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1805 - 1881 (76 years)
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Name |
Benjamin Washington CORDELL [1, 2] |
Birth |
04 Nov 1805 |
Wilkes Co., NC [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
30 Nov 1881 |
DeKalb Co., AL [1, 3] |
Burial |
Cordell Cemetery [1] |
Person ID |
I10484 |
Rootballs |
Last Modified |
10 Jan 2015 |
Father |
Stephen CAUDLE, b. Mar 1761 d. Abt 1843, Butler Co., AL (Age ~ 81 years) |
Relationship |
Natural |
Mother |
Mary ?, b. Abt 1777, SC d. Aft 1850 (Age ~ 74 years) |
Relationship |
Natural |
Family ID |
F1904 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Mary Howard DEFOOR, b. 17 Dec 1810 d. 30 Jan 1882, DeKalb Co., AL (Age 71 years) |
Marriage |
15 Jul 1829 [4] |
Children |
| 1. Matheny Ann CORDELL, b. 24 Jun 1830, Habersham Co., GA [Natural] |
| 2. Julius Jefferson CORDELL, b. 30 Nov 1832 [Natural] |
| 3. Absalom H. CORDELL, b. 07 Mar 1835 d. 13 Aug 1853 (Age 18 years) [Natural] |
| 4. Susan Caroline CORDELL, b. 12 Mar 1837 d. 10 Jul 1839 (Age 2 years) [Natural] |
| 5. James M. CORDELL, b. 16 Jul 1840 [Natural] |
| 6. Milligan Clark CORDELL, b. 08 Jan 1843 [Natural] |
| 7. George Washington CORDELL, b. 31 Oct 1845 [Natural] |
| 8. Rebecca Henrietta CORDELL, b. 05 Mar 1848 [Natural] |
| 9. Daniel Spencer CORDELL, b. 07 Jun 1851 [Natural] |
| 10. Hubbard Cole Franklin CORDELL, b. 11 Dec 1853 d. 11 Jul 1943 (Age 89 years) [Natural] |
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Family ID |
F3822 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
10 Jan 2015 |
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Notes |
- 1."Around 1834, B.W. and Mary moved their young family to the newly opened Cherokee lands in Walker Co., Georgia. They settled near the foot of Pigeon Mountain, just west of Lafayette." Cordell Clippings, #6.
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2."Between 1854 and 1860, B.W. and Mary, and most of their children moved to DeKalb Co., Alabama, settling on a farm on Sand Mountain just above Valley Head." Cordell Clippings, #6.
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3."Although B.W.'s mother's name is unknown, evidence and family tradition sugeest that she was an Indian. B.W.'s mother died by the time he was 11 yaers old, and his father married Elizabeth Smith, 24 May 1817, in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Cordell Clippings, #6.
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Sources |
- [S188] Cordell Clippings, #6.
- [S33] 1850 Walker Co., GA Census, Chattanooga Valley, House #11, p.78.
- [S201] Family Bible.
Ben. Wash. Cordell Bible
- [S201] Family Bible, Ben. Wash. Cordell Family Bible.
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