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     Gilbert was born on 10 March 1908 at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa. He married Alice Sebelia Wilcox on 22 June 1929 at Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa.² Gilbert died on 24 January 1973 at age 64.
     He was self-employed as a farmer. His baptism name was Johann Heinrich Gilbert Cornelius. He lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 15 April 1910 with Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius; Also enumerated in this home: Margareth Willet, teacher, age 59 or 39, born in Wisconsin, public school teacher.³ Gilbert Henry Cornelius lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 January 1920 with Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius.⁴ Gilbert Henry Cornelius lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 April 1930 with Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius.⁵ Gilbert Henry Cornelius and Alice Sebelia Wilcox were employed by Cornelius Seed Corn Co. with Harry Gottlieb Hoerschelman and Carl Jacob Cornelius in 1935 at Bellevue, Jackson County, Iowa, as the founding business partners.⁶ On 1 April 1935 Gilbert Henry Cornelius and Alice Sebelia Cornelius lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa.⁷ On 1 April 1940 Gilbert Henry Cornelius and Alice Sebelia Cornelius lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa.⁷ Gilbert Henry Cornelius witnessed the destruction of the Cornelius Seed company's original corn drying house built in 1938 in a fire in October 1945 at Charles Cornelius' farm, Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa. They bought property from Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius on 1 March 1950 at parts of Section 18 and Section 19, Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa,
The agreement stipulated that the Second Parties would not grow white corn, popcorn or sweet corn on the specified property for 20 years.⁸ They bought property from an unknown (or known living, but unrevealed) person on 1 March 1950 at parts of Section 18 and Section 19, Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa,
The agreement stipulated that the Second Parties would not grow white corn, popcorn or sweet corn on the specified property for 20 years.⁸

     Emil was born on 15 February 1914 at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa. Emil died on 22 February 1914.

     Emma was born on 23 May 1915 at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa.¹ She was baptized on 23 May 1915, the day of her birth, at Jackson County, Iowa, at the family home, by the local Lutheran Pastor. She married Emil John Kruger on 28 December 1934 at Rock Island, Illinois. Emma Louise Cornelius died on 17 August 2007 at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community, Waverly, Iowa, at age 92.²
     She lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 January 1920 with Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius.³ Emma was confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church at age 12, on 1 April 1928 at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa. Her birth/baptism and confirmation each took place on Pentecost Sunday of the respective years..⁴ She lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 April 1930 with Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius.⁵ Emma Louise Cornelius attended rural elementary school at Jackson No. 9 near the family farm Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa. She received a teaching certificate circa May 1934 from Wartburg Normal College, Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa. As of 28 December 1934, her married name was Kruger.
     On 1 April 1935 Emma Louise Kruger and Emil John Kruger lived at Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa.⁶ Circa 1936 Emma Louise Kruger and Emil John Kruger lived at the John Cornelius homestead farm house, Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa. Emil John Kruger started working as a farm laborer while Emma Louise Kruger did some rural school teaching in Jackson County, Iowa. She and Emil John Kruger were employed in 1936 at Bellevue, Jackson County, Iowa, by Cornelius Seed Corn Company as business partners.² On 1 April 1940 Emma Louise Kruger and Emil John Kruger lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa.⁶ They bought property from Lewis Henry Cornelius and Frances Wilhelmina Cornelius on 5 November 1940 at Jackson County, Iowa. ⁷⁸ This was the site of the immigrant John Cornelius family homestead. Emma Louise Cornelius witnessed the destruction of the Cornelius Seed company's original corn drying house built in 1938 in a fire in October 1945 at Charles Cornelius' farm, Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa. In the Census of Andrew, Iowa in 1950 (6 April 1950), Emma was listed as a head of household at (apparently the west side of Highway 62 near W. Van Buren St.), Block 2, Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa.⁹
     She resided at Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, in 1955.² Emma was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, after 1955. She was active in the Choir and Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America..²
     Emma Louise Cornelius was employed by Infelt's Variety Store¹⁰ from August 1955 to February 1956 at Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa. She was employed by Waverly Publishing Company from 1956 to 1958 at Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, as a proofreader. She was employed by St. Paul's Lutheran Church from 1958 to 1981 at Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, as their Financial Secretary. She was retired in 1981 at Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa. In the early years of her retirement, Emma Louise Cornelius worked part-time for New Generation Publishers, John Carl Ylvisaker's business office.

