Heli Cornell and Electra Lathrop Family
Sources: Kathy Cardoza

Electra Lathrop11 (Isaac10, Simon9, Meletiah8, Hope7, Joseph6 , John (REV)5, Thomas4, Robert3, John2, Robert1) was born April 02, 1789 in NY, and died June 24, 1870 in Washington Twp., Tippecanoe County, IN. She married Heli Cornell. He was born 1786 in Onondago, NY, and died November 07, 1869 in Washington Twp., Tippecanoe County, IN. Electea's parents were Issac Lathrop and Lois Sawyer.

WILLIAM WESLEY CORNELL , a representative of one of the old an d honored pioneer families of Tippecanoe County, resides in Washington Township, where he has a farm of seventy-seven and a half acres. His father, HELI CORNELL, was born in Onondago, New Yor k, in 1786, his father being a native of Wales, and a soldier du ring the Revolutionary war. When HELI CORNELL was in his boy hood , his father removed with his family to Canada, but subsequently returned to New York State. HELI CORNELL was reared a farmer, an occupation he followed through life. He was married in New York State, to ELECTRA LATHROP, and to them were born thirteen children, six sons and seven daughters, and of this once numerous family but three are living: LAURA A., wife of JOSEPH DICKY , of Mahaska County, Iowa; LOIS AMELIA, widow of JOHN HOFFMAN, a nd WILLIAM WESLEY, the subject of this sketch. HELI CORNELL subsequently removed with his family to Ohio, and later to Clarke County, Illinois, and in 1835 came to Tippecanoe County, Indiana , and entered land on section 14, in Washington Township, which he cleared and improved, residing here until his death, November 7, 1869. His widow survived his death but a few months, dying June 24, 1870. HELI CORNELL was a typical pioneer, an honest, industrious citizen, and was respected by all who knew him. I n politics he was a Whig until the organization of the Republican party, with which he affiliated until his death. He and his wife had lived together for about sixty years, and for many year s both were earnest and devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

Children of ELECTRA LATHROP and HELI CORNELL are:

1. LAURA CORNELL
2. LOIS AMELIA CORNELL married JOHN HOFFMANN.
3. WILLIAM WESLEY CORNELL
   

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