Alvin Cornell ^{1 3 4 5 6 7}

   Another name for Alvin was Alva Cornell.⁸

  General Notes:

Sometimes his given name is found as Alva and other times as Alvin.
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  Burial Notes:

Find A Grave Memorial# 71994777

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Alt. Birth, 1821, Ohio, United States. ⁵ This birth year was referenced by his age of 39 on the 1860 census.

2. 1850 US Census, 21 September 1850, Boone Township, Porter, Indiana, United States. ⁸ 1850 US Census
Page 141B, Dwelling 569, Family 569, Roll 165
Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana
Alva Cornell..29..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 1 daughter.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 10 Oct 1819, then his age should have been 30 instead of 29.

3. 1860 US Census, 13 September 1860, Boone Township, Porter, Indiana, United States. ⁵ 1860 US Census
Page 150, Roll 289, Dwelling 1131, Family 1098
Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana
Alvin Cornell..39..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife, 2 children, and brother-in-law.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 10 Oct 1819, then his age should have been 40 instead of 39.

4. 1870 US Census, 28 June 1870, Boone Township, Porter, Indiana, United States. ⁶ 1870 US Census
Page 15, Dwelling 127, Family 122, Roll 351
Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana
Alvin Cornell..50..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 2 sons.)

5. Obituary: Porter County Vidette, 18 April 1878, Porter, Indiana, United States. ⁷ Died, at his residence four miles east of Hebron, of Lung fever, on the 14th inst., Mr. Alvin Cornell. He was a man who was highly esteemed by all who knew him. He was in every sense of the word a gentleman. He was among the early settlers of Boone township, and shared the privations of a frontier life. He was kind and hospitable in all his relations in life, and his loss will be felt in the community and in the Christian church, of which he was a member. He had been suffering from rheumatism for several years past, but has been able lately to look after his business and was in Hebron only a few days before his death.

(Source: Porter County Vidette, 18 Apr 1878)
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Alvin married Lydia Lightfoot, daughter of John Lightfoot and Mary Shreve, on 29 January 1843 in Porter, Indiana, United States.^{1 2} (Lydia Lightfoot was born on 20 October 1822 in Wayne, Ohio, United States,^{3 4 5 6 8 9 10} died on 21 December 1903 in Boone Grove, Porter, Indiana, United States ^{3 10} and was buried after 21 December 1903 in Hebron, Porter, Indiana, United States ^{3 10}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1850 US Census, 21 September 1850, Boone Township, Porter, Indiana, United States. ⁸ 1850 US Census
Page 141B, Dwelling 569, Family 569, Roll 165
Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana
Alva Cornell..29..OH..Farmer
Lydia Cornell..27..OH
Melissa Cornell..6..IN
Daniel Miller..17..OH..Farmer

2. 1860 US Census, 13 September 1860, Boone Township, Porter, Indiana, United States. ⁵ 1860 US Census
Page 150, Roll 289, Dwelling 1131, Family 1098
Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana
Alvin Cornell..39..OH..Farmer
Lydia Cornell..37..OH
Morrit Cornell..10..IN
Delos Cornell..6..IN
Eli Lightfoot..22..OH..Farm Laborer

NOTE- Lydia's brother, Eli, was living with them and working on their farm which was right next to the farm of brother John Lightfoot and his family.

3. 1870 US Census, 28 June 1870, Boone Township, Porter, Indiana, United States. ⁶ 1870 US Census
Page 15, Dwelling 127, Family 122, Roll 351
Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana
Alvin Cornell..50..OH..Farmer
Lydia Cornell..47..OH..Keeping House
Merit Cornell..19..IN..Working on Farm
Deloss Cornell..15..IN..Working on Farm

  Marriage Notes:

Name: Alvin Cornell
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Event Date: 29 Jan 1843
Event Place: Porter, Indiana, United States
Residence Place: , Porter, Indiana
Gender: Male
Marriage License Date: 28 Jan 1843
Spouse's Name: Lydia Lightfoot
Spouse's Residence Place: , Porter, Indiana
Spouse's Residence County: Porter
Spouse's Residence State: Indiana
Spouse's Gender: Female
Officiator's Name: Alpheus French
Page: 165
Record Number: 172
GS Film Number: 001686155
Digital Folder Number: 005014493
Image Number: 00496
Number of Images: 1

Citing this Record:
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDH3-KDF : 21 January 2016), Alvin Cornell and Lydia Lightfoot, 29 Jan 1843; citing Porter, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,686,155.
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