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Leonidas Lon Cornelius
2 Apr 1869 – 30 Jun 1964
| Birth | 2 Apr 1869 |
| Death | 30 Jun 1964 |
| Cemetery | Citizens Cemetery Clarendon , Donley County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Mary Hubbard Miller on 13 Jul 2010 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54898924 |
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L.L. Cornelius Rites Held Wednesday Last rites for Leonidas L. Cornelius, age 95 years, pioneer resident of Clarendon, were held in the Murphy Memorial Chapel here Wednesday, July 1, with Rev. W.R. Lawrence, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Interment followed in Citizens Cemetery with arrangements under the direction of Muphy Funeral Home. Pallbearers were: Hugh Eldridge, Otis Naylor, H.S. Mahaffey, Clyde L. Price, Glenn Churchman, and Truett Behrens. Mr. Cornelius was born April 2, 1869, in Corinth Mississippi. He moved to Clarendon in 1903 from Honey Grove, Texas. He had farmed in Donley County until his retirement. His wife, Mrs. Martha Cornelius passed away September 6, 1951, in Clarendon. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. Surviving are: two daughters, Mrs. Cleo Hall of Lubbock, Mrs. G.C. Carver of Amarillo; two sons, Jim Cornelius of Amarillo and Ralph Cornelius of Pampa; two sisters, Mrs. Annie Mauldin of Terrell, Texas and Mrs. Bessie Gladden of Oklahoma; eight grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. (Published in The Donley County Leader & The Clarendon News, New Series - Volume 35 Number 23, Clarendon, Donley County, Texas, Thursday, July 2, 1964, Page 8) ------- Name: Lon L Cornelius Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 2 Apr 1869 Birth Place: Corinth Alcorn, Mississippi Father: J F Cornelius Notes: Sep 1944: Name listed as LON L CORNELIUS Texas, Death Certificate Name: Leonidas L Connelius Gender: Male Race: White Age: 95 Birth Date: 2 Apr 1869 Birth Place: Corinth, Mississippi Residence: Clarendon, Donley, Texas Death Date: 30 Jun 1964 Death Place: Groom, Carson, Texas Father: John Cornelius Mother: Elizabeth Bowie
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Siblings
- Alice C Cornelius Lovell 1870–1943
- John Paul Cornelius 1872–1910
- Walter Frank Cornelius 1875–1936
- Charles Benson "Charley" Cornelius 1877–1879
- Robert Lee "Bob" Cornelius 1880–1949
- Mary Elizabeth Cornelius Zinnecker 1882–1984
- Maud H Cornelius 1884–1885
- Annie Cornelius Mauldin 1888–1978
- Lillian Mae Cornelius Utley 1889–1976
- Dewitt Eugene Cornelius Sr 1895–1958
Children
- Ethel Cornelius 1897–1911 FaG
- Roy Eugene Cornelius 1900–1952 FaG
- Ralph Waldo Cornelius 1902–1965 FaG
- Lea Cornelius Carver 1904–1992 FaG
- Cleo Cornelius Hall 1904–2001 FaG
- James Ozier "Jim" Cornelius 1912–1981 FaG
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