     Nelda was born on 9 November 1921 at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa.¹ She married Erwin Raymond Wieland on 6 June 1948 at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa.² Nelda Ann Cornelius died on 6 February 2015 at Lake Elmo, Minnesota, at age 93. She was buried on 10 February 2015 at Christ Lutheran Cemetery, Lake Elmo, Minnesota.
     She lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 April 1930 with Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius.³ Nelda Ann Cornelius lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 April 1935 with Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius.⁴ Nelda Ann Cornelius lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 April 1940 with Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius.⁴

     Alice was born on 31 December 1905 at Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa.¹ She married Gilbert Henry Cornelius on 22 June 1929 at Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa.² Alice died on 28 June 2001 at home, Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa, at age 95.
     She lived at Farmers Creek Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 15 April 1910 with Harry Wilcox and Lillie Sutton.³ Alice Sebelia Wilcox lived at Farmers Creek Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 January 1920 with Harry Wilcox and Lillie Sutton.⁴ Her married name was Cornelius. Alice Sebelia Wilcox lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 April 1930 with Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius.⁵ Alice Sebelia Wilcox and Gilbert Henry Cornelius were employed by Cornelius Seed Corn Co. with Harry Gottlieb Hoerschelman and Carl Jacob Cornelius in 1935 at Bellevue, Jackson County, Iowa, as the founding business partners.⁶ On 1 April 1935 Alice Sebelia Cornelius and Gilbert Henry Cornelius lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa.⁷ On 1 April 1940 Alice Sebelia Cornelius and Gilbert Henry Cornelius lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa.⁷ They bought property from Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius on 1 March 1950 at parts of Section 18 and Section 19, Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa,
The agreement stipulated that the Second Parties would not grow white corn, popcorn or sweet corn on the specified property for 20 years.⁸
They made a legal agreement with Charles Jacob Cornelius and Bertha Marie Cornelius on 1 March 1950 at parts of Section 18 and Section 19, Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa.
The agreement stipulated that the Second Parties would not grow white corn, popcorn or sweet corn on the specified property for 20 years..⁸ Alice Sebelia Wilcox resided at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa. She was ill with Hodgkin's Disease (diagnosed at age 94.)

     Gerald was born on 28 March 1935 at Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.¹ He married Wanda Lea Burmahl on 1 June 1958 at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa.² Gerald died on 14 December 1995 at Bellevue, Jackson County, Iowa, at age 60.³ He was buried at Andrew Cemetery, Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa.
     He lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 April 1935 with Gilbert Henry Cornelius and Alice Sebelia Cornelius.⁴ Gerald Edward Cornelius lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 April 1940 with Gilbert Henry Cornelius and Alice Sebelia Cornelius.⁴ Gerald Edward Cornelius was graduated in 1956 at Iowa State Univ. College of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa.³ He and Wanda Lea Cornelius applied to the Iowa American Revolution Bicentennial Commission for a Century Farm Certificate and Marker. on 2 March 1977.⁵ Gerald and Wanda was honored on 16 November 1998 at Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa. The family of Wanda Cornelius and the late Gerald Cornelius was named the Betty Sieverding 4-H Family of the Year in 1998.⁶.

     Paul was born on 23 August 1936 at Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.¹ He married Judith May Carlson on 14 June 1964.² Paul was granted a divorce from Judith May Carlson on 14 November 1979 at Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.³ Paul Leroy Cornelius died on 11 May 2013 at Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, at age 76; cause of death: Alzheimers Disease; complication: brain tumor.⁴ He was buried on 17 May 2013 at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; Section 54, Lot 350.⁵
     He resided at Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky. He lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 April 1940 with Gilbert Henry Cornelius and Alice Sebelia Cornelius.⁶ Paul Leroy Cornelius was employed by Cornelius Seed Corn Company in Jackson County, Iowa from 1960 to 1969 as an owner-partner. He continued as a part-time consultant to the company until retiring in 2009.⁴ He earned a Bachelor of Science in Agronomy in 1968 at Iowa State University, Ames, Story County, Iowa.⁴ He earned a Master of Science in Crop Breeding in 1969 at Iowa State University, Ames, Story County, Iowa.⁴ He earned a Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Genetics with a minor in Biometry in 1972 at the University of Illinois, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois.⁴ He was employed by the University of Kentucky in 1972 at Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, as a professor of statistics and agronomy.⁴

     Wanda was born on 20 January 1935 at Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa.¹ She married Gerald Edward Cornelius on 1 June 1958 at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa.² Wanda Lea Burmahl died on 16 June 2021 at Jackson County, Iowa, at age 86. Her remains were buried or interred on 22 June 2021 at Andrew Cemetery, Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa.
     She lived at Fairfield Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 April 1940 with William Burmahl and Alice Mae Burmahl.³ Wanda Lea Burmahl graduated in 1954 from Iowa State Teachers College, Cedar Falls, Iowa. She was employed by DeWitt community school from 1954 to 1956 at DeWitt, Clinton County, Iowa, as a Kindergarten teacher. She was employed by Maquoketa community school from 1956 to 1958 at Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, as a Kindergarten teacher. As of 1 June 1958, her married name was Cornelius.² She resided at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, in 1958. She and Gerald Edward Cornelius applied to the Iowa American Revolution Bicentennial Commission for a Century Farm Certificate and Marker. on 2 March 1977.⁴ Wanda Lea Cornelius was appointed by Gov. Terry Branstad to serve for a term of 6 years on the judicial nominating commission for the 7th Judicial District in February 1998. Gerald and Wanda was honored on 16 November 1998 at Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa. The family of Wanda Cornelius and the late Gerald Cornelius was named the Betty Sieverding 4-H Family of the Year in 1998.⁵. Wanda was honored in 2007. She was inducted in the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame.⁶

     Charles was born on 29 July 1961 at Bellevue, Jackson County, Iowa.¹ He died on 14 December 1995 at age 34.
     Charles Gerald Cornelius was also known as Chuck Cornelius. He resided at 31578 150th Street Rural Route 1, Bellevue, Jackson County, Iowa.

     Judith was born on 11 September 1941 at Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa.¹ She married Paul Leroy Cornelius on 14 June 1964.² Judith was granted a divorce from Paul Leroy Cornelius on 14 November 1979 at Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.³ Judith May Carlson died on 16 January 2023 at Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, at age 81.
     She lived at Section 24 (north edge), Brookfield Township, Clinton County, Iowa, on 27 April 1950 with Herbert Edward Carlson and Berneice Clarissa Carlson.⁴ Judith May Carlson graduated in 1959 from Andrew High School, Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa.⁵ She graduated with a B.A. in Science Education circa 1963 from University of Iowa Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa.⁶ As of 14 June 1964, her married name was Cornelius.³ She was employed circa 1975 as a home economist.⁷ She resided at Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, circa 1986. She was employed by Gardens of Babylon Landscapes estimated 2003 at Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, as a Sales Associate.⁶

     Daniel was born on 27 June 1965 at Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa. Daniel died in December 1969 at age 4.

