Ella J. (Cornish) Chatman (1857)

Ella J. Chatman formerly Cornish

Born 15 Nov 1857 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Daughter of John Cornish and Ann E (Unknown) Cornish

Sister of Charles Cornish [half], Elizabeth (Cornish) Homer [half], John F Cornish and Louisa Cornish

Wife of Miles Chatman — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

[children unknown]

Died [date unknown] [location unknown]

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Biography

Ella Jane Cornish was born in 1857^[1] in Springfield^[1], Massachusetts. She was the child of Ann and Civil War veteran John Cornish of the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.

Education

In 1870^[2], she is attending school in or near Springfield, Massachusetts.

Occupations

1880^[3]: Washerwoman

Residences

1880: 714 Holladay Street, Denver, Colorado with her parents, brother John, and niece Annie Foster^[3]
1870: Springfield, Massachusetts with her parents and siblings^[2]

Race

1870^[2], 1880^[3]: Black

Sources

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Carvalho
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 1870 federal census
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 1880 federal census

1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Springfield Ward 5, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_618; Page: 276B; Family History Library Film: 552117 (as Ella J. Cornish)
1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado; Roll: 88; Page: 271B; Enumeration District: 013 (as Ella Chatman)
Carvalho, Joseph. Black Families in Hampden County, Massachusetts, 1650-1865. Boston, Massachusetts: New England History Genealogical Society, 2011.

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