According to relatives, he had 3 children born between 1810-1820. Ifs o, who was the first wife?
Residences & events:
1820 Springfield Twp, Ross Co, OH, was where the census taker foundCo rnelius and family. Recorded in the household were 2 males under10; C ornelius, 26-45; 1 female under 10 and 1 female, also 26-45.Five doors d own the road were his parents.
1830 Vermilion Co, IL. Listed as Cornelius "Vangunda" in thatcensus, h is household included 1 male aged 5-10, 1 at 10-15, 2 were15-20, 2 at 2 0-30, Cornelius was 50-40, 1 female at 5-10, 1 was age10-15, 1 at 15-2 0, and 1 at 40-50. Two doors down were some ofSarah's Clayton relativ es. He was the only Van Gundy in the county.
1840 Union Twp, Montgomery Co, IN. Having jumped back across therive r, possibly to safer territory from Indians, they lived in thenext doo r county from relatives in Fountain Co. Cornelius wasrecorded at 50-6 0 years old with a family consisting of 1 male under5, 1 age 5-10, 2 f emales at 5-10, 1 at 10-15, 1 was 15-20, and 1 age40-50. Where were t he rest of the children?
1850 Where was the family that year at census time? On the move?
7/6/1860 Des Moines, Jasper Co, IA At age 70, the census listed hima s a cooper wtih property worth $100/100. His family consisted ofSarah , 60, a domestic, Mahala, 23, and Francis M, 19. Brother Johnwas in t he same area.
7/16/1870 Buena Vista Twp, Jasper Co, IA. That year he was listed int he census as Conley Vangunda, 82, pauper, living in the countyinfirmar y. Anna Vangunda, 80, was also living there. Wonder why thechildren d idn't take them in?