     Emil was born on 21 April 1906 at Pilger, Stanton County, Nebraska. Conflicting evidence states that Emil was born on 21 April 1906 at Winside, Wayne County, Nebraska.² He married Emma Louise Cornelius on 28 December 1934 at Rock Island, Illinois. Emil died on 17 November 1954 at Denver, Colorado, at age 48. He was in Denver for cancer treatment at the time of his death.² His remains were buried or interred in November 1954 at Andrew Cemetery, Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa.²
     He lived at Pilger, Stanton County, Nebraska, on 15 April 1910 with Otto Herman Kruger and Martha H. Kruger.³ Emil John Kruger lived at Gurley Precinct, Cheyenne County, Nebraska, on 1 January 1920 with Otto Herman Kruger and Martha H. Kruger.⁴ Emil John Kruger lived at Gurley Precinct, Cheyenne County, Nebraska, on 1 April 1930 with Otto Herman Kruger and Martha H. Kruger.⁵
     On 1 April 1935 Emil John Kruger and Emma Louise Kruger lived at Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa.⁶ Emil John Kruger was employed after 1935 at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa, as a farmer. He farmed the John Cornelius homestead for about 15 years. He was a student at Wartburg College at Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, circa 1935. Circa 1936 Emil John Kruger and Emma Louise Kruger lived at the John Cornelius homestead farm house, Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa. Emil John Kruger started working as a farm laborer while Emma Louise Kruger did some rural school teaching in Jackson County, Iowa. Emil John Kruger and Emma Louise Kruger were employed in 1936 at Bellevue, Jackson County, Iowa, by Cornelius Seed Corn Company as business partners.⁷ On 1 April 1940 Emil John Kruger and Emma Louise Kruger lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa.⁶
     They bought property from Lewis Henry Cornelius and Frances Wilhelmina Cornelius on 5 November 1940 at Jackson County, Iowa. ⁸⁹ Emil John Kruger witnessed the destruction of the Cornelius Seed company's original corn drying house built in 1938 in a fire in October 1945 at Charles Cornelius' farm, Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa.
     In the Census of Dubuque, Iowa in 1950 (19 April 1950), Emil was listed as a head of household at 300 Wartburg Place, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. He was an enrolled student of Wartburg Seminary.¹⁰ After his interrupted education Emil John Kruger earned a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Wartburg Seminary May 1950 Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa.²
     Emil John Kruger was ordained at Salem Lutheran Church, Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa. He was employed by St. James Lutheran Church in July 1950 at Belle Fourche, Butte County, South Dakota, as pastor.²

     Rosalia was born on 2 June 1935 at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa.¹ She was baptized on 23 June 1935 at Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa. She married Oliver Fred Dewald on 21 September 1958 at Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa.² Rosalia Ann Kruger died on 19 February 2019 at Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota, at age 83. She was buried on 26 February 2019 at Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Ashley, McIntosh County, North Dakota.
     She lived at Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa, on 1 April 1940 with Emil John Kruger and Emma Louise Kruger.³ Rosalia Ann Kruger appeared on the census of 19 April 1950 in the household of Emil John Kruger at 300 Wartburg Place, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa; Dubuque, Iowa in 1950 (19 April 1950.)⁴ Rosalia Ann Kruger graduated in 1953 from Belle Fourche High School Belle Fourche, Butte County, South Dakota. She was a student at Wartburg College at Waverly, Iowa, from 1954 to 1958. Her married name was Dewald. From 1 August 1961 to 25 April 1965 Rosalia Ann Dewald and Oliver Fred Dewald lived at Mercer, North Dakota. From 25 April 1965 to 18 August 1969 Rosalia Ann Dewald and Oliver Fred Dewald lived at New Leipzig, Grant County, North Dakota. From 18 August 1969 to 15 December 1979 Rosalia Ann Dewald and Oliver Fred Dewald lived at Hazen, North Dakota. From 15 December 1979 to 31 October 1987 Rosalia Ann Dewald and Oliver Fred Dewald lived at Linton, North Dakota. On 31 October 1987 Rosalia Ann Dewald and Oliver Fred Dewald lived at Hettinger, North Dakota. Rosalia Ann Dewald and Oliver Fred Dewald resided at New Town, North Dakota, in 1992. Rosalia Ann Kruger and Oliver Fred Dewald resided at Wilton, North Dakota, on 2 September 1999.
     (See also findagrave.com: memorial 197017616.)