Alvin Cornell ^{1 4 5 6 7 8}

   Another name for Alvin was Alva Cornell.⁹

  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:

• He has alternate birth date of 1821 and a birth location of Ohio.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 39 on the 1860 census.
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• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Boone Township, Porter, IN on 21 September 1850. ⁹

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.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Boone Township, Porter, IN on 13 September 1860. ⁶

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.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Boone Township, Porter, IN on 28 June 1870. ⁷

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.)
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• His obituary was published in the Porter County Vidette on 18 April 1878 in , Porter County, IN.

⁸ 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 County, IN.^{1 2 3} (Lydia Lightfoot was born on 20 October 1822 in , Wayne County, OH,^{4 5 6 7 9 10 11} died on 21 December 1903 in Boone Grove, IN ^{4 11} and was buried after 21 December 1903 in Hebron, IN ^{4 11}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Boone Township, Porter, IN on 21 September 1850. ⁹

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
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Boone Township, Porter, IN on 13 September 1860. ⁶

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.
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Boone Township, Porter, IN on 28 June 1870. ⁷

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
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  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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