Brief Life History of Cornelius
When Cornelius Jones was born in December 1888, in Vacherie, St. James, Louisiana, United States, his father, Gustave Jones, was 24 and his mother, Eliza Elizabeth Alexis, was 25. He married Floriska Armant on 16 February 1911, in St. James, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in St. James, Louisiana, United States in 1920 and Police Jury Ward 7, St. James, Louisiana, United States for about 10 years. He died on 27 June 1944, in Louisiana, United States, at the age of 55.
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Sources (9)
- Conelia Jones, "United States Census, 1930"
- Cornelius Jones, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Cornelius Jones, "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960"
Spouse and Children
1888–1944 Male
1891–1969 Female
Children (2)
1914–1937 Female
1916–1924 Male
Parents and Siblings
1864– Male
1863–1919 Female
Siblings (4)
1882–1965 Male
1888–1944 Male
1892– Male
1895– Male
World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 2
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
Age 2
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
Age 15
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. It began to be adopted as a non-hereditary surname in some parts of Wales from the 16th century onward, but did not become a widespread hereditary surname there until the 18th and 19th centuries. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. It is (including in the sense 2 below) the fifth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
English: habitational or occupational name for someone who lived or worked ‘at John's (house)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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