Portrait of T. R. Cornelius

Title

Portrait of T. R. Cornelius

Description

Portrait of Thomas R. Cornelius, son of early Oregon pioneer Benjamin Cornelius. Born in Missouri in 1827, he travelled with his family on the Oregon Trail in 1845. He became a colonel during the course of his service in the Oregon Volunteers during the Indian Wars of the 1840s and 1850s. After the war he served in the Oregon State legislature and became a successful farmer and businessman. In 1872, the town of Cornelius was founded and named after him. He lived there with his family; in 1850 he married Florintine Wilkes, and after she died in 1864 he married Missouri Smith in 1866. He had six children, and lived the rest of his life in Cornelius, dying there in 1899.

Col. T. R. Cornelius

Identifier

WCMpic_000379

Subject

Pioneers

Indians of North America

Oregon Territory--Politics and Government

Cornelius, Thomas Ramsey, 1827-1899

Local & State History

Social History

Politics & Government (General)

Spatial Coverage

Cornelius, Oregon

Language

English

Date Created

circa 1860s-1870s

Date

1860/1879

Medium

albumen prints

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.

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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum