Cornelia E. Townley

Brief Life History of Cornelia E.

When Cornelia E. Townley was born on 22 July 1885, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Leon M. Townley, was 37 and her mother, Euphies Minium, was 30. She married Arba Clare Smith in 1923. She lived in Venango, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910 and Hayfield Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died on 22 November 1961, in Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Venango Cemetery, Venango, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Arba Clare Smith
1884–1966
Cornelia E. Townley
1885–1961
Marriage: 1923

Sources (7)

  • Cornelia Smith in household of A C Smith, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Cornelia Townley - Government record: birth-name: Cornelia Townley
  • Cornelia E. Townley Smith, "Find A Grave Index"

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1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1886 · Giving Working Men a Union

The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.

1905 · The Movie Theater

The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire): habitational name from Towneley near Burnley in Lancashire, which is named with Middle English toun(e), ton(e) ‘town, village, settlement’ (Old English tūn) + leie ‘glade, clearing’. The surname has also been established in Ireland since the 16th century.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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