Hoblitzell, Cornelius

Male 1841 - 1914  (73 years)


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  • Name Hoblitzell, Cornelius 
    Born 10 Jan 1841  Platte County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Holt County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    owner of lumber yards 

    • The following sketch was published in History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri.... in 1882.

                Hoblitzell & Bro.,

      dealers in pine lumber and farm wagons. The firm is composed of Cornelius and Joseph Hoblitzell. Cornelius Hoblitzell was born in Platte County, Missouri, January 10, 1841. His father was a native of Maryland, while his wife was from Pennsylvania. They came to Holt County, Missouri, in the spring of 1844, and settled in Oregon, afterwards moving upon a farm five miles east of town. On this place they lived some time and then came back to Oregon. The town of Brownsville, Nebraska, next became their home, and in the spring of 1861 they returned to Holt County. The boys obtained a fair school education, but received a thorough insight into business. During the war Joseph served in the Union army, and Cornelius served in the Enrolled Missouri Militia. In 1865 Joseph and Cornelius engaged in the mercantile business, which they continued some two years and then became interested in the lumber business, in which they have since been engaged. They have a large yard at St. Joseph, Missouri, which Joseph superintends, and Cornelius superintends the other four, situated at Oregon, Forest City, Craig, and Fairfax. All these yards are conducted by men well qualified for their positions - Edmund Pinkston at Forest City, Charles Doughty at Craig, and William Combs at Fairfax. They own all the lumber yards in Holt County, except two, and do a thriving business at these points. They have taken a deep interest in the growth and improvement of the county. Cornelius moved to Craig in 1875 and resided there six years, returning to Oregon in 1881. He owns a fine fruit farm east of Oregon, of some seventy-five acres, on which he has some 1,100 trees of all kinds and a large quantity of small fruit. He is a member of Craig Lodge, No. --, A. F. & A. M., in which he holds the office of Worshipful Master. Mr. H. was married March 19, 1861, to Amanda M. Combs, of Peru, Nebraska. She was a native of Illinois and was born November 27, 1842. They have three children living: Cora B., born January 14, 1862, (now Mrs. H. F. Allen, of Watson, Atchison County); Winnie V., born February 9, 1870; William H., born January 5, 1881. Himself, wife and eldest daughter are active members of the M. E. Church, Oregon, in which he fills the positions of steward and Sabbath School superintendent. He is also president of the Holt County Sabbath School organization.
    Moved To 1844  Holt County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Died 7 Apr 1914  Skidmore, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • According to his death certificate, Cornelius' death was sudden - supposedly from heart trouble. He had not been attended by any physician in the days before his death.
    Buried 9 Apr 1914  [7
    • According to his death certificate, burial was to be in the Masonic Cemetery. No place was recorded. He had been living at Skidmore at the time of his death and the undertaker recorded on the death certificate was from Skidmore; it might be assumed that burial was in Skidmore as well.
    Person ID I7453  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2012 

    Father Hoblitzell, Adrian,   b. 27 Jun 1809, Cumberland, Alleghany County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Dorland, Elizabeth,   b. Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 30 Aug 1830  [8
    Residence (family) 1860-death  Holt County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10

    • The following sketch was published in History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri.... in 1882.

                Adrian Hoblitzell.

           The subject of this sketch is one of the pioneer settlers of Northwestern Missouri, and is the father of the members of the well known firm of Hoblitzell Brothers. He is the son of John and Rebecca (Cary) Hoblitzell, and is of French-German descent. Mr. H. was born June 27, 1809, in Alleghany County, Maryland. He was there reared to manhood, and received his education, also learning the trade of tailoring. At the age of 21 years he emigrated to Huron County, Ohio, where he resided till 1840, when he removed to Platte County, Missouri. After remaining there till 1844, he came to this county, and was engaged in various branches of business, among them being farming, tailoring, and merchandising. In 1855 he removed to Nemaha County, Nebraska, where he lived till 1860, then returning to this county, and in 1876 he became interested with his sons in their extensive business. Although quite an old gentleman, Mr. H. is yet actively engaged in business, and would, by his energy and sprightliness be taken for a much younger man. He was married August 30, 1830, to Miss Elizabeth Darland, a native of Pennsylvania. They have had seven children, four of whom are now living: Julia A. (deceased), William, Christenia, Eunice (deceased), Cornelius, Joseph and James (deceased). They are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. H. was one of the original members and trustees of the first church of that denomination built in Oregon. He was at one time constable of Lewis Township, and was county judge of Nemaha County, Nebraska, for one term.
    Residence (family) 1830–1840  Huron County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Residence (family) 1840–1844  Platte County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Residence (family) 1844–1855  Holt County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Residence (family) 1855–1860  Nemaha County, Nebraska Territory, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Family ID F2397  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Combs, Amanda M.,   b. 29 Nov 1842, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1931, Monroe Township, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 19 Mar 1861  [14, 15, 16
    • In a short biographical sketch of Cornelius and his business interests published in 1882, Amanda was identified as a resident of Peru, Nebraska about the time of her marriage.
    Children 
     1. Hoblitzell, Cora,   b. 14 Jan 1862, Holt County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Hoblitzell, Winnie V.,   b. 9 Feb 1869, Holt County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Hoblitzell, William H.,   b. 5 Jan 1881, Holt County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F2396  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S191] History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri, containing a History of These Counties, Their Cities, Towns, etc., etc., Biographical Sketches of Their Citizens, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of Missouri, Map of Holt and Atchison Counties, etc., (St. Joseph, Missouri: National Historical Company, 1882), pages 381-382; biographical sketch of "Hoblitzell & Bro.".
      "Cornelius Hoblitzell was born in Platte County, Missouri, January 10, 1841. His father was a native of Maryland, while his wife was from Pennsylvania."

    2. [S191] History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri, containing a History of These Counties, Their Cities, Towns, etc., etc., Biographical Sketches of Their Citizens, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of Missouri, Map of Holt and Atchison Counties, etc., (St. Joseph, Missouri: National Historical Company, 1882), pages 468-469; biographical sketch of Adrian Hoblitzell.
      "They [Adrian Hoblitzell and Elizabeth Darland] have had seven children, four of whom are now [1882] living: Julia A. (deceased), William, Christenia, Eunice (deceased), Cornelius, Joseph and James (deceased)."

    3. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Cornelius Hoblitzell; Nodaway County; 1914; certificate of death #13378.
      Accessed in December 2011.
           Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #13378. For Cornelius Hoblitzell. A white, male born on 10 January 1841 in Platte County, Missouri. Father's name: Adrian Hoblitzell; born at Cumberland, Maryland. Mother's maiden name: Elizabeth Durlan [sic]; born in Ohio. Personal information was provided by Mrs. H. W. Montgomery, of Skidmore, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    4. [S191] History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri, containing a History of These Counties, Their Cities, Towns, etc., etc., Biographical Sketches of Their Citizens, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of Missouri, Map of Holt and Atchison Counties, etc., (St. Joseph, Missouri: National Historical Company, 1882), pages 381-382; biographical sketch of "Hoblitzell & Bro.".

    5. [S191] History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri, containing a History of These Counties, Their Cities, Towns, etc., etc., Biographical Sketches of Their Citizens, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of Missouri, Map of Holt and Atchison Counties, etc., (St. Joseph, Missouri: National Historical Company, 1882), pages 381-382; biographical sketch of "Hoblitzell & Bro.".
      "They [Cornelius Hoblitzell's birth family] came to Holt County, Missouri, in the spring of 1844, and settled in Oregon, afterwards moving upon a farm five miles east of town."

    6. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Cornelius Hoblitzell; Nodaway County; 1914; certificate of death #13378.
      Accessed in December 2011.
           Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #13378. For Cornelius Hoblitzell. A white, male born on 10 January 1841 in Platte County, Missouri. Father's name: Adrian Hoblitzell; born at Cumberland, Maryland. Mother's maiden name: Elizabeth Durlan [sic]; born in Ohio. Died at 6:00 a.m. on 7 April 1914 at Skidmore, Nodaway County, Missouri at the age of 73 years, 2 months, 27 days. He was married at the time of death; name of spouse not recorded. His usual occupation was "Piano." Cause of death was "Dropped dead, supposed heart trouble, not diagnosed no autopsy held." Cornelius "had not been attended by any physician." Burial or removal was to be on 9 April 1914 in "Masonic Cemetery." The undertaker was A. C. Dodd[s?], of Skidmore, Missouri. Personal information was provided by Mrs. H. W. Montgomery, of Skidmore, Missouri. J. E. Pierpoint, M.D., of Skidmore, Missouri, signed the death certificate on 8 April 1914. The certificate was received by the local registrar on 10 April 1914.

    7. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Cornelius Hoblitzell; Nodaway County; 1914; certificate of death #13378.
      Accessed in December 2011.
           Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #13378. For Cornelius Hoblitzell. A white, male born on 10 January 1841 in Platte County, Missouri. Died at 6:00 a.m. on 7 April 1914 at Skidmore, Nodaway County, Missouri. Burial or removal was to be on 9 April 1914 in "Masonic Cemetery." The undertaker was A. C. Dodd[s?], of Skidmore, Missouri. Personal information was provided by Mrs. H. W. Montgomery, of Skidmore, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    8. [S191] History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri, containing a History of These Counties, Their Cities, Towns, etc., etc., Biographical Sketches of Their Citizens, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of Missouri, Map of Holt and Atchison Counties, etc., (St. Joseph, Missouri: National Historical Company, 1882), pages 468-469; biographical sketch of Adrian Hoblitzell.
      "He was married August 30, 1830, to Miss Elizabeth Darland, a native of Pennsylvania."

    9. [S191] History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri, containing a History of These Counties, Their Cities, Towns, etc., etc., Biographical Sketches of Their Citizens, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of Missouri, Map of Holt and Atchison Counties, etc., (St. Joseph, Missouri: National Historical Company, 1882), pages 468-469; biographical sketch of Adrian Hoblitzell.
      "In 1855 he removed to Nemaha County, Nebraska, where he lived till 1860, then returning to this county [Holt County, Missouri]...."

    10. [S191] History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri, containing a History of These Counties, Their Cities, Towns, etc., etc., Biographical Sketches of Their Citizens, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of Missouri, Map of Holt and Atchison Counties, etc., (St. Joseph, Missouri: National Historical Company, 1882), pages 468-469; biographical sketch of Adrian Hoblitzell.

    11. [S191] History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri, containing a History of These Counties, Their Cities, Towns, etc., etc., Biographical Sketches of Their Citizens, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of Missouri, Map of Holt and Atchison Counties, etc., (St. Joseph, Missouri: National Historical Company, 1882), pages 468-469; biographical sketch of Adrian Hoblitzell.
      "At the age of 21 [1830] years he emigrated to Huron County, Ohio, where he resided till 1840...."

    12. [S191] History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri, containing a History of These Counties, Their Cities, Towns, etc., etc., Biographical Sketches of Their Citizens, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of Missouri, Map of Holt and Atchison Counties, etc., (St. Joseph, Missouri: National Historical Company, 1882), pages 468-469; biographical sketch of Adrian Hoblitzell.
      "...till 1840, when he removed to Platte County, Missouri. After remaining there till 1844...."

    13. [S191] History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri, containing a History of These Counties, Their Cities, Towns, etc., etc., Biographical Sketches of Their Citizens, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of Missouri, Map of Holt and Atchison Counties, etc., (St. Joseph, Missouri: National Historical Company, 1882), pages 468-469; biographical sketch of Adrian Hoblitzell.
      "After remaining there [Platte County, Missouri] till 1844, he came to this county [Holt County, Missouri]...."

    14. [S191] History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri, containing a History of These Counties, Their Cities, Towns, etc., etc., Biographical Sketches of Their Citizens, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of Missouri, Map of Holt and Atchison Counties, etc., (St. Joseph, Missouri: National Historical Company, 1882), pages 381-382; biographical sketch of "Hoblitzell & Bro.".
      "Mr. H. [Cornelius Hoblitzell] was married March 19, 1861, to Amanda M. Combs, of Peru, Nebraska. She was a native of Illinois and was born November 27, 1842."

    15. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T626, roll 1,215, page 6A/image 289. Missouri, Nodaway County, Monroe Township, Skidmore, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 21, census sheet 6A, enumerated on 7-8 April 1930; Hiram W. Montgomery household, East Elm Street, dwelling 172, family 173, lines 16-21. Access through Ancestry.com in April 2012.
           In the household was: 21) Hoblitzell, Amanda; mother-in-law; female; white; age 87; widow; age 18 at first marriage.
           By calculation from the information provided, Amanda would have been married about 1860-1861. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for this person.

    16. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Amanda Hoblitzell; Nodaway County; 1842; certificate of death #15117.
      Accessed on 9 December 2011.
           Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #15117. For Amanda Hoblitzell. A white, female born on 29 November 1842 in Illinois. Died at 7:00 a.m. on 27 April 1931 in Monroe Township, Nodaway County, Missouri. She was widowed at the time of death; her husband had been "Cornetius [sic] Hoblitzell." Her usual occupation was "housewife." Personal information was provided by Mrs. Hy Montgomery, of Skidmore, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.