Cornelius
J.
Willson
Born [location unknown]
Son of Asher Willson
and Susannah (Staats) Willson
Brother of
Casper Willson, Oliver O. Willson, Joseph Willson, William S. Willson, Hiram Edward Willson, Elijah S. Willson, Asher Willson Jr. and Susan (Willson) Bodell
Husband of
Eliza (Scott) Willson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 74
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Apr 2020
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Biography
Cornelius was born in 1825 to Asher Willson and Susannah Willson. He passed away in 1900. [1]
"Asher Willson, of American parentage, came from the township of Brock and settled on Lot 21, Con. 5, in the year 1815. He had a family of eight sons and four daughters. The sons names were: Casper, Oliver, Joseph, William, Elijah, Cornelius, Hiram and Asher. Casper settled on Lot 21, Con. 4, and married Elizabeth Hubbard, by whom he had nine children. His son Edward Willson lives on the farm. William married Mary Sharrard, daughter of James W. Sharrard, by whom he had two children, Henry C. Willson (editor and proprietor of the Waterville Telegraph, Kansas, U. S.) and Olive Willson, Brooklin, Ont. Cornelius operated a carding mill for many years in the seventh concession (Lot 14). His wife still lives in Brougham." [2]
Sources
- ↑ Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDF8-YYK
- ↑ Past Years in Pickering: Sketches of the History of the Community, William R. Wood, 1911
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