Hilda Mae Cornelius

(c 1904-1988)
FatherHenry E Cornelius (c 1871-1948)
MotherNina S Wilbur (1871-1964)
Hilda Mae Cornelius, daughter of Henry E Cornelius and Nina S Wilbur, was born in New York StateG in about 1904.1 She died aged 84 at Mountainside Hospital, Glen Ridge, Essex County, New JerseyG, on 14 July 1988. She married in Bangall, Dutchess County, New York StateG, on 15 November 1924, Donald Leroy Wilson Sr, son of Jesse Crane Wilson and Elinora Thornall.2,3 Donald was born in Bloomfield, Essex County, New JerseyG, on 18 April 1899.3 He died aged 88 in Dover, Morris County, New JerseyG, on 1 September 1987.4,3
     In 1910 Hilda was living in Stanford, Dutchess County, New York StateG, in the household of her parents Henry and Nina, and was recorded in the census as Hilda Cornelius, aged six and born in New York.5

Donald L. Wilson Sr.
Wilson, Donald L. Sr., aged 88, of Ledgewood, formerly of West Orange, on Sept. 1, 1987. Beloved husband of Hilda C. Beloved father of Donald L. Jr. and Jean Hesse. Also survived by six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held in the chapel of the First Memorial Presbyterian Church, West Blackwell Street, Dover, N.J., on Friday, Sept. 11, at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Hospice of Morris County, 282 W. Hanover Ave., Morristown, N.J. 07960.

Daily Record, Morristown, New Jersey, 3 Sep 1987, p 16

Hilda C. Wilson
Roxbury Twp.—Hilda "Neil" C. Wilson died Thursday at Mountainside Hospital, Glen Ridge, after a short illness. She was 84.
She was born at Mabbettsville, N.Y., and lived in Glen Ridge, Verona and West Orange from 1930–62, when she moved to the Ledgewood section of the township.
A registered nurse, she was a 1924 graduate of Mountainside Hospital Nursing School.
Mrs. Wilson was a clerk with Pyrofax Gas Corp., Ledgewood, from 1941 until her retirement in 1960.
Survivors include a son, Donald L. Jr., Randolph; a daughter, Jean Hesse, Livingston; two brothers, Eugene Cornelius, Florida, and Henry Cornelius Jr., New York; three sisters, Elinor Beckwith, Mary Wintringham and Marcia Brenner, all of New York; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are by Farmer Funeral Home, 45 Roseland Ave., Roseland.

Daily Record, Morristown, New Jersey, 16 Jul 1988, p 4

 Notes & Citations

  1. Census.
  2. "New York State, Marriage Index 1881–1967" (Ancestry image), "15 Nov 1924, Bangall, New York, Donald L Wilson & Hilda M Cornelius."
  3. Email from Deborah Brien to Ted Smith, Sep 2023.
  4. Obituary.
  5. 1910 United States Federal Census, Roll T624_937, p. 6A, Enumeration District 0084, FHL microfilm 1374950
    Stanford, Dutchess County, New York, 21 Apr 1910
    Cornelius, Henry E, head, 38, m1, 15y, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY, farmer, dairy farm, home owned on mortgage
    Cornelius, Nina, wife, 38, m1, 15y, 6 ch, all living, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY
    Cornelius, Elinor, dau, 14, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY
    Cornelius, Mary, dau, 12, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY
    Cornelius, Dorothy, dau, 10, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY
    Cornelius, Frank W, son, 8, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY
    Cornelius, Hilda, dau, 6, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY
    Cornelius, Eugene S, son, 3, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY.
Sackett line6th great-granddaughter of John Sackett of New Haven
ChartsLine 4 (American)
Sackett Family Association descendants
Deborah Brien and Carol Wilson.
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