Cornelia Saunders1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 16574, (1871 - 1944)
FatherJohn Bartlett Saunders4,5,6 (30 Aug 1840 - 16 Aug 1873)
MotherBobella Cobb4,7,6 (3 Sep 1848 - 20 Oct 1922)

Key Events:

Birth: 23 Jan 1871, Wailuku, Maui, Kingdom of Hawaii8,9,10
Marriage: 1 Dec 1891, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, Morris Kerr Clark (16 May 1864 - 2 Nov 1916)11,12
Death: 19 Dec 1944, "White Hall", Princess Anne, Maryland13,14
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee15
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Cornelia Saunders was born on 23 Jan 1871 in Wailuku, Maui, Kingdom of Hawaii.8,9,10
     Her father died on 16 Aug 1873, when Cornelia was 2 years old.16,17 Her mother returned home to Paducah with Cornelia and her infant sister shortly afterwards.18,19,20
     She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Eddyville, Kentucky in the household of her mother, Bobella Cobb, and Barclay Arney James, her step-father.21
     She moved to Clarksville with her mother and stepfather by 1891.22,23,24
     Cornelia married Morris Kerr Clark, son of Micajah Henry Clark and Elizabeth Watts Kerr, on 1 Dec 1891 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee, with Rev. William M Pettis, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, officiating.11,12
     Cornelia and Morris appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, at 320 Main St., enumerated 10 Jul 1900, reporting that the family rented its home. Their children Morris and Dorothy were listed as living with them, as was Azeline Johnson, a 26-year-old cook.25
     Cornelia and Morris appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, at 1004 Madison St., enumerated Apr 1910, reporting that the family rented its home., as were her mother, Bobella Cobb, her half-brother, Robert Lawrence James, her sister's daughter Nell Saunders Johnson, and a Black servant, Anna Johnson, age 25.26
     Her husband died on 2 Nov 1916 in Marion St., Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.27,28
     Cornelia appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, at Main St., enumerated 8 Jan 1920, reporting that she rented her home. Her daughter Dorothy was listed as living with her, as were her mother, Bobella Cobb, and her half-brother, Robert Lawrence James.29
     Cornelia appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, at Madison St., enumerated 17 Apr 1930, reporting that she rented her home for $55 per month, and did not own a radio. It appears she was living in a multi-unit building. There are two roomers listed as living in her unit, Martha Buchman, age 50, as public school teacher, and Thomas M. Daniel, age 25, a lawyer.30
     Cornelia moved to Indiana between 1930 and 1935. She appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, in the household of her daughter Arney and her husband, Charles Viele. Her daughter's mother-in-law and a 73-year-old lodger were also listed, all of them reporting they had lived in the same house in 1935. Three other lodgers, a chemist, an engineer, an attorney, and two servants were also listed.31
     Cornelia died on 19 Dec 1944 at "White Hall", Princess Anne, Maryland, at age 73, at the home of her son Morris.13,14 She was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.15

Children:
     Children with Morris Kerr Clark:

  • Morris Kerr Clark Jr.32 (18 Nov 1895 - 8 Jun 1955)
  • Dorothy Clark33,29,6 (23 Aug 1899 - 18 Jul 1971)

Citations

  1. [S8325] John B. Saunders, probate packets, petition for guardianship 14 Dec 1873, shows name as Cornelia Saunders.
  2. [S2321] Barclay James household, 1880 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows name as Nellie Saunders.
  3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 52873652, Cornelia Saunders Clark, includes tombstone photo showing name as Cornelia Saunders, wife of Morris Kerr Clark.
  4. [S8325] John B. Saunders, probate packets, petition for guardianship 14 Dec 1873.
  5. [S1073] "John Bartlett Saunders."
  6. [S8293] Mrs. B. A. James obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle.
  7. [S2321] Barclay James household, 1880 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows the girl as step-daughter, and Bobbie as his wife.
  8. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 52873652, Cornelia Saunders Clark, shows date, as 23 Jan 1871, and includes tombstone photo showing same and town, island, and Hawaiian Islands.
  9. [S2321] Barclay James household, 1880 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows age 8 and state, as Sandwich Islands.
  10. [S2317] Morris K. Clark household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows month and year, as Jun 1872, age 28 and state, as Hawaii.
  11. [S8305] Marriage Records, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, 16:232, M. K. Clark and Cornelia Saunders, shows date and officiant.
  12. [S2317] Morris K. Clark household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows married 9 years.
  13. [S8328] Nell Saunders Clarke obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, shows date, place, town, and state, and at son's home.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 52873652, Cornelia Saunders Clark, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  15. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 52873652, Cornelia Saunders Clark, includes tombstone photo.
  16. [S8325] John B. Saunders, probate packets, notes of clerk 11 Sep 1873, shows testimony of W. C. Parke shows date and he saw the dead body at Wailuku.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 5858474, John Bartlett Saunders, includes photo of tombstone showing date, town, and country.
  18. [S3009] Saunders, "Terry  Re: Saunders genealogy," e-mail to author, 3 Jul 2009, shows she returned to the US shortly after his death with her children an the nurse.
  19. [S1073] "John Bartlett Saunders", shows death date and his daughter Laura was born posthumously.
  20. [S8322] D. C. Murray departure 27 Dec 1873, Records of Passenger Arrivals and Departures.
  21. [S2321] Barclay James household, 1880 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky.
  22. [S8357] "Leaflets," Semi-Weekly Tobacco Leaf-Chronicle, 28 Jul 1891, shows Bart James, of Evansville, was visiting his family at Mrs. Allen Johnson's.
  23. [S8355] "With Our Neighbors," The Daily American, 7 Jun 1891, in section dateline Clarksville, 5 Jun, shows Nell Saunders had returned home after visiting friends in Paducah, and Laura returned home from Anchorage, Ky.
  24. [S8310] Bennett & Co.'s Evansville City Directory, 1892, pg 315, shows residence as Clarksville.
  25. [S2317] Morris K. Clark household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  26. [S2318] Marase K. Clark household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  27. [S3410] Morris K. Clark, Certificate of Death.
  28. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 52873658, Morris Kerr Clark, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  29. [S2320] Nell Clark household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  30. [S2323] Cornelia S. Clark household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  31. [S8304] Chas Viele household, 1940 U.S. Census, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana.
  32. [S2317] Morris K. Clark household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows the child as son of Cornelia's husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  33. [S2317] Morris K. Clark household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows the child as daughter of Cornelia's husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.