 April 1940 Emil John Kruger and Emma Louise Kruger lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa.6 They bought property from Lewis Henry Cornelius and Frances Wilhelmina Cornelius on 5 November 1940 at Jackson County, Iowa. 89 Emil John Kruger witnessed the destruction of the Cornelius Seed company's original corn drying house built in 1938 in a fire in October 1945 at Charles Cornelius' farm, Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa.
     In the Census of Dubuque, Iowa in 1950 (19 April 1950), Emil was listed as a head of household at 300 Wartburg Place, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. He was an enrolled student of Wartburg Seminary.10 After his interrupted education Emil John Kruger earned a Batchelor of Divinity degree from Wartburg Seminary May 1950 Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa.2 He was ordained at Salem Lutheran Church, Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa. He was employed by St. James Lutheran Church in July 1950 at Belle Fourche, Butte County, South Dakota, as pastor.2

Family

Emma Louise Cornelius b. 23 May 1915, d. 17 Aug 2007
Children

References

  1. [S9] Olga A L C Lutz, compiler, 'Remembering' Cornelius -Dietzel Descendants Genealogy (Maquoketa, Iowa: Econ-Line Printers, 1975), p. 62.
  2. [S135] ALC Dakota District, "Obituary of Emil John Kruger," Minutes: 25th Annual Convention, Dakota District, American Lutheran Church (May 2-5, 1955): p. 49-50.
  3. [S403] 15 Apr 1910 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, 13th Census of the United States: 1910, Microfilm series T624, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pilger, Stanton, Nebraska; Roll: T624_856; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0194; FHL microfilm: 1374869.
  4. [S404] 1 Jan 1920 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, 14th Census of the United States: 1920, Microfilm series T625, Year: 1920; Census Place: Gurley, Cheyenne, Nebraska; Roll: T625_982; Pages: 5A-5B; Enumeration District: 71.
  5. [S416] 1 Apr 1930 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, 15th Census of the United States: 1930, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gurley, Cheyenne, Nebraska; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0008. Emil Kruger is annotated "-ab" in the enumeration. Also enumerated in the household is Ed Luken, scholar, age 30, b. Germany.
  6. [S417] 1 Apr 1940 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, 16th Census of the United States: 1940, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01168; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 49-11.
  7. [S364] Obituary of Emma Louise Kruger, Obituary, Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Waverly, IA, Waverly, Iowa, 2007, Obituary of Emma Louise Kruger, http://kaisercorson.com/_mgxroot/page_10732.php accessed 22 Aug 2007, https://www.kaisercorson.com/obituaries/Emma-L-Kruger (hereinafter cited as Kaiser-Corson Obituaries).
  8. [S856] Warranty Deed to Lewis and Wilhelmina Cornelius 24 Sep 1917, vol. 72: The parcels of Jackson Twp Section 19 and Perry Twp Section 24 in this transfer appear to total either 166 or 173 acres., Jackson County Register of Deeds, Maquoketa, Iowa (hereinafter Warranty Deed to Lewis Cornelius et ux.).
  9. [S856] Warranty Deed to Lewis Cornelius et ux., vol. 72.
  10. [S2090] 1 Apr 1950 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, Record Group 29, National Archives, 1950 Census of Population and Housing, Year: 1950; Enumeration District: 31-86; Description: Julien township: Dubuque city - That part Bounded by Freemont; Grandview Ave., Southern Ave.; City limits; Sheet # 80, lines 3-4.

Rosalia Ann Kruger

♀, Person ID # 1199, b. 2 June 1935, d. 19 February 2019
Father*Emil John Kruger b. 21 Apr 1906, d. 17 Nov 1954
Mother*Emma Louise Cornelius b. 23 May 1915, d. 17 Aug 2007
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius
Jacob Dewald: German emigrant from Neudorf, Odessa
Rosalia Dewald, 1997
with extended family
     Rosalia was born on 2 June 1935 at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa.1 She was baptized on 23 June 1935 at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa. She married Oliver Fred Dewald on 21 September 1958 at Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa.2 Rosalia Ann Kruger died on 19 February 2019 at Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota, at age 83. She was buried on 26 February 2019 at Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Ashley, McIntosh County, North Dakota.
     She lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 April 1940 with Emil John Kruger and Emma Louise Kruger.3 Rosalia Ann Kruger appeared on the census of 19 April 1950 in the household of Emil John Kruger at 300 Wartburg Place, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa; Dubuque, Iowa in 1950 (19 April 1950.)4 Rosalia Ann Kruger graduated in 1953 from Belle Fourche High School Belle Fourche, Butte County, South Dakota. She was a student at Wartburg College at Waverly, Iowa, from 1954 to 1958. Her married name was Dewald. From 1 August 1961 to 25 April 1965 Rosalia Ann Dewald and Oliver Fred Dewald lived at Mercer, North Dakota. From 25 April 1965 to 18 August 1969 Rosalia Ann Dewald and Oliver Fred Dewald lived at New Leipzig, Grant County, North Dakota. From 18 August 1969 to 15 December 1979 Rosalia Ann Dewald and Oliver Fred Dewald lived at Hazen, North Dakota. From 15 December 1979 to 31 October 1987 Rosalia Ann Dewald and Oliver Fred Dewald lived at Linton, North Dakota. On 31 October 1987 Rosalia Ann Dewald and Oliver Fred Dewald lived at Hettinger, North Dakota. Rosalia Ann Dewald and Oliver Fred Dewald resided at New Town, North Dakota, in 1992. Rosalia Ann Kruger and Oliver Fred Dewald resided at Wilton, North Dakota, on 2 September 1999.
     (See also findagrave.com: memorial 197017616.)

References

  1. [S9] Olga A L C Lutz, compiler, 'Remembering' Cornelius -Dietzel Descendants Genealogy (Maquoketa, Iowa: Econ-Line Printers, 1975), p. 62.
  2. [S10] Olga A L C Lutz, compiler, History and Genealogy of the Cornelius-Dietzel Descendants in America (Polson, Montana: Treasure State Publishing Company, September 1965), p. 47 (hereinafter Cornelius-Dietzel Descendants).
  3. [S417] 1 Apr 1940 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, 16th Census of the United States: 1940, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01168; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 49-11.
  4. [S2090] 1 Apr 1950 Population Census Schedule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, District of Columbia, Record Group 29, National Archives, 1950 Census of Population and Housing, Year: 1950; Enumeration District: 31-86; Description: Julien township: Dubuque city - That part Bounded by Freemont; Grandview Ave., Southern Ave.; City limits; Sheet # 80, lines 3-4.

David Paul Kruger

♂, Person ID # 1200
Father*Emil John Kruger b. 21 Apr 1906, d. 17 Nov 1954
Mother*Emma Louise Cornelius b. 23 May 1915, d. 17 Aug 2007
ChartsDescendants of John Cornelius