| Cornelius Burns was born December 5, 1811 in York District, South Carolina He married Minerva C. Nevill on October 27, 1839. They were married in Bartow County, GA. Minerva was the daughter of James B Nevill and Eliza Burns of SC. She was born in Rabun County, GA on June 23, 1830. . Cornelius and Minerva later moved on to Gordon County, in the Rocky Creek District off Everett Springs Road. Some of the Family still live in the house Cornelius built in 1852. There were about 10 children born to Cornelius and Minerva, I only know of a few. Charles Lee Burns b February 24, 1841 d. December 18, 1933 married Susan A. ? b. July 28, 1842 d June 12, 1916 W.H. James Burns b November 13, 1842 d February 17, 1927 Matilda Addeline b December 31, 1848 d March 23, 1926 Eliza C. Burns b April 27, 1854 d May 6, 1908 buried at West Union Baptist Cemetery. Robert Burns Minerva died on June 9, 1897. Cornelius remarried to Harriett Talley on October 7, 1897. Harriet was born in 1856 and was the daughter of Martin Bird Talley and Rachel Miller. Shortly after the marriage Cornelius died on October 28, 1897. It is told Harriett never remarried. At the time of their marriage Harriett was 40 years old and Cornelius was 86 years old. According to his obituary he was found in his barn dead from an apparant heart attack. Harriet died in 1925 and is buried at New Zion Baptist Church on Hwy 156 in Gordon Co., GA. She never remarried again. |
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