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Daniel Webster CORNELIUS

The following information was sent to T.Mason on 16 Apr 2008 in GEDCOM from Thomas McBryde of Austin, Texas.

Daniel Cornelius Rites Scheduled:
Serviece for Daniel W. Cornelius 62, of 1608 Laurel St, who died Sunday afternoon in the Veterans Hospital, will be held at the 2 PM Tuesday ,in Rose Neath Chapel with Rev. H. G . Buchanan, paster of the Calvery Baptist Church officiating. Buriel will be in the Greenwood Cemetery.
Mr. Cornelius resident of Shreveport for 28 years was a vet. of WW I and a retired merchant.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs Minne Cornelius:, one son W. P. Cornelius, two daughters, Mrs Sam Casciolla, and Mrs Joe Cantella, both of Shreveport: four brothers, Edward of Talco, TX, Eugene of Plainview, TX, Raymond of Los Angeles, and George of El Paso, TX and three sisters, Miss Alma Cornelius of Shreveport, Mrs Pearl Webb of Brownfield TX adn Mrs Kathryn  Beschwitz of NY, NY.

BOXELDER, TEXAS. Boxelder is 7a miles south of Annona in southeastern Red River County. The town was named for the trees found along the bottoms of Shawnee and Crooked Branch creeks. Planters started a scattered community at the site between 1840 and 1860. Henry A. Sloan became postmaster when the office was established there in 1885. The community's population was fifty in 1910, and in 1940 it reported two businesses and a population of seventy-five. By 1956 its post office had been closed. In 1986 the population of Boxelder was estimated at seventy-five, and the community reported no businesses. During the early 1990s Boxelder reported a population of more than 250.

George James CORNELIUS

The following information was sent to T.Mason on 16 Apr 2008 in GEDCOM from Thomas McBryde of Austin, Texas.

George James was a Dental Technician that was taught how to make dentures by Frank Mayo in Fort Worth TX. He had a limited education, but was well read and had a very curious mind.  And to my knowledge was a top hand at making dentures because he made dentures for Sue's mother and grandmother. They were pleased with the results. He called himself  "Dr. Cornelius".
In his low periods between his dental efforts he worked in the oil fields.
    George was more than generous with his affections with the opposite sex and apparently got over his head in many  occasions. One thing that seems to stand out about him was that he was always affectionate with those that he professed to love, including children and wives.
     He was driven to drinking to excess and often creating problems.

Per Eugenia Cornelius Willmon: Stories about George James Cornelius--I recall a couple fun things about George. One was in Estelline during a visit to see Eugenia's Mom and Dad, Uncle George was always pulling pranks on Mom, so one night she decided to get even. George, being single and a young man about the town, rushed in one night and said he was running late for a dance and did Mom know where his dark pants were. She told him, and gettng them, he hurredly tried to pull them on, but Mom had sewed the cuffs together."  "The other thing happened when I was in my late teens and Uncle George was planning to open a dentist office in Texarkana and wanted me to work in the front office. We were having coffee in a restaurant and had our heads together looking at his sketch of the floor plans. About that time, my boy friend walked in, saw us, and walked out. I stopped him to explain that the man with me was my Uncle ( a handsome one too), but he said "yea sure". Never saw him again."

This may or may not be true, but it sure fits gossip: George James Cornelius is reported to have bought his dental license. He was good enought to get it honestly, it seems, but the other way was quicker. Anyway, remember that less than upstanding Gov. of TX MA FERGUSON.

DALBY SPRINGS, TEXAS. Dalby Springs is a community eleven miles from DeKalb in southwestern Bowie County. It was named for the nearby Dalby Springs. Settlement in the area began in 1839 with the arrival of Warren Dalby and his family. In the 1850s the springs were discovered to have medicinal properties, and as word spread, people began to visit the area to drink from the springs. Buildings were erected to accommodate travelers, and in 1860 a post office was established there, with Joseph G. Dalby as postmaster. By 1884 the town had a church, a school, five mills, five gins, and a population estimated at 250. During the 1890s a newspaper called the Guest was published there. By 1900 the community's population had fallen to 186. It continued to be reported at about that level until the 1950s, when it fell to fifty. In 1984 Dalby Springs reported an estimated population of sixty and no rated businesses. In 1990 its population was estimated at 141.

Kate Eliza DONNELL

The following information was sent to T.Mason on 16 Apr 2008 in GEDCOM from Thomas McBryde of Austin, Texas.

Earned BA in Elem. Education. at N TX St. Teachers Denton TX Full time teacher all her life in Seymour TX.

Not sure what news paper this was in but the title is "Cache Creek" which is small comunity east of Seymour TX.
"Miss Katherine, daughter of Mr and mrs. A. P Donnell, was married last Thursday at Electra TX to Mr G. J. Cornelius. We do not know the man, but he is fortunate in winning this girl for his companion.
Miss Katherine was born and reared here where she counted all her acquaintances and friends.
She held a first grade teachers certificate from Denton Norman College and has taught four years at Electra. She is a fine girl and we wish her well.

George James CORNELIUS

The following information was sent to T.Mason on 16 Apr 2008 in GEDCOM from Thomas McBryde of Austin, Texas.

George James was a Dental Technician that was taught how to make dentures by Frank Mayo in Fort Worth TX. He had a limited education, but was well read and had a very curious mind.  And to my knowledge was a top hand at making dentures because he made dentures for Sue's mother and grandmother. They were pleased with the results. He called himself  "Dr. Cornelius".
In his low periods between his dental efforts he worked in the oil fields.
    George was more than generous with his affections with the opposite sex and apparently got over his head in many  occasions. One thing that seems to stand out about him was that he was always affectionate with those that he professed to love, including children and wives.
     He was driven to drinking to excess and often creating problems.

Per Eugenia Cornelius Willmon: Stories about George James Cornelius--I recall a couple fun things about George. One was in Estelline during a visit to see Eugenia's Mom and Dad, Uncle George was always pulling pranks on Mom, so one night she decided to get even. George, being single and a young man about the town, rushed in one night and said he was running late for a dance and did Mom know where his dark pants were. She told him, and gettng them, he hurredly tried to pull them on, but Mom had sewed the cuffs together."  "The other thing happened when I was in my late teens and Uncle George was planning to open a dentist office in Texarkana and wanted me to work in the front office. We were having coffee in a restaurant and had our heads together looking at his sketch of the floor plans. About that time, my boy friend walked in, saw us, and walked out. I stopped him to explain that the man with me was my Uncle ( a handsome one too), but he said "yea sure". Never saw him again."

This may or may not be true, but it sure fits gossip: George James Cornelius is reported to have bought his dental license. He was good enought to get it honestly, it seems, but the other way was quicker. Anyway, remember that less than upstanding Gov. of TX MA FERGUSON.

DALBY SPRINGS, TEXAS. Dalby Springs is a community eleven miles from DeKalb in southwestern Bowie County. It was named for the nearby Dalby Springs. Settlement in the area began in 1839 with the arrival of Warren Dalby and his family. In the 1850s the springs were discovered to have medicinal properties, and as word spread, people began to visit the area to drink from the springs. Buildings were erected to accommodate travelers, and in 1860 a post office was established there, with Joseph G. Dalby as postmaster. By 1884 the town had a church, a school, five mills, five gins, and a population estimated at 250. During the 1890s a newspaper called the Guest was published there. By 1900 the community's population had fallen to 186. It continued to be reported at about that level until the 1950s, when it fell to fifty. In 1984 Dalby Springs reported an estimated population of sixty and no rated businesses. In 1990 its population was estimated at 141.

Ernest M. BESCHWITZ

The following information was sent to T.Mason on 16 Apr 2008 in GEDCOM from Thomas McBryde of Austin, Texas.

Data on Beschwitz family from David L. Beckwith Feb 2001
David L Beckwith-26W245 Wiesbrook Road- Wheaton, IL 60187-7856 ph 630-653-3401
It appears that some of David's data comes from "The von Beschwitz Family History by Werner F. von Beschwitz 1989    =   Gotha Taschenbuch der Uradeligen Hauser, 1918 pg 64."

Letter sent to 829 Columbia Drive, Vernam Park, R.D.I., Clarington, Pennsylvania but returned no such address:

24 March 1941 537 Arlington Place Chicago, Illinois
My Dear Ernest
    A couple of weeks ago we had the pleasure to see your sister in law as she visited us in our home here in Chicago and I was certainly very glad to hear so good news about you! It is a long time ago that I wrote to you, but received no response to my letter. Well dear Ernest, believe me I am very anxious to hear from you and your doings. I was glad to hear that you are married to a lovely girl and have your own little home now. My two sisters living in Germany are always asking in their letters to me, about you, but I had so little information. Milton and George are busy here in Chicago and Willard is in Fort Bliss near El Paso, Texas, with the 202 Coast Artillery, he belongs since many years to the National Guard. How is the military drafting effect you?
    Now my dear Ernest let me hear from you. We are all interested in your welfare and your happiness and let us keep up our correspondence in the future, and should you come to Chicago, don't miss to see us. You and your wife will be always heartily welcome here in our home.
    With the best wishes to you and your wife,
Your Uncle,
George von Beschwitz

Source: Social Security Death Index. Returned George von Beschwitz letter.
Cause of Death Sudden Arrythmia due to Aortic Stenosis.--Earnest's death cert. list his address at time of death was 374 Friendship Dr. - Paoli, Chester Co., PA.
Data posted in a paper called Todays Post -Thursday 15 May 1975. "Ernest M. Beschwitz , 69, of 374 Friendshop Drive, Paoli, PA. He was born in Chicago IL and worked for the Gulf Oil Corp. of Philadelphid for 39 years. He was director of engineering for 10 years beofre retiring in1952. He attended Duquesne Univ. and Lane Technical Institute in Chicago.
He was a member of the Civil Engineering Club, the lions Club of McMurray, PA, and the Paole Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife the former Kathryn Cornelius.

Kathryn Marsaleete CORNELIUS

The following information was sent to T.Mason on 16 Apr 2008 in GEDCOM from Thomas McBryde of Austin, Texas.

LYDIA, TEXAS. Lydia, seven miles southeast of Avery in southeastern Red River County, was settled about 1870 and named for Lydia Pritchett, daughter of David B. Pritchett, who secured a post office in his general store in 1885 and served as postmaster until 1897. The population was thirty in 1890 and fifty in 1910. The post office was discontinued in 1906, and mail was sent to DeKalb. A map of 1936 indicated two rural churches with adjoining cemeteries in the farming community. From 1920 through 1986 population estimates for Lydia were reported as fifty-eight. In 1984 Lydia had two churches, two cemeteries, and a business. In 1990 the population was 109

Aunt Pearl and Aunt Kathryn Beschwitz were excellent speamstress Per Jacque Eugenia Cornelius who gives an example of how good she was. "For a very elaborate ball gown she made for me as a graduation gift. It was a lovely shade of peach satin, backless to the waist, with tucks and a mini train in center back. For some reason, Aunt Alma was going to mail the finished gown to me, but when she saw it, she said, "That child can't wear that backless dress."  As a result, Aunt Kathryn then make a matching jacket with jeweled buttons. However, "that child" could and did wear the dress sans Jacket. It was the hit of the dinner dance held in Texarkana. No one else's gown even came close" from Eugenia 2000.

Letter to Kathryn from her mother Willie Jefferson Moore - Cornelius from Talco, TX 20 Oct 29
Dear Kathryn your letter came with five dollars. Will say I am very thankfull to received it. I took it and paid five on groceries. Raymond sends me three a week for groceries and that is all my expence money. You aunt Kate over drew at Bank. She bought me a little stove which cost her four dollars and the money wasn't at bank. She told me I had $33.00 in bank not long ago but we had drawn it out or a mistake at bank someway. I never got a bank statement so I do not know about it. She sees after every thing for me. I am not well today or yesterday--------- but up and working a little. Tell Alma I will write her later. Want to try to locate Webb. You know Minnie did not answer my letter.I wrote her over two weeks ago. She wrote me she had just come from Muskogee, OK. Been to see Webb. Was better while she was there but he was to have an operation in next few days and was coming here to see us as soon as he was able to get here. I wrote him at Muskogee, but did not get an answer from him. Well how is the weather out there it is just like summer time here. Will soon have Chrysomthe in bloom Have large buds on the pertunas, old maid, and bachlor buttons are blooming. We all went over to Hugo, going that far with Maarsaleete to Sulphur Springs. We would have had a good time but it rained most all the way there and I can't walk much so Sis Kate and I got out at Paris coming back. Paris looked just like it did when I saw it last. Will your German come to see you - does he well- I hope he is a good boy and will never try to use an evil influence over you. They most all do these days. Do not go too far out with him and do not stay to late will be all that is nessesary to let hom know how far to go. Oh Well so many girls get in bad with men makes me afraid of even a girl here of the best family stole her dad car and went to Dallas this week                     at Greenvile tried to catch her but she drove                to fast she got her car informed her some say she was put in jail at Dallas, any way she is back at Talco. --------- isent doing any good here, he picks cotton a while, run a truck for a while, but doesnt seem to get anywhere. Has bought a rag . Talks of leaving here . Well I will close, Be sweet and write me more often. Had letter from Mildred this  Noon. She teaches in Leesburg . Well bye-bye Mother.

In Kathryn estate papers was County second grade Certificate of State of TX to Miss Kathrine Cornelius issued in Clarksville, Red River Co TX dated 7 Apr 1922.
Also in her estate papers was an application dated 24 Aug 1970 to Bureau of Vital Sstatistics to secure a birth certificate giving birth date as 15 Nov 1904 and Name as Katherine Marsaleeta Cornelius being born near Lydia, Red River Co. TX. She states her father was born 27 nov 1853 at Hearts Bluff, Red River Co., TX. and that he died 7 Feb 1935.
In 15 Apr 1910 she was living with parents at Annona TX or Box Elder, Red River Co., TX
In 1 Jan 192- she was living with parents at Avery, Red River Co., TX
In 1 Apr 1930 she was living with her sister Alma M. Corenlius in Chicage, Cook Co., IL
In 30 Sep 1970 Katherine was issued an official statement that she was recorded a six year old in the 1910 Census living in family of W. A. and Willie Cornelius to be used an a sub. for birth cert.

Data from birth cert.

LYDIA, TEXAS. Lydia, seven miles southeast of Avery in southeastern Red River County, was settled about 1870 and named for Lydia Pritchett, daughter of David B. Pritchett, who secured a post office in his general store in 1885 and served as postmaster until 1897. The population was thirty in 1890 and fifty in 1910. The post office was discontinued in 1906, and mail was sent to DeKalb. A map of 1936 indicated two rural churches with adjoining cemeteries in the farming community. From 1920 through 1986 population estimates for Lydia were reported as fifty-eight. In 1984 Lydia had two churches, two cemeteries, and a business. In 1990 the population was 109.

William Edward CORNELIUS

The following information was sent to T.Mason on 16 Apr 2008 in GEDCOM from Thomas McBryde of Austin, Texas.

Cause of death resprator failure-Emphysema. from death cert.
From Times Review 3 Jul 1975 pg 5--William Edward Cornelius, 11412 Barnes Ave, Dallas TX died 23 Jun 1978 in Doctors' Hospital in Dallas. Mr Cornelius was born 14 Dec 1907 in Avery TX. He retiree in 1965 from J. B. Pump service and was a member of the Methodist Church. Burial was at the Bridges Chapel Cem. Survivors include one daughter Mrs Betty Redfearn, Austin. Three grandchildren, two sisters, Kathryn Berschwitz of Pittsburg, TX and Alma Cornelius of Dallas, and two brothers, Eugene Cornelius of Plainview, TX

Data sent to me by Debbie Conaway-757 Yale Lane-Deer Park TX 77536.
This includes data from marriage certificates of both parents, death
certificate of William Edward Cornelius and Birth Certificiate of
Peggy Ann Cornelius. Two children from William R. Wetset-1510
Grantwood Dr-Parma OH 44134 (1993).

LYDIA, TEXAS. Lydia, seven miles southeast of Avery in southeastern Red River County, was settled about 1870 and named for Lydia Pritchett, daughter of David B. Pritchett, who secured a post office in his general store in 1885 and served as postmaster until 1897. The population was thirty in 1890 and fifty in 1910. The post office was discontinued in 1906, and mail was sent to DeKalb. A map of 1936 indicated two rural churches with adjoining cemeteries in the farming community. From 1920 through 1986 population estimates for Lydia were reported as fifty-eight. In 1984 Lydia had two churches, two cemeteries, and a business. In 1990 the population was 109.