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William Meredith “Myrdia” Cornelius

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William Meredith “Myrdia” Cornelius

Birth
Blount County, Alabama, USA
Death
28 Feb 1921 (aged 27)
Parrish, Walker County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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WWI Draft Registration Card: Cornelius, William Myrdie; born 20 Jul 1893 at Oneonta; lived at Oneonta; laborer in stave mill for Horton and Raible at Horton's Mill; white; married with one child. Medium height, stout, dark brown eyes, dark brown hair.

1920 Blount Co., AL, ED 11, Sh 5A: W.M. Cornelius, 27, AL; Minnie, 23, AL; Jesse D., 4, AL; Christopher, 2, AL.

W.M Cornelius Killed in Coal Mines.

News has reached here that W.M. Cornelius was killed at Parrish, Ala., Tuesday. It is said that his body was crushed by a tram car. The details of the unfortunate accident are not known here. The young man was about 25 years of age and was married. He is the son of Christopher C. Cornelius, who resides on Route 4, Oneonta. It is said that he had been working in the mines for only a short time, having gone from this county a short time ago.(Death Notices From The Southern Democrat 1920-1927, compiled by Robin Sterling, 2011]

Walker County AL Death Certificate #5531. William Cornelius, age 28, died February 28, 1921 in Walker County, Alabama - killed in coal mine. Married (not named). Father C.C. Cornelius; mother unknown. Buried March 2, 1921 at Oneonta, Blount Co., AL.
WWI Draft Registration Card: Cornelius, William Myrdie; born 20 Jul 1893 at Oneonta; lived at Oneonta; laborer in stave mill for Horton and Raible at Horton's Mill; white; married with one child. Medium height, stout, dark brown eyes, dark brown hair.

1920 Blount Co., AL, ED 11, Sh 5A: W.M. Cornelius, 27, AL; Minnie, 23, AL; Jesse D., 4, AL; Christopher, 2, AL.

W.M Cornelius Killed in Coal Mines.

News has reached here that W.M. Cornelius was killed at Parrish, Ala., Tuesday. It is said that his body was crushed by a tram car. The details of the unfortunate accident are not known here. The young man was about 25 years of age and was married. He is the son of Christopher C. Cornelius, who resides on Route 4, Oneonta. It is said that he had been working in the mines for only a short time, having gone from this county a short time ago.(Death Notices From The Southern Democrat 1920-1927, compiled by Robin Sterling, 2011]

Walker County AL Death Certificate #5531. William Cornelius, age 28, died February 28, 1921 in Walker County, Alabama - killed in coal mine. Married (not named). Father C.C. Cornelius; mother unknown. Buried March 2, 1921 at Oneonta, Blount Co., AL.

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SS W. Myrdia Cornelius, Minnie B. Robertson Cornelius Pelfry, Ellis G. Pelfrey

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