Notes for CORNELIUS E VAN VELZER:
Son of William Henry and ? (Knapp) Van Velzer.
NOTE: Some censuses show middle initial as "R".
Born: November, 1813 in Chautauqua County, New York.
Died: About 1904 in probably Walworth County, Wisconsin.
Census: 1860 - Hudson, Walworth County, Wisconsin.
Never Married.
The History of Walworth County, Wisconsin by Albert Clayton Beckwith (1912) - (Info Under: PHILANDER KNAPP VAN VELZER)
Mr. VanVelzer was born in the state of New York. He was a son of William Henry VanVelzer, also born in. New York, a descendant of one of two brothers who came from Holland and took up their residence on Long Island in the Colonial period. William H. VanVelzer was a merchant and hotel keeper and he built two large hotels in Lockport, New York. In 1835 he moved from Chautauqua county, New York, to Illinois, locating near Chicken Grove where he bought a large farm, and where his wife died. There were three children in his family, two of whom were Philander Knapp and Cornelius E.
William VanVelzer's sons, Philander K. and Cornelius R., both came [Walworth County] with the first settlers and in the spring of 1836
Philander K. VanVelzer's brother. Cornelius R. VanVelzer, who settled an this county at the same time he did, was never married. He lived with his brother, the subject, for years. In 1844 he began working for R. W. Warren in his mill. He was well known to the people here of his day and generation. He remained in the employ of Mr. Warren for six years, then went to California with the gold seekers, where he met with a fair measure of success. He returned to Wisconsin, but later made a second trip to the Pacific coast, by way of Pike's Peak. Coming back to Walworth county, he spent his last years at the home of his brother, Philander K., until the latter's death, then he went to live with his nephew, George, at whose home his death occurred about 1904, at an advanced age. He had studied to be a lawyer, but ill health forced him to give it up.
1860 Census:
Name: Cornelious Van Velzer
Residence: , Walworth, Wisconsin
Ward: The Town Of Hudson
Age: 46 years
Estimated Birth Year: 1814
Birthplace: New York
Gender: Male
Page: 32
Family Number: 225
Film Number: 805434
DGS Number: 4300460
Image Number: 00328
NARA Number: M653
1880 Delavan, Walworth County, Wisconsin Census:
Name: Cornelus R. Vanvelzer
Residence: Delavan, Walworth, Wisconsin
Birthdate: 1814
Birthplace: New York, United States
Relationship to Head: Uncle
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: New York, United States
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Ethnicity (Standardized): American
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Single
Age (Expanded): 66 years
Occupation: Work On Farm
NARA Film Number: T9-1449
Page: 56
Page Character: C
Entry Number: 4616
Film number: 1255449
Household Gender Age
George M. Vanvelzer M 40
Bellvina Vanvelzer F 35
Olive J. Vanvelzer F 12
George A. Vanvelzer M 7
Cornelus R. Vanvelzer M 66
George Fury M 23
1900 Walworth, Walworth County, Wisconsin Census:
Name: Cornelius R Van Velzer
Titles:
Residence: Walworth town, Walworth, Wisconsin
Birth Date: Nov 1813
Birthplace: New York
Relationship to Head-of-Household: Uncle
Spouse Name:
Spouse Titles:
Spouse Birth Place:
Father Name:
Father Titles:
Father Birthplace: Delaware
Mother Name:
Mother Titles:
Mother Birthplace: New York
Race or Color (expanded): White
Head-of-household Name: George M Van Velzer
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Years Married:
Estimated Marriage Year:
Mother How Many Children:
Number Living Children:
R
Immigration Year:
Enumeration District: 0100
Sheet Number and Letter: 15B
Household ID: 335
Reference Number: 57
GSU Film Number: 1241821
Image Number: 00342
Household Gender Age
George M Van Velzer M
Melvina Van Velzer F
Cornelius R Van Velzer M
