Born in Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John W. Bigbie
and Susan (Powell) Bigby
Sister of
John Summerfield Bigby and William Hammel Bigby
Wife of
Green K Dennis
— married
15 Nov 1853 in Coweta, Georgia, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 77
in Coweta, Georgia, United States
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Biography
Cornelia was born in 1829. She was the daughter of Susan Powell.
She married Green K Dennis on 15 November 1853 in Coweta, Georgia, United States.[1]
Corneila died on 19 July 1906 and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia, United States.[2]
Slaves
In 1830, her grandfather, James Powell, left her a slave, Milla, in his will. Whether this slave every came to her is unclear.[3]
Sources
- ↑
Marriage:
"Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978"
Georgia Archives; Morrow, Georgia; County Marriage Records, 1828–1978
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4766 #21184251 (accessed 27 March 2023)
Canelia Bigbyo marriage to Green K Dennis on 15 Nov 1853 in Coweta, Georgia, USA. - ↑
Burial:
"U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current"
Find a Grave™. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #14009893
Ancestry Record 60525 #87691286 (accessed 27 March 2023)
Corneila Ann Dennis burial (died on 19 Jul 1906) in Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia, United States of America. - ↑
Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990:
"Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
Catalog: Coweta County, Georgia probate records Record of wills v. A-B 1828-1892 -- annual returns 1829-1838
Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Coweta > Wills and returns 1828-1892 vol A-B > image 20 of 522; citing Houston County Probate Court Judge, Georgia.
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89QM-2PXH (accessed 27 March 2023)
- 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Several Districts, Coweta, Georgia; Roll: M653_118; Page: 707; Family History Library Film: 803118
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #10961123 (accessed 27 March 2023)
Cornelis Dennis (30) in Several Districts, Coweta, Georgia. Born in South Carolina.
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