William Edward Cornelius

1907 - 1978  (70 years)

• Name	William Edward Cornelius
  Born	14 Dec 1907	Lydia, Red River County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Jun 1978	Dallas, Dallas, Texas   [2]
  Buried	25 Jun 1978	Bridges Chapel Cemetery, , Titus, Texas
  Person ID	I67819	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	William Austin Cornelius,   b. 27 Nov 1853, Clarksville, Red River County, Texas ,   d. 7 Feb 1935, Talco, Titus County, Texas  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Willie Jefferson Moore,   b. 17 Mar 1873, Red River County, Texas ,   d. 7 Feb 1930, Talco, Titus County, Texas  (Age 56 years)
  Married	29 Sep 1888	Sulphur Springs, Sulphur Springs County, Texas
  Family ID	F24310	Group Sheet

  
  

  Children	1. Cornelius
  Family ID	F89866	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 457-10-2487. [S142] Newspaper Article, The Paris News (TX), 26 Jun 1978. William Edward Cornelius of Dallas, formerly of Talco, died Friday in Dallas. Services were held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Bridges Chapel Methodist Church, with burial in Bridges Chapel Cemetery. The Rev. George McNellie, pastor of Cornelius church in Dallas, officiated. Bates-Cooper-Weems Funeral Home of Mount Pleasant conducted services. He was born Dec. 14, 1907, in Avery. He retired in 1965 from the J. B. Pump Service in Talco. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Bobby Redfearn of Austin; three grandchildren; one great grandchild; two sisters, Kathryn Beschwitz of Pittsburg and Miss Alma Cornelius of Dallas; two brothers, Eugene Cornelius of Plainview and George Cornelius of Talco. The family asked that in lieu of flowers, memorials be sent to the Bridges Chapel Cemetery.