Cornelius Small-[93]

   Another name for Cornelius was James Small.

  General Notes:

could this be him?
iummigrants Irel - to - Phila.
Small, James Gender: Male Age: 22 Occupation: Laborer Country of Origin: England and Ireland Country of Destination: USA Ship Name: Ship Tuscarvra Port of Arrival: Philadelphia Arrival Date: Jun 28, 1848 Nat'l Archives Series No.: 425 Microfilm Number: 66 List Number: 115




Phila. City Directories:
1840: No listing
1841: No listing
1842: No listing
1843: No listing
1844: No listing
1845: No listing
1846: No listing
1847: No listing
1848: No listing
1849: No listing Indirect ref. from Public Ledger death announcement of his wife Ann. referencing the husband's residence at "Col. Alexander's pl, Germantown"
1850: No listing
1851: No listing (James Small, clerk, 2 Henry)
1852: No listing
1853: No listing
1854: Cornelius, hod car., Smith's Ct (K) (may have been renamed Fairhill)
1855: Cornelius, hod car., Schrader's Ct. (NL)
1856: No listing
1857: Cornelius, laborer, Gerker's Ct. (renamed Livingston)
1858: No listing
1859: No listing
1860: Cornelius, laborer, 1439 N. 4th

1860: Cornelius Small Census lists at 17th W. Philadelphia, p 895 (stamped)
address per city directory that year: 1439 N. 4th St. (prob. St. Michael's parish)
Cornelius, laborer, Ireland
Margaret, 3X, prob. 30-31
Joseph, 6 Pa
Michael, 4 Pa
Alice, 1 Pa
Ellen Quin, 34, Pa
Michael, 12, Pa

1861: Cornelius, laborer, 1439 N. 4th
1862: Cornelius, laborer, 833 N. 3rd
1863: Cornelius, laborer, 833 N. 3rd
1864: Cornelius, laborer, 833 N. 3rd
1865: No listing
1866: Cornelius, laborer, 833 N. 3rd
1867: Cornelius, 833 N. 3rd
1868: No listing
1869:Cornelius, laborer, 833 N. 3rd
1870:Cornelius, laborer, 833 N. 3rd

1870: Census 11th Ward, 33rd Dist. page 31 numbered by hand (stamped page 16)(1st enum)
11th ward is prob. St. Augustine's parish (but they have no record of him)
(City Directory confirms an address at 833 N. 3rd)
Small, Cornelius, 45, laborer, Ireland
Margaret, 42, Ireland
Joseph, 16,
Michael, 13
Alice 11
Kate 5
James, 3
Charles E. 1/12 (May)


1871: No Listing
1872: No listing
1873: No listing
1874: No listing
1875: No listing
1876: No listing
1877: Cornelius, laborer, h. 1817 Hewson (with Joseph C. also at same address)

1877: Cornelius Small death record August 19, 1877, died of phthisis pulmonalis (tb of lungs), buried august 21, new cathedral cemetery. age listed at 55

New Cathedral interment info from cemetery register at HSP:
Cornelius Small, age 55, interred Aug. 22 1877, Section O, Range 2, Number 24, particulars of interment: G3

1878: No listing, but Joseph C., laborer, 1417 Hewson is listed
1879: directory not available
1880: No listing



1881: No Listing
1882: Margaret, widow, 564 Jackson
1883: Margaret, widow, 564 Jackson
1884: Margaret, widow, 2487 Trenton
1885: Margaret, widow, 2487 Trenton
1886: Cornelius, laborer, 2671 Trenton (This has to be a mistake for Margaret's listing, because she is not listed that year)
1887: Mary (sic), wid. Cornelius, 2530 Coral
1888: Margaret, wid. cornelius, 2530 Coral
1889: Margaret, wid. Cornelius, 2833 Chatham
1890: Margaret, wid. Cornelius, 2177 Tucker

New Cathedral Cemetery, Phila
copied directly from the registers
information about gravesite Section O, Range 2, lot 24
Buried here:
Cornelius Small, age 55, August 22, 1877
Francis Small, age 24, Jan 20, 1878
Vincent Buck, age 3, January 18, 1992
Joseph Small, age 25, April 15, 1978

According to Leitrim Genealogy center, they have a record of a marriage of a Cornelius Small to a Rose Falon in 1846. see www.irishgenealogy.ie

Cornelius married Margaret-[90] [MRIN:28] in 1849-1854. (Margaret-[90] was born in Apr 1827 in Ireland, died on 1 Dec 1901 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania and was buried on 5 Dec 1901 in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, I-16-14.)

Cornelius also married Ann?-[160] [MRIN:46] before 1849. (Ann?-[160] was born cir 1826, died in Mar 1849 in Phila and was buried in Mar 1849 in Phila.)