Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameCornelius Scipio Gaddis 
Birth3 Jul 1836, Bellville, Richland Co, OH
Census28 Jun 1860, Allen Twp, Polk Co, IA
Memoroll#338, pg 0
Death10 Apr 1865, Richland Co, OH
BurialQuaker Cem, Fredericktown, Knox Co, OH
FatherDavid Gaddis (1807-1872)
MotherRachel G. Murphy (1814-1876)
Misc. Notes
Listed as age 14 in the 1850 census with his parents.
Lived near Avon, Iowa. In the 1860 census he is listed (24) as a farm laborer with his wife Eliza in the home of her father, Abijah Kenworthy.
Records show him as enlisting in Company B, Iowa 39th Infantry Regiment on 26 Aug 1862. He was mustered out on 25 Mar 1865 at Indianapolis, IN. He died of disease contracted in the service (Civil War) according to a Knox county history about his brother Henry. Wife, Eliza was granted a pension of $8/mo. His daughter, Effa Anetta was listed in his father's will.
Cemetery record lists him as C. S. Gaddis and his death 10 Apr 1867, age 28 yrs, 9 mos, 7 days. Based on his previous birth year of 1836 and death on 10 Apr 1865, I have assumed the 1867 is in error.
Lived near Avon, Iowa. In the 1860 census he is listed (24) as a farm laborer with his wife Eliza in the home of her father, Abijah Kenworthy.
Records show him as enlisting in Company B, Iowa 39th Infantry Regiment on 26 Aug 1862. He was mustered out on 25 Mar 1865 at Indianapolis, IN. He died of disease contracted in the service (Civil War) according to a Knox county history about his brother Henry. Wife, Eliza was granted a pension of $8/mo. His daughter, Effa Anetta was listed in his father's will.
Cemetery record lists him as C. S. Gaddis and his death 10 Apr 1867, age 28 yrs, 9 mos, 7 days. Based on his previous birth year of 1836 and death on 10 Apr 1865, I have assumed the 1867 is in error.
Spouses
Misc. Notes
Parents: Abijah Kenworthy (1809-1873) and Sophronia Kent (1813-1873)
She was also referred to as Effie. Listed in 1850 census for Boone Co, IN with her parents. She recieved a pension of $8/mo after her husband's death. She was listed in the 1900 and 1910 census with her daughter Effie in Polk Co, Iowa.
She was also referred to as Effie. Listed in 1850 census for Boone Co, IN with her parents. She recieved a pension of $8/mo after her husband's death. She was listed in the 1900 and 1910 census with her daughter Effie in Polk Co, Iowa.
Marriage5 Feb 1860, Polk Co, IA
Marr Memoby William Buzick, J. P.
ChildrenEffie Anetta (1861-1943)
Mary C. (~1863-1869)