18. Betty Gifford (William M., Americus) born Oct. 24, 1881 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Jan.1, 1957 in Cherokee Co. TX. She was married abt. 1904 to James Murphy Vaughn son of William A. Vaughn & Emily F. White. He was born Nov. 10, 1882 in TX and died Feb. 17, 1958 in Cherokee Co. TX. Children of William Cornelius & Martha Russell. Children of James Cornelius & Alma Dennis.
He is found in his father's houshold in the 1900 Cherokee Co. TX census.
He is found in the 1910, 1920 & 1930 Cherokee Co. TX census.
He is buried in Jarratt Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.
She is buried in Jarratt Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.
Children of James Vaughn & Betty Gifford
78. i. Olis Vaughn born Aug. 3, 1904 in TX and died Aug. 17, 1935 in Cherokee Co. TX.
79. ii. Ola Vaughn born Dec. 2, 1907 in Cherokee Co. TX and died July 26, 1971 in Titus Co. TX.
19. Kittie Belle Gifford(William M., Americus) born Dec. 12, 1883 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Jan. 1834 in Midland Midland Co. TX. She was married Mar. 24, 1903 in Cherokee Co. TX to Benjamin Ike Shirey son of William Shirey & Mary Jane Martin. He was born Aug 22, 1880 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Jan 3, 1955 in Galveston Co. TX.
He is found in the 1900, 1910, 1920 & 1930 Cherokee Co. TX census.
He is buried in Jarrett Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX
She is buried in Jarrett Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.
Children of William Shirey & Katie Gifford
She is found in her father's household in 1920 Cherokee Co. TX census.
He is found in his father's household in 1920 Cherokee Co. TX census.
80. iii. Lawrence Maurice Shirey born Jan. 12, 1907 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Oct 21, 1986 in Henderson Co. TX.
81. iv. Monte Lenore Shirey born Nov. 27, 1908 in Rusk Cherokee Co. TX. and died Apr, 4 1985 in Cherokee Co. TX.
82. v. Marvin Ike Shirey born Aug. 9, 1910 in TX and died Nov. 17, 1984 in Cherokee Co. TX.
83. vi. Marshall Benjamin Shirey born June 8, 1912 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Sept. 13, 1981 in Cherokee Co. TX.
84. vii. Melvin Moore Shirey born July 11, 1917 in TX and died Mar. 29, 1984 in Harris Co. TX.
85. viii. Margie Marie Shirey born Dec. 19, 1919 in Cherokee Co. TX and Oct. 8, 1993 in Cherokee Co. TX.
86. ix. Milburn Edwin Shirey born Nov. 26, 1923 in Anderson Co. TX and died Oct. 25, 1991 in Ft. Bend Co. TX.
87. x. J. B. Shirey born Mar. 3, 1923 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Aug. 21, 1977 in McLennan Co. TX.
20. Benjamin Franklin Gifford (William M., Americus) Aug. 20, 1892 in Cherokee Co. TX and Feb. 1, 1949 in Harris Co. TX. He was married on Aug. 12, 1924 in Cherokee Co. TX to Zola Sue Scurlock daughter of James Franklin Scurlock & Lillian Myrtle Cole. She was born in Oct. 17, 1906 in TX and died Dec. 20, 1985 in Cherokee Co. TX.
He is found in his brother-in-law Jamie
Vaughn's household in the 1910 & 1920 Cherokee Co. TX census.
He is found in the 1930 Cherokee Co. & 1940 Jefferson Co. TX census.
He is buried at Jarratt Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.
She is found in her father's household in the 1910 & 1920 Cherokee Co. TX census.
She is buried at Jarratt Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.
Children of Benjamin Gifford & Zola Scurlock
88. i. Barbara Evelyn Gifford born Aug. 29, 1925 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Nov. 13, 1988 in AZ.
She is buried at Jarratt Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.
21. Mary Frazer Gifford (William M., Americus) born 1894 in Cherokee Co. TX and died abt. 1976 in Tuscaloosa Co. AL. She was married first to an Unknown Harless. She was married second to James B. Watkins.
She is found in his brother-in-law James
Vaughn's household in the 1910 & 1920 Cherokee Co. TX census.
22. Loy Gifford (William M., Americus) born Mar. 21, 1902 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Feb. 1, 1964 in Fort Bend Co. TX. He was married abt. 1934 to Johnnie Cleoris Meador daughter of Robert L. & Ethel A. Meador. She was born Dec. 5, 1905 in TX and died Oct. 26, 1995 in Ft. Bend Co. TX.
He is found in his father's household in 1910 Cherokee Co. TX Census.
He is found in his brother-in-law James
Vaughn's household in the 1920 & 1930 Cherokee Co. TX census.
He is found in the 1940 Harris Co. TX census.
He is buried in Jarrett Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.
She is listed in her father's household in the 1910, 1920 & 1930 Cherokee Co. TX census.
She is buried in Jarrett Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.
23. Andrew J. Cornelius (Nancy, Americus) born Oct. 6, 1873 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Aug. 6, 1942 in Harris Co. TX. He was married Apr. 28, 1897 in Cherokee Co. TX to Houston Rilla Lee Butcher, daughter of James G. Butcher & Elizabeth Jane Cornelius. She was born July 22, 1873 in TX and died Feb. 6, 1952 in Harris Co. TX.
He is found in his father's household in the 1880 Cherokee Co. TX census.
He is found in the 1910, 1920 Nacogdoches Co. & 1930 Harris Co. TX census.
He is buried in Brookside Memorial Park Cemetery in Harris Co. TX census.
She is found in her father's household in the 1880 Leon Co TX census.
She is found in the 1940 Harris Co. TX census.
She was married to an Unknown Brown before she married Andrew.
She is buried in Brookside Memorial Park Cemetery in Harris Co. TX.
Children of Andrew Cornelius & Houston Butcher
89. i. Eudora Madaline Cornelius born Aug. 16, 1898 in OK and died Nov. 1, 1966 in Harris Co. TX.
90. ii. William Henry Cornelius born July 10, 1899 in TX and died Apr. 10, 1978 in Grimes Co. TX.
91. iii. George Washington Cornelius born Oct. 30, 1901 in OK and died Sept. 7, 1963 in Harris Co. TX.
92. iv. James Edmund Cornelius born Jan. 13, 1905 in TX and died Aug 2, 1969 in Harris Co. TX.
93. v. Myrtle M. Cornelius born May 2, 1908 in Nacogdoches TX and died Nov. 21, 1944 in Harris Co. TX.
94. vi. Ruby Rosia Cornelius born Aug. 18, 1911 in Nacogdoches Co. TX and died Mar. 7, 1968 in Harris Co. TX.
He is found in his father's househld in the 1920 Nacogdoches Co. & 1930 Harris Co. TX census.
He is buried in Fairbanks Cemetery in Harris Co. TX.
95. viii. Andrew Cleburne Cornelius abt. 1919 in TX.
24. William Daniel Cornelius (Nancy, Americus) Aug. 7, 1875 in TX and died Oct. 18, 1902 in TX. He was married about 1894 to Martha Callie Russell, daughter of Joshua Jasper Russell & Eliza Looney. She was born Mar. 1, 1871 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Dec. 14, 1951 in Nacogdoches Co. TX.
He is found in his father's household in the 1880 Cherokee Co. TX census.
He is found in the 1900 Cherokee Co. TX census.
He is buried in Corneilus Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.
She is found in her father's household in 1880 & 1910 Cherokee Co. TX census.
She is found in her son-in-law Howard Rawlinson's household in the 1920 Nacgdoches Co. TX census.
She is found in the 1930 Nacogdoches Co. TX census.
She is found in her son-in-law Tom Judkins' household in the 1940 Nacogdoches Co. TX census.
She is buried in Friendship Cemetery in Nacogdoches Co. TX census.
96. i. Nancy Ann Cornelius born Oct. 18, 1895 in TX and died June 15, 1981 in Nacogdoches Co. TX.
He is found in his father's household in the 1900 Cherokee Co. TX census.
He is found in his grandfather Russell's household in the 1910 Cherokee Co. TX census.
He is buried in Cornelius Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX census.
97. iii. Eva Lealice Cornelius born Aug. 13, 1901 in Cherokee Co. TX census and died Feb. 26, 1974 in Nacogdoches Co. TX.
98. iv. Ara Cornelius born abt. 1903 in TX.
25. Sarah L. Cornelius (Nancy, Americus) born abt. 1877 in Cherokee Co. TX.
She is found in her father's household in the 1880 Cherokee Co. TX census.
26. James Edmond Cornelius (Nancy, Americus) born June 18, 1882 in TX and died Oc. 22, 1932. He was married on July 2, 1914 in Cherokee Co. TX to Alma Dennis, daughter of James Dennis. She was born Apr. 6, 1894 in Kaufman Co. TX and died Dec. 26, 1936 in Nacogdoches Co. TX.
He is found in his father's household in the 1900 Cherokee Co. TX census.
He is found in the 1920 & 1930 Nacogdoches Co Co. TX census.
He is buried in Friendship Cemetery in Nacogdoches Co. TX.
She buried in Friendship Cemetery in Nacogdoches Co. TX.
99. i. Bernice Daniel Cornelius born Aug. 20, 1915 in Nacogdoches Co. TX and died Mar. 11, 1991 in Henderson Co. TX.
100. ii. Odis Lee Willard Cornelius born Apr. 14, 1918 in TX and died Jan. 11, 1993 in TX.
Last updated Mar. 4, 2018