Cornelius B. LAWRENCE Family of Yonkers, New York

Subject: Cornelius B. LAWRENCE *Ancestor of Y-DNA Project participant #942212
Birth: __ ___ 1827 Queens Co., New York
Census: 1 Jun 1850 with Lyman SEELY family; Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York
Census: 1 Jun 1860 Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York (butcher)
Census: 1 Jun 1870 Frederick, Frederick Co., Marylan (butcher)
Death: 14 Nov 1894 New York, New York
Parents: unknown
Note: Y-DNA descendant of Thomas LAWRENCE (1589 - 1625) of St. Albans, Hertfordshire
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Marriage #1: say 1850 New York
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Spouse: Sophia D. SEELY
Birth: 5 Jun 1832 Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland
Death: 26 Nov 1857 Tuckahoe, Westchester Co., New York
Burial: Saint Johns Cemetery and Columbarium, Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York
Father: Lyman SEELY (b. 11 Jan 1797, d. 24 Sep 1870)
Mother: Emmeline WILDT (b. 29 Feb 1804, d. 24 May 1884)
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Three Known Children
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1/F Isabella LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1851 New York

2/M Lyman Seeley LAWRENCE
Birth: 28 Jun 1853 Westchester Co., New York
Death: 10 Mar 1860 Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York
Burial: Saint Johns Cemetery and Columbarium, Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York

3/M Cornelius LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1856 New York
Marriage: circa 1880 Lillian WAGSAFF (b. Mar 1863, d. Aug 1934)
Son: 7 Apr 1883 James A. LAWRENCE; Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York
Death: 29 Nov 1913 Manhattan, New York

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Marriage #2: 25 Oct 1860 Methodist Church, New York City, New York
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Spouse: Matilda Braden SEELEY
Birth: __ Apr 1840 New York
Father: Lyman SEELY (b. 11 Jan 1797, d. 24 Sep 1870)
Mother: Emmeline WILDT (b. 29 Feb 1804, d. 24 May 1884)
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Two Known Children
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2/M Willard D. LAWRENCE
Birth: 12 Aug 1861 Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York
Marriage: 25 May 1903 Ellen MacDonald (b. 1880 Ireland); Highland Falls, Orange Co., New York
Daughter: __ ___ 1898 Grace LAWRENCE New York
Daughter: 24 Jun 1904 Mary V. LAWRENCE Highland Falls, Orange Co., New York
Son: 23 Jun 1905 Willard D. LAWRENCE Highland Falls, Orange Co., New York
Son: 13 Jan 1907 Charles S. LAWRENCE Highland Falls, Orange Co., New York
Census: 3 Jan 1920 Bronx, New York, New York (sexton)
Death: 20 Jul 1941 New York City, Queens Co., New York

3/M Charles Seely LAWRENCE **
Birth: 24 Nov 1862 Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York
Marriage: 28 Apr 1897 Aline SETTLE (b. 31 May 1872, d. 1 Jul 1945), d/o William SETTLE and Mary Elizabeth STARR; New York City, New York
Son: 10 Feb 1898 Charles Seely LAWRENCE; New York City, New York
Census: 7 Jan 1920 Manhattan, New York, New York
Death: 27 Mar 1932 Smithtown, Suffolk Co., New York