James Edward Cornelison ^{1 2 3 4}

   FamilySearch ID: MYDL-6VQ.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Southern Division, Davidson, NC. ⁶ The 1850 census recorded in John Cornelison, farmer,36, living with wife Elizabeth, 36; Mary A., 15; Perlina, 13; Julia A., 10; Nancy, 8; Susan, 7; George, 3; James E., 2; and John H., 9 months old when the census was recorded on 13 Aug 1850. Everyone was born in North Carolina. John's real estate was valued at $400.

2. Residence: on 4 Oct 1874 in Cotton Grove, Davidson, NC. ¹

3. Census in 1880 in Providence Township, Rowan, NC. ⁷ The 1880 census recorded Edward Cornelison, farmer, 33, living with wife Sarah, 23; Florence, 5; Girtie, 3; and Seymore, 1 month. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

4. Residence: on 24 Dec 1897 in Steele Township, Rowan, NC. ²

5. Census in 1900 in Atwell Township, Rowan, NC. ⁸ The 1900 census recorded Ed Cornelison, farmer, 51, born Nov 1848, living with his wife he married 3 years earlier: Minnie, 32, Sep 1867. (Note: After James Edward Cornelison's first wife, Sarah Beeker, died about 1893-95, James married her brother William Henry Beeker'widow, Minnie Russell.)
In 1900 living with James and Minnie were Sarah's children: Florence, 23, Nov 1876; Gertrude, 21, Mar 1879; John, 19, Mar 1881; Curtis, Jun 1884, 16, Charley Beeker, Nov 1887, 12; Ella Beeker, Mar 1890, 10. Also children born of William and Minnie: Cora L. Beeker, Apr 1892, 8; and Satie (Sarah) Beeker, 6, July 1893. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina. The census columns for Minnie show she had given birth to 6 children, all alive in 1900.

6. Obituary: Salisbury Evening Post: Obituary of James E. Cornelison on 17 Jun 1921 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC. ⁵ DEATH OF AGED MAN

Mr. James E. Cornelison, 73 years old, died at his home on Chestnut Hill yesterday, after an illness of some days. The funeral will beheld from the residence tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock and the burial will be in Chestnut Hill cemetery. He is survived by several sons and daughters, among these being Mrs. Jake Brown.

Other sons and daughters are Mrs. J. F. Daniel, of Durham; Mrs. E. C. Barker, of Greensboro; Mrs. Gertrude Conner of Salisbury; J. S. Cornelison and Chas. A. Cornelison, of Salisbury, and J. C. Cornelison of Arizona. He is also survived by two brothers, W. D. Cornelison, of Spencer, and Haywood Cornelison, of Salisbury, and a sister, Mrs. D. M. Beeker, of Greensboro.

7. He has conflicting death information of His tombstone is inscribed with 1922 death date, but that is wrong since his obituary appeared 17 Jun 1921 in Salisbury Evening Post and his NC Death Certificate has 16 Jun 1921 death date., 17 Jun 1922 and Salisbury, Rowan, NC.

James married Sarah Ellen Beeker, daughter of Samuel Beeker and Ellen J. Gallimore, on 4 Oct 1874 in , Davidson, NC.¹ (Sarah Ellen Beeker was born on 7 Jan 1857 in , Davidson, NC,^{9 10 11} died on 4 Jul 1892 in , Rowan, NC ¹¹ and was buried in Salisbury, Rowan, NC ¹².)

James next married Minnie Elizabeth Russell, daughter of Robert Washington Russell and Sarah Flow, on 24 Dec 1897 in , Rowan, NC.² (Minnie Elizabeth Russell was born in Sep 1867 in , Cabarrus, NC ² and died on 9 May 1905 in Steele Township, Rowan, NC.)