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Benjamin Washington CORDELL

Male 1805 - 1881  (76 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Washington CORDELL  [1, 2
    Birth 04 Nov 1805  Wilkes Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 30 Nov 1881  DeKalb Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Burial Cordell Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I10484  Rootballs
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2015 

    Father Stephen CAUDLE,   b. Mar 1761   d. Abt 1843, Butler Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Mary ?,   b. Abt 1777, SC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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 Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 15 Jul 1829  [4
    Children 
     1. Matheny Ann CORDELL,   b. 24 Jun 1830, Habersham Co., GA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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]
    Family ID F3822  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2015 

  • 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 
    1. [S188] Cordell Clippings, #6.

    2. [S33] 1850 Walker Co., GA Census, Chattanooga Valley, House #11, p.78.

    3. [S201] Family Bible.
      Ben. Wash. Cordell Bible

    4. [S201] Family Bible, Ben. Wash. Cordell Family Bible.