Other Events and Attributes:

• 1860 Federal Census: 23 Jul 1860, Monroe, Madison, Ohio, USA; Peter Timmons household

Notes:

Cornelius lived with George and his family for awhile, in the Ashmore
Township of Coles County, Illinois. In the 1880 Census it says,
Cornelius, now married to "Rachel A." who along with her parents is from
Virginia, also lives in Ashmore. His age in given as 35, and his wife as
31; children James H. 7, and Hugh A., 1.

Cornelius went into service in the Civil War from Charleston on January 1,
1864 and was mustered January 24, 1864, transferred to the 61st Illinois
Regiment, Company A and mustered out September 8, 1865. He probably died
at Charleson, Illinois.

From Illinois Death Index:
Name:«tab»Cornelius V. Timmons
Birth Date:«tab»27 Mar 1845
Birth Place:«tab»Madison, Ohio
Death Date:«tab»22 Aug 1922
Death Place:«tab»Charleston, Coles, Illinois
Burial Date:«tab»25 Aug 1922
Burial Place:«tab»Ashmore
Death Age:«tab»77
Occupation:«tab»Retired Farming
Race:«tab»White
Marital Status:«tab»M
Gender:«tab»Male
Father Name:«tab»Peter Timmons
Mother Name:«tab»Nancy Dwyer
Mother Birth Place:«tab»Madison, Ohio
Spouse Name:«tab»Ella Timmons
Comments:«tab»Length of residnec: 30y
FHL Film Number:«tab»1570831

1860 Federal Census:
Timmons, Peter (M, age 47, )
Timmons, Nancy (F, age 52, )
Timmons, George W. (M, age 22, )
Timmons, Lucinda (F, age 21, )
Timmons, B.H. (M, age 19, )
Timmons, LeRoy (M, age 18, )
Timmons, Labin (M, age 16, )
Timmons, Cornelius B. (M, age 14, )
Timmons, John D. (M, age 13, )
Timmons, Isaac T. (M, age 10, )
Timmons, William F. (M, age 8, )

Cornelius married Rachel A.. Rachel was born in 1847 in Virginia, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1860 Federal Census: 23 Jul 1860, Monroe, Madison, Ohio, USA

Notes:

Peter lived near Chillicothe, Ohio. He also lived near Paris, Charleston, Westfield; and Lincoln, Bennet and Atwood, Illinois.



The Timmons family appears to have located in Ross County, Ohio, originally. Many of them were there in 1810.



Peter had a brother named Laban who was a wagonmaster. Many of Peter's sons were also named after his brothers.



The Timmons' are said to be of German ancestry.



**Refer to Irv Ziemann's research notes in References folder

Peter married Nancy Dyer on 22 Dec 1831 in Fayette, Ohio, USA. Nancy was born in 1808 in Madison, Ohio, USA; died on 10 Feb 1877 in Hutton, Coles, Illinois, USA; was buried in Hutton, Coles, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt. Birth: 26 Jul 1807; per tombstone
• 1860 Federal Census: 23 Jul 1860, Monroe, Madison, Ohio, USA
• 1870 Federal Census: 10 Jun 1870, Hutton, Coles, Illinois, USA

Notes:

**Refer to Irv Ziemann's research notes in References folder

Buried:
GrID=52896130

Died:
Per tombstone, age at death was Age 69 years, 6 months, 15 days. Date of death was 10 Feb 1877. Birth date computes as 26 Jul 1807

Notes:

From “The Van Deventer family”
by Van Deventer, I. C. (Ida Christobelle), b. 1866
p.118

112. Margaret (Peggy) Van Deventer, m. about 1820, Daniel Timmons, a brother to George Timmons and son of John Timmons, a Revolutionary soldier of Virginia; who, shortly after the close of the Revolution moved his family to southwestern Ohio.

George married Mary "Polly" Van Deventer on 5 Jul 1806 in Frederick, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]