Brief Life History of Cornelius
Cornelius Head was born about 1802. He married Mary Shaffer in 1827, in Morgan, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons. He lived in Ohio, United States in 1870 and United States in 1880. He died on 29 March 1883, in Meigsville Township, Morgan, Ohio, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in McConnelsville Cemetery, McConnelsville, Morgan, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Cornelius Head, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Cornelius Head - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Cornelius Head
- Cornelius Head, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
Spouse and Children
1802–1883 Male
1806–1882 Female
Children (6)
1827–1907 Male
1833–1888 Male
1835– Male
1837–1887 Male
1843–1897 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1803
Age 1
1803
Age 1
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English heved, hed ‘head’ (Old English hēafod), applied as a nickname for someone with a peculiarity or disproportion of the head, or else used as a topographic name for someone who lived at the top (‘head’) of a promontory or hill, or near the source of a stream or river or the head of a valley. This surname has long been established in Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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