Carroll County IN Archives Biographies.....Cornell, James B. 1838 - 
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Author: John C. Odell (1916)

JAMES B. CORNELL.

   The gentleman to whom this sketch is dedicated, is one of the eminently
prosperous agriculturists residing near Camden, Indiana. The trail along his
unusually successful business career, is one along which no farmer could
possibly err in following. In carrying out the principles of concentrated effort
and a generous attitude toward his fellow men, Mr. Cornell has achieved both
moral and financial success.

   James B. Cornell, retired farmer, Camden, Indiana, was born on March 13,
1838, in Carrollton township, this county, and is a son of John G. and Mary
(Brown) Cornell. His youth was spent in assisting his father to a successful
accumulation of wealth in agricultural pursuits, remaining with him until his
death. He was then married, and bought the farm which is his present home.
Politically, he has always been a stanch Democrat, but has never taken an active
interest in politics. In religion, Mr. Cornell is an ardent member of the
Presbyterian church. His splendid tract of two hundred acres, located half a
mile east of the Michigan road, in the northern part of Carrollton township, has
been devoted to general farming and stock-raising.

   John G. Cornell, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in North
Carolina, where he lived until he grew to young manhood, and then moved with his
parents to Knox county, Tennessee, where he was married and became a farmer. His
wife, Mary (Brown) Cornell, was born in Knox county, Tennessee, and lived on a
farm until her marriage, which took place at Knoxville, of that state, where
three of their children were born, after which Mr. Cornell brought his wife and
children to Jackson township, in 1831, traveling Overland by horse and wagon. At
that time Mr. Cornell was very poor, and worked by the day at anything he could
get to do, saving enough in five years to buy eighty acres of land, situated
east of Camden, where he spent the remainder of his life. Through industry and
hard work, Mr. Cornell became very prosperous, and, at the time of his death,
owned one thousand acres of land, which was divided between his children. The
children born to this union were seven in number—Bennett, deceased; Lera, who
became the wife of George Brown, and is now deceased; Jane, deceased, was
married to Jackson Widard; Thomas lives in Washington township; Gultrom died
when six years of age; James B., and John, deceased. Politically, Mr. Cornell
was a strong believer in Democratic principles, but was never an office seeker.
In religion, he was an earnest member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, in
the work of which he was greatly interested.

   James B. Cornell was united in marriage on May 31, 1861, with Mary Moss,
daughter of Elias and Mary (Sandam) Moss. She was educated at the public schools
of the district. To this union were born five children: Charles Cornell was
married to Catherine Seward, and lives on a farm in Cass county; Burnett is
single, and lives in Carrollton township; Ella, deceased, was the wife of N. A.
Beck; Allen lives on his father's farm and John died in infancy.

   Elias Moss, father of Mrs. James B. Cornell, was born in Pennsylvania, and
came to Ohio with his mother, his father having died in Pennsylvania. His wife,
Mary (Sandam) Moss, by whom he had two children, Mary, and Charles, deceased,
died in a short time, and Mr. Moss was again married, and settled in Carroll
county, Indiana, on the John Odell place. To the second union five children were
born: Dennis, deceased; Phoebe, who died single; John, Allen and William, the
last three of whom reside in Cass county, Indiana.

   Mr. Cornell is well known throughout Carroll county, and because of his
public spirit and his unassuming manner and generous disposition, has the
sincere regard of all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance.


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Biographical Section of
HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY INDIANA

ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS
BY
JOHN C ODELL
With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and
Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families

ILLUSTRATED
1916
B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana


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