This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cornelius Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EBB.2ACE/2590 Message Board Post: On the 1850 census of Saline Co. Arkansas he is listed as a widower, living with a single woman. He was born in Ga, per this census. Saline Co., ARK COMMON LAW BOOK #B - 1842 TO 1854 ARKANSAS, STATE OF CORNELIUS, ELIHU LARCENY 231,232,233,234,238,242 262,265,268,270,271,243 1810 Clay County, KY Elihu Cornelius 00010-301 1820 Posey County, Indiana Elihu Cornelius 200010-2201 Reference land grant# 24098 to Elihu CORNELIUS, 20 acres, September 8, 1825 in Hardeman Co, TN. Book BB, Page 214. 1830 Hardeman County, Tennessee Elihu Cornelius 0110001-1100001 Winn Adams 00001-20001 In 1833, Elihu CORNELIUS sold land to Henry Marsh. Book C, page 486, Hardeman Co., TN. Name: ELIHU HOT CORNELIUS State: AR County: Hot Spring County Township: Arkansas Territory Year: 1836 Record Type: Tax list Page: 003 Database: AR 1830-1839 Tax Lists Index Name: ELIHU HOT CORNELIUS State: AR County: Hot Spring County Township: Arkansas Territory Year: 1837 Record Type: Tax list Page: 005 Database: AR 1830-1839 Tax Lists Index 1840 Hot Spring, Arkansas Elihu Cornelius 0000001-000101 Winn Adams 110001-211001 1850 Saline County, Arkansas Elihu Cornellius 1850 Slave Schedule for Saline Co., Arkansas Elihu Cornelius Saline, Saline, Arkansas Slave Information Age Gender Race View Census 55 Female 40 Female 19 Male 16 Female 14 Female 11 Female Arkansas Land Grants Elihu Cornelius 80 acres dated July 28, 1838 Henry Cornelius received 40 acres on the same date and 40.9 on Oct 11, 1839 March Term of Saline County court records shows Elihu in a suit for larcency. Last Will and Testament of Elihu Cornelius. Saline Co., Ar. Will Book A-1/10 Will dated Mar. 11, 1851, [proved Mar 21, 1851. Pages 151 - 153. Mentions: Martha Seymore (no relatioship indicated)(living with him on the 1850 Saline Co. census); servant boy, Peter and servant girls Hanna, Eliza and Juliann, to be given their freedom five years from date of will (together with increase). Peter, Eliza and Juliann to remain with Martha Seymore so long as she remains single. In the event of her death, marriage or removal of Martha from place "on which I now live", Eliza and Juliann to be hired out until their freedom. Hannah to be hired out at testator's death until freedom. Peter to be hired out after present year until his freedom. Servant woman Rose, to be sold. Nancy Hwenson, "the woman with whom I formerly lived", my negro woman, Judy, Matilda Adams, William Cornelius, Nancy Shaw, Saly Flethcer, Martha Jones (no relation given) $25.00 each. Proceeds of hire of Hannah and Peter to be equally divided between them at date of freedom. Eliza and Juliann to ! share equally in proceeds of their hire (should they be hired out at any time prior to their freedom). Executor: Green B. Hughes, John F. Walker. Letters of Testamentary dated Mar. 22, 1851 In his will, Elihu names (among others) two daughters, Matilda Adams and Sarah Fletcher. Matilda married Winn Adams. They were on the 1830 Hardeman Co., Tn. census, where Elihu was also located. Thus, the 1830 Hardeman Elihu IS the one who moved to Arkansas. Also, Sarah Cornelius Fletcher had a son named Cornelius..She was born in Indiana, per the 1850 ARkansas census, which tends to prove that the Elihu in 1820 Indiana is the same as the one in TN and ARK